All Praise to God

Quite the past week…

• Highlights:
• Monday---snow day!
• Spirit Week
• Mostly of the week was calm in 4th grade. I do think that the "spirit" of the week disrupted their thinking process.
• ie - Their math test. Things they know how to do (find a SUM, be able to ESTIMATE, know how to get a PRODUCT) seemed impossible on the test.

• Dressing up to match the day - they were pretty creative!
• Isabella won the PJ day and got our class some points.

• LOTS of pennies came in. Enough to fill an ice cream bucket!
• That was enough to get 1st place for the pre-grade 4 penny contest!!!

• Grade 4 tied with the 8th graders for the school spirit award for the week! WAY TO GO!

This coming 5 days…

• Nothing as exciting as spirit week.
• Time to get the brains back to thinking about learning.
• World Maths Day is Monday.
• World Spelling Day is Wednesday.
• We'll do some origami in art class.
• Mrs. Gielow will be here on Tuesdays for the next few weeks to teach and practice chimes. We hope to play in church.

May the Lord shower you with blessings this week

1 John 3:18

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

What's up?

February 14-18

• In science we started a chapter about what God used to "make up" the Earth.
• We discussed landforms, weathering, and erosion.
• We watched a few video clips from Discovery.com about making building and bridges "earthquake" proof. I was as fascinated as the 4th graders.

• We started practicing for World Maths Day and World Spelling Day.
• Both can be accessed via the internet on any computer.
• worldmathsday.com
• worldspellingday.com

• We made "centipedes" in PE. It was fun to watch.

February 21-25

• In science we will continue with learning about the planet God gave us.
• Some of the students have brought in rocks to show the class.
• That's a great idea -- but they have to know something about the rock.

• This is Spirit Week. But it still is a school week, complete with assignments.
• A representative will be here on Thursday to talk about Luther Prep School in Watertown.

God Bless

1 John 4:11-12

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

Another Week of God's Grace

Last week:

• I finished reading, The Wizard of Oz to the class.
• There are 2 AR tests that the children could take on the book. The tests were worth a total of 14 points if passed with 100%.
• If you haven't read the book, but have only watched the movie… Read the book; it's a lot different. The kids enjoyed the book.

• We watched the movie, The Wizard of Oz for our 2nd quarter AR prize.
• We had a wonderful discussion about the differences between the book and the movie.

This week:

• Valentine party on Monday.
• It will be short.

• Otherwise, the week should be pretty much back to "normal"… At least that's what's planned!
• Wednesday is a 1:35 dismissal.

God bless your week.

Psalm 18:1-2

I love you, LORD, my strength.

The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

What's going on?

This past week:

• The children finished typing their tall tales. The stories they chose were very entertaining. When I get a bit of extra time I'll publish some of their tales on the class website.
• We wrote letters and made Valentine cards that were sent to Miss Pamperin.
• In math we took on a few challenges:
• First, we multiplied 3 digits (2 x 5 x 9)
• Then, we moved on to multiplying identical numbers (4 x 4 x 4)
• Finally, we did the same multiplying, but wrote them as exponents.
• We'll be working on that challenge for weeks to come.

This coming week:

• Tuesday is a science test on weather and the tools we use to measure it.
• Perhaps this week, short as it is, would be a good time to watch our movie and have our snacks for the AR reward.
• The kids had a few ideas for which movie they'd like to see and what kind of snacks they want.
• But the final decision is mine.

God's blessings to you and your family.

Psalm 86:5

You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.