44thth Grade is almost here! Grade is almost here!

You’ve come to the right You’ve come to the right place to find out all place to find out all

about your new teacher about your new teacher and classroom!and classroom!

Have you met your teacher yet?Have you met your teacher yet?

Hey new fourth grader! Do Hey new fourth grader! Do you want to know what your you want to know what your new teacher is like? Mr. G is new teacher is like? Mr. G is really nice and likes to joke really nice and likes to joke around too, but he also likes around too, but he also likes kids who follow directions kids who follow directions and listen to their teacher. He and listen to their teacher. He is very fair and if you work is very fair and if you work hard, he hopefully won’t give hard, he hopefully won’t give you the “hairy eyeball”. Mr. G you the “hairy eyeball”. Mr. G loves golf and reading. He loves golf and reading. He loves the Red Sox too. He loves the Red Sox too. He also has been teaching for also has been teaching for ten years and has taught 3ten years and has taught 3rdrd, , 44thth and 5 and 5thth grade. grade.

-Nina and Ellen-Nina and Ellen

The Amazing ClassroomThe Amazing Classroom If you didn’t like your old If you didn’t like your old

classroom, then this is the classroom, then this is the classroom for you! For one classroom for you! For one thing, at your old classroom you thing, at your old classroom you usually have desks right?usually have desks right? Well Well this classroom doesn’tthis classroom doesn’t! We have ! We have tables in stead of desks. We tables in stead of desks. We have tables because you get have tables because you get more room and it’s easier to more room and it’s easier to change spots.change spots. We put our books We put our books under our chairs.under our chairs. We don’t put We don’t put our pencils under our chairs. We our pencils under our chairs. We have something called pencil have something called pencil baskets to put our pencils, baskets to put our pencils, markers, and erasers in.markers, and erasers in. As you As you can see our classroom is a little can see our classroom is a little different then what you had different then what you had before but change should be as before but change should be as fun as everything else we get to fun as everything else we get to do in our outstanding do in our outstanding classroom!classroom!

-Thomas-Thomas

Time For Fun And LearningTime For Fun And Learning Have you ever seen Jeopardy on Have you ever seen Jeopardy on

television? Well, if you have and television? Well, if you have and you liked it, then you will like you liked it, then you will like jeopardy on the wheel of jeopardy on the wheel of grammar. The wheel of grammar grammar. The wheel of grammar is a wheel you spin on most is a wheel you spin on most Tuesdays. There are six activities Tuesdays. There are six activities on the wheel of grammar: on the wheel of grammar: grammar mad libs, team grammar mad libs, team challenge, individual challenge, challenge, individual challenge, jeopardy, mystery answer, and jeopardy, mystery answer, and make your own example. Most make your own example. Most people like team challenge people like team challenge because you can interact with because you can interact with people. You don’t just have fun, people. You don’t just have fun, you’re learning at the same time you’re learning at the same time because you’re working with because you’re working with nouns, adjectives, and verbs.nouns, adjectives, and verbs.

By ElenaBy Elena

Marvelous MathMarvelous Math Hey, new fourth graders in 4rth grade Hey, new fourth graders in 4rth grade

you will need to know the 4 you will need to know the 4 operations +,-,*, and / before you operations +,-,*, and / before you leave this grade. In addition you will leave this grade. In addition you will learn how to do 1,432+456, but that’s learn how to do 1,432+456, but that’s not all you’ll do there’s subtraction to. not all you’ll do there’s subtraction to. Subtraction is a little harder than Subtraction is a little harder than addition because when you subtract addition because when you subtract zeroes in a number it can get tricky. zeroes in a number it can get tricky. In the middle of the year you will learn In the middle of the year you will learn more complicated multiplication like more complicated multiplication like 97*46 and 867*976. Now comes the 97*46 and 867*976. Now comes the hardest operation of them all division. hardest operation of them all division. In this operation you will learn how to In this operation you will learn how to do 8/897 and 12/2379. do 8/897 and 12/2379.

The The WholeWhole WideWide World!World! I bet you do not know a lot I bet you do not know a lot

about geography yet, but about geography yet, but when you get to 4when you get to 4thth grade, grade, you will know triple the you will know triple the amount you already amount you already understand.understand. Every week Mr. Every week Mr. G. gives you a paper called G. gives you a paper called “Daily Geography”.“Daily Geography”. Every Every Morning, you answer two Morning, you answer two questions on the paper like questions on the paper like “Do Colorado and Idaho touch “Do Colorado and Idaho touch Nevada?” and “How many Nevada?” and “How many states touch Canada?”states touch Canada?” The The only ways you can find out only ways you can find out the answers to these the answers to these questions are using a globe, questions are using a globe, an earth map, or a U.S.A. an earth map, or a U.S.A. map. map. At the endAt the end of the week, of the week, we we correct the paper as a correct the paper as a class.class.

