Mrs. Stielstra's Sideline: January 20

Upcoming Dates/Reminders:

Reading Minutes are due Monday.
New Word work will be coming home Monday with a test given on Friday.
Wednesday is Market day for 4th grade. Each 4th grader has made a product that they are trying to sell. Your child is welcome to bring five to seven dollars to go shopping if they would like. Your child will also want a bag to carry their purchases in.
Wacky Wednesday's are back. This coming Wednesday is backward day, February 1 is Crazy Hair day, and February 8 is pajama day.
The end of the 2nd quarter is today. Report cards will be coming home next week Friday, January, 27.
Many students are getting low on erasers. Please check with your child to see if they are in need of more. We learn by making mistakes! The erasers that slide on the top of the pencil are a favorite. :)

Curriculum Highlights:

Devotions: The students have begun leading devotions two times a week and it is a huge hit. Thanks to Efeson and Lily for leading us this week and doing a beautiful job!

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: On Monday we had several different activities that focused on Martin Luther King Jr. and the question he asked "What are you doing for others?" We decided to create themed placemats for the residents at Resthaven. The kids loved serving in this way.

Bible: We learned about the many different dreams that Joseph interpreted for the baker, the cupbearer, and for Pharaoh. We saw how God used the events in Joseph's life so that he would be a blessing to so many. We saw God's faithfulness to his people and God's salvation plan unfolding. The kids enjoyed acting out a reader's theatre for some of our Bible stories as well.

Math: We have been busy drawing pictures dealing with place value and rounding to the nearest hundred. Lots of time has been spent playing Math games to understand these concepts.

Literacy: We had a full week reading articles and locating the main idea sentence and all of the supporting details. Often we would create our own main idea sentence. This is challenging work, but the kids are doing great with it!

Science: We have begun a new unit called Organisms Have Character. This week we created a forest habitat and a freshwater habitat. We observed the different plants in each habitat and then added bess beetles to our forest and crayfish to our freshwater habitats. We have been busy watching short video clips, reading informational books, and observing the organisms to take notes on what we are learning.