January Highlights

 Human timeline to show the trips of European explorers:

Students built a 1 meter measuring tape and used it to find things bigger, about, and less than 1 meter:

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Highlights

 Day before winter break. Spending time as a classroom community crafting and trying out some new activities. 

Earth science explorations

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Highlight of the Week

 Waves on the Beach science experiment that helped students to learn how water causes erosion. 

This Week's Highlight

Dog Day

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Highlight of the Week!

  Students created a model of the Earth's tectonic plates. They then cut it in half to create a fault. Then students used this model to demonstrate what happens to the fault during an earthquake. 

Sharing Books we Love!

November Highlights

Students has an opportunity to do a gallery walk around all the 4th grade classroom to share out their "Treasure Maps". In this project, students worked collaborative in small teams to create a "treasure map" applying newly taught geography skills. 

November Dancers of the Week

Black and White Day!

Learning about La Día de Los Muertos - celebrated on November 1st and 2nd:

 

    

                                        Black and White snacks!

Playing Pictionary with vocabulary words:

Connecting reading and science by learning about the behavioral and physical adaptations of penguins. 

Rehearsing a penguin poem together:

Arctic Art!!

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