Author Archives: Mrs. Boyd

The Bear Game

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Mrs. Boyd

The Bear Game was a great opportunity to learn outdoors.  Students got into “den groups”.  Each group representing one bear in nature.  All four of the bears involved had specific details that affected their ability to collect food (popsicle sticks). … Continue reading →

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Time Travel Plays

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Mrs. Boyd

Today, students performed their Time Travel plays for our class.  Mr. Mazurana and Dr. Gerner joined the audience too. A few weeks ago, we enjoyed Jackie & Me the play and the book Jackie & Me.  The story featured a kid who … Continue reading →

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2014 Water Festival and other fun

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Mrs. Boyd

Our 4th grade students have been doing lots of fun learning.  Last week, students were able to explore and learn about water at the 2014 Water Festival.  We learned so many interesting facts about water.  Ask your student what they … Continue reading →

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Another BIG week

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Mrs. Boyd

The 4th grade students started our week on Tuesday, April 22 – Earth Day. We only have 15 minutes between recess and Spanish class on Tuesdays, so we went outside for Earth Day.  Students picked up trash behind our school … Continue reading →

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A BIG Week

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Mrs. Boyd

Our 4th graders have had a BIG week! Students are busy working on their Student Treasures books.  We started a new math topic (Area and Perimeter). College students from UNC started joining our class for Read Alouds.  Each college student … Continue reading →

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Student Treasures

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Mrs. Boyd

Our 4th grade students are busy writing books that will be published by Student Treasures.  One copy will be published for FREE and added to our school library.  Elementary students love to check out each others published books.  In a … Continue reading →

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3rd Trimester Elections

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Mrs. Boyd

We celebrated that TCAP testing ended by holding our last elections of the school year.  As a class we had more students running as candidates than any other trimester.  The four fantastic candidates included Ashlyn, Danielle, Dillon and Mikayla.  Although … Continue reading →

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4th graders love FAMILY!

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Mrs. Boyd

What a fantastic Valentine’s Day!  Students really enjoyed the elements of creative writing, handwriting, and painting as they made special surprises for their family! Hope everyone devours the cookies they picked out.  All the cookies looked delicious.  Next week, students … Continue reading →

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Global Experiences

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Mrs. Boyd

After a long school week with 5 days of indoor recess, students were able to learn about something new and special.   This was our last week with Yujin visiting from Korea.  To conclude our time together she prepared a … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Next Week and more…

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Mrs. Boyd

Please contact me if you are able to send any of the following with your student on Friday, February 14th. plates napkins veggie tray and dip fruit salad cheese and crackers Fortunately, we have a family who has volunteered to … Continue reading →

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