Week of Jan. 31st- Feb. 4th

Good afternoon! Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! WOW! What a beautiful day it is today! I have really enjoyed being outside this afternoon! I hope your ready for a good week back to school. Last week we had a great introduction to the Civil War! This week we will learn more about the Civil War in Kentucky. We will look at why the Civil War started, where Kentucky stood, and we will learn more about slavery during this time! Don't forget to keep looking for Study Island assignments. Students will have a new Social Studies assignment posted this week and a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday! Also, please remember to check out all the fourth grade teachers blogs!

A student this week brought in an old letter from 1865 where his great great great great grandfather had fought in the Civil War. This was a letter that discharged him from the war in July of 1865. We though this was so neat! Thanks Hunter for bringing this in to show us!!

Civil War Vocabulary Activity

We worked on a vocabulary activity last week in class with vocabulary from the Civil War. Students were paired in groups and were given a vocabulary word. They had to draw a picture, write the definition and explain to the class what the word meant. Check out what we did in class!

Week of January 24th-28th

I hope everyone enjoyed their snow day on Friday! I am ready for a wonderful, but busy week to start up and I hope you are ready too! This week we are going to continue our study about Kentucky's progress as a state. Towards the end of the week we will begin our study about Kentucky during the Civil War. Don't forget to look on Study Island for a new assignment this week.

This week's I can statements are:

I can describe how advances in technology have helped people in Kentucky meet their needs.

I can explain how lifestyles and conditions in Kentucky have changed over time.

I can understand the democratic principles of equality and freedom.

I can recognize how conflict was resolved in Kentucky during the Civil War

I can examine how lives of people in Kentucky changed after the Civil War.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact me!

rebecca.johnson@glasgow.kyschools.us        1-270- 659-0432

Montgomery City Bus Adventure



Today, students traveled back in time and played the role of a school newspaper reporter assigned to ride the Montgomery, Alabama bus system in 1955. Students learned what it was like to ride the bus as an African American during that period in history. After watching a video about Martin Luther King Jr, students were able to see how Martin Luther King Jr's stand for civil rights played a huge role in something like riding the city bus.

Week of January 18th-21st

Hello! I hope everyone enjoyed their day off today! I hope you took a moment to remember why we celebrate this day! If you forgot, don't worry! Tomorrow in class we are going to do a really fun activity and learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. and his impact in our lives today.

This week's I Can statements are:

I can reflect upon events that led to the Civil Rights Movement.

I can identify the people and places that grew and changed after Kentucky became a state.

I can describe how advances in technology have helped people in Kentucky meet their needs.

I can explain how lifestyles and conditions in Kentucky have changed over time.

This week we are going to discuss Kentucky's progress as a state.We will identify the people and places that grew and changed after Kentucky became a state. I will give students one more week to complete their Study Island assignment. Do not forget that it is a part of their grade! As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me!

mailto:rebecca.johnson@glasgow.kyschools.us%20270-659-0432    270-659-0432

Test Update

Just wanted to update everyone on what will happen for our test tomorrow. Since we had a snow day, class time was cut short this week. I have decided that we will STILL have a test on Friday however, it will be open-note! Students will be bringing home a "Statehood" sheet today that they can complete for 5 extra bonus points on their test. Good luck to everyone, you will do great!

Week of January 10th-14th

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! It was nice to see a few flurries. I hope everyone is ready to start another great week in Social Studies! This week we are learning how Kentucky became a state. We  know that Kentucky was a separate county of Virginia after the American Revolution. Since the American Revolution is over, will settlers return to Kentucky? I hope everyone will be ready to learn about this significant event in our state's history!


This weeks I can statements are:

                        I can understand the development of Kentucky as a territory and a state.

                        I can identify the three branches of Kentucky government.

                        I can explain the duties of each branch of government.

                        I can recognize how the exploration and settlement of Kentucky led to

                        interactions between diverse groups.

                        I can review the conditions and events that led to the American Revolution.

We will also discuss the three branches of government. On Thursday or Friday (depending on how our classes move) we will have a test on early settlers of Kentucky!




Each class has also been given an assignment to complete on www.studyisland.com. Students will have the whole week to complete the assignment. It can be done at home or school!

Our homeroom class

Taylor and Logan hard at work

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First Blog!

It is a new year, new beginnings, how about a new blog! I really hope that you enjoy the blog. Each week you will be able to see what is going on in fourth grade Social Studies. This has been a wonderful school year and I look forward to what 2011 brings! So far we have had a wonderful start back to school. I was so amazed at how well the students remembered everything about Kentucky's early settlers! Today we started the American Revolution. We learned that Kentucky was a very dangerous place during the war. The number of settlers in Kentucky dropped from more than 10,000 to fewer than 300 settlers! The students were amazed at this number. We discussed that we really are lucky to live in such a wonderful state and now free country! The rest of the week we are going to look at some heroes of the American Revolution. Do not forget, there is a vocabulary quiz on Friday, January 7th!