Words from Mythology

Book Trailer for Gifts From the Gods: Ancient Words and Wisdom from Greek and Roman Mythology

Mythological Creatures

Greek Gods Rap!

Mythology

Albino Wooly Worm

I found this cute little friend at my house tonight.

Mythology Resources

• Greek Gods & Goddessess
• Fact Monster: Mythology
• Ancient Greek Myths
• More Greek Myths
• Greek Myth Quiz
• Greek & Roman Gods and Goddesses
• Ancient Roman Myths
• Norse, Viking and Thor Myths
• Egyptian Myths

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

Habit 6: Synergize

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

Habit 1: Be Proactive!

Classroom Procedures

Welcome to YOUR Leader in Me School!

These are the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Individuals that we at GME will be learning, adopting and using starting this school year! Get to know the habits, you'll be hearing a lot about them. 

Also, play online games to familiarize yourself with The Leader in Me!

http://www.theleaderinme.org/students/

4th Grade Daily Class Schedule 2013-14

4^th Grade Daily Class Schedule

 

7:30-8:00 Drop-off, Breakfast, Homeroom

8:00-8:15 Homeroom

8:15-9:25 Class Rotation 1

9:25-10:35 Class Rotation 2

10:35-10:50 Homeroom

10:50-11:20 Lunch

11:20-11:40 Recess

11:40-12:50 Class Rotation 3

12:50-2:00 Class Rotation 4

2:05-2:50 Activity

2:50-3:05 Homeroom, Dismissal

Exciting News - SOLVED!

Josiah guessed it! We will be reading 

We Bought a Zoo by Benjamin Mee!

Dartmoor Zoological Park

Last year, GME 4th Graders experienced a fictional story by Michael Morpurgo that began and ended in Devon, England. 

This year, we will be traveling back to Devon, England once again...only this time for a true story.

CHALLENGE: Use your research super-powers to guess which book we will be reading this year. 

Once you figure it out, know that we will be:

• Communicating with people from Devon in writing and via video chats (including the author)
• Conducting advanced animal research to create digital stories and digital posters to send to Devon which educate people on these animals and hopefully help in protecting them from extinction
• And any other projects YOU decide to do! 

Get excited! Get VERY excited!

HINT: It is a true story.  

Ms. Decker's Personal Mission Statement

Welcome, Decker's Dinosaurs 2013-2014!

I am so excited about the year to come! It's going to be AMAZING!

Baby Toad Invasion

Took Miss. Josie out this morning to accidentally step on a baby toad in the backyard! Upon further investigation the backyard is FULL of the little babies. Of course, I couldn't allow them to hangout without photographing.

5th Grade Superheros

Click to View ALL Photos!

Last Extra Credit Assignment Due Monday, May 20th!

Directions: Find and copy the definitions of the following words.

Point Value: 2 points for each defined term

 

Abstract noun

Account

Accuracy

Action

Adage

Adjective

Adverb

Affix

Animation

Antecedent

Antonym

Audience

Author

Author’s point

Base word

Capitalization

Cast

Category

Cause

Cause/effect

Central message

Chapter

Character

Character feelings

Character motivation

Character trait

Chart

Chronology

Claim

Clause

Closure

Collaborative

Comma

Comparative adjective

Compare

Complex sentence

Compound sentence

Comprehension

Concept

Concluding

Concrete detail

Conjunction

Connection

Context

Contrast

Decode

Definition

Description

Detail

Diagram

Dialect

Dialogue

Dictionary

Digital

Discussion

Drama

Diverse

Edit

Effect

Elaborate

Event

Evidence

Evident

Explain

Explicit

Expression

Fable

Fact

Figurative

Firsthand

Fluency

Focus

Folktale

Fairytale

Format

Fragment

Genre

Glossary

Graph

Historical

Homographs

Homophones

Homonyms

Idea

Idiom

Illustration

Inference

Inform

Interaction

Interjection

Irregular

Literal

Literature

Logical

Main Idea

Metaphor

Meter

Modal Auxiliary

Mood

Moral

Morphology

Multimedia

Myth

Narrate

Narrator

Noun

Nuance

Opinion

Oral

Pacing

Paragraph

Paraphrase

Phonics

Phrase

Plan

Plot

Poem

Poetry

Prefix

Preposition

Presentation

Print

Problem

Procedure

Progressive

Pronoun

Prose

Proverb

Publish

Punctuation

Purpose

Quantitative

Quotation

Rate

Reason

Recount

Reference

Reflect

Register

Relationship

Research

Revise

Rewrite

Rhythm

Role

Root Word

Run-on Sentence

Scaffolding

Scene

Scientific

Secondhand

Section

Sensory

Sentence

Sequence

Series

Setting

Similarity

Simile

Situation

Solution

Source

Spelling

Stage Directions

Stanza

Story

Subject

Suffix

Summarize

Summary

Superlative

Syllable

Synonym

Task

Technique

Technology

Text

Theme

Thesaurus

Thought

Tone

Topic

Traditional

Transition

Verb

Verb tense

Verse

Visual

Visual presentation

Word

 

GME Magic Dance Team Photos 2013

http://www.photographerkatie.com/p974422118

Oaks Day Photos

Ms. Decker's Oaks Day Photos

http://www.photographerkatie.com/p124812137

Derby Day Photos

Ms. Decker's Derby Day Photos

http://www.photographerkatie.com/p264025150

GME End-of-Year Events Schedule

STLP Awards 2013

  1st Place for PSA "Don't Be a Bully"

1st Place for Manipulated Photo

1st Place for Original Photo

Come Dunk Me!!! 6:30 pm on the track!

$1.00 for 3 chances!

Technology Night Awards

Fort Boonesborough Field Trip

Play: Seabiscuit by Spencer Kayden