November Days

Field trips, experiments, parties, regions maps, division & multiplication, owl pellets... the list goes on! We are so thankful for the incredible experiences that we had as a class during November.

Owl pellet dissections and bone identification when learning about the flow of energy and nutrient cycle.

 Outdoor education at the Wildlands Conservancy in Oak Glen

 Studying seed dispersal

 Floating dock

 Testing the health of the pond ecosystem

 CA Redwoods are HUGE!!!

 Creating our own tree trunk jamboree

 Game time between our Thanksgiving Feast and Island of the Blue Dolphins movie party

 Cap't Comin'

 Land Ahoy!!

 And a few pictures while singing Grand Old Flag at Grandparents' Day

A look back at October.

Things are always exciting around here.  Grandparent's Day was a wonderful day from our Americana performances to time to play with Grandma and Grandpa in the classroom.  

Check out the video we made to remind grandparents just how special and loved they are- 

Wasn't that adorable?!  These students are just amazing!  

We've also concluded our physical science unit with two electromagnet labs.  Turns out you can switch the magnetic poles if you change the direction of the electrical current.  We also learned how to increase the strength of our electromagnets.

 I just love when book orders come in- it feels like Christmas.  These kids sure do love to read!

 Learning how to write great paragraphs, but wait- why are their shirts backwards?  Oh, Red Ribbon Week encouraged students to make healthy choices- plus we had fun with different dress each day along with a catchy slogan!

What does 4th grade look like?

Math activities

Field Trip Fun 

Observation Time 

Our plants 

Now we know the difference between a tortoise and a turtle! 

 We use water in absolutely everything!!!

Who would have guessed?

 Language stations

 Studying magnetism

 Like poles and unlike poles

 Junior High taught us about the original colonies

 We got to choose which colony we would have wanted to live in.

 Series circuit vs. parallel circuits

 Exploratory and elective classes

 reading, grammar, and writing centers

4 types of sentences 

 cause and effect practice

 comparing digits

science lab