Aquariums and Terrariums

Our last Unit of Inquiry is ecosystems. We are in the process of making our own aquariums and terrariums. Enjoy these pictures.

4th Grade Field Trip-May 20th

As part of our Unit of Inquiry on Ecosystems, our class will be taking a field trip to Chungnam Forestry Museum. The students will be exploring an ecodome which houses many kinds of plants and trees from a variety of ecosystems. Next, we will tour the Chungnam Forestry Museum. This museum focuses on the positive and negative effects that humans can have on their environment, the benefits and uses of forestry, and how our forest are suffering. The students will get a chance to see the history and progress of Korea’s own ecology.

Digital Portfolio Survey

Dear Parents,

It was nice seeing you at Student Led Conferences. This was the first year we've attempted to use digital portfolios, and we would appreciate your feedback. Please take a little time to complete this digital portfolio survey here.
Thanks,
Ms. Stephenson

Pretty Salma Video

Untitled from Anna Stephenson on Vimeo.

4th Grade had the privilege of having Ms. Evie, a high school IB Theater student, come teach us a short unit on drama. She started off the unit playing games that taught valuable drama lessons. For example, we played Boom Chicka Boom, to teach us not to be timid because it would limit us as an actors or actresses. She then went on to let us do a full production of Pretty Salma, an African version of Little Red Riding Hood. She taught us that there is a lot of hard work and different jobs that go into a play. We had four crews: props, sets, costumes, and actors/actresses. Ms. Evie worked diligently with the actors and actresses and Ms. Jenny did a great job designing the costumes. Thank you so much for all your hard work!

Linda Sue Park Visits Our School

We had the honor of welcoming Linda Sue Park to our school this past week.  She spoke to our classes about the importance of writing and rewriting.  Many of the fourth graders have read at least one of her books. 

Photo Day

Photo Day is Wednesday, February 9th. 

New Faces in 4th Grade

We have three new students joining 4th grade. Welcome!
Sang-Hwa

Aakriti

Yifan

On Campus Field Trip

To wrap up our Electrified Unit, we headed up to the physics teacher, Mr. Leiphart's, classroom.  We were able to ask many questions and see a very powerful electromagnet at work.

The Nativity

Our Fourth Grade Class worked hard on this play.  Unfortunately, we were never able to tape as a full class due to illness.  Thank you for all your hard work and cooperation!

Christmas Concert

Great job 4th graders on a job well done.  I really enjoyed watching you! 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

 This past week was filled with Christmas celebrations!  We had our quarterly incentive party, a birthday party, and a parent initiated Christmas party this past week.  Enjoy the pictures!

 

4th Grader, Clifford Howie, Wins Two Medals

Clifford Howie won two awards in ice skating on November 28th.  He received the first rank award in both the 500m and 1,000m  section for fourth grade during the Daejeon Skating Association of Sport for All.  Congratulations!

Christmas Decorating Party

Christmas Decorating Party

We are having a 4th grade Christmas decorating party this Thursday, November 18th after school.

Email Accounts

We are going to have a few lessons about the responsibility that comes with having an email account.  Please click on email to get to the login page. 

Faces Around Fourth Grade

This year fourth grade has been blessed to have some additional help. 

 
Katie is doing a work study class with me this year to learn the skills of a teacher assistant.  She comes in three times a week for about seventy minutes to help me with managerial tasks. 

 Ms. Curley comes into 4th grade a few times a week for a couple of hours to help with small groups.  She provides excellent one-on-one assistance or can lead small groups of students in array of activities.  If a child is absent, she can help catch them up. 

 Ms. Baek just joined our class last week.  She is a student at Pai Chai University and is studying to be an English professor. She has a four week internship to learn about English education in our school.   It is beneficial to have Ms. Baek in class because she can assist students whose first language is Korean.   

Ms. Evans is a part time substitute at TCIS but is assigned to 3rd and 4th grade if she is not needed to cover classes.  She is a certified elementary teacher and is wonderful at helping small groups, listening to students read one-on-one, and leading small group discussions.  She also assists in managerial tasks. 

Suwon Folk Village Movie

Suwon Folk Village Pictures

Dear Parents,

If you have any pictures that you took at the Suwon Folk Village that I may include on our blog, please email them to me. 

Thanks,
Ms. Stephenson