There's just something about being in elementary school! It's such a great time to make friends and learn new things! I might be a little biased, but I believe it's the best years of school! :) Sometimes with all the new demands of education, the fun of elementary school can seem lost. "All work and no play." Some of my favorite memories from elementary school are all the fun crafts we made! It seemed like we were always cutting, gluing, drawing, coloring, and creating! It's just so much fun to make a craft! :)
Once a month in our class, we do exactly this! We make a fun craft! It's always tied directly to what we are learning, and it's always a way for students to show how much they have learned in a specific content area! In October, we made pumpkins. In November, we made turkeys. December brought us marshmallow ornaments. In January, we made a fun snowman! Each time we make a craft in our class, every piece is earned by completing a math problem or answering a reading question. The students earn all the pieces of their craft as they complete their work. The reward for completing the assignment is getting to put the craft together and having the accomplished feeling of finishing the assignment! :) This week, we made valentine hearts! They are so cute! This craft was tied to our fraction unit. The students had to answer 12 questions about drawing fractions, converting between improper and mixed numbers, reducing fractions, and creating equivalent fractions. Each question earned pieces like a foam heart, ribbon, multi-color sequins, pom-poms, and foam stickers! It was so much fun and the students loved creating their unique valentine heart! They are all different and beautifully creative! Our part of the hallway looks especially ready for Valentine's Day now! :) Until next time... Mrs. Griffin :) There's nothing more exciting than a trip with your friends! I am so excited to inform you that we want to take our 4th graders on a (one night) overnight trip to 4H camp! This is such an exciting field trip that will create memories that will last a lifetime. It's also a great way for our students to engage with our science content through real life experiences. Next week, we will begin to send home information about a this field trip. We will send home information one piece at a time. You will receive two pages next week: an informational page about the trip and a permission slip/health information packet. We would love to have parents join us on this trip as well! Please look for a place on the permission slip next week to mark whether or not you would like to go with us. A formal parent meeting that will give you tons of details and answer all your questions will be held on Monday, February 26th at 6pm. Please make plans to join us that evening so you can have all your questions answered. :) This is going to be an amazing field trip that you will not want your child to miss! :)
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