The Story "comes to life" in Jumanji!

We decided to have a little fun with Reading and do something different. We created a Wax Museum based off of Chris Van Allsburg's book, Jumanji. In order to do this, students got into small groups (based on 5 different scenes from the story) and then "recreated" their scenes with props, backgrounds, and costumes. Last but not least, they became the characters from the story when they posed as wax statues! We had some younger classes come in to "tour" our museum. Keep in mind that as wax statues, the kids were not allowed to move or talk - they had to stay as "STILL as STATUES!" It was fun!!!

Top 2 Pictures - Rhino Stampede!
by Noah (Rhino), Dylan (Rhino), Rachael (Peter) & Hunter (Judy)
Judy and Peter were playing Jumanji. All of a sudden, Rhinos burst through the wall and stampeded into the house! Splinters flew everywhere! China broke and tables cracked! Judy and Peter were so surprised!

Next 2 Pictures - Lost Guide!
by Cade (Guide), Katrina (Peter) & Elena (Judy)
Judy rolled the dice, and the square said, “Lost Guide.” There was a guide holding a map mumbling about where to go. He was lost! Then Peter rolled the dice, and the square said, “Python sneaks into camp.” A python appeared on the fireplace. The guide got scared and ran to the couch.

Next 2 Pictures - Volcano Erupting!
by Tanner (Peter), Bailey (Judy) & Mia (Monkey)
Judy rolled the dice, and she got a 3! The card said, “Volcano erupting!” All of a sudden, she couldn’t see Peter. The room started shaking and lava poured from the fireplace. The lava got into some water and steam went up into the air. The monkey went behind the couch!

Next 2 Pictures - Monkeys in the Kitchen!
by Kianna (Monkey), Nate (Monkey), Cullen (Peter) & Anna (Judy)
Monkeys are in the kitchen stealing food! Peter and Judy walked in and saw them on the table and going through the refrigerator. The monkeys are throwing pans in the kitchen and making a terrible mess!

Last 2 Pictures - Lions Attack!
by Riley (Lion), Carter (Lion), Jaden (Peter) & Kaysha (Judy)
Judy and Peter were playing Jumanji when Peter rolled the dice and got a 7. He landed on, “Lion attacks.” Peter looked at Judy who had a look of horror on her face. When Peter looked behind him, he saw two lions sitting on the piano!

Having Fun with the TKers

On Thursday, April 1st, we got together with Mrs. Snyders' TK class to do some fun Easter projects. Each 4th grader was paired up with a TK student. Together they read Easter stories, decorated cupcakes to look like Easter baskets, and made a bunny art project with their handprints. The kids had a lot of fun!!!

Customary Olympics

We went to Mr. Childress' classroom on Tuesday, March 16, to participate in Customary Olympics (we did Metric Olympics last year in 3rd grade). Before we went to his classroom, students had to estimate what "score" (measurement) they thought they would get in each event. We then went into Mr. Childress' classroom and had his 7th grade students help us at 5 different stations where the students actually participated in the following events: Paper Straw Javelin (in.), Shoe Weight (oz.), Standing Broad Jump (in.), Bean Bag Toss (in.), and Left-handed Sponge Squeeze (fluid oz.). The students' scores for each event were the differences between their estimates and their actual measurements. The student with the lowest score was the winner!

Winners of each event were:
Standing Broad Jump - Mia with a score of 0 inches
Shoe Weight - Noah & Carter both with a score of 0 oz.
Paper Straw Javelin - Hunter with a score of 7 inches
Left-handed Sponge Squeeze - Kiana & Noah both with a score of 0 fluid oz.
Bean Bag Toss - Noah with a score of 0 inches

Thank you to Mr. Childress and his students for helping us with this fun event! As I've always told my kids... Math is FUN!!!

Iditarod

The Great Iditarod Race starts on the first Satuday of March in Alaska! We enjoyed learning about the history of the Iditarod (the Balto story), learning about the current races (gear they need, territory they cross, etc), learning about Iditarod Vocabulary, and each getting to choose a Musher to follow throughout the race. Cade chose Lance Mackey, who was this year's champion! Here are the students "teaching" the rest of the class about a certain "apect" of the Iditarod.

Gearing up for ITBS Week!

Scenes from Christmas

Just a couple pictures from Christmas! Kaysha and Mia both performed in the Talent Show. Mia played "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" on the piano, and Kaysha did a little dance skit with a couple other 4th grade girls. Thank you all for helping to decorate our Blue and White candy canes! They looked AWESOME! We truly did have a very "Blue and WHITE Christmas" this year!