November 26-30

This week the fourth grade: 

Thank you, Mrs. Watt for hosting a book group!

• Began second quarter book clubs
• Started collecting data and creating graphs for their Cat Data Projects
• Learned how to use commas in a series
• Identified verb tenses in a sentence
• Learned about Midwest landmarks and culture Explored three types of motion
• Participated in a variety of motion experiments in Science Club!
• Observed how balanced and unbalanced forces affect an object's motion
• Discussed the differences between speed, velocity, and acceleration.
  Watch this music video to see how They Might Be Giants explain velocity and acceleration!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRb5PSxJerM

Next week students will:

• Label all forces in a picture



Balanced and unbalanced forces

• Explore gravity and friction!
• Practice reading graphs on IXL.com
• Continue analyzing data for Cat Projects
• Create a Midwest Region Puppet Pals presentation

Upcoming dates:





Who is applying the bigger force?


• Thurs., 12/6 - Christmas Program, 7 pm.  Please have your child arrive in the undercroft of the church by 6:40 pm.  See Mrs. Everly's blog for more information about proper attire and other details.
• Fri., 12/7 - Book Club, 12:30-1:00
• Thurs., 12/13 - Science Club, 7:25 am
• Fri., 12/14 - Final Book Club Meeting, 12:30-1:00 pm
• Thurs., 12/20 - Math Club, 7:25 am
• Fri., 12/21 - Spirit Day, Lower School Ice Skating Party 9:30-12:00, Christmas Parties in the afternoon

Other important information:

Discussing character traits in book clubs

The lower school will be participating in a service project where we will collect items to create travel bags for the pantry.  Fourth graders have been asked to bring in travel size body lotions.  On the Friday before our Christmas break, we will work together to assemble these bags and take them to the pantry to distribute to people during the cold winter months.

Performing skits in book clubs!

Don't forget your child may bring in an ornament of their family to put on our Christmas tree in the commons area!

Students are also welcome to share musical offerings during morning chapels through the month of December.  They can sign up with Mrs. Watt.

Don't forget about SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS!

Find some great books to online so we can earn free books for our own classroom libraries, and have selections for students to choose free books when they fill out their punch cards. 

Our classroom link to order online:  https://orders.scholastic.com/HFWTD

Here's to another great week in the fourth grade!

Mrs. Cowan and Mrs. Van Maren