Happy Mother’s Day to all of our fabulous fourth grade moms, I hope you’re enjoying the sunny day!

We had a good first week back to school and were very busy in science and social studies. 

In science we continue to review for the NYS science test. We discussed electricity this week.  We also learned that an ecosystem is made up of living and nonliving things, and put our ecosystems together!  The students worked in small groups to count out and observe their seeds.  We planted alfalfa, rye, and mustard seeds.  The fourth section of our ecosystem is labeled “compost” and contains dead leaves and grass, pinecone particles, and rocks.  

In Social Studies we discussed the impact that the revolutionary war had on New York State.  In small groups we brainstormed which different landforms we thought had an affect on the war.  We discussed why New York State was such a crucial part of the war.  We will begin choosing topics for our revolutionary war writing next week.

In Math we are still learning about different units of measurement for weight, length, and capacity.  We have also learned a bit about the metric system.  We will have a test on Topic 14 at the end of this week.

 I hope you all have a great weekend!