Concert Wednesday!

Please join us this Wednesday at 7PM to see the fourth and fifth graders winter concert. Students should report to school at 6:40. They have been practicing so hard! We hope to see you there!

I'm Thankful For...

Fourth graders helped their first grade buddies think about what they're thankful for last week. Look at all the great work they did!

Guest Blog Post: Charlize

Happy Thanks Giving

Turkey trot run with your kids or watch!  They are running the mile!  Have a great Thanks Giving with your family!!!

Turkey Trot Food Drive

Hi Memorial Families!

Fourth Grade is teaming up with Mrs. Olshaw and the PE staff to collect food for the Burlington Food Pantry. Please bring in non-perishable food items starting this week up until the day of the Turkey Trot (Wednesday, November 25th). We will be bringing the food over to the pantry so that Burlington families in need can have a hearty and happy Thanksgiving.

Some examples of non-perishable items:

• Cheese or peanut butter crackers
• Beef jerky
• Applesauce
• Pudding
• Fruit cups
• Granola bars
• Power bars
• Cereal bars
• Single serving Chef-Boy-R-Dee items
• Ravioli/spaghetti-os
• Single serving soups (with pull tab openings)
• Ramen noodles
• Tomato juice
• Packaged nuts
• Trail mix
• Fruit snacks
• Dried fruits
• Peanut butter
• Any kind of pasta
• Spaghetti sauce
• Canned vegetables and fruit (with pull top openings)
• Macaroni and cheese
• Individually packaged chips/pretzels/Goldfish
• Boxed drinks and juices
• Pop tarts
• Individual packets of oatmeal
• Plastic spoons
• Canned Tuna
• Bags of rice or beans

Veteran's Day Assembly

Fourth grade did a wonderful job today during the Veteran's Day assembly. We recited a poem and sang a song. I am so proud of everyone! Nice job!

Rockets and Lowell Mills

It was an exciting week in fourth grade! Yesterday we had perfect weather for launching rockets up on Memorial Field. All of our rockets successfully launched! I will be uploading pictures to the album "November Pictures" soon!

Today we visited Lowell Mills and got to explore what it was like to be an immigrant traveling to Lowell. We got the chance to unbundle artifacts that different groups of people brought with them to America from their home countries. 

After lunch we had a chance to take on roles of different characters and participate in a town meeting.

After the town meeting, we saw a real boarding house where the Irish mill girls lived. Did you know that 40 girls lived together in the boarding house? That's a lot of people in a small amount of space!!

When we returned to Memorial, we got to enjoy some time in this BEAUTIFUL weather. 

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

Talking to a Veteran

Today we got a chance to Skype with my friend Steven who served in the Air Force for four years. We had fun asking questions about his time serving our country and about things that he likes to do now.

October in Review

October was such a busy month for us! We have been building rockets. We earned a whole school award for filling up our STARbuck rockets. We had a whole grade trivia game. We met with our Reading Buddies and made Jack-O-Lanterns. Check out some of the photographs from all of our fun this month (look under pages and find October Pictures)!

Rocket Day Postponed

Due to the overwhelming amount of rain in the forecast, we have decided to postpone Rocket Day to next Thursday, November 5th at 12:30. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. We hope that you are still able to make it!

Guest Blogger: Joey!

The class is building rockets we will launch on October 29 in the field .we will met with mr.muslman self times to bid a rocket.we in invited all the parents to the launch in the afternoon at the field .we will love if you come by.

Bernoulli's Principle

Today our class talked about Bernoulli's Principle which explains the reason why lift happens to an airplane's wing: the pressure above the wing is lower and the speed is faster, and the pressure below the wing is higher and the speed is slower.

To test this theory, we created paper gliders using tissue paper, straws, and pipe cleaners. Everyone was able to successfully create a glider and take it home.

D.E.A.R. Time

One thing our ELA class really enjoys is D.E.A.R. time. What is D.E.A.R. time, you ask? It's Drop Everything and Read time! The expectation is that student's are quiet and they are engaged in a book. There are so many good books that we are reading. Ask us about them!

Happenings in 229!

Boy, last week was busy! Here's what we have been up to...

One project that my homeroom worked on was building and launching parachutes as an introduction to flight. Students were given materials (plastic bags, string, yarn, scissors, tape) and the instructions of making a parachute. That was it! I was happily surprised by the many different designs of parachutes.

We launched the parachutes in the back stairwell. Everyone successfully launched their parachute!

For the past couple of weeks, we have been working on our Memorial School Passports. These passports contain all the expectations that teachers and staff at Memorial have for students in different areas of the building. Everyone visited all SEVEN areas and learned about the expectations from different members of the Memorial School community. Here's Mrs. Dressler talking to Room 229 about the expectations in the beautiful new learning space at the Butterfly Garden.

Finally, on September 15th, we visited Ms. Small in the library. She has set up a self-checkout desk for students so that they have access to the library at any point during the day. How cool is that!?

September 15th was Dot Day (click on the link to see more information). We sang, we danced, and we created a dot all together.

Until next time,

Ms. Felton

Open House

Tonight at 6:30, Fourth Grade teachers will be in Room 229 to present about the Fourth Grade curriculum, field trips, and overall expectations. We hope to see you there!

One Week in the Books!

I cannot believe that we have already finished our first week of school! This week was full of activities. We learned a lot about each other, thought about our hopes and dreams, and created a list of class rules. One way that we got to know a little bit about each other was through the Me in a Bag project. Mrs. Dressler posted about her visit to our room and some pictures. Go ahead and check that out here!

Next week, we will be going to our ELA and math classes. I can't wait to see you all on Tuesday!

A Note About Instruments and Band

Mr. Napierkowski will be beginning introductory lessons next week. Lessons will be on Wednesdays, and a schedule will be posted in class for student's to refer to. Lessons happen during Music, Lunch, Recess, and Intervention. If you have any questions, please check out Mr. Napierkowski's blog at https://elemband.wordpress.com/ .

Welcome Back!

Dear Fourth Graders and Families,

We had such a great first day of school. I know it's so hard to get back into a routine (trust me!), but I was so impressed with each and every student in Room 229! I am looking forward to teaching more routines tomorrow. We will go over our classroom behavior system, apply for jobs, and practice already set routines.

There were many forms that were sent home today. They are all important to read over, but I let the class know which ones had to be returned. Please don't hesitate to email me with any questions about any of the forms!

Can't wait to see everyone for day two!

Ms. Felton