Recap: August 25-29

 

We had some awesome 4th grade song birds at mass on Wednesday!  Thank you for volunteering!

We are in the middle of a unit on decimals.  This group is working with base ten blocks to model the decimals given on a worksheet. 

 

Did you know that we are a Bucket-filling Classroom?  Every Friday, the kids can empty their buckets to read nice compliments their peers have written about them.  It is one of the favorite parts of our school week!

Love this!  I should read this daily.

 

 

 

August 18-22: Recap

We had a great week in the Jungle last week.  See below for a few highlights...

We are in the middle of a unit on magnetism and electricity.  To begin, we experimented with various materials to find out which were attracted to our magnets.  This group of scientists are hard at work testing their materials.

We began math stations this week.  Math stations usually meet twice per week.  These students are working on a partner number writing station.

More math stations...these boys are practicing division facts on a math fact app.  The kids love using our classroom iPads every chance they get!

We spent part of our library time going on a scavenger hunt!  The students learned so much about where various genres of books are located.

 

The 4th grade received their new Bibles, so Father John blessed them for us during mass on Friday.

We had so much fun using QR readers to complete two place value activities this week.

Lit Circles began this week.  We introduced our novels by watching book trailers on our iPads.  The kids are excited about their books!

Teambuilding

We talked a lot about determination and teamwork this week.  To practice these skills, we had two different challenges: the Nilla Wafer challenge and the Marshmallow Tower challenge.  We had to show a lof of DETERMINATION to get a Nilla Wafer from our forehead to our mouths without using our hands.  Teamwork was a must to plan and build the tallest, free-standing tower using only 100 toothpicks and 100 mini-marshmallows. 

Martin was a champ!

Drew was super determined!

Our winners!  Their structure measured 7 3/4 inches tall.

The EPIC FAIL award goes to this bunch! 



Weekly Recap: August 11-15

It's Friday of our first full week of school, and we are TIRED!  It is exhausting getting back into the swing of a new school year, but this Jungle Crew handled it like pros.  I am so excited about this school year.  This class works so well together, and I am loving their unique personalities.  Have a great weekend, everyone!  -Mrs. H

We wrote our class mission statement this week.  I was impressed at what the kids came up with.  When you allow your students to be an integral part of this process, they tend to take more ownership of their classroom and its rules.  Here are two students signing the mission statement.

 

The Jungle Bank opened for business this week!  Each week, students can visit the bank to deposit Jungle Bucks or purchase items from the Jungle General Store.  Our bankers are hard at work!

 

We invited our Kindergarten Mass Buddies over this week to work on a joint project.  We traced each others' arms and then brainstormed words/pictures to draw on our arms that represented our likes/interests.

 

The finished product...I think it turned out great, don't you?!



A New Crew

I am SO excited about this new group of 4th graders!  They have been in my room for two days, and I am already smitten.  They have such awesome and unique personalities!  I think it is going to be a great school year!

First Day of School 2014-2015