Halloween

Our Halloween Party was a huge success!  After we passed out candy to our friends we played Minute to Win It party games!  We also played Halloween Bingo and had delicious apples, caramel, donuts, cookies, and cider!  The weather cooperated and we were able to parade around the school, with the other classes, showing off our wonderful Halloween costumes! Thank you to all that volunteered and made our Halloween extravaganza a success!!

Off To A Great Start!!

News from Mrs. Piechocki's Grade 4, Room 12

School is back in session and the 4th Graders have already gotten the swing of things!  We have been learning about numbers in the millions, plants, and God's Creation!  We have also been learning about character traits and how to write a great sentence! In September we enjoyed our Farewell to Summer hot dog lunch as a school community and we also participated in the school Jog-a-thon to raise money for technology!  We  attended our field trip to the Imagination Station this month and it was a fantastic day! 4th Grade is off to a great start!

4th Quarter

I cannot believe that Easter is here and we are in the 4th Quarter of our school year!  There are many exciting things to look forward to in the 4th Quarter!  In math, students will be learning how to add and subtract fractions, measure area and perimeter, and all about geometry!  Science class will also be very exciting!  We will be wrapping up the year with our solar system unit; this involves making Oreo cookie moon phase posters and a model of the Solar System using toilet paper.  In May, we will be having Tiger Day and an ice cream party! In the mean time, stay safe and bundle up and enjoy the coming of Spring!  

Welcome to the 2017-2018 School Year!

I can't believe we are already into the 2017-2018 school year!!  The year got off to a great start!  We are all getting to know each other and how the 4th grade classroom works. The 4th graders are excited to be able to take part in Student Council, the Spelling Bee, the Geography Bee, Honor Roll, and Altar Service this year!!  We will partake in field trips such as the Imagination Station, the Henry Ford, and the MJR Theater.  We also do special activities in the classroom such as The Thanksgiving Fowlies and Tiger Day. 

I look forward to meeting all of you at Parent Night.  I am sure that, together, we will have a Fabulous Fourth Grade year!!

See What's Happening in Science Lab!!!

The Fourth Grade Students have had quite an exciting time in the Science Lab this year!  Mrs. Tucker has provided the students with many wonderful hands-on opportunities to explore the various units of study we have been doing.

We started the year with Matter and Energy.  The students were explored the different properties of matter such as mass, density, and volume.  They also explored the world of energy by creating electric circuits and magnet investigations.

We then moved onto our unit on The Solar System.  Students created models of the Solar System and Moon Phases.  

We are now exploring Plant and Animals.  The students are learning about adaptations that allow plants and animals to survive in their environment.  We also have some butterfly larvae in our room that we will watch carefully as they transform into Painted Lady Butterflies over the next few weeks.

Happy New Year!

I cannot believe that it is 2017 and we are almost half way through our school year!  There are many exciting things to look forward to in the 3rd and 4th Quarters!  In math, students will be learning how to multiply by 2-digit numbers, long division, and how to add and subtract fractions!  Science class will also be very exciting!  We will be wrapping up our solar system unit by making Oreo cookie moon phase posters and then we will move on to exploring plants and animals.  In March, we will be taking another museum field trip in and we will be going to see the Earth Day movie at the MJR in May!  In the mean time, stay safe and bundle up and enjoy some winter outdoor activities with your wonderful kids!!

1st Quarter

I cannot believe that we are wrapping up the 1st Quarter this week!  We have already accomplished so much since the beginning of school on August 24.  We spent the first week getting to know each other!  I have quite a talented bunch this year!  Football, Soccer, Sewing, Volleyball, and Track are just a few of the after school activities that the 4th graders are involved in!  In September, we had a visit from the Windy City Players that performed the "real" story of Sleeping Beauty!  We also participated in our first Student Council elections and Tyler R. was the victor!  All of the kids did a great job with posters and speeches; it was a very close race!  Austin, Chrystian, and Gabby participated in the All School Spelling Bee.  Chrystian is moving on to the K of C Bee in November! All of the spellers did  w-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l!!  October 7 we had the annual Jog-A-Thon!  This is a very important fundraiser for our school!  Thank you to all of your friends and family for their generosity!!  We also had our first field trip in October.  We went to the Imagination Station (take a look at the video below this post).  The kids spent the day exploring different areas of science.  They all behaved very well and came back with many stories and information to share with the class!  We will round out the month with our Halloween Party!  Stay tuned for pics.....we are off to a great start!!!