The Mysteries Of Fourth Grade
5/11/2018
Here at the Fourth Grade Blog, we ordinarily cover all of the 'usual' things in our newsletter, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies/Science, class trips, etcetera -- but this time we'd like to do feature a few things we don't normally feature. In this week's blog, we take a sneak peek at some of the other classes and activities that go on at school besides those that are just 'standard Fourth Grade'. Take a gander, as we're featuring some videos from the lunchroom, morning games, an odd moment where the kids jam themselves into the teacher's chair, some sod/adobe construction, and a cut-throat game of dodgeball from physical education! (We even managed to turn math on its head with a dressdown pass competition... see below!) Polygon Madness!Earlier in the week, the Fourth Grade math class held a competition to see who could identify (using a set of riddles) the most polygons in the shortest amount of time. (Polygons ranged from standard three-sided triangles (right, isosceles equilateral, scalene, etcetera) to hexagons and octagons. The idea was for students to familiarize themselves with the terms and concepts associated with geometric shapes. The contest proved so heated that it went into our language arts class. The winners eventually proved to be Keeva and Sonya, who managed to identify thirteen polygons in about ten minutes. and then wasted no time in using their dress down passes the very next day! Morning GamesOn Fridays, we usually run a 'mash up' of games in the morning meeting. Instead of focusing on just one game, we take one game suggestion from each student and then play it as quickly as we can. In the video above, watch as fourth grade runs through several games! Behind The Scenes At |
Auction Items - Second Chance! Wednesday, May 9th - Friday, May 11th The few-but-fabulous items left over from PNA's 2017 auction will be up for sale via silent auction this Wednesday through Friday in the front hall at PNA. Don't miss out on this opportunity bid on a variety of wonderful one-of-a-kind items - all at discounted prices! Bidding closes at 6:00pm Friday. | Ice Cream Social Volunteers! Thursday, May 24th Parent volunteers are needed to help serve ice cream starting around 3 PM. We're also looking for a parent to pick up our Ice Cream treats at Tastee Freez and deliver them to school. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f45a4a72da7fb6-field1 or send an email to [email protected] |
Parent Association!
Officer Elections for 2018-19
It's time to elect Parent Association officers for the new school year! Offices include President, Vice-President, and Secretary. We are fortunate to have such incredible and talented parents at PNA, and we would love to have your help with the events that benefit and inspire our PNA students. This is a great opportunity to see your ideas come to fruition at our new building! Let us know at
[email protected] if you are interested or if you would like to find out more information about what is involved.
Nominations for officers will be accepted through May 11th and officers will be elected via a meeting to be held at a TBA date and time.
Officer Elections for 2018-19
It's time to elect Parent Association officers for the new school year! Offices include President, Vice-President, and Secretary. We are fortunate to have such incredible and talented parents at PNA, and we would love to have your help with the events that benefit and inspire our PNA students. This is a great opportunity to see your ideas come to fruition at our new building! Let us know at
[email protected] if you are interested or if you would like to find out more information about what is involved.
Nominations for officers will be accepted through May 11th and officers will be elected via a meeting to be held at a TBA date and time.
Field Day Chaperons Needed!
Thursday, May 24th
Ms Molly will need a few parents to help with Field Day on Thursday, May 24th, with the following tasks:
1) Three parents to help her with planning, food, and set up (starting at 9:30 AM)
2) About eight parents to help the kids with the games (From 12:45 -3:00 PM)
If you are interested in helping, let us know what your availability is by using the sign up link:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090F45A4A72DA7FB6-field1
or you can send an email to
[email protected]
Thursday, May 24th
Ms Molly will need a few parents to help with Field Day on Thursday, May 24th, with the following tasks:
1) Three parents to help her with planning, food, and set up (starting at 9:30 AM)
2) About eight parents to help the kids with the games (From 12:45 -3:00 PM)
If you are interested in helping, let us know what your availability is by using the sign up link:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090F45A4A72DA7FB6-field1
or you can send an email to
[email protected]
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Martina Henke
Martina Henke has been a K-8 educator for 30+ years. A life-long learner, she loves working with kids of all ages, new technology, great books, fiber arts, and her wonderful family!
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