Pioneer Day

Today was pioneer day in fourth grade, so we had a mixed-up morning. We went to specials and had health in the morning. We did writing this afternoon. It's always odd to have a day that isn't "quite right" according to our normal schedule. I'm sure those with 4th grade siblings would say that Pioneer Day was worth the mix-up!

Speaking of, Aussie Day is coming up next week. We are dreadfully short of volunteers so if you can spare some time in the morning or afternoon, please let me know ASAP.

Today students continued working on ranking their facts via importance. We'll share them on Tuesday. We ran right out of time for our spelling test, so be ready for your words on Tuesday (we also didn't get very many homework packets back...) I continued to do reading assessments and hope to get that wrapped up by Wednesday, as well. It's so hard to believe that it's time for us to be thinking about the end of the year.

In math we talked about ranges of data and did some mystery data. Students did a very nice job determining which graphs went with specific sets of data. We also did some work reviewing ways of looking at data. Next week we will plan our very own survey/data collection project, and I am very excited to have the chance for the kiddos to design their own project from start to finish!

Our health work continued on the skin. Did you know that, if removed, the skin of an average adult would weigh between 7 and 9 pounds. I was fascinated by that. We talked today about keeping your skin healthy: Wearing Sunscreen is the #1 thing you should be doing to keep your skin healthy.

Be safe this weekend. Safe travels, safe playing. Wear your helmets.