Fourth Grade Update

Hannah has 27(!) kids in her class this year.  Three sections went down to two sections from 3rd to 4th grade.  Hannah doesn't like how noisy it is with so many kids in a classroom, but she does like having more girls in her class.  There are 14 girls compared to only 7 last year.  Her best friend from 2nd and 3rd grade is in her class for the third year in a row.  She has also made new friends with some girls that she has never been in class with before.

Fourth grade is the first year for real grades, so that has been a big change.  Hannah was on the first quarter A honor roll.  They also switch teachers based on ability level for language arts and math.  Hannah is in the advanced group for both which means she only has her classroom teacher for homeroom and science.  She started the gifted program at the end of third grade and she goes to another school every Thursday for EL (Enhanced Learning.) She really likes the project-based learning that they do there.  Currently they have an adventure theme which included designing a theme park and researching a national park.  She chose Zion that we visited last summer. :)

Her after school activities are still girl scouts (with me as her leader), soccer, and student council.  She did a stop motion animation club in the fall and she is playing basketball for the first time this winter.  Her favorite special is PE and her favorite subject is science.

From her first quarter report card:  Hannah is such a joy to have in class.  She is a hard, meticulous worker and always tries her best on every assignment.  She understands new math concepts quickly and enjoys doing enrichment challenges and projects.  She particularly enjoys logic puzzles.  She is also an excellent reader.