20/20 CLUB20/20 CLUB

Welcome new 4Welcome new 4thth graders. graders. Here in 4Here in 4thth grade you have a grade you have a choice to have no homework choice to have no homework while all your classmates while all your classmates have a ton. All you have to do have a ton. All you have to do is just read for 20 minutes for is just read for 20 minutes for 20 days a month. This is 20 days a month. This is called 20/20 club. Every called 20/20 club. Every month you can participate. If month you can participate. If you do, you get a homework you do, you get a homework pass, and a 4pass, and a 4thth grade grade homework pass is good for all homework pass is good for all of your homework one night of your homework one night of the week. of the week.

By: ThomasBy: Thomas

A ChallengeA Challenge Hello new fourth grader, you Hello new fourth grader, you

are in for an exciting year. are in for an exciting year. One of my favorite things One of my favorite things was predicament squad. was predicament squad. They are problems you have They are problems you have to fix in a group. If your to fix in a group. If your group wins, you will get a group wins, you will get a prize. My favorite one was prize. My favorite one was Holes even though my team Holes even though my team did not win. Mr. G will read did not win. Mr. G will read you a passage and you a passage and something will be missing. something will be missing. You and your team will try to You and your team will try to find out what is missing. You find out what is missing. You better get ready because better get ready because you are in for a tough, but you are in for a tough, but fun year! fun year!

WillWill

Lets Get To Work!Lets Get To Work! Did you have jobs in 3Did you have jobs in 3rdrd grade? grade?

Well the same will be true in Well the same will be true in 44thth grade. It is really grade. It is really fun ,because you first make fun ,because you first make your self out of paper, then your self out of paper, then you cut it out. That person you cut it out. That person marks your job on the job marks your job on the job board. The jobs are really fun board. The jobs are really fun to do and you can be boards, to do and you can be boards, line leader, mail person, Office line leader, mail person, Office delivery, teacher’s helper, delivery, teacher’s helper, floors, librarian, sub, supply floors, librarian, sub, supply cart, door holder, table cart, door holder, table washer, duster, cubby patrol, washer, duster, cubby patrol, and class poet. If there are no and class poet. If there are no jobs left you might be in jobs left you might be in unemployment. If you don’t do unemployment. If you don’t do your job you will get fired!!! your job you will get fired!!! And someone from And someone from unemployment might take it. unemployment might take it. So you should do your job. So you should do your job.

GraydonGraydon

Earning Is ExcitableEarning Is Excitable!!!! AreAre you well behaved? Well if you well behaved? Well if

that answer was a no, you that answer was a no, you may want to change it, may want to change it, because if you are good, because if you are good, you’ll earn some pretty cool you’ll earn some pretty cool things. For instance, things. For instance, Compliment Club. When Compliment Club. When people, like teachers or staff, people, like teachers or staff, pay you compliments, you pay you compliments, you get a check. When you have get a check. When you have enough checks to spell out enough checks to spell out your prize, you and your your prize, you and your class earn it. Another thing class earn it. Another thing you can earn is you can earn is bombardment. That is a bombardment. That is a game that Mr. G played as a game that Mr. G played as a kid. He will teach you the kid. He will teach you the rules to this cool game. As rules to this cool game. As you can see, you probably you can see, you probably want to act well this year! want to act well this year!

By: Tessa By: Tessa

Let’s Experiment! Let’s Experiment! If you like Science last year, If you like Science last year,

you’ll LOVE it this year! In Mrs. you’ll LOVE it this year! In Mrs. Ruocco’s class you take apart Ruocco’s class you take apart owl pellets to find skulls and owl pellets to find skulls and bones to bring home! And, if you bones to bring home! And, if you like to learn about space you’ll like to learn about space you’ll love Miss Carey’s and Mrs. love Miss Carey’s and Mrs. Matos’s science unit! It’s all Matos’s science unit! It’s all about the sun, moon, and earth. about the sun, moon, and earth. You’ll bring home a moon log You’ll bring home a moon log and study the moon at home! and study the moon at home! And finally, the best teacher of And finally, the best teacher of all, Mr. G’s. science unit with Mr. all, Mr. G’s. science unit with Mr. Moss! They do electricity. You Moss! They do electricity. You can make a light bulb glow with can make a light bulb glow with just a few wires and a battery! just a few wires and a battery! Isn’t that cool?! So, as you can Isn’t that cool?! So, as you can see, science is pretty cool in see, science is pretty cool in fourth grade. Hope you have a fourth grade. Hope you have a great year! great year!

