Teacher Auction! BOWL w/ Mrs. Czarniecki!

Parents, have you heard about our upcoming BBS event?!

On Friday, April 24, 2009, there will be a dinner and auction held at the San Marcos Resort in Chandler! I am UP FOR AUCTION! Well, an afternoon of bowling, games in the game arcade, and pizza WITH me is up for auction!

On a Saturday afternoon, I will treat one wonderful student and one of his or her friends to some games of bowling, a visit to the bowling alley's game center, and some yummy pizza @ the Brunswick Zone XL in Gilbert!

More info will be coming home soon about the event and the Auction!

I hope to see you there!

Our Current Novel Study and the Six Pillars of Character!

We are currently reading the book Seedfolks by Sid Fleischman.

Not only is this a wonderful, uplifting tale of a neighborhood transformed when a young girl plants a few lima beans in an abandoned lot, but it is completely aligned with our studies of the Six Pillars of Character! There are examples and lessons woven through the story of Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship--all the Six Pillars! What wonderful lessons this book teaches! Please ask your child about this inspiring story, where each chapter is told in the voice of a different member of the neighborhood!

Please look for your child's completed novel study work and responses to be coming home soon after we finish this book!

Cool Things Around Our Classroom!

Here are just a few things you can find on display in and outside our classroom right now!

We made these the first week of school!

Our Mad Minute Math!!!

Our Travel Brochures for cities in Arizona!

We tied our study of Adjectives into our studies of Arizona!

I Made a Mistake Poems! Funny!

Mrs. Czarniecki's Cranium Commanders Club!

Hemisphere work!

Map Creations...

We study the Regions of the USA too!

Kid Created Science Posters: Vertebrates!

Help Wanted: Animal Resumes!

Love is in the Air! 4th Grade Music Performance!

On Friday, Feb. 27, all the 4th graders performed Arizona and "Love Inspired" musical numbers for their parents! They sang "Can't By me Love" by the Beatles and "I Just Called to Say I Love You" and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder. In addition, they sang Mr. Pop's new and improved version of the "Arizona March Song"! They were AWESOME, and have been asked to perform for the whole school this Thursday!

"Professional Pose"

"Goofy Pose"!

Waiting to head out to the amphitheatre!

Lined up and waiting to perform!

Mr. Pop introducing the group...

Treats after! Yum!