PRESENTING