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Mr. Gilliam’s 4th/5th Grade Combo Class:
What an amazing month April was for us in the 4th and 5th Grade combo class. We covered a ton of ground this month and here’s a glimpse of what we did: Completed two enormous projects: independent research projects and science fair. Both went very well! Just as we wrapped up old projects, we began a few new ones…Social Studies projects: the 5th graders are near completion of their Revolutionary War period newspapers. Taylor N. and Michael H. titled their newspaper, The Present Truth. Stephen Z. and Luke I. titled theirs The Philadelphia Journal. Ryan D. and Alex B. created The Poor Man’s Shield. Owen C. and Connor S. made Across the Colonies. Just to name a few! The fourth grade students completed their awesome murals of Mesa Verde. I know the 4th grade class is super excited about our Southwest Colorado trip at the end of April. We’ve spent a good three weeks reading and writing poetry. We’re currently compiling our very best poems and illustrations into a class poetry book. Lastly, in all of my years of teaching, I cannot think of a more profoundly touching experience than that of April 4th, 2008. That was the night twenty-four of us shaved our heads for the St. Baldrick’s foundation. We raised exactly $2,148 toward childhood cancer research. I cannot give a big enough thank you to everyone who participated, donated, and supported this event.
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