About Mrs. Koehnemann
I love teaching!!! I've been an elementary school teacher for 27 years.
There's not a day that goes by that I don't reflect about how fortunate I am
to have a job that makes such a difference.
Our Class
This year my class consists of 28 of the
most delightful, bright, kind hearted, polite, fun children one could ever imagine. My
students are like sponges as they soak up knowledge. They are so
enthusiastic and so much fun. Laughter makes up a wonderful part of our day.
They are an extraordinary group of children.
Welcome to the
2008 - 2009
School Year!
Projects/Events to
look forward to this year
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Math games including "Field Goal Math" "Sponge Math" "Golfing Math" and many more. We will explore Investigations and develop our number sense.
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Reading activities including reading from our beautiful reading book, centers,non-fiction readings, literature studies, book auctions, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" "The Oprah Winfrey Show With MLK" and much more
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Creative Writing activities such as "The Alien Who Came to Waggoner," mask stories as we sit beside the campfire eating s'mores, shrinking machine stories, biographies about our buddies, class books on various subjects, and so much more
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Science units including the scientific process, the human body, rocks and minerals, magnetism, simple machines, and the water cycle
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Arizona studies including the making of a life size mural of Arizona and all its natural resources, bean maps showing the regions of Arizona, Arizona poetry, Arizona animal reports, etc.
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Cooking with Koehnemann
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Our very special unit discussing etiquette which we culminate with our delicious Thanksgiving feast.
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Computer work including research, graphing, educational games, poetry on the lap tops located in our classroom
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Our field trips this year will consist of a visit to the State Capitol and a surprise trip which will be announced at a later date. .
Class Schedule
School begins at 7:40 . We start our morning writing in our journals or doing our DOL. We attend most of our specials in the morning. Math, science, social studies, and health all occur before lunch. Language arts and reading are explored after lunch. We also visit our first grade buddies and read to them every other week. We close each day by writing in our agendas. This year our schedule is as follows:
Mon. @ 9:10-9:40 P.E.
Tues. @ 9:10-9:40 Music and library @ 12:15-12:45
Wed. @11:15- 11:45 Music
Thurs.@ 12:15-12:45 P.E
Week 1: Computer lab 11:30-12:15
Fri. @ 8:50-9:30 Art
Our Class Links
(Here are some web sites that we have found to be useful
for our class)
Homefun
By checking your child's agenda each evening , you will become very aware of any assignments, short or long term. We write in our agendas daily.
How can you help your child to have a very successful 4th grade year?
* Study those math facts.
* Read read read!
*Sign your child's letter home and send it back to school every Monday.
*Be positive about their hard work.
* Enjoy it all!!!