Another week closer to the end of fourth grade and we still have so much to do! Here are some important dates coming up:

Wednesday, May 10th: Walk or Ride Your Bike to School Day
Thursday, May 11th: Innovation Day: if you need any supplies, bring them today
Friday, May 12th: Field Day: bring water bottles, sunglasses, hats, tennis shoes, snack, etc
Thursday, May 18th: Field trip to Powder Valley Nature Center- more info to come

ELA:
We completed our unit test this week that we started last week. The rest of the week is dedicated to Innovation Day projects. Students are able to choose any topic to research and create a project for it. Students can make posters, google slide shows, models, etc to teach the rest of the class about their topic. Students are encouraged to pick a topic they are passionate about. We will provide poster board, paper, tape, crayons, etc, but students need to bring supplies if they are creating something else (clay, legos, boxes, etc). Check out these examples:
1. Projects from former students
2. Genius Hour projects video
3. Genius Hour (Innovation Day) website

Science:
We are continuing our study on camouflage and other specialized structures that wild animals have for survival including skeletal systems and a good sense of smell. Students played a game this week were they hid animals they designed with camouflage in our school yard. Students were given one minute to “hunt” for each other’s animals. We found out that animals that were camouflaged only had 21 total hunted, while animals without camouflage had 39 total hunted.
1. Build A Skeleton game
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