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4th grade 2003-2004
Each month features a newsletter, original poetry, book reviews, math challenge, cool links, upcoming events, and interesting articles about science or social studies.
If you're ready to take a look, click below on the picture or page link for the month you want to visit.
Do you want to look back at something from last year? Check it out here:
Summer, 2004 Edition
Page 1: Newsletter
            Cool Links
            Future Fun Stuff
            Gabrielle's Grab Bag          
Page 2: Book Review: My Side of the Mountain
           Poetry Corner
           Monthly Math Challenge
Page 3: Kitchen Remodeling Photos
Page 4: Current Event-New Library Opens
            Laws of Life Essay
Link to 3rd grade archive (July '02 - June '03)

Here are quick links to the archived book reviews.

Dolphin Adventure
   (Grover, W)

The Dragon's Boy
    (Yolen, J)

Frindle
     (Clements, A)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    (Rowling, J)

It Came From Beneath the Bed
    (Howe, J)

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
    (MacDonald, B)

Sing Down the Moon
    (O'Dell, S)

The Snake Book
     (Ling, M)

Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims
    (Bulla, C)

What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
    (Fritz, J)

Wishes, Kisses and Pigs
    (Hearne, B)
May, 2004 Edition
Page 1:  Newsletter
            Cool Links
            Future Fun Stuff
            Gabrielle's Grab Bag          
Page 2: Book Review: Gregor the Overlander
           Poetry Corner
           Monthly Math Challenge
           P.E. Challenge
April, 2004 Edition
Page 1:  Newsletter
            Cool Links
            Future Fun Stuff
            Gabrielle's Grab Bag          
Page 2: Book Review: Freddy in Peril
           Poetry Corner
           Monthly Math Challenge
           P.E. Challenge
Page 3: Biography: Saint Katherine Drexel
           Science: Ducks and Their Eggs
           Health: The Dangers of Drugs
March, 2004 Edition
Page 1:  Newsletter
            Cool Links
            Future Fun Stuff
            Gabrielle's Grab Bag          
Page 2: Book Review: The Slave Dancer
           Poetry Corner
           Monthly Math Challenge
           P.E. Challenge
Page 3:  Science Fiction: Chocolate Rescue
Art Page
February, 2004 Edition
Page 1:  Newsletter
            Cool Links
            Future Fun Stuff
            Gabrielle's Grab Bag          
Page 2: Book Review: The Tale of Despereaux
           Poetry Corner
           Monthly Math Challenge
           P.E. Challenge
Page 3: Science News: Solar Electricity
January, 2004 Edition
Page 1:  Newsletter
            Cool Links
            Future Fun Stuff
            Gabrielle's Grab Bag          
Page 2: Book Review: Awfully Short for the Fourth Grade
           Poetry Corner
           Monthly Math Challenge
Page 3: Current Event: NASA Lands on Mars!
            Science: Electricity
December, 2003 Edition
Page 1: Newsletter
            Cool Links
            Future Fun Stuff
            Gabrielle's Grab Bag          
Page 2: Book Review: The Journal of James Edmund Pease
           Poetry Corner
           Monthly Math Challenge
Page 3: Kayak Adventure
            Savannah, GA
            Fun in Hilton Head
November, 2003 Edition
Page 1: Newsletter
            Gabrielle's Grab Bag
            Cool Links
Page 2: Book Review: Ella Enchanted
           Poetry Corner
Page 3: Science - The Heart
            Monthly Math Challenge
October, 2003 Edition
Page 1: Newsletter
            Cool Links
            Future Fun Stuff
            Gabrielle's Grab Bag
Page 2: Book Review: Jared's Island
           Poetry Corner
           Monthly Math Challenge
Page 3: U.S. Citizens
            The Digestive System
September, 2003 Edition
Page 1: Newsletter
            Cool Links
            Gabrielle's Grab Bag
Page 2: Book Review: The Werewolf Club - The Magic Pretzel
           Poetry Corner
           Monthly Math Challenge
Summer, 2003 Edition
Page 1: Newsletter
            Cool Links
Page 2: Book Review: The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates
           Poetry Corner
Page 3: Monthly Math Challenge
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