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Students had a great time learning how the eye works and testing their reflexes during science time.
We decorated for Christmas and worked together to build a Christmas chain around the room. Scholars earned links for many tasks including points on AR quizzes, completed homework, extra effort and more. It made the last two weeks of December lots of fun.
California law requires that students have 200 minutes of physical education every two weeks. Our Wednesday PE class only provides 90 minutes so we supplement throughout the week. Students love playing outside. It has so many benefits!
We continue to use the Great Artist program to "brush up" our art skills. In November we studied Diego Rivera.
We have tried this several times. Using spaghetti and marshmallows of various sizes, student built structures. We're using this to explore earthquakes and engineering.
We studies lava again using more flour. The focus was on studying how volcanoes react with thicker lava. It takes more energy to blow a bubble and then...all of a sudden... We started our first Great Artist project of the year. Edgar Degas was the first artist we studied and after a few days students created their own versions of "Green Dancers". We also spread colored chalk all over the desks so cleanup took a while. I'm impressed with their efforts.
The class has worked really hard these first few weeks of the year. So, it was time to celebrate Friday with DONUTS. It was a fun way to start the day. The sugar rush also helped us learn some new math skills.
We went outside to study waves. Small groups were given ropes, a ruler and some basic instructions. They spread out and studied different sizes waves while enjoying some beautiful weather.
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Mr. Riggs has taught fourth grade for over twenty years. Learning should be fun and engaging! |