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Class Is Getting Crowded…

News from the 4th Grade classroom

March 30, 2018

Who’s that extra student in the picture? You’ll have to ask YOUR OWN student to find out!

There was a big change this week in the fourth grade class. Can you spot the change in the photograph above?

That’s right! Fourth grade is very happy to welcome David, a new student, into our class. David is an energetic, bright, happy young fellow who returns to Pacific Northern Academy’s fourth grade class after having visited several months ago, during our broadcasting unit! (Check our blog from February 16, 2018 blog for a full interview with David in Friday’s episode!)

Ukelele (SP?) Practice!

Seriously — who needs explanations, captions or any information at all when you’ve got pictures of fourth graders with ukalalaylees.

Wait. I mean you–kah —

No, actually, I mean ukah —

No, that’s not quite right.

Aw, heck — UKE-HOWEVER-YOU-SPELL-THEMS!

Time To Organize The Library (Again)!

The fourth grade class has been letting the library get a little wild and crazy as of late. Because of this, it was decided that it was time to reorganize the library. Categories included (but were not limited to)… Scary Stories, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Animal Stories… and many, many others!

And… Math!

This week, the students worked on ratio tables involving bases other than 10. One of the ‘bases’ that we looked at was UTC Standard (Coordinated Universal Time), and understanding why it was that standard algorithm would not work to add or subtract UTC time! it was enough to tie an adult’s brain in a pretzel, but the fourth graders got it just fine!

Dirt. That’s right — dirt!

This week, fourth grade studied the three different types of rock (Can YOU name them? No? I’ll bet your student can!) as well as the effects of erosion. The class went out to gather ‘natural materials’ in order to construct miniature shelters. In the photos below, you can see what the kids gathered. Stay tuned for next week’s blog, where you’ll see what we build with our ‘natural materials’ and how we test their performance!

Kenny & Bella Run A Roleplaying Game

Hush Hush & On The QT

Next week, fourth graders will be participating in the wild and wacky world of ERBs! Whoo hoo, there’s nothing like four days of straight testing to get the blood flowing! As such, please make sure that your child gets enough shuteye, eats a healthy diet, and arrives at school on time and rip-roarin’ to go!

Fourth grade will be testing Monday through Thursday, with makeup time to be scheduled for Friday if necessary. Please see the schedule below.

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