End of the Year Party

Who wouldn't have fun with an egg toss, water balloon fight, kickball game, pizza and cupcakes?

The 4th graders sure did!

A big thanks to our room parents who put on a fabulous end of the year party for us!  We had a blast!

Author Study Tea

The 4th graders did an excellent job on their Author Study projects!  It was great to see everyone's boards set up for our open house.  I think the parents and special guests who came had a great time listening to the students' presentations.  

Thanks for working so hard, 4th graders!

Author Study Tea

Our classroom is a MESS! 

Our creative juices are flowing and we're getting our presentation boards

 ready for our Author's Tea on Friday. 

Come and join us for this awesome event!

11:15 on Friday, May 25th

Sibley Media Center

Cookies and Punch Provided



Lucas Amundson - U.S. Army Blackhawk Pilot

We had an awesome visitor today!  

Lucas Amundson, a Blackhawk pilot for the U.S. Army, came to speak to our class about his military experiences.  He had great pictures of Afghanistan and he also brought some pilot gear to show the class. 

 He even had a pair of night vision goggles with.  All of the 4th graders got to try them out!

We were very honored to have Lucas come and speak to our classes.  

We appreciate his service to our country and want to thank him for a very fun afternoon!

Grandpa Phil and the Gold Rush

Grandpa Phil came to 4th grade for his annual Gold Rush presentation last week!

We've been reading about the California and Klondike gold rushes in Reading class while studying the West and Northwestern regions of the United States in Social Studies.  These topics fit perfectly with Grandpa Phil's passion for gold prospecting.  

His presentation focused on the westward expansion of the United States and how the gold rush affected that.  He demonstrated how to pan for gold by hand, and also how to do it with his mechanical panner using the dirt he ordered from Alaska.  

We were VERY excited when we found a gold nugget as we began our panning process!

Grandpa Phil also brought along his metal detectors and the students got a chance to use them to find coins and other metal objects in the grass.

We had a fabulous time during our gold rush presentation!  

Thanks, Grandpa Phil!