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!

Dear Santa Letters

During Writing class, the 4th grade students wrote "Dear Santa" letters. I will deliver these letters to Santa's mailbox at Macy's in the Empire Mall (Sioux Falls), where for every letter that is written, $1 is donated to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. What a great reason to believe (and write!!!)

"The BFG" Reader's Theater

Here are the kids getting ready for and performing their "The BFG" Reader's Theaters. They really did a great job! It was such a fun book to read together!

Thankful for a Friendly Class!

Students had to pass around their classmates' "feathers" and write something nice or positive about each one of their classmates! We are thankful for such a friendly class!

A Very Cute Visitor

We were visited today (Friday, November 13th) by a very cute and cuddly visitor! Mia's mom and brother brought in one of their Chocolate Lab puppies (Mr. Hoogeveen showed up a little later). Her name is Princess, and she was adorable! What a fun treat to have on Friday the 13th!!!