Natural Phenomena

Click on the links below to help you research for your myth.

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~hmwkhelp/hwh_natdis.htm
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/

March Parent Letter & HW Calendar

Book Talk Extensions

Today, Maya gave two book talks that sparked some conversation and interest in more background information. The books she read were Live Free or Die which was a biography of Harriet Tubman and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas which was a story of a young German boy and a Jewish boy who lived in a Nazi prison camp. Below are several links to explore these topics a bit further. I will try to add more as I find them.

The Underground Railroad
The Holocaust
Children of the Holocaust
KidsConnect: The Holocaust

Conference Schedule

Tuperware Fundraiser for Mrs. Nanda

I wanted to remind everyone about the fundraiser the elementary school is doing to help Mrs. Nanda and her family pay for medical expenses. We are selling Tuperware, and 40% of the item cost will be donated to Mrs. Nanda's. Anyone can order online; students/parents do not need to handle any money. They just need to spread the word and pass on the website link. The link is posted below. Please take a few minutes to support Mrs. Nanda.

http://order.tupperware.com/pls/htprod_www/home

February Newsletter & Homework Calendar

Ancient Greek Olympics

As we draw nearer to our Olympic Opening Ceremonies (both in Kremmling and in London), take a few minutes to learn about the history of the Olympic Games.

BBB Primary History: The Olympic Games
Ancient Olympic Athletes
The Ancient Olympic Games
Official Olympic Site

Spirit Day!

On Wednesday, the K-8 students and staff will have the opportunity to show off the colors of their favorite sports team. Students may wear jerseys or shirt representing a favorite team of any sport, or they may wear team's colors if, like me whose favorite sport is swimming, a jersey is not available. :)

Also, on Tuesday, February 6, the elementary school will be hosting the opening ceremonies for our 2012 Winter Olympics. Our class will be representing Greece whose flag is blue and white. Please encourage your child to wear a blue or white shirt that day to add to our unified appearance.

Study Hall

Remember that our Study Hall time has been switched to Mondays after school. See you there!

Fraction Fiesta!

After weeks of hard work, we are wrapping up our fraction unit in math. To celebrate (and do more fraction work), our class will be having a fraction fiesta. We have several hands-on activities to reinforce what we have learned about fractions. Because fourth graders love to eat, students asked if we could have food. My one requirement was that the food must be fraction friendly. If you would like to send some fruit snacks, M&Ms, or  a pan of breakfast bars (our fiesta will be at 8:10), please let me know by Monday or Tuesday so I can plan some food related fraction activities. Thanks!