Lost camera cord= long delay in posts

I knew one day all these absences were going to catch up with me. Upon picking up and moving the computer USB to a "safe place" while I was gone, I seem to have misplaced it. I have searched high and low and hope to come upon it soon as it had great science pictures on it. Hopefully, it will be located soon or someone will have one that will fit my camera. I have tried about every other cord I own and no luck. :( Back to my phone to take pictures I guess! :) Anyway, enjoy what is here, hopefully I can catch up for lost time later.

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Upcoming this week: 

5/14 I will be out of the classroom but in the building all day 

The weather is supposed to get HOT! Please send water bottles to school with your child. 

Popsicles have already been purchased for Tuesday. 

Math- In the last month, we finished up our geometry unit, reviewed counting, ordering, and comparing money. We made change from $5 using the fewest number of coins. Last week we reviewed telling time. We discussed breaking a clock up into halves and quarters. We also learned about elapsed time. This week we will continue elapsed time and move on to graphing.   

 
Reading-    Two weeks ago we read Operation Rescue by Christina Wilsdon. This is a nonfiction selection about the Exxon Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska in 1989. Students will learn that oil spills can kill the sea animals who get caught in them. The author’s careful explanations and excellent photographs show different methods used to clean and care for otters and sea birds pulled from the area of a spill.  
         Last week we read The Rooster who Understood Japanese by Yoshiko Uchida. In this story Mrs. Kitamura and her odd assortment of pets live next door to Miyo and her mother. One day a new neighbor demands that Mrs. Kitamura stop her pet rooster from crowing in the mornings. Sympathetic to Mrs. Kitamura’s predicament, Miyo comes up with a clever idea that solves the problem. 

         This week will we read Turtle Knows your Name by Ashley Bryan. This is a folk tale from the West Indies, a young boy (Upsilimana Tumpalerado) is frustrated because no one can remember his long name. Later when challenges to guess his grandmother’s long name (Mapaseedo Jackalindy Eye Pie Tackarindy), the boy turns to turtle who gives him some help.

Science- In the past few weeks we have been taking a look at the difference between rocks and minerals. 

 (Missing pictures of the class in goggles taking their mock rocks apart!)

 After taking apart our mock rocks (fake rocks) the class did several experiments to have evidence of what the rocks were made out of. This included adding water to vials, shaking, having them rest, then using evaporation trays to see if there was anything in the water.

After finishing up with the mock rocks, we talked about how a rock is like a cookie and made of all different ingredients (minerals) where heat is added and changes the final product. 

Below shows our mock rock cookies! :)

We read a story about the different stones for each month, what they were and why they were given. Students were fascinated by myths and stories surrounding each stone. Here is a graph of our birthdays and birthstones.

We took a look at four different minerals: Calcite, Quartz, Gypsum, and Fluorite. We observed their properties then tested to see which of these minerals were the hardest by completing different trials of scratch tests.

Writing- After finishing up poetry, we have finished up some odds and ins and are learning how fun writing can be.
  

HAPPY BELATED MOTHER'S DAY! 

Hope you enjoyed your presents. I thought they came out really cute! Students made salt dough which we formed into hearts, added our thumb prints, baked, and painted. We added a long lace so it could be your choice to use it as a necklace or maybe even a keychain. Thank you for raising such wonderful children (students)!

 

Upcoming May/June Events

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May 20^th         Chorus 6:30-3^rd and 7:30-4th

May 21^st         Band Assembly for 4^th grade at 1:00 PM

May 21^st         2^nd grade from Starry visit to FMI 9:30-10:30

May 22^nd        3^rd grade music pizza party

May 22^nd        2^nd grade from Emerson visit to FMI  9:30-10:30

May 22^nd        4^th grade field trip  Wick, Don, Col

May 23^rd         4^th grade visit to VMS  Time TBA

May 24^th         4^th grade field trip  Fa, Ca, Wilk

May 26^th         MHS Grad at 6PM

May 28^th         FMI Night Out  (2^nd grade visit)

Mary 29^th        3^rd grade track & field day

May 30           4^th grade track & field day

May 31^st         4^th grade chorus pizza party?

June 4^th            Last day of school (1:30 Dismissal)

Have a great week!

Mrs. Jodie Yuska