Monday, October 31, 2016

STEM Challenge- Creature Catcher

First we created a design following our rules.
The rules were perimeter no larger than 32in and only using the materials provided.




Then we measured and created!



Finally we did the challenge.

Here are our results!

Friday, October 28, 2016

Twinzies

Thank you for the AWESOME bulldog scarf. Now we will be twins on orange and black days!

Fall Festival Fun

Thank you to Gage's mom for providing our awesome craft today.


We made glow in the dark jack-o-lanterns!









Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Guest Speaker

Today Mr. Veldhuis (our principal) visited our classroom to discuss his United States citizenship.


Our classroom is focused on the theme "New Faces, New Places" this week. Some of the things we are reading about our very own Mr. Veldhuis has experienced first hand.


Thank you for coming into our classroom and sharing your knowledge and experiences with us today!

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Group Work

Together we can achieve more...





This morning we read as a class a story about legendary baseball players. After the story, we broke into groups to discuss the comprehension questions and collaborate on the answers.


Friday, October 14, 2016

STEM challenge- Part 2

The results are in...









Winner flew 4 yards = 12 feet

Author Study: Roald Dahl

Click here to read Roald Dahl's biography.


To check out his books and a lot of other great things from him, check out his website at http://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl

Thursday, October 13, 2016

STEM- Wings Wanted

Today we began our designs for our first STEM challenge in 4th grade.

The Wings Wanted challenge asks students to create a bat that will fly the longest distance.



We will fly and measure tomorrow.
Stay tuned...