February 15, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day! Thank you to everyone who sent treats and cards yesterday. We had a fun Valentine's Day party, and I now have enough chocolate to last until Halloween!

TerraNovas are just around the corner. The first day of testing will be February 28th. To prepare, students have been practicing taking multiple choice reading tests, proofreading sentences daily, and practicing responding to prompts, as well as covering important material in science and social studies.

The historical fiction projects students made turned out wonderfully! I heard many positive comments from Mr. Bennett, the other teachers, and students who walked through the halls. The fourth graders put a lot of effort into these projects, and it shows what they learned about the setting of the books we've been reading.



Students had a lot of fun at Toy Story 3. They each wrote a descriptive paragraph and drew a picture of their experience, which we will be giving to Mr. Jim to thank him for his donation of the tickets. You can also see pictures of our pancake making (to learn about physical and chemical changes) and making butterflies and bugs with our buddies for Valentine's Day.



Congratulations to our award winners from last week: Nathalia for the peacemaker, Chelsea for the effort award, Nicholas for the handwriting contest, and Kevin for the poster contest.