John Thomas's plant and animal cell

There are a lot of things that make up a plant and animal cell. Like a nucleous; vacuole and other things. I hope that you like it.

Caroline's Science Project

These are my plant and animal cells. I made them out of fishing line, yarn, play-doh, buttons, and sticks. At the bottom of the paper I made a key to tell what the objects were.
Caroline

Construction!!!

YEAH !! We finally have construction crews on site to start working on our new building. This is a very welcome sight. How exciting for all of us at CA! Check back often to see the building as it progresses.

Needed project items

We have several hands on activities/projects that we will be working on in the coming days. There are items that we need help collecting. It would be so helpful to us if you could start gathering these items and sending them in ASAP. Some of the items are:
more magazines, pictures of dogs (magazine or newspaper), small, empty, clear plastic bottles (water bottles), empty orange juice cylinders, a small potted tree, yarn, a small amount of sand, votive candles, small, bite sized candies (Hershey's kisses, Starbursts, etc. ), a nutcracker, a few walnuts, stationary including envelopes.
Thank you tremendously for your time and effort in being involved in your child's education. As always, you are welcome to visit us during the school day at any time to observe or even participate in any of these activities with your 4th grader. Let me know if you are interested and I will provide you with approproate times.

A social studies mural

This is a social studies mural the students did on Ancient Indians from chapter one. They had a great time drawing each part and discussing how each group of indians obtained food and other necessary items. We took a picture of it before we cut it apart for each student to take their section home. Nice work!

Caught Being Good!

Caroline was "Caught Being Good" this week. During an activity with index cards, she loaned some to another student before I could get some out of my desk to loan to him. She has a very generous spirit and a helpful nature. Thank you, Caroline. What a great asset you are to our classrrom.

Fourth Grade Fun at the Fair

What a great time we all had at the fair! All of the students were so well behaved and had a great time. Thanks to all the parents who volunteered to drive and chaperone us on the trip. We couldn't have gone without you. A big shout of thanks to the Covenant Academy food booth, Mrs. Earline, and Mr. Geoff for feeding and watering us. It was awesome.

News for the week

School shirt order forms are going out today. Last day to order will be Wednesday, September 26.
Midterm Progress Reports are also going home today. Please sign these and return on Tuesday.
We will have a quiz tomorrow on chapters 1-5 in Because of Winn Dixie. We reviewed the chapter today.
We will have chapter 4 math test Thursday, chapter 1 science test Friday, and spelling test and memory verse quiz on Friday. Memory verse is the same as last week: Deuteronomy 13:4.
Pictures from the field trip to the fair and more information about upcoming classroom activities and needed materials are coming soon!!

Caught Being Good!

John Thomas was "Caught Being Good" for helping with trash and cleaning. He was the only student left one day last week , and he helped clean the whole room for me. Thanks JT! What a good example.

Caroline's Palace

I was so excited when I heard we were going to make palaces. I made it out of a shoebox, sticks, rocks, and spraypaint. My mom helped me make it.

Fair Week

Come join us for a field trip to the Fair on Thursday, September 13. We will visit the exhibits and eat lunch at the food booth. We need volunteers to drive. A permission note with all the details will be sent home today (Monday). Please return the note Tuesday.

Also remember there is no school on Friday, September 14 for Fair Day. Students will be participating in Fair Day event on the back field at 9:00 am. All students entered in the events need to be there no later than 8:45. Please wear a Covenant Academy t-shirt if you are participating. Those of you who aren't participating can come to cheer for your classmates, and let that school spirit shine. Hope to see you there.

John Thomas's palace

This is my palace. I made it all by myself. It took me about 1 hour and thirty minuites to make it. I love my palace. I hope you like it. It is the best craft that I've made this summer....

Jefferson's palace

This is my Solomon's palace. I learned he used the wisdom that God gave him.

posted by Jefferson

Needed items

Next week we will need old magazines that we can cut pictures out of for 2 different projects.
Each student needs an index card box and a pack of index cards.
We also need treats for our Goody Box.

Thanks for your help with these items.

Fair Reminders

Please bring 1 EACH of McCormick Original and Mild Chili Seasoning to school by Monday, September 10. This will go a long way toward helping with the Fair Booth. Also please double check the hours that you or your family members signed up to work. Thanks to everyone who has volunteered your time already.

PS- A fair field trip for Thursday is in the works. shhhhh! All the details will come on Monday.

Caught Being Good!

Caroline was "Caught Being Good" this week for helping Jefferson clean the board. Caroline is always so helpful and polite. She is a true young lady. We hope that Caroline is having a great time on her trip and that she returns safely.
Stay tuned for next week's "Caught Being Good"

P.A.T. Meeting

There will be an organizational meeting for the P.A.T. on Thursday, Spetember 6 at 5:30 p.m. Officers will be elected at this meeting. Please attend if you are able.

New literature unit

Next week we will begin a literature unit on Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. We have begun to read this book some in class, but will get further into our study next week. Having a copy of the book is not a requirement, but if you alerady have one at home, or would like to pick one up, that would be great. Your child will construct a portfolio of their work on this unit for you to see when it is finished. This is a heartwarming tale that is full of life lessons for children and adults. It is my FAVORITE children's book. I look forward to sharing it with these students.