October 1st?!?!?

How is it October already!! It seems like we just started school yesterday! Thankfully, we are all enjoying the cooler weather in class.

We are beginning a measurement unit in science. Today in class we broke down the Ohio 4th grade standard on measurement for science. According to the standard, students should be able to select the appropriate tools and use relevant safety procedures to measure length, weight, volume, temperature and area in metric and English units. This week we began length. Here are some helpful link for our unit:

• The Ruler Game


• Fun Brain Ruler Game


• Measuring Pencils (they use the British spelling of centimetres)


• Interactive Measurement Games


• Measurement Powerpoints

We will finish our measurement unit by estimating and measuring pumpkins. Each student will need to bring in a pumpkin by October 27 for these activities. (The pumpkin should not be bigger or heavier than a fourth grader can carry on the bus.) Our pumpkin science study will coincide with the reading aloud of the book Me and the Pumpkin Queen by Marlane Kennedy who visited our school yesterday.

We are extending our study of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing for another week or so due to our very interrupted October schedule. For a list of upcoming events, visit the 4th grade calendar.

Remember that we have our first field trip on Wednesday to Sycamore Park. Students need to dress for outdoor weather and wear appropriate walking shoes.