Websites for the week of March 1-5

"Houdini Box" vocabulary

http://www.quia.com/jg/1456934.html

http://quizlet.com/146514/the-houdini-box-vocab-flash-cards/

The Iditarod begins on Saturday. Keep updated at the below site.

http://www.iditarod.com/

OLYMPICS COMES TO FOURTH GRADE

STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A METRIC OLYMPICS - The events included a Cotton Ball Shot Put, Straw Javelin Throw, Milliliter Dash, Tongue Depressor Weight Lifting, and Paper Clip Karate Blow. See if you can guess what event is happening in each above picture.

Math Websites

http://www.schoolweb.missouri.edu/smithville.k12.mo.us/uptegrove/meaurement.html This has many activities for measuring.

Multiplication basis facts - This is loaded with many practices games.

http://jmathpage.com/JIMSMultiplicationpage.html

Ingredients for Artifacts

Students will be involved in an archeology dig about artifacts found in Kentucky. In order to make artifacts, the following recipe needs to be made and brought into school on Wednesday, February 24. Please bring in a Ziploc bag or margarine bowl.

1 cup of flour

1 cup water

½ cup salt

2 tsp. cream of tarter

1 T oil

saucepan

Cook ingredients over medium-low heat until mixture is firm

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Wednesday, February 17 - Students will take a field trip to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Is this a safe house? This is just one question students will learn on their journey.

The mystery word for the week of February 15 is abolitionist.

Pictures of the week of February 1-5

In studying about Hawaii, students learned hula moves.

Poetry Slam- Students wrote graffiti on a tablecloth preparing for the Slam. Each student performed their poem, that they wrote, before the class the day of the Poetry Slam.