Happy New Year! :)

I sure hope that you're enjoying your new year. You are going to learn a lot in fourth grade-it was my favorite year in elementary. I hope you find it rewarding. Can you believe that we already missed a day due to Isaac? Have you been tracking him? There's always something to learn and do. Keep up the good work and enjoy the experience!

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ You can track Isaac here at the NATIONAL HURRICANE CTR in Miami.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/tropical-storm-isaac-nears-rainfall-biggest-concern/story?id=17092364
See a video and a picture of Isaac from space.

Sun-Earth Day! See the Transit of Venus!

This will not happen again until 2117! Use your solar viewers for protection, visit: http://venustransit.gsfc.nasa.gov/ and enjoy!

More links:
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/31may_isstransitofvenus/

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/04jun_arcofvenus/

Wear Blue, Tell Two | World Oceans Day

Wear Blue, Tell Two | World Oceans Day

Do you have any ideas for saving seabirds?

Learn about the albatross and other sea animals. http://www.skeletonsea.com/

Florida Geologic 411

Florida Caves!  http://www.floridastateparks.org/floridacaverns/
Pics of FL Caves! Cool! https://www.google.com/search?q=caves+in+florida&hl=en&safe=off&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=reiqT6GjKoWutweOzvGjAg&sqi=2&ved=0CI4BELAE&biw=1016&bih=588
See links on link list!
Florida Caving - Speleological Society http://www.floridacaving.com/
Good Earth http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/showcave/fa.html
Devil's Millhopper FL State Park - Explore a Sinkhole
http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/devilsmillhopper.html

Happy Richter Scale Day!

Curious? http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/
http://www.ready.gov/kids
Pack a Ready Kit: http://www.ready.gov/pack-it-game Play the game.
Video-How Earthquakes Work: http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/earthquake.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/earthquakes/ Click on animations/video
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/earthquakes/ Savage Earth
http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/ Life on a Fault Line
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/ Earthquakes for kids and adults

Titanic History

Tonight before 12:00 a.m. 1oo years ago, the Titanic struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean on her maiden voyage. See the links on the right for videos, pictures, and historical facts. Here, you can participate in an interactive adventure on the Titanic. Enjoy reading and learning. Hopefully, we continue to learn from others. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/titanic/adventure-on-the-titanic/

Happy Poetry Month!

Here's some information for you to get a head start:

http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html

http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do

http://www.angelfire.com/md/byme/pocket/poetry1.html

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=12089 Poetry Rocks

http://www.storyit.com/Classics/JustPoems/classicpoems.htm

http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/poetry/index.html Join Fern's Poetry Club!

http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/curriculum/elem/3rd/art/poetry_temp3rd.htm Types of Poetry

http://www.poetry4kids.com/
Kidzone-Learn about Japanese poems, Haiku-http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku.htm

LOVE THAT POEM-http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/lovethat.htm

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/poetry.html

Share your Haiku poem here - http://www.haikupoetshut.com/

http://www.sharoncreech.com/novels/01.asp

http://www.jeffspoemsforkids.com/

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

http://pbskids.org/martha/
http://www.fivestarpublications.com/kidscanpublish/contests.html
http://goodreadswithronna.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/celebrate-national-poetry-month-with-pbs-kids-martha-speaks-and-arthur/
http://www.monroe.k12.mi.us/files/5773/Microsoft%2520Word%2520-%25203rd%2520grade%2520Poetry%2520Unit.pdf
http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/2010/04/poetry-makers-sharon-creech.html
https://sites.google.com/a/nebo.edu/leanne-hoffman/portfolio/hate-that-cat/poems-in-hate-that-cat

http://www.surfnetkids.com/funny_poets.htm Loads of FUNNY poem stuff

Happy Spring!

Happy Birthday, Fernando!

Women in History Month!

Here's a video of women in science from the History Channel. http://www.history.com/videos/women-of-science?et_cid=38410065&et_rid=704351882&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.history.com%2fvideos%2fwomen-of-science We already read a book about one of them! :)

March 2 is Read Across America Day!

Take the pledge, watch the video, search the site, and enjoy reading! http://www.seussville.com/#/videopage


The Lorax project http://www.seussville.com/loraxproject/

Dr. Seuss' Biography http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm
More Dr. Seuss http://www.catinthehat.org/

Happy Leap Year and Composer Gioachini Rossini's 220th Birthday!

It is an Irish tradition for females to ask males to marry them on Leap Year! :) http://www.kidsturncentral.com/links/leapyearlinks.htm

If you'd like to hear Rossini's William Tell Overture again, here it is for you http://www.classicsforkids.com/music/music_view.asp?id=21

KEEP UP WITH YOUR MOON LOG! What's so special about tomorrow's phase?

February is E.N.T. month!

Kids E.N.T. Health

Happy Groundhog Day! (And Nona's birthday) :)

Wild Bird Feeding Month

Bird Feeding Basics:
Bird Feeding, Birding Basics, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Bird Feeding:
http://web4.audubon.org/bird/at_home/bird_feeding/

National Bird-Feeding Society:
http://www.birdfeeding.org/best-backyard-bird-feeding-practices.html

Preview Project Feeder Watch-Send data to scientists-register now:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/

Educational information/shop:
http://www.wbu.com/education/

Can turkeys read? What's your hypothesis? http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/can-turkeys-read/

Happy Severe Weather Week.

HAPPY NUCLEAR ENERGY WEEK! :)

You'll learn much more in fifth grade through your high school years and beyond. Here's a link if for you to EXPAND your knowledge of ENERGY! http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter13.html

Here's our nation's Department of Energy for kids and adults http://www1.eere.energy.gov/kids/ http://energy.gov/

The science of energy http://energy.gov/science-innovation/science-education

Energy Kids http://www.eia.gov/kids/

EureAlert! http://www.eurekalert.org/kidsnews/page.php?page=doekids

This shows the amount of energy each person uses living in our school's community
http://energy.gov/maps/2009-energy-consumption-person

Hope you enjoy the sites and the learning experience!

Wow! If you've ever had a great idea, or want to see your invention come to a reality, then here's your opportunity! Edison Nation is calling all kids (7+) to submit their ideas and they'll do the rest. Who knows what will happen? You could be an inventor!http://www.edisonnation.com/live_product_searches/BSA295?SRC=ET&ET_CID=ET_smithsonian_01182012&Page=www.edisonnation.com%2fboyscouts&ET_RID=

Kepler Discovered Mini Solar System!

Mini Planetary System NASA's Kepler has discovered the smallest solar system so far. It has three tiny planets orbiting a small red star. Wow, isn't that awesome? :) Feel free to comment.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hope you had a great break! Let's get ready for lots of learning! Leave a comment about your break and what you'd like to learn in 2012! :)