The Wax Museum comes to Room 16!

Something very special occurred in Room 16 today... the room was transformed into a Wax Museum full of a diverse, famous figures.  Our first grade Reading Buddies who visited the museum entered a completely dark room filled with statues ranging form Queen Elizabeth I to wrestler John Cena.  Once in the darkened room, first graders  were able to shine a magical light onto the statues making them come to life!  The statues would tell all about themselves, then freeze once more.

Let me tell you that I could not be more proud of the incredible performances these fourth graders gave today!  Every single students knew their characters history, their accomplishments, and many fun facts that they could easily share quite often without even looking at their notes.  Their costumes and props made the museum very realistic and exciting for our first grade visitors.  It was a huge success because the fourth graders made it so!  Well done!!  PLEASE see the pics and flics page for pictures of each statue.

Our Time of Chicks

Take a "Peep" at what's been happening in the 4th grade!

In the past weeks, we were given the opportunity to be part of chick hatching.  An incubator with chick eggs was in our room for several days while the eggs slowly hatched.  We could even hear the chicks chirping from inside the eggs!  48 hours after hatching, the chicks were moved to their "brooding box" where they were safe with food, water, and a heat lamp.  Students cared for the chicks for about a week, keeping them clean and playing with them in the classroom.  It was amazing how quickly they grew!