Field trip

Just a friendly reminder that money for Terrapin Adventures field trip is due by Friday, March 27th! Cash or money order only. No checks. The field trip is on Thursday, May 14th. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us. Thank you and we look forward to this team building adventure!:0)

GREEN OUT DAY!

In recognition of St. Patrick's Day, on TUESDAY, March 17 Scholars are allowed to wear a plain GREEN t-shirt.  Scholars must still wear their uniform bottoms and shoes. For further clarification, feel free to contact us. :-) 

 

Terrapin Adventures Field Trip

The fourth grade field trip to Terrapin Adventures on Thursday, May 14th, 2015 has been approved. The permission slip and waiver forms were sent home yesterday. Payment, permission slip and waiver form must be returned in order to attend. If you would like to volunteer to chaperone, please remember Prince George's County requires all volunteers to be fingerprinted. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know. Thank you and we look forward to sharing this experience with fourth grade. :0)

STEM Fair

Just a friendly reminder that STEM Fair Projects and Research papers are due this Thursday, March 5th. The display board is worth 40 points (assessment grade) and the research paper is worth 30 points (assessment grade).
Scholars will be presenting their hard work to the class to show what they have learned from their experiment. 
The STEM project deadlines were established so they would not interfere with PARCC testing. 
** If your child's STEM Fair project did not produce results, the following is the only solution to result in not having an "E" on the 3rd quarter report card. STEM teachers have discussed this with administration and they have approved. 

Scholars may choose one of the following topics and adhere to the deadlines to receive credit for his/her STEM project. 

1.) Does color affect the rate in which an ice cube melts?

2.) What are the most common sums of two dice when rolled?

3.) What is the probability of reaching into a bin and selecting a particular color of 

M &M candy?

Deadlines

All components: Question, Hypothesis, Variables, Materials, Procedures, Data Collection Tool, Results (actual, graph, written explanation), Conclusion, Research paper and Display board due Thursday, 3/5

REMINDER

Character Essays are due tomorrow Thursday, February 19, 2015.  Essays turned in after the due date will receive no credit and will be graded with a zero.

Valentine's Day

Fourth Grade will be exchanging Valentine's Day cards on Thursday, February 12th. Participating Scholars may address all cards with "To My Friend (or Classmate)" or "student's name".  Along with the card exchange, we will serve Scholars cookies, chips, and drinks. We have enough snacks from the previous donations.  Thank you. :-)

Thank you

Thank you to all parents who completed the online survey regarding the possible field trip to Terrapin Adventures. 

Also, there was a change to the distribution of 2nd quarter report cards. They will be sent home on February 11th. 

Washington, D.C. is having a Math festival on April 18th. It is free. I thought some scholars would love to attend. I will be there!:0) The following is the website where you can view the schedule, activities, and speakers. Best of all, it is FREE!
http://www.dcthriftymom.com/2015/02/03/national-math-festival-washington-dc-2015/