A Big Bite

Metric Olympics, Winter Wonderland, what a way to end our week!  

Mathletes! 

Speed Skating

Speed skating

Mrs. Merten was able to catch the Opening Ceremonies on video and I was able to catch a few of the heats from the Speed Skating Event.  

We had so much fun with math this week, and especially today.  Many students said that their favorite event was the luge, while others thought speed skating was the best.  Some students thought all of the events were equally enjoyable and could not pick a favorite. We worked on measurement, time and working in a cooperative group during this grade wide activity.The Olympic spirit was evident in all of the mathletes; there was the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.  It was wonderful to see the sportmanship and cooperation shown by all of the mathletes. :)

This is the link to Mrs. Merten's blog if you would like to see her pictures! Click here for Mrs. Adams, and here for Ms. Farrell.

 Thanks so much to Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Hess and Mrs. MacMurray for all of their help with this fun event.  Mrs. Perry helped us organize the stations and rearranged her schedule so that we could use the gym this morning.  She also was the judge of the luge event! Mrs. MacMurray helped everyone with the Olympic theme music, and during art class with Mrs. Hess, the students designed and created their own medals! We couldn't have done it without them!

In reader's and writer's workshop we are continuing to prepare for the ELA MCAS and we are reading Snow Treasure as an interactive read aloud.  We have been studying "author's craft," and are trying to use these techniques in our own writing.  We are studying wind and clouds in science and are still touring the northeast region in social studies.

In March, we will be presenting one more speech and will have another athletic math activity.  We are all in agreement that we are tired of snow and are ready for spring!
Leave a comment and let me know what you think about the first annual 4th grade JFK Measurement Olympics!
Mrs. W