By Annie B.

1/9/03

Links to October Article:

4^th Grade #1 4^th Grade #2

Mrs. Erdos teaches Science, Reading, English and Spelling, and Religion. In Science the fourth graders are learning about weather. In English they are learning about singular and plural possessives. In Religion both classes are learning about advent, and in Reading the students are working on their mystery book reports. They will start reading Shiloh (which is a great book) in January. Her favorite thing to teach is Science, which is one of my favorite subjects.

Mrs. Erdos’ favorite thing about teaching is when a student who has been having trouble finally understands the subject and is excited about learning. She likes fourth grade because most of the children still love school.

Mrs. Erdos went to high school at Cuyahoga Falls high and college at Kent State. If she weren’t a teacher, she would be a veterinarian, which explains all the animals that have been in her room through the years. She has been teaching for thirty years (at least).

Her favorite memories of teaching are the funny things, mostly having to do with the animals, like when they got loose. Examples: Slither the snake this year, and two of her classroom snakes when she was teaching at Newberry. She also remembers when her Madagascan cockroaches gave birth and there were bugs the size of your fingernails all over.

She also likes the field trips to Cuyahoga Valley and watching the children she teaches grow up.

Mrs. Azzaro teaches Math, Social Studies, Religion, and Reading. In Math, the fourth graders are learning about multiplication. When they pass a certain level, they get a piece of their ‘banana split’-a bowl, banana, ice cream, cherry on top, etc. At the end of the year, the grade will have an ice cream party with real banana splits, and they will receive whatever they earned throughout the year-hopefully the whole class will have full banana splits by then! In Social Studies they are learning about early Ohio settlers and Indians and will have bartering day to learn about how they traded in early Ohio. In Reading the students are reading the story The Emperor and the Kite. They are also starting a buddy reading program, in which they read with a buddy and ask their buddy questions about the book they read.

Mrs. Azzaro likes teaching fourth grade because the kids are independent and there is interesting subject matter. She also says the children are helpful in the classroom. Her favorite subject to teach is math.

Mrs. Azzaro went to Pendleton Heights High School in Pendleton, Indiana. She went to Indiana University. She has been teaching for three years. If she wasn’t a teacher, she would be an advertising executive. She says she’s always wanted to do something with ads.

· Fourth grade is planning the January 23^rd mass.

· The above-mentioned bartering day in Social Studies. One of the objects they can barter will be homework passes (hint, hint).

· They will be taking a field trip to the Museum of History to study the Indians and artifacts this year.

· Mr. Gsellman (the ‘G’ is silent) will be coming to speak to the fourth graders on water pollution and other subjects in Science. He is an engineer.

The fourth graders’ newest math

project: graphs of subjects

such as favorite sports and fish.

A fourth grade student’s beautifully

decorated A+ spelling test.

The fourth grade rooms (left, Mrs. Azzaro’s door; right, Mrs. Erdos’ star) are ready for Christmas!

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