100th Day Challenge

100 days, 100 marshmallows, 100 toothpicks...

Today was the 100th day of school, and we had to make a tower out of 100 marshmallows and 100 toothpicks.  Some of our groups did well, and other groups found it more difficult.

Some things we learned during this marshmallow challenge were-
-how to figure and plan things out
-how to make a strong base
-how to agree with your teammates
-it helps to have a picture in your head before starting
-you need a bigger base and a narrower top
-put all of your teammates ideas together

9 inches

7 inches

4 inches

2.5 inches

We are 100 days smarter in 4th grade!!

Your student bloggers,
The Fantastic Fourth

Second Grade Bread Sale

Today we went to the annual second grade bread sale.  Each year the second graders bake tasty bread and sell it by the slice to the lower school students.  Each slice costs twenty-five cents.  The money from the bread sale is donated to Atlantic General Hospital which is just a couple miles from our school.

The second graders had jobs that switched throughout the morning.  Some of their jobs were bus people, cashier, bakers, drinks and host/hostess.

Everyone enjoyed the bread very much.  We had choices of white, cinnamon, or cinnamon raisin.  We also had icing, honey, butter, sprinkles, jelly, and cinnamon as options for our toppings.  A big thank you to the second grade teachers, Mrs. Frostrom and Mrs. Bunting for putting their time and effort into another successful bread sale.

Your student bloggers,
The Fantastic Fourth

African Safari

Mrs. Lynch, our teacher,  just got back from South Africa. She saw many different animals that we do not have in the USA.  Mrs. Lynch got to see the "Big Five".  These animals are the biggest and baddest in Africa.  These are some of the pictures Mrs. Lynch took of the "Big Five"while she was on her trip.

Cape buffalo

Elephants

Leopard

Lion

Rhinos

On Boulders Beach there are penguins.  Penguins can live there because the ocean is so cold. Sharks also like this area because of the cold water.

While in Cape Town, Mrs. Lynch visited Robben Island.  Nelson Mandela was held in this prison for speaking out against the South African government.  He wanted all South Africans to have equal rights and to be treated fairly.  After his release, Mandela became the first black president of South Africa.

Entrance to Robben Island

Mandela's prison cell

Table Mountain is also known as the Sleeping Giant.  Table Mountain is a plateau.  A plateau looks like a mountain with the peak chopped off it.  

View of Table Mountain from Robben Island

Our teacher also went to Zimbabwe to visit Victoria Falls.  Victoria Falls is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.  It is nicknamed "The Smoke that Thunders".  It is almost twice the height as our Niagra Falls.  

Victoria Falls

When Mrs. Lynch returned from her trip, she surprised us with our own safari cars.  We used the safari cars to have our own trip to Africa.  

Our safari cars

Ready to go on a safari

Your student bloggers,
The Fantastic Fourth

Door Decorating Contest

Every year the lower school classrooms decorate their doors for Book Character Day.  On this day we dress up like our favorite book character from any book.

This year we decorated our door like "Read Box".  Instead of renting movies, you can watch book reviews.  We used the app called Educreations and recorded our voices giving a summary of any chapter book we read.  We also included who we think would like to read this book.

We took our digital reports and turned them into QR codes.  You can scan the QR code and watch our book report videos.

We also drew the front cover of our chapter book.

You student bloggers, 

The Fantastic Fourth

Box Top Winners

Our grade was the first Box Top winners of this school year.  We turned in Box Tops to raise money for our school.  Our school collected 3,290 Box Tops in September and the beginning of October.  Our grade alone collected 614 Box Tops.  Each Box Top is worth ten cents.  The grade who turned in the most Box Tops won a Dunkin' Donuts party.  Box Tops can be found on many foods and products.

 

              

We are going to keep collecting Box Tops so we can earn another Dunkin' Donuts party.  

Your student bloggers,
The Fantastic Fourth

Breast Cancer Awareness Day

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Today we all wore pink to school.  We each donated a $1 (or more) to Women Supporting Women.  This organization helps women and men during their rough times.  Women Supporting Women can give tips, advice, support, and confidence to those in need.  

Here are some other ways we can show our support:

-wear pink

-raise money for breast cancer research/awareness

-wear pink ribbons

-hang a pink wreath on your door

-make support signs

-hug a person in need

-send a note to a cancer survivor

Your student bloggers, 

The Fantastic Fourth

Measuring Density

Our science experiment was really fun. We used washers to measure different liquids on a scale.  The liquids we measured were cooking oil, glycerin, plain water, and alcohol.  We learned that glycerin has the most density out of these liquids.  Density is how close or spread out molecules are in a substance.   The molecules that were spread out more, weighed less.  So, they had less density.  

For fun, we measured the density of soapy water.  We learned that soap does not effect the amount of density in plain water.

Your student bloggers,
The Fantastic Fourth