We learned about clouds!
We learned how to determine greatest and least decimals!
We learned about the Boston Massacre.
We learned Tuvalu is near the International Dateline.
The Shakers lined up shortest to tallest.
We learned how to play a new parachute game.
Monday, April 25, 2016
Testing 1-2-3
We'll be testing on the following dates: May 10, 11, 12, 13 (for SBAC) and May 18, 19, 20 (for NWEA).
Monday, March 28, 2016
Spring is in the Air
What a wet day! It was pouring buckets at Mount Lebanon School today. A good day to be a fish!
As many of you know, we raised eastern brook trout in our classroom. Last week, however, our fourth grade learned a very important lesson about life and death. Our trout, 200 of them, perished for an unknown reason. Our tank was the correct temperature, water quality was good, trout were developing well, but for some reason, they didn't make it. We used the situation as a teachable moment. We observed a live trout and a dead one and noticed differences in each. We are still planning on going to the river to do a release (Hanover Street School is giving us some trout) on Thursday. While we are there, we'll check water quality (oxygen level, ph level), food supply (we'll make sure there's enough BMI), habitat (riffle, run, and pool) and we'll talk about the importance of a watershed with the book A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry.
As many of you know, we raised eastern brook trout in our classroom. Last week, however, our fourth grade learned a very important lesson about life and death. Our trout, 200 of them, perished for an unknown reason. Our tank was the correct temperature, water quality was good, trout were developing well, but for some reason, they didn't make it. We used the situation as a teachable moment. We observed a live trout and a dead one and noticed differences in each. We are still planning on going to the river to do a release (Hanover Street School is giving us some trout) on Thursday. While we are there, we'll check water quality (oxygen level, ph level), food supply (we'll make sure there's enough BMI), habitat (riffle, run, and pool) and we'll talk about the importance of a watershed with the book A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Newsela
Newsela is a new online offering for elementary students. Today the kids get to vote. Here's the link to the polls:
Primary Vote!
Primary Vote!
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Peek-a-Boo
Welcome to the world! Here's one of our very own brook trout from our aquatic nursery. We looked at this specimen under the Ken-A-Vision microscope today. This trout is in the alevin stage. An alevin carries around a sac full of nutrients. When all of the nutrients are absorbed, the trout will "swim up." Swimming up is when the trout are looking for REAL food!
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
HATCHING HAVEN!
We have trout hatching! Today we observed four trout to of whom have hatched out of their egg! Ask your son/daughter about it today.
Here's a picture of an alevin taken from Henretta Science
Here's a picture of an alevin taken from Henretta Science
Monday, January 11, 2016
Playaway
Today, Mrs. Stone, our school media specialist introduced our class to a new type of reading material. They are called Playaways. Playaways are prerecorded audio players. This is what they look like:
Starting tomorrow, your child will be able to check out a Playaway from our school library. Here's how to use the Playaway:
How to use a Playaway
Starting tomorrow, your child will be able to check out a Playaway from our school library. Here's how to use the Playaway:
How to use a Playaway
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