In 4th grade we are reading Wonder by R.J. Palacio and doing readers responses. We are having fun doing it. We are on the last part! This book is a great book for 9 year old’s to 45 year old’s.
Archive | 2017-2018
An interview with the librarian, Ms. Underwood
It’s fun to get to know one another better, so the I decided to interview our school librarian, Ms. Underwood. And since she’s the librarian of course I asked her what she thought about her job. She answered, “I’ve been the Librarian here at THES for 13 years and I love being your Librarian!”
I also wanted to get her opinion on teaching students on books. She was very excited when she answered, “I think reading is a very special thing. It’s a free vacation and wonderful journey to other times and places. My heart dances when watching kids become super readers because I know they’ll always have that gift. I’m proud to be a part of that!”
Our librarian works in the library and manages it, I asked her what she thought about managing a library. She said, “It is a juggling act for sure! I want to help every teacher and every k
id find books they’ll love, teach, read, organize, inventory, repair, etc. I am very lucky to have a few wonderful parents who stop by to shelve an armful of books when they have extra minutes or library friends that help inventory every year! Without them, I’d go crazy!”
Because we aren’t all rich, I asked her how would she change the library if she could. She said,”The library, the book collection, and what I teach is always growing and changing. Much like the solar eclipse we just had, we don’t notice changes in the library until they’re drastic and well-publicized.”
I also decided it would be fun to ask her some bonus questions. First I asked her what her favorite book or series was. It was an obvious answer but she said, “My list of favorite books is totally bonkers, and I think I could spend a day just listing all of them. To shorten things up, I must confess: I will always love Harry Potter books!” It’s also still a pretty new year, I decided to ask her what she was looking forward to in the 2017-18 school year. She said, “I’m looking forward to getting to know all of our new teachers, learning to play the ukulele, reading all of the new award nominees, and going on some travel adventures with my family!” I hope everyone including Ms. Underwood is excited for what this year has to come! 
Visiting Photographer: Kirsten Niedzwecki
We were so lucky today, because an amazing photographer came in to help our 4th graders think about ways to make our photos more interesting. She lives in the neighborhood and her name is Kirsten Niedzwecki. She even offered to come back and help us some more! Thank you, Kirsten! If you want to see her work, you can check out her website at http://www.kirsten-photo.com/. (This photo was NOT taken by anyone on our photojournalism team.)
Donating to Austin Pets Alive
Donating to Austin Pets Alive was really fun. We got to hold pets, and we got to pet some, and there was even one named Genevieve. She was a sweet cat. I wish I could have taken one home with me! I want to volunteer for Austin Pets Alive. I wish I worked there. I wish that I could donate there every day and every night. I am really happy I got to donate there. Here are some of the pets.
This is our new 4th Grade team!
We are learning how to log into Google Classroom so we can communicate and remember our assignments. This week we will be meeting with a photographer to learn how to take new pictures. Look for our new posts in October!