February 9, 2010

We had a very eventful Catholic Schools week last week. Monday, the students wore pajamas to school and we had extra time at the end of the day for DEAR (Drop Everything and Read). We also made pancakes as an example of a chemical change. Tuesday was a pep rally to celebrate our sports teams, we made cards with our buddies to give to Catholic Charities, and students came dressed as twins. On Monday, we had several parents visit the classroom, and fourth grade almost won the trivia contest that night! Thursday we had our annual school Olympics, and we ended the week with an all-school Mass and prayer service on Friday. Congratulations to the students who won an award: Joel won the peacemaker award, Javielys for effort, and Delanie won a poetry contest!

In computer class, students have been creating and recording weather forecasts that we wrote in December as part of our weather unit. Several of them can be seen below:
Clarissa's Weather Forecast
Bella's Weather Forecast
Arianna's Weather Forecast
Barbara's Weather Forecast
Christopher's and Wilfredo's Weather Forecasts

Since the spelling words have been getting more challenging, and I feel like students need some more time to practice and study, I am going to start giving the spelling tests every other week. The first week, we will complete the usual work from the book, and the second week, students will have assignments to complete from a spelling contract. Students will also have quizzes in social studies on the location of the states. These will be the first two weeks of any unit.

We will celebrate Valentine's Day this Friday. Students are welcome to bring treats (healthy foods are encouraged) or cards to share with the class. We have another new student, bringing our class total to 21.