IPad Lesson to Share with You!

Check out the follow up lesson to Jitter Juice we made using the I-Pads using the app Edu Creations. I hope you enjoy it.Click here to view my lesson

We will be using this app during our Daily 5 Reading to practice the Reading Comprehension Target skills!

  

Science Fair Website for Reference

Please Visit the Site Below For Ideas and Videos!

http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/videos/index.php

Please HELP us make salt dough!

Hi Parents,
Could you please help me? I would like to make salt dough to use during daily 5 for Spelling and then use it again an activity for Social Studies. I would need about 2 cups of dough for each child. If you could make just a few batches that would help me out. So you're not alone I will be joining in on the fun at home. I'm attaching a video so you can see how to make it. Thank you for supporting my CRAZY ideas. I'll give 10 points extra credit in math for measuring if the students help out. I will need the dough on October 9th. Thanks!


http://www.bluesofamedia.com/2011/06/how-to-making-salt-dough

Science Fair and Story Surgery Highlights

      Friday Mrs. Donovan began teaching the steps of the Scientific Method to prepare students for the upcoming Science Fair. The information below might give students some ideas of projects that might interest them. The projects aren't mandatory in 4th grade. However, I highly encourage all of my students to do one for extra credit. They don't have to be entered into the Science Fair to be judged, that decision can be made by the students. To prepare students to do a project Mrs. Donovan will do a class project in class and display our data on a full size board. There is a link on the school site to the  Science Fair packet with all of the information to explain each step in the process with deadlines to help the student stay on track and avoid the last minute rush!

Also a great site for ideas is:
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/

From our lesson today in class:
The Happy Scientist (Science Fair Info.)

 

 

The life size essay!

Another buzz around the room this week is the notorious "Story Surgery".  We had fun learning how to elaborate and create deeper meaning and greater interest within the expository essay. A friend supplied the medical accessories and a fun activity emerged to drive home the learning.

Saying Goodbye

     We will miss Christian who is moving to another school!  He has made an excellent start to Fourth Grade, reading 17 books with 245 points and over 1 million words. Wow!! A voracious reader to be sure. Best of luck in your new school. Keep on reading!

Toys in Space

  



Class participation! Interacting with NASA instructor.



     Using film of real astronauts, our NASA teacher- Mr. Witherspoon- demonstrated science in space as part of our videoconference on Friday. Jumping in the shuttle cabin contrasted first hand with a student jumping rope in our classroom.

 

 

 

         Thinking like a scientist!  Making sure that the science notebook includes the notes on the videoconference.

 

Remembering 9/11

On Tuesday, September 11 we saw a video that explained the importance of remember the events of 2001. The students participated in an excellent discussion of that day and the need to hold close the symbols of the USA. This mural represents their portrayal of popular American symbols. This week we have noted Constitution Day- September 17 and the meaning of our Constitution and the rights established by our Founding Fathers. As the week progresses students are creating posters and paragraphs during Daily 6 Work with Writing time. They are very creative!