Happy Holidays!

From a writing celebration, to buddies, library, an assembly, and party- here is a snapshot of our very busy day!

Two Fun Activities

Today we had not one but two special activities!  We were so lucky to have Mrs. Thomas (Austin's mom) come in and do a fun lesson. Students worked in groups to problem solve and we also talked about goal setting. Then we had our last Lewis and Clark lesson. We finished with a party playing Louisiana Purchase bingo and had some goldfish and popcorn. 

Lewis and Clark

Today we learned more about the journey of Lewis and Clark. Some students even modeled the method of translation that occurred to get horses from the Shoshone. 

Doctor Day

Congratulations to the new DOCTOR Moehlmann!  We are so proud of you!

Corps of Discovery

We are so lucky to have Mrs. Jardon teaching us all about the Corps of Discovery and the Louisiana Purchase. We are learning a lot!

Future Engineers- Lego Robotics!

The students had the chance to work with Lego Robotics today in library. They were able to make a robot that kicked a ball!

I love how they all are ready to help!

  

Don't forget tomorrow is the last day!

We Think Rocks ROCK

Look at these awesomely amazing books we made in science. These books are showing everything we learned about the earth. We learned about the different types of rocks and minerals as well as weathering and erosion.  This was our final assessment for the earth unit. 

CARE

Today in counseling they talked about using the acronym CARE when you are upset or frustrated. 

C- call a friend, A- accept what you cannot change, R- reframe how you think about the situation, E- encourage a friend. 

Students then uploaded their examples to a counseling webpage. 

Making Lapbooks

We started to work on a project for the end of our science unit on rocks and minerals. We are making lapbooks and students were researching and working today. We also continue to compare characters in books during our author study. 

Winter Musical

Mrs. Creech and these fourth graders sure put on a great show!

Wacky Hair and Analyzing Character

Look at this wacky hair we had today!  They looked great!  We are also working on comparing characters in different books by the same author for our author study. 

I am also so lucky to have so much help with my charts!

Wacky Hair Day Tomorrow

Don't forget to wear your wacky hair to help Helping Hands.  We also have a chapter 6 division test tomorrow!

Dynamic Dividers!

We are moving right along with division!  We finished up chapter 6 today and will test on Friday.  I also love all the help I am getting with writing on the board!  When the teacher cannot write this class has really stepped up to help!

 

Cookie Reminder

Don't forget cookie dough pick up is tomorrow!

Author Study

Today we started studying different authors. Each student is in a group looking at characteristics of the author. We will be comparing characters in the books, as well as looking for common plots and themes. We've read two Peg Kehret books for read aloud this year and that has really helped get us started thinking about authors and their craft. 

Classifying Rocks

Today students are participating in a virtual lab classifying rocks. They are trying to decide if rocks are igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic. 

Coding and Pretzels

Today we spent some time using the website code.org. I am so impressed with how quick they are learning this. They make it look easy!  You should have your fourth grader teach you this weekend!  Mrs. Nieman also brought some yummy pretzels in for meeting their goal with Helping Hands. Next goal- 400 items!

Fun in our Library

Look at all the fun activities we have in our library this year!  Students were coding, working with Legos, and making circuits. 

We also have a social studies test tomorrow!

 Of course we cannot forget Estelle's birthday too!

 

Veterans Day

We had our annual Veterans Day assembly today. The students were excited to honor our veterans. 

French Fur Traders

We have been working on books showing the journey of Marquette and Jolliet when they explored our area. Students started with a story board outlining the explorers' journey and then took those notes and made a book. 

 Our MVP of the week also had the class mesmerized with a book all about Oregon!

Jingle for Jammies

Look at these cuties in their pajamas today. They brought in a ton of change for Helping Hands!  We also shared their awesome opinion essays and had snacks by the "campfire". 

Turtlehead Multiplication Method

Today we started to multiply with 2 digit numbers.  One trick that we used in class to help us is the turtlehead method.  This is just another way to help students remember the steps when multiplying with 2 digit numbers.  They enjoyed it!

Publishing, Presenting, and Preparing

In writing we started to publish our opinion essays. Look how long they are!

In reading groups presented their weather disaster slides to the class. They did a great job!

We also met with our buddies and prepared for Veteran's Day next week.