HOW TO throw a baseball

Tade demonstrated how to throw a baseball.  He started with how you hold the baseball and went through the throw.  He was very specific on the instructions from a 90 degree angle on the leg you lift up to the follow through.  Great information Tade!

HOW TO dribble a soccer ball

Keegan Y. showed the class how to dribble a soccer ball.  Dribbling a soccer ball means that you are controlling the ball while moving with the ball.  He had a lot of soccer knowledge to pass on to us!  Great job Keegan.

HOW TO make a paper cup

Nolan showed the class how to fold a paper cup.  He even demonstrated (several times) how to drink from the cup.  What a neat idea!

HOW TO make pigs in a blanket

Joseph taught the class how to make pigs in a blanket.  It is a hot dog wrapped in dough.  Joseph demonstrated how to do this in the classroom.  He then had samples that the class could taste.  What a great meal idea to get the whole family involved!  Great idea Joseph!

HOW TO make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Aliah showed the class how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  She had all the steps and even the eating step.  What a great model!

HOW TO make frosting

Abby demonstrated how to make frosting using powdered sugar and water.  We learned very quickly not to add a lot of water too fast!  It was a great dipping frosting for the animal cookies.  Abby even got to demonstrate how to use the frosting as a dip for animal cookies.

HOW TO make a bracelet

 Gracie demonstrated how to make a fishtail bracelet using small rubber bands.  It looked easy while Gracie did it, but my fingers might be too big.  Great demonstration Gracie!

HOW TO make a Pet Pal

Quinlan demonstrated how to make a pet pal bead craft.  What a great job of explaining all steps!

HOW TO paint fingernails

Carissa demonstrated how to paint fingernails.  She used Trista as a model.  First, you paint the color.  Then you paint a clear coat, then the glitter, and finally another clear coat.

REPORT CARDS

Report cards will be sent home on Monday due to the weather and late starts.  Please look for this and send back the report card envelope with a signature stating you received the report card.

TENZI

We learned a new game before break!  You need 10 dice.  Race to see how long it takes to have all dice have the same number.  4S sure had fun!

Unit 2 Week 5 Suffixes Spelling Test

Can you LOCATE your child in this group?  This week's spelling list focused on suffixes.  We learned how suffixes, a letter or group of letters added to the END of the ROOT word, can change the meaning.  We know THINKING ABOUT the MEANING of the WORD can help with our understanding of the text!!!

Suffixes:  -ness (state of being or quality)        - ly (like)


example:   weakness (state of being WEAK)        quickly (moving QUICK like)  

                 -less (lack of)                                      -ful  (full of)
example:   careless (lack of CARE)                      beautiful  (full of BEAUTY)

            -est  ( superlative of adjectives and adverbs)

example: greatest ("most" great)

CELEBRATION BY 4S Students who ACHIEVED by HARD WORK and PREPARATION!

Keegan missed the group shot but was celebrating!!!

 

 

Random Act of Kindness for 4S Students

4S STUDENTS were BLESSED with a random act of kindness FROM the Carriage Center in Newton.  Residents from the Carriage Center purchased gloves and hats for the students.  They KNEW our students would BENEFIT from new gloves & hats.  The STUDENTS were THRILLED and in AWE that someone that didn't know them would do such a KIND DEED!

RACKO!!! A fun way to learn Math!!!

 

Racko is one of 4S students NEW favorites.  It is a game that involves GREATER than and LESS THAN,  STRATEGIZING, and a LITTLE luck!

• Each student is dealt 10 cards that they MUST place in their HOLDER in the order they are dealt.  NO REARRANGING allowed!
• Then the LITTLE LUCK and strategizing comes into play.  The students must decide where to place their NEW CARDS that are drawn or rejected by their opponents.
• Once they are LUCKY enough to have ALL of their cards arranged from lowest to highest (bottom to top). They say the word "RACKO".

SPIDERS!

What do you know about spiders?  4th graders read a story last week about spiders and we took the time to demonstrate the things we know and the things we learned.  What an outstanding experience to share what we are learning.

It took some 4th grade teamwork to get the spider pattern traced.  Everyone seemed excited to show what they learned about spiders!

Here are the finished projects!