Mrs. Amanda Madsen

Powers Ferry Elementary

  • Principal
    Dr. Joan Mills
  • 403 Powers Ferry Rd
    Marietta, GA 30067
  • Phone:
    770-578-7936
  • Fax
    770-578-7938

Welcome!

Thank you for visiting our class blog!

We are  very excited to be on the World Wide Web this year! On our blog, you will find fun activities, links to websites that are aligned with Roller_coaster our curriculum, and awesome at-home helpers. It's a roller coaster of fun! Please keep your hands and feet inside at all times and enjoy the ride!

February 20, 2009

CRCT Practice

MATH

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

  • Grammar Blast: scroll down to the 4th grade activities and click on a game to play.

 

February 03, 2009

ELA Skills: Winter 2009

December 04, 2008

Native American WebQuest

Download Webquest 

 

November 18, 2008

What do you think?

When gathering information, there are many resources from which we must choose.  For example, you can go to the Media Center and use a paper (printed) encylopedia OR you can go online and use an electronic resource, such as Wikipedia. Which resource do you prefer and why?

October 30, 2008

Reading Focus: Decoding Unfamiliar Words

Play Synonym Toast to help Word Girl save the world!

Review and practice letter sound and context to determine word meaning.

Language Arts Focus: Subjects & Predicates

Play Subject Pathway to determine the difference between simple, complete, and compound subjects.

Ride the Predicate Coaster to explore simple and complete predicates.

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October 24, 2008

Fire Safety

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The fire fighters of Cobb County taught our fourth grade class the dos and don’ts of fire safety.  The culminating event was a demonstration by the firemen who let us get up close to an engine truck and a ladder truck.  Take a look at our pictures,courtesy of one of our talented classmates! 

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October 01, 2008

Safe Search Tools

In all levels of education, learning, and life, it is vital to be able to find information that you need. Below are some very helpful and safe search engines and meta search tools that will aid in your quest for information...

September 25, 2008

Super Spelling!

Test your word knowledge by playing this spell-check spelling game.

Unscramble words with the Word Wizard.

Use your spelling words to make acrostic poems!

You can even explore word families and build new words.

September 18, 2008

Writers Workshop

Great Writers...

  • To be an effective author, you must learn how to use punctuation correctly.  Try this interactive activity, then take the quiz!
  • Good authors write complete sentences, which have many different parts.
  • After you practice, take these quizzes to test your knowledge of sentence structure: QUIZ 1 & QUIZ 2

Writing a Narrative...

  • Before you begin writing a story, it is important to have a PLAN.
  • Every good story has an engaging beginning and an unpredictable ending.