Math
By Rose, Hailey, and Alex
In 4K math, we just finished the first part of our Large Numbers and Landmarks unit. There was one page that we did that we really enjoyed. It was word problems about a road trip and how many miles a family has driven. In this unit, we learned about addition, subtraction, rounding, and number lines. We just started our fractions and decimals unit. We learned about how with decimals, it is like fractions, but with only tenths and hundredths. We drew decimals on 10x10 grids. We experimented with equivalent fractions on 10x10 and 5x12 rectangles. We learned that equivalent fractions are different fractions that are equal, like ½ and 4/8. We learned how to explain them with diagrams and words. A way to do this is to “uncut the pie”. An example of this is if you draw sixths, and then erase some lines to get fourths. We also made our own fractions cards by drawing out fractions on blank squares, shading them in with colored pencils and gluing them to construction paper. Mr. Davis even joined us for this part! We are going to play a fun game with them called Fraction Capture, now that our decks are complete! We have had lots of fun in math recently. :)
Reading
by Bella Munoz, Martina Pehar, and Jack Morowczynski
In Reading workshop, we have been studying and learning from the following stories:
Hurricanes Earth’s Mightiest Storms!: In that story we had to choose a project the choices were, Weather Report, Art: Painting or a How to Book
The Earth Dragon Awakes: In that story we answered the Essential Question (E.Q) which was, How do natural disasters affect people?
Antarctic Journal: In this story we also answered the essential question (E.Q) which was, How are the different part of an ecosystem connected?
Our latest story was Cold Cold Science! In that story we answered the text to self question which was to answer if we would want to visit or work in Antarctica. Most of us said, "yes!"
We’ve also been taking comprehension and vocabulary tests where we review what we’ve learned about each story. It has been really fun learning about Planet Earth!
Social Studies
by Tori, Olivia and Griffin
In Social Studies, we just finished our timelines for the South. Right now, we are learning about the Midwest region of the United States. Within that region, we will focus on Supply and Demand, The Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, Sacagewea, and how the city of Chicago came to be so important! We have learned that the Midwest is split into two subregions (The Plain States and The Great Lake States). We’ve started to learn about how Lewis and Clark made it back from their long trip to the west coast and how they made it back with the help of Sacagewea. We also know that the Midwest is known for their agricultural goods, like corn,wheat and livestock. The Plain States of the Midwest region are known for their natural resources. We learned that first people of the Midwest were Native Americans. We found out that in 1783 the United States gained total control of the Northwest Territory from the British,in spite of the hardships many homesteaders continued to arrive to land. Also various parts of the Midwest were known for the manufacturing from 1840 to the present day. Thank you for reading what we have been up to in 4K Social Studies! (Take a Bow!)
Science
by Zoe, Jackson, Bryce
In Science we have been working on our Land and Water unit, where we explored and made stream tables to show how the water affected the land we made. First we added gravel, then humas (dirt), sand, and last clay. After that, we added water and observed the reaction it made. We also are learning about evaporation. We learned about water molecules. Water molecules are microscopic droplets of floating water in the air.
Also we just finished our science fair! Thank you so much for coming in to see all of our hard work! If you didn’t get the chance to come in and see us in person, then here is a sample of some of the experiments we presented:
Which diaper holds and absorbs the most water? (Luvs!)
Which sugar grows best? (Splenda!)
Which liquid does a orange skittle dissolve in the quickest? (Coca Cola!)
The science fair was very fun. Thank you everybody for coming. As you know, the PTO science fair was after that and was also very exciting!
Writing Workshop
by Isabella V., Clara and Kenny
In Writers Workshop we have published our persuasive essays and we are currently working on our Literary Essays. As we write our literary essays, we use the stories FOX and Amos and Boris as mentor texts. As we create a piece, we use a rubric (checklist) and mini-lessons to guide our daily workshop. For our literary essays we chose our thesis, reasons, evidence, quotes, prompts, lists, mini-stories, etc… Some of us are starting to write our essays! Lucy Calkins and Miss Kennedy have been helping us to become better writers, by giving us examples and making us work hard to achieve our goals
Extraordinary Events in 4K!
By Grant G. Alec O. Aoife M.
Just recently we had a field trip to the museum of science and industry. We first rode to the museum in the school bus. (Some kids sang thunder on the way there). We first headed to the Giant dome Theater and we watched a really cool movie called Dream Big. After the movie, we split into our assigned groups for an hour and explored the museum. Then, we went into a science lab where we learned about Newton's Laws of motion. After, we headed for the bus pick up then headed back to school.
This week we had our Spring Concert! We had a re-enactment of the book Where The Wild Things Are, and we added 4 different songs to the piece. Thank you for attending! We hope that you enjoyed our performance!
