4th Grade Buddy Class Activity

Last week, our 4th grade buddies came down to read to us! We did a "get to know you" activity first to meet our buddy for the year.They read several books from the "If You Give A" series.

They also brought us chocolate chip cookies!

Alphabet City Project

On Friday, October 17th our Alphabet City projects will be due. This project was inspired by the book Alphabet City written by Stephen P. Johnson.

Finding letters in clever places is a fun way for students to work on identifying letters. It has made our class more aware of letters and how they surround us. After sharing this book with our class we walked around our classroom in search for some letters! Here are some that we found:

W

L

U

X

O

H

Please encourage your child to look for more letters at home and send them in! We can't wait to share what we all have found and to collaborate it into a class book :)

Tic-Tac-Toe Projects

Congratulations to our friends who completed the September Tic-Tac-Toe project! They were AWESOME! All the projects came out amazing and our class LOVED learning about them.

 Joey showed "Alli the Alligator" eating her number lunch.

 Lilliana wrote a story using the words first,then, and last.

 Andrew read a story and drew a picture of the characters and setting.

 Danielle made a 3-D diagram of her neighborhood featuring safety signs.

 Addison picked the letter A and made  a letter collage.

Logan picked the numbers 0,2,and 5 and showed how many.

Thank you so much parents for helping your child with our Tic-Tac-Toe project of the month!

Lice in the Classroom

Dear Parents,
There has been several cases of Lice in the past week. Students are getting checked daily by the nurse to make sure our class is cleared. Here is some information regarding Head Lice:


What is Lice?

• Lice are tiny insects that live on humans and feed on blood. When a large number of lice live and multiply on a person, it is called an infestation.

Where can Lice be found?

• Lice is usually found in hair, but it is most common on the back of the neck where hair and skin meet. Rarely, they can be found on eyelashes, eyebrows, and facial hair. Body lice lives in seams of clothing.

What causes Lice to spread?

• Lice spread easily from one person to another through close contact or through shared clothing or personal items (such as hats or hairbrushes). A louse cannot jump or fly. Please talk with your child at home about not hugging others, touching others hair, and not borrowing headbands/hats.

What do you do to prevent Lice?

• Spray your child's hair with perfume or hairspray.
• Talk to you child about not sharing hair products
• Blow dry your child's hair
• Use hair products including tea tree oil

The GRAND Event

Today, GSA welcomed all grandparents and grand friends into our school. We welcomed our grand guests with a song and a hug.

Thank you to everyone who came out to GSA today! The class was so happy to see their loved ones!

Johnny Appleseed's Birthday

We celebrated Johnny Appleseed's birthday on Friday, September 26th.

Did you know?

• Johnny Appleseed's real name is John Chapman
• Johnny protected animals & nature
• Johnny was born on a small farm in Massachusetts
• Johnny began traveling the U.S. at 18 
• Johnny often traded for things he needed such as food or clothing

We graphed our favorite way to eat an apple as a class! It looks like we LOVE apple juice.

Apple Eruptions & Jumping Apple Seed Experiment

In Science, we did two experiments this week involving apples! We did an apple eruption and how to make an apple seed jump experiment. The class was so surprised with the outcome that they could not wait to share it with parents!

Apple Eruption

What We Used:

• Apple
• Baking Soda
• Vinegar
• Apple Pie Spice
• Cinnamon
• Green Food Coloring ( you can use any color of your choice)

1. First, we mixed all the spices together with the baking soda. ( to give us apple scented baking soda)
2. Remove the core from your apple and more in the baking soda mixture.
3. Put food coloring of your choice in the core of the apple.
4. Pour in the vinegar and watch your apple erupt!

Jumping Apple Seed

What You Need:

• 2/3 teaspoons of baking soda
• 1/2 cup of water
• a clear cup
• apple seeds
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

1.  Combine baking soda with water in a cup.
2. Add in apple seeds.
3. Drop in the lemon juice.
4. Watch your seeds bounce around!