The Adventures in Mrs. Ripp's Room: Archive

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I get to present at an e.conference called The New Teacher Reform Symposium in January, so today I was interviewed about my presentation. I am very excited about this great opportunity for me to share with other educators the successes we have had this year.

Dec 29th

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Slideshow of Thea's Sledding Party →

For Thea’s 2nd birthday our family went sledding by our house. I went against doctor’s order, but it was worth it! Click on the link to see the pictures.

Dec 27th

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Wishes of a wonderful holiday for all of you from all of us.

Dec 22nd

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Dec 21st

An update on Mrs. Ripp

Hello everyone, Just a quick note on how things are going here at the hospital this Saturday. I am still under observation keeping an eye out for further complications, although my vitals have been stabilized. Obviously all of this was not something we had prepared for so we are taking it in 12 hours at a time. I am hoping to be allowed to eat or drink something later today, up until now...

Dec 18th

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Take our Glogster Challenge! One of my fantastic students, Connor, came up with a Glogster challenge just in time for the holidays. Create your very own Christmas Glogster and send us a link to it. The winner will be picked Thursday December 23rd by Connor and will win a chance to be highlighted on our classroom blog!

Dec 15th

Dec 14th

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When Students Decide

Spicy popcorn, wigwams, tipis, corn bread, blueberry muffins, bow and arrow, Aztelan homes, sugared apricots, and many other things were all the results of the students taking control of the Native American research and project. To say I am impressed doesn’t even cover the level of genuine excitement I have about what the students mastered today. Coupled with these wonderful projects were...

Dec 13th

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As I was cleaning the house today, this is what I saw.

Dec 11th

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Favorite Books in 4th Grade

Here is a current list of great 4th grade books as picked by the class: · The Guardians of Ga’Hoole Series by Kathryn Lasky · Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling · The Lightning Thief Series by Rick Riordan · The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan · The 39 Clues series by various authors · Because of Wynn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo · Anything really by...

Dec 10th

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Newsletter December 10, 2010

Math – We are really practicing our multi-digit multiplication in the classroom. Students have been told that they may use any method of their choosing when they solve the multiplication problems, even if it says to specifically use something else. The main goal of this unit is after all to feel secure with multiplication. We started fact tests again this week and many students have already...

Dec 10th

Dec 7th

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We had a friendly competition to come up with the definition of student. The winning team got their video uploaded to Wordia, a fantastic visual word dictionary. Congratulations to Lewis, Hannah, and Karina for their winning submission as voted on by the class.

Dec 3rd

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Newsletter December 3rd

Math – We finished unit 4 with flying colors – wow, these students are rocking! The next unit is all about multiplication so time to really focus on multiplication facts. So far the test will be after the break. Since the trimester ended, all students have to test out of fact tests again. We start these on Monday. Science – We took time off from science this week as we focused on Native...

Dec 3rd

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A little bit of holiday cheer courtesy of Thea

Dec 1st