A (1/2) year in Review

The celebs have come so, so far just since they began their 4th grade journey in August. They spent August and September learning new routines and procedures that are now second nature. October was filled with lots of learning and realizing that studying for test is super important! The month of November is when we all realize what a special family our entire class had become and just how thankful we were for each other. Our December was filled to the brim with so much fun, interactive learning from Gingerbread Puppetshows to Geo-Home construction. I feel with certainty that 2013 has lots more fun, learning experiences ahead! Check out the paparazzi pics of your year so far...

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Now Showing: Gingerbread Puppetshows

The celebrity's holiday premiere of "Gingerbread Puppetshows" are ready for your enjoyment. The celebs worked in groups to create their own versions of the Gingerbread Man. The celebs were responsible to write their story in the format of a script, create the puppets and props, and practice and perfect their puppetshow. The celebs gave special performances to Kindergarten through 3rd grade classes. You can view these spectacular shows below.

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Who "nose" about Antler Angles!

Do you know about Antler Angles? The celebs sure do. They took some time to help Santa prepare his reindeer for their Christmas Eve adventure. The reindeer antlers have be created in various angles-obtuse, acute, right and straight, in order for Santa's sleigh to make its way efficiently though the winter sky. Check out Santa's reindeer and their new antler angles.

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Tour the Celebrity Geo-Homes

The celebrities of Harkreader Hills have designed and decorated their GEO-Homes for the Holidays. They used geometric shaped candy as their decorations and added their own personal style to their homes. Be sure to grab your coat and mittens and enjoy your Celebrity Holiday Home Tour!

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Celeb-rating the Holidays

The celebs have been busy working to prepare Harkreader Hills for the holiday season. They began with Santa in mind by creating Elf Glyphs to lend him a hand. It also let's the fans learn about the celeb's holiday preferences. In addition, the Harkreader Hills "Tree to the Stars" is now fully decorated! The celebs adorned the tree with mini-clapboards and festive disco balls. Check out the paparazzi pics of all the holiday preparations.

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C-elves are ready for the holidays!

The c-elves are ready for some great learning during the month of December. However, they are definitely anxious and excited about the upcoming holidays. Check out the paparazzi pics of these C-elves on the loose...

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Celebs Show and Share

During their study of Determining Importance within text, the celebs had the opportunity to share a special items with the cast and crew. The celebs chose an item that was special to them and then wrote about why it is important. The cast and crew then explored the items and read about why these items were important. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn more about each other while practicing determining importance. Check out the paparazzi pics below...

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Celebs are Thankful for Funny Friends!

Well, it appears that the celebs have decided to prepare for the Thanksgiving Holidays with a bit of humor! They wrote about how thankful they are for their funny friends. These are the friends that help make coming to Harkreader Hills so much fun. They are there when you need someone to listen, someone to help, or someone to make you laugh. Check out all these Celebrity Funny Friends in the paparazzi pics...

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Celebs Spotted Exploring Native Tribes!

The paparazzi caputured some great photos of the celebrities exploring Native American tribes. They learned about their homes, food, traditions and history. Check out the great snapshots of their explorations.

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Save the Turkeys!

The celebrities decided to support the SAVE THE TURKEY campaign! They collaborated with Tom Turkey to give citizens a different option of what to eat on Thanksgiving. The choices include a wild range of choices-beef jerky, sauerkraut and even squash! Check out the paparazzi pics of all the interesting Thanksgiving choices...

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Celebs Getaway to the Zoo!

The paparazzi searched haunted houses and the ghostly streets of Harkreader-wood Blvd but just could not catch celebrities anywhere on Halloween. That's because the celebs took a private excursion to the zoo. The celebrities enjoyed some private time celebrating their Halloween exploring the animals at the Nashville Zoo. The animals were also very excited about Halloween and to see these celebs in person! Check out the great personal pics, from the celebs, of all the superstar fun!

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Celebrity Poster Designs

The celebrities of Harkreader Hills have put their creative talents in high gear! The celebs designed 4-H posters to help promote what 4-H means to them. Check out the paparazzi pics of all the creative poster projects!   Thanks celebs for the 100% participation! You ROCK!

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Celebrity Archeologists

The celebs have just returned from the travels abroad. In preparation for their next starring role, the celebs have been learning more about the early Americans that once lived here in Tennessee. To understand these native tribes better, the celebs approached it from an archaeologists point of view. They examined artifacts that have been uncovered here in our area. These items ranged from pieces of pottery to an actual hook made from an animal bone. The celebs took great care to handle these rare finds with careful gloved-covered hands. Much was learned about these very resourceful native Americans. Check out the paparazzi pics to see these discoveries, too.

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The Bones of the Story!

The celebrities spent some Read to Self time picking out the "bones of the story". While reading their Halloween story they worked as celebrity groups to make connections to the characters. These spooky tales were also filled with suspense that caused the celebs to make many inferences and predictions. The setting of the story was creepily critical to their understanding of the plot. Check out these spooky story skeleton shots the paparazzi caught.

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Guest Star: Pumpkin Head

Pumpkin carving is a long, lasting Harkreader Hills tradition. You can't have Halloween in Harkreader Hills without a jack-o-lantern. The students secretly created their ultimate jack-o-lantern designs. We then voted on which design we liked the best. Madison's fang-pumpkin design was chosen as the jack-o-lantern winning creation. Check out all the entries and final design in the paparazzi pics below...

