Better Together and Bubbles (and Pizza and Popcorn)!

Check out our cool all-school picture!  We were able to pull this off on Thursday.  It is a great reminder of what we can accomplish when we work together!  I'm looking forward to living this out during this school year.  

Something memorable about this week was our science experiment.  We practiced using the scientific method this week by experimenting with bubbles.  We researched about bubbles, made a hypothesis, planned our experiment, executed our plan, studied our results, and made conclusions.  The whole process was informative and fun (a great combo!).  

SNAP math:  Keep encouraging your student to work on those flashcards!



Conference Confirmation Forms:  These have times for conferences and came home today in backpacks.  Please sign them and send them back in.

Halloween Parade:  If weather permits, we will be walking to the Laurels for our Halloween parade on the 31st.  We will leave school around 1:00, walk down Park Ave. to Van Buren.  We will take a right on to Van Buren down to 36th.  Then will turn right on 36th Ave walking toward Curtis. Turn right onto Curtis which will take us back to school.  If you are interested in attending our parade we are asking parents to line the parade route rather than going in through the Laurels with us, as there is limited space.  If it does rain we will not be having an indoor parade. Teachers will have a rain plan for their individual classes.

Halloween Party:  Our classroom party will take place from 2:40 - 3:35.  If you volunteered to help out, I will be contacting you soon.


Scholastic BookClub orders:  Orders for October are due on Thursday, October 27.

Here is what we learned in 4th grade this past week:

Writing: I can plan my realistic fiction story by:

                     -creating believable characters

                     -creating believable conflict and resolution

                     -building a story mountain to plan 

                     -creating a strong lead for my story

Science:  I can use the steps of the scientific method to perform an experiment about bubbles.

Math:  I can solve word problems with multiplication.

             I can use estimation to check my answers.

             I can use different methods to solve multiplication including: place value sections, expanded      
               notation, and algebraic notation.

       

Reading: I can:
                  -revise mental images of characters to learn new information     
                  -use empathy for characters to make predictions 
                  -predict not only what will happen, but how it will happen

Important Dates:

Tuesday, October 25th:  Turkey Trot at 4pm
Thursday, October 27th: Skating party at 6:30pm 
Monday, October 31st: Halloween parade and classroom party
Friday, November 4th: Early release at 12:15. 

Pizza Party Pics!