--BrynBryn

A Fun Challenge!A Fun Challenge! Hello new 4Hello new 4thth graders! Do you graders! Do you

like a challenge? Well the like a challenge? Well the koosh ball toss is just that. koosh ball toss is just that. Every morning, Mr. G tosses Every morning, Mr. G tosses a koosh ball to a person and a koosh ball to a person and says “Good morning” to says “Good morning” to whoever he chooses. Then whoever he chooses. Then that person throws it to that person throws it to another person and says another person and says “good morning” to whoever “good morning” to whoever they choose. After everyone they choose. After everyone has gone you pass it silently, has gone you pass it silently, but this time silently to the but this time silently to the same person to form a same person to form a pattern, But try not to drop it. pattern, But try not to drop it. If the whole class does this If the whole class does this with no drops, you move up with no drops, you move up to more koosh balls. The to more koosh balls. The record is 5!record is 5!

DylanDylan

Be CreativeBe Creative““Hey, if you liked 3Hey, if you liked 3rdrd grade grade

projects you are going to projects you are going to love 4love 4thth grade projects. For grade projects. For example if you like drawing example if you like drawing you are going to love the you are going to love the Wild Thing project. In this Wild Thing project. In this project you get to draw a project you get to draw a monster, but you also get monster, but you also get to make your monster up. to make your monster up. Another fun project is Another fun project is where you make a where you make a turkey( paper turkey). You turkey( paper turkey). You get to paint feathers for get to paint feathers for your turkey too. This is your turkey too. This is only a couple of projects. only a couple of projects. You will do a lot more You will do a lot more projects during the year, projects during the year, but these are some of my but these are some of my favorites.favorites.- Maddie- Maddie

Fun with Mr. G!Fun with Mr. G!

Mr. Giannini lets us play games Mr. Giannini lets us play games like bombardment. It is just like like bombardment. It is just like dodge ball but you don’t get dodge ball but you don’t get out. If you get hit, you go on the out. If you get hit, you go on the outer line of the basketball outer line of the basketball court and still hit other kids. court and still hit other kids. Another game you will play is Another game you will play is four corners. In four corners four corners. In four corners there are four corners in the there are four corners in the room and there is a person who room and there is a person who closes their eyes and counts to closes their eyes and counts to ten and says 1, 2, 3, or 4 and ten and says 1, 2, 3, or 4 and whoever is in the corner you whoever is in the corner you are out. If you are the last are out. If you are the last person standing, you win, person standing, you win, unless the person who counted unless the person who counted to ten guesses your name. if to ten guesses your name. if not, it starts again and it’s your not, it starts again and it’s your turn to count. turn to count.

Super StoriesSuper Stories Stories are a lot of fun. You Stories are a lot of fun. You

will learn many new will learn many new techniques, such as the techniques, such as the GAME plan, The stories you GAME plan, The stories you write will be really awesome. write will be really awesome. One story you write about is One story you write about is a crazy Thanksgiving. Do a crazy Thanksgiving. Do you know how to write an you know how to write an essay? Well, in fourth grade essay? Well, in fourth grade you will learn how to write a you will learn how to write a fantastic expository essay. fantastic expository essay. Mr. Giannini will help you out Mr. Giannini will help you out if you are having trouble. By if you are having trouble. By the end of fourth grade you the end of fourth grade you will be an amazing author. will be an amazing author. But, being an author isn’t all But, being an author isn’t all of fourth grade, there is a lot of fourth grade, there is a lot more too.more too.

-Danny-Danny

LLazy azy LLarry arry SStoriestories

Do you like to laugh? Do you like to laugh? Then today is your lucky Then today is your lucky day. When my class is day. When my class is being good at the end of being good at the end of the day Mr. G let us play the day Mr. G let us play games or told us agames or told us a LazyLazy Larry story. Mr. G’s Lazy Larry story. Mr. G’s Lazy Larry stories are cool they Larry stories are cool they are weird and funny but are weird and funny but my teacher has a cool my teacher has a cool memory of his old memory of his old neighbor growing up who neighbor growing up who did crazy things. did crazy things.

By AHSHABy AHSHA

SSurprisurprisinging Sta StatestesOne of my favorite things to do in One of my favorite things to do in fourth grade was state reports. fourth grade was state reports. You get a region of the U.S., You get a region of the U.S., either southwest, southeast, either southwest, southeast, northeast, or northwest. Then, northeast, or northwest. Then, you do amazing, fun and creative you do amazing, fun and creative activates to go along with your activates to go along with your region. Some of the projects are region. Some of the projects are scrap booking. You tell about scrap booking. You tell about different places. (in your area) different places. (in your area) Also, you get to write a report on Also, you get to write a report on a famous person like Lyndon B. a famous person like Lyndon B. Johnson as a group. Oh I almost Johnson as a group. Oh I almost forgot about the domino book. forgot about the domino book. You draw things like the state You draw things like the state bird, flag, nickname, plant, and bird, flag, nickname, plant, and gem on construction paper. I gem on construction paper. I saved the best for last. You get to saved the best for last. You get to decorate the class room with stuff decorate the class room with stuff that goes with your region for that goes with your region for open house.open house.

-Ashley-Ashley

Fabulous FridaysFabulous Fridays If you like indoor recess, then If you like indoor recess, then

you’re going to like “Free Time you’re going to like “Free Time Friday”. Free Time Friday is just Friday”. Free Time Friday is just like indoor recess. You will find a like indoor recess. You will find a bin that is right outside the bin that is right outside the classroom. There you will find classroom. There you will find games like Connect Four, Jenga, games like Connect Four, Jenga, Racko, and decks of cards. With Racko, and decks of cards. With those cards you can play poker, those cards you can play poker, spoons, spit, goldfish and lots of spoons, spit, goldfish and lots of other card games. You will also other card games. You will also find blank pieces of blank paper find blank pieces of blank paper next to the mailboxes and you next to the mailboxes and you can draw whatever you want as can draw whatever you want as long it’s appropriate for school. long it’s appropriate for school. So now you know what “Free So now you know what “Free Time Friday” is. But, please Time Friday” is. But, please know, you have to earn it. know, you have to earn it.

- Maria - Maria

Getting Prizes!Getting Prizes! In Mr.G’s class you willIn Mr.G’s class you will love love

tokens. Our class earns tokens. Our class earns tokens by being good or tokens by being good or doing something extra. If doing something extra. If you are not listening or you are not listening or following directions you following directions you can loose tokens. For the can loose tokens. For the first time you learn about first time you learn about tokens you get a sheet tokens you get a sheet that says what you can that says what you can buy with tokens. Towards buy with tokens. Towards the end of the year we the end of the year we have token auctions. A have token auctions. A token auction is when we token auction is when we use our tokens and Mr. G use our tokens and Mr. G brings in prizes that we brings in prizes that we can bid on. I hope you can bid on. I hope you enjoy 4rth grade.enjoy 4rth grade.

Be FreeBe Free

Are you ready to be Are you ready to be in 4in 4thth grade? In 4 grade? In 4thth grade you get more grade you get more privileges. In lunch privileges. In lunch you can clear your you can clear your spot at any time. You spot at any time. You can ride in the back can ride in the back of the bus. Hello, new of the bus. Hello, new playground in the playground in the back of the school. back of the school.

-Evan-Evan

Let’s Party!!!!Let’s Party!!!! Do you like parties? If thatDo you like parties? If that answer answer

is yes then listen up. In fourth is yes then listen up. In fourth grade we do lots of fun parties! grade we do lots of fun parties! My favorite was the cookie swap. My favorite was the cookie swap. That is when you bring in cookies That is when you bring in cookies and put one of yours on and put one of yours on everybody’s dish. The Halloween everybody’s dish. The Halloween party was fun because we got to party was fun because we got to eat candy and watch a movie. We eat candy and watch a movie. We also get little mini parties too, like also get little mini parties too, like we get to go have a kick ball we get to go have a kick ball game once in a while. So as you game once in a while. So as you can see fourth grade is so much can see fourth grade is so much fun.fun. NinaNina

Fantastic Field TripsFantastic Field Trips

Do you like field trips? Do you like field trips? If so, then you will love If so, then you will love The Noah Webster The Noah Webster House! When you’re House! When you’re there you get to live there you get to live like people did a long like people did a long time ago. Some things time ago. Some things that people really that people really enjoyed were cooking enjoyed were cooking their own food and their own food and weaving. So as you can weaving. So as you can see, The Noah Webster see, The Noah Webster House is chuck full of House is chuck full of exciting and exciting and educational things!educational things!

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