Team News: Week of February 17-21

This Week:  We continued learning about the winter Olympics through a variety of activities.  We also began learning about the Iditarod which is starting on March 1^st.  Each student chose a musher to follow throughout the race.  We did a little research on our mushers to create a pennant that shows our support.  We also used “The Last Great Race” as a resource to answer some of the questions we had about the Iditarod.  In math we used this week to review some of the skills previously learned.  In science we began learning about how to classify living things and plant and animal cells.  We also had a special guest, Jake St. Pierre, come talk to the 4^th graders about mountain climbing.  He talked mostly about his experiences climbing Everest and other peaks over in Nepal.    We also did a STEM activity and built a ski jump.  We finally had our Valentine’s Day party on Friday!

Next Week:  In Literacy we will read a story called “My Brother’s Flying Machine.”  We will also continue learning about the Iditarod and do some fun activities around it.  Students will have to track their musher’s progress daily.  In math we will learn about adding and subtracting fractions.  I think everyone will do well with it.  We will continue on with science as well.