WELCOME TO CLASS 4-301-CLASS 421

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOM:

 ...WELCOME TO OUR GROOVY CLASSROOM, FAB FOURTH GRADERS.... WE ARE OFF TO A GREAT START...WE ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF PERSONAL NARRATIVE IN WRITING AND WILL PUBLISH MEMORY BOOKLETS SHORTLY.....WE ARE FLEXING OUR FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE MUSCLES AS WE IDENTIFY AND INTERPRET DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN A VARIETY OF TEXT. INCLUDING OUR BEAUTIFUL SHARED NOVEL, "IN THE YEAR OF THE BOAR AND JACKIE ROBINSON"...WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW AND WHY CHARACTERS CHANGE IN STORIES...WE ARE PRACTICING COMING UP WITH THEORIES ABOUT OUR TEXTS AND PROVIDING EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT OUR SMART THINKING....WE CONTINUE TO BROADEN OUR CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDINGS IN MATH AS WE USE DIFFERENT ALGORITHMS IN ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION. WE BEGIN MULTIPLICATION SHORTLY. WE ENGAGE IN MATH TALK TO HELP US DECONSTRUCT AND COMPLETE MATH PROBLEMS....WE ARE FLEXING OUR GEOGRAPHY MUSCLES IN SOCIAL STUDIES AND WILL LAUNCH A MARVELOUS MAPS ACTIVITY SHORTLY. AS ALWAYS, WE RESPOND THOUGHTFULLY AND CRITICALLY TO CURRENT EVENTS.You can reach me at: _mailto:fclyne165@gmail.com

OUR SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO REVISIONS):

  WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED WITH SERVICE LEARNING THROUGH JANE GOODALL'S  ROOTS AND SHOOTS PROGRAM DURING THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR. Here's pix of former fab fourth graders with Dr. Goodall. You're next!!!!

 CHECK OUT AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM OUR CHILDREN--IT'S PUBLISHED ON WE.YOUR CHILDREN.ORG AND FEATURES FORMER STUDENTS FROM MRS. CLYNE-DAVIS' COOL CLASS: www.weyourchildren.org/

EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY! LET'S WORK TOGETHER FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND RESPECTFUL WORLD FOR ALL!

WE ARE ALL SUPERHEROES!

OUR WONDERFUL WORK IS FEATURED ON THE INSTITUTE OF HUMANE EDUCATION'S WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/feliceclynedavisinstituteforhumaneedblog

LOOK WHO'S CHANGING THE WORLD AND GUESS WHO'S COMING ALONG FOR THE RIDE...ALL OF YOU!!!http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ari-nessel/20-teachers-who-are-changing-the-world_b_4119128.html

STOP THE PRESSES!

WE ARE FEATURED ONLINE AT ROOTS AND SHOOTS: http://rootsandshoots.org/blogs/roots-shoots-students-nyc