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WOW!! You've made it co-teachers! 

It's the last week of 4th grade! 

This week we'll reflect and celebrate all that we've accomplished in this topsy-turvy year. We'll continue to have a daily Morning Meeting @ 9 a.m. each day, but there will be NO small groups. I will still be around for Office Hours and would LOVE for students to stop by and say hey! Projects will be posted daily, but if they don't all get done, please don't fret, the goal is to have fun!  

MONDAY: State Project Presentations and Virtual Field Trip 

  • Students will view their classmates' State Project presentations on Flipgrid and choose a state that they'd like to "visit." Once they've chosen a state to visit, they'll look through YouTube, State Park websites, and Google Images to create a virtual field trip of their choice.  

TUESDAY: STEM Challenge

  • Students will have a choice of STEM Challenge. They will imagine, design, build, and test their creations. They'll post their projects on Flipgrid and check out their classmates' work as well! 

    • Save recyclables, set aside some craft supplies for this day! 

WEDNESDAY: Angle Art Project

  • Students will use all they've learned about geometry to create a piece of Angle Artwork to post to a shared Padlet. Students will then comment on all the geometry vocabulary they notice in their classmates' artwork. Parallel lines? Obtuse angles? Scalene triangles?

THURSDAY: Ice Cream and a Movie 

  • Spend the morning shaking up some homemade ice cream, then join the class in watching a movie together @1 p.m. EST. If your child is interested in this project you'll need: 

    • Half-and-half

    • Ziploc bags or equivalent (bigger and smaller) 

    • Ice

    • Salt 

    • Sugar 

    • Vanilla Extract 

FRIDAY: Last Day, Half Day, Farewell Family Breakfast

  • Let's all get together at our final Morning Meeting of 4th grade to say so long, farewell! Bring your coffee and morning snacks. Students will watch the Tribute Video (please help your child post their 4th grade memories by Wednesday!) to reminisce on 4th grade memories and we'll all cheer each other on for making it through this wild, but truly wonderful year!   

Thank you for all that you do lovely 401 families! Looking forward to this celebratory week. 

Have a great weekend,

Kati 

P.S. The Daily today on the "History and Meaning of Juneteenth" was a really interesting reflection and relates to our class discussion at our Social Studies Live Meet. Thought I would share as a resource for a family-guided listen about the history and significance of Juneteenth, especially amidst current events.