By Rose, Hailey, and Alex
In 4K math, we just finished the first part of our Large Numbers and Landmarks unit. There was one page that we did that we really enjoyed. It was word problems about a road trip and how many miles a family has driven. In this unit, we learned about addition, subtraction, rounding, and number lines. We just started our fractions and decimals unit. We learned about how with decimals, it is like fractions, but with only tenths and hundredths. We drew decimals on 10x10 grids. We experimented with equivalent fractions on 10x10 and 5x12 rectangles. We learned that equivalent fractions are different fractions that are equal, like ½ and 4/8. We learned how to explain them with diagrams and words. A way to do this is to “uncut the pie”. An example of this is if you draw sixths, and then erase some lines to get fourths. We also made our own fractions cards by drawing out fractions on blank squares, shading them in with colored pencils and gluing them to construction paper. Mr. Davis even joined us for this part! We are going to play a fun game with them called Fraction Capture, now that our decks are complete! We have had lots of fun in math recently. :)
Reading
by Bella Munoz, Martina Pehar, and Jack Morowczynski
In Reading workshop, we have been studying and learning from the following stories:
Hurricanes Earth’s Mightiest Storms!: In that story we had to choose a project the choices were, Weather Report, Art: Painting or a How to Book
The Earth Dragon Awakes: In that story we answered the Essential Question (E.Q) which was, How do natural disasters affect people?
Antarctic Journal: In this story we also answered the essential question (E.Q) which was, How are the different part of an ecosystem connected?
Our latest story was Cold Cold Science! In that story we answered the text to self question which was to answer if we would want to visit or work in Antarctica. Most of us said, "yes!"
We’ve also been taking comprehension and vocabulary tests where we review what we’ve learned about each story. It has been really fun learning about Planet Earth!
Social Studies
by Tori, Olivia and Griffin
In Social Studies, we just finished our timelines for the South. Right now, we are learning about the Midwest region of the United States. Within that region, we will focus on Supply and Demand, The Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, Sacagewea, and how the city of Chicago came to be so important! We have learned that the Midwest is split into two subregions (The Plain States and The Great Lake States). We’ve started to learn about how Lewis and Clark made it back from their long trip to the west coast and how they made it back with the help of Sacagewea. We also know that the Midwest is known for their agricultural goods, like corn,wheat and livestock. The Plain States of the Midwest region are known for their natural resources. We learned that first people of the Midwest were Native Americans. We found out that in 1783 the United States gained total control of the Northwest Territory from the British,in spite of the hardships many homesteaders continued to arrive to land. Also various parts of the Midwest were known for the manufacturing from 1840 to the present day. Thank you for reading what we have been up to in 4K Social Studies! (Take a Bow!)
Science
by Zoe, Jackson, Bryce
In Science we have been working on our Land and Water unit, where we explored and made stream tables to show how the water affected the land we made. First we added gravel, then humas (dirt), sand, and last clay. After that, we added water and observed the reaction it made. We also are learning about evaporation. We learned about water molecules. Water molecules are microscopic droplets of floating water in the air.
Also we just finished our science fair! Thank you so much for coming in to see all of our hard work! If you didn’t get the chance to come in and see us in person, then here is a sample of some of the experiments we presented:
Which diaper holds and absorbs the most water? (Luvs!)
Which sugar grows best? (Splenda!)
Which liquid does a orange skittle dissolve in the quickest? (Coca Cola!)
The science fair was very fun. Thank you everybody for coming. As you know, the PTO science fair was after that and was also very exciting!
Writing Workshop
by Isabella V., Clara and Kenny
In Writers Workshop we have published our persuasive essays and we are currently working on our Literary Essays. As we write our literary essays, we use the stories FOX and Amos and Boris as mentor texts. As we create a piece, we use a rubric (checklist) and mini-lessons to guide our daily workshop. For our literary essays we chose our thesis, reasons, evidence, quotes, prompts, lists, mini-stories, etc… Some of us are starting to write our essays! Lucy Calkins and Miss Kennedy have been helping us to become better writers, by giving us examples and making us work hard to achieve our goals
Extraordinary Events in 4K!
By Grant G. Alec O. Aoife M.
Just recently we had a field trip to the museum of science and industry. We first rode to the museum in the school bus. (Some kids sang thunder on the way there). We first headed to the Giant dome Theater and we watched a really cool movie called Dream Big. After the movie, we split into our assigned groups for an hour and explored the museum. Then, we went into a science lab where we learned about Newton's Laws of motion. After, we headed for the bus pick up then headed back to school.
This week we had our Spring Concert! We had a re-enactment of the book Where The Wild Things Are, and we added 4 different songs to the piece. Thank you for attending! We hope that you enjoyed our performance!