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Spook-sational Symmetry Masks!

The celebs spent a drizzly, cool Friday working on their Spook-sational Symmetry Masks. During their study of symmetrical elements and designs, the celebs decided these Symmetry Masks would be a great way to hide their appearance from their fans and the paparazzi! Can you look though these paparazzi pics and find your favorite Harkreader Hills celebrity?

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Celebrity Tour of Mansions!

The celebrities have graciously opened up their homes for their fans to tour! Yet, BEWARE! These homes are mansions, Multiplication Mansions. The celebs designed their homes to reflect their expert knowledge on multiplication. In the spirit of the Halloween holiday, they have used designers to the stars to help them decorate their homes to provide a true haunted mansion experience. Check out the ghostly paparazzi pics below...

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1st Episode: Celebrity Cooking Shows

The celebrity chefs have written and produced their own cooking shows. After spending some time researching the topic of Photosynthesis, the celebrity chefs created their own recipes for PHOTOSYNTHESIS. The unfinished versions of their shows have been confiscated by the paparazzi. **green screen software is glitch-y-check back for soon for the techie video version!
Watch the celebrities as they take you step by step on how plant's make their own food...

 

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Celeb Photosynthesis Factories

These celebrity engineers have been busy designing Photosynthesis Factories. Their designs included all the important elements plants need in order to make their own food. Check out these latest cutting edge photo factories in the paparazzi pics below...

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Ghostly Guest Readers

The celebs had an extra special treat as two Harkreader Hills Alumni stopped by for a visit. Rachel and Malia were celebrities from 2011-2012 and stopped by to show-off their expert reading skills. Rachel and Malia read two Halloween stories to the celebs, The Ugly Pumpkin and Spooky House.  The celebrities really enjoyed these Ghostly Celebs from the past and the stories they shared. Check out the paparazzi pics below...

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Celeb Schema Snakes

The celebs have been discovering more and more about how their brain works. Recently, they dove in to understanding about Schema. We have learned that our schema aids in our comprehension and understanding of the text we are reading. We read the poem, Boa Constrictor, by Shel Silverstein. The celebs created a visual representation of what they saw in their minds as they read the poem. They had to call upon or activate their schema to help create a visual representation that was authentic to their experiences and understanding. Check out the paparazzi pics below...

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These Celebs are SUPER!

As the end of the first 9 weeks at Harkreader Hills comes to an end, I can reflect on how SUPER these celebs truly are. They have embraced each other as a family and show their support and appreciation for each other everyday. I am proud of how they are all giving 100% effort to do their very best. It is so powerful to see what can be accomplished by just trying to do your best in all you do. The celebs enter Harkreader Hills each day with a positive attitude and with an excitement about learning. I am so proud of them and can't wait to see what the rest of the year has in store. Check out the paparazzi pics below of the latest snapshots of these SUPERSTAR STUDENTS.

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Celebrity 4-H'ers

The celebrities participated in their very first 4-H meeting. They learned what 4-H is all about and the many fun projects they will be creating. The celebrities had to nominate officers for our 2012 4-H meetings. Nominations were made and then the secret voting took place. Our officers for the 2012-2013 school year are...

President: Emma

Vice President: Alex

Secretary: Catilina

Reporter: Jordyn

Record Keeper: Jeremiah

Activity Leader: Collin

Our next 4-H meeting is November 1, 2012. At that time, the celebrity 4-H members will present their 4-H poster project. Be sure to check the harkreaderhills.com 4-H page for more details. For now, check out the paparazzi pics of our first 4-H meeting below...

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Celebs Discover Ancient Artifacts

The celebrities of Harkreader Hills have been busy discovering all the interesting artifacts about Meso-America. Their journeys have taken them from the Olmec all the way to the Aztecs. Along their learning journey they learned that the Mayans created a calendar using symbols and the stars while the Aztec were powerful warriors but could not fight the small pox disease brought by the Europeans and Hernan Cortez. The Olmec arrived to Meso-America first and left colossal heads formed out of rocks behind. They were the size of Mrs. Davenport's Volkswagen Bug!! The Olmec would move them up to 70 miles by rolling them! WOW! The celebs discovered mini-versions of these Olmec Heads! Check them out in our Olmec Scrapbook below.

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Yummy...Math Munchies

The celebs enjoyed some tasty math munchies during their first week at  math station rotations. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings the celebrities visit Math Munchies Snack Stations. Okay...no we do not begin each morning eating Sugar Babies and Hot Tamales--instead there are great math activities individually designed to fit each celebrity's math needs. Students visit the Orchard station and enjoy online math learning that fits their math brain perfectly. Study Island is another great online source that, again, provides online math games designed to meet each celebs math needs. Study Island games are played on the laptops we check out from POWER teachers. Dyna-math is a fun math magazine that combines current pop culture with math computation and calculators. Math Tools let's the celebs practice and perfect their use of various math tools they will use throughout the year.  Noodle #'s is a station that also requires students to use strategic moves in be successful with their math games.Finally, with the new Common Core standards fractions are an area that 4th graders need more practice. Fraction Fun is a station that will, in time, focus solely are fractions. I have seen the celebrity MATH MINDS really growing thanks to Math Munchies. Check out our paparazzi pics below...

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