Mrs. McKillop's 4th Grade Classroom

Does making movies make students better writers? If so why? Here is a movie (of course) that we made on the topic….

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What do computer techs do when thay are not fixing our computers? We wanted to know so we asked…..

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Do you believe one person can have a positve impact on the world? Do you have some stories to share? Check out our video!

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Each spring we take the STAR Test.  This test can be difficult, so we created movies with helpful tips to ensure that students do their best on the test.  Please look at the movie below and leave us a comment.

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We are currently reading The Diary of Anne Frank.  One item   we were initally confused about was the fact that our reading series had placed this selection in the unit entitled “Survival.”  We knew that Anne and her mother and sister had all perished in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, so why place the portion of her diary [...]

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Our blog reconstruction is almost complete!! As I was considering what to add to our blog I visited many other blogs and noticed what I liked about them.  One item which really caught my eye, thanks to my friend Kristen’s blog, were the flags.  When people around the world visit our blog they can leave [...]

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We have been assigned our pen pals and have received our first books….so we are well on our way to reading and corresponding with our new pen pals.  Most of us really like In2Books.  Getting a free new book is always special.  We are continuing our tolerance unit that we started last year.  Our first [...]

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