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We had a great time at field day today! Everyone who was here today worked hard during the year, or worked hard this week to finish up whatever leftover work they had to finish so that everyone today had their field day fun. The class learned that being responsible leads to good results, and today was the proof!

Field Day 2016

Notes:

• Our Rollhaven field trip is on Tuesday, June 14
• We are having an End of the Year Potluck and Picnic on Wednesday, June 15 from 10-1:30. Family members are invited to join us. We’ll need help with donations, games, serving food, and cleanup. Here’s our volunteer and guest list.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Straits of Mackinac 2016

Originally posted 2016-06-10 16:23:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Fourth Grade Musical 2016

Our Feb Factor Valentine’s party was so good, it was scary, literally! We decorated Valentine’s bags, passed out our cards and ate sloppy joes, crackers, fruit and veggies.

Feb Factor games included sticking conversation hearts, slurping gummy hearts, passing love notes, and carrying marshmallow Peeps!Thanks to everyone who donated food and supplies; we had more than enough! A big thanks to all the family members that helped with serving food, cleanup and games!

Thanks to everyone who donated food and supplies; we had more than enough! A big thanks to all the family members that helped with serving food, cleanup and games!

Feb Factor 2016

Writing: Students edited and published their essays for a short tim today.

A literary essay will be due Tuesday, February 16; here’s a sample essay and here’s an example essay we wrote together.

Math: Students worked on multiplication or other math skills at Khan Academy today. Some students worked on multiplying tens, such as 50 x 30.

Here are some skills we’ve been working on lately:

• Multiplication with carrying
• Multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits with area models

Notes:

• The Mackinac trip page has been updated with behavior expectations: students that have three or more office referrals starting in the third marking period may lose the privilege to attend the trip.
• Looking for a way to motivate your student to read at home? Try Don’t Break the Chain. It’s a simple way to building reading habits.
• Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
• Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
• View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.

Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.

Fiesta Mexicana 2015

Today was our Mexican Fiesta! We started by making farolitos (little lanterns) out of paper and reading a book called The Night of Las Posadas. 

We then started our own Los Posadas. We went to the cafeteria and the office, and they wouldn’t let us in for shelter, but parents in our class finally gave us shelter and we started our fiesta! We sang Cascabel and El Burrito de Belen (the Little Donkey of Bethlehem).

Then we all took a whack at the piñata. It lasted long enough for everyone to take a swing! Then we headed back to the room to eat. The menu included:

• Mexican-style tacos on corn tostada shells;
• Spicy shredded chicken eaten with torn flour tortillas;
• Nopalitos (prickly pear cactus!);
• Pepinos (cucumbers with lemon juice and salt);
• Mexican hot chocolate (hot chocolate with cinnamon); and,
• Buñelos (fried flour tortillas with cinnamon and sugar).

We ran out of time to play Toma Todo, a Mexican top game much like the Jewish dreidel. In this game, students start with ten beans, then take or put in beans as the top says. The person with the winning amount of beans could select a Mexican pop. We’ll play this game during the week we return.

A grande-sized thanks to the parents who helped prepare and serve food today at the fiesta, and for all the generous donations–we had more than enough food and everyone had their fill!

Feliz Navidad!