Economics

For the past two weeks we have been studying about economics! Last week we talked about what it meant to be a consumer or producer and how they depend on each other. We also discussed how important it was to make good economic choices. This week we have worked in groups and continued our study about ecnomics. Students have worked together and presented their information they learned to the class. We studied about scarcity, suppy and demand, conserving energy and how important it is for Kentucky to trade with other regions of the state. On Thursday after a review in class students will take a short quiz.

On Monday we are heading to Beaver Trail Park for a fun day in the sun! Students will be bringing home a note today about this event! Hope everyone has a great rest of the week! As always if you need to contact me please call Highland Elementry at 659-0432 or email at rebecca.johnson@glasgow.kyschools.us

Schedule Change

Due to the bad weather this week, we are now traveling to Bowling Green for the Hot Rods Game on Tuesday, May 3rd! We will be leaving school at 9:00 and will return after school hours at 3:00. Please make arrangements to pick up your child by 3:00. Thanks! If you have any questions please contact me at rebecca.johnson@glasgow.kyschools.us or 1-270-659-0432

Testing has began!

Today was a wonderful start to our first day of testing at Highland. Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep, eats a nutritious breakfast, and arrives to school each day on time. Encourage your child to do their best each and everyday!

Don't forget to return the permission slip that was sent home on Friday. To reward students who have perfect attendance during testing and give their best effort during testing, we will be attending a Hot Rod's baseball game on Wednesday, April 27th!

Week of April 11th-15th

I hope everyone enjoyed their spring break! The weather was beautiful! It will be a fun week in Social Studies this week! We are going to start our week learning about Kentucky symbols. We will look at the Kentucky State Song and even make our own KY symbols book! Check out the link below for a really cool website to learn more about Kentucky  symbols!  See you all tomorrow! :)


http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/us_state_games/kentucky/

Citizenship

This week in Social Studies students have been learning about citizenship. We discussed our rights and responsibilities that we have as citizens of the United States. We compared our rights and responsibilities as citzens to our rights and responsibilities in the classroom. Today we watched a video about citizenship. After the video we talked about how being a good citizen also means for citizens to stay informed about current events. We can use our knowledge to make better decisions and to take actions. I challenged all students to today to watch the local news tonight to become more informed about their community!

Mayor Trautman

On Monday afternoon Mayor Trautman from   Glasgow came to Highland Elementary to speak to our fourth grade students. Students have recently been studying about government and the three levels of government. Mayor Trautman shared with the students about her job and responsibilities as Mayor of Glasgow. The students had many questions and learned a lot! Thank you Mayor Trautman for visiting our school!



Kamron Gore and Hector Cabrera presented Mayor Trautman with a thank you card signed by all 4th grade students.



Week of March 21st- 25th

We have had a wonderful start to our new government unit so far! This past week we were able to learn about the constitution and the three levels of government. We are so lucky to have the mayor come speak to us at Highland on Monday! We will be learning about her responsibilities in our local government. This will be a very short unit! This week we will finish up our levels of government posters, learn about the three branches of government, review and will prepare for a unit test on Friday! I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather and are ready for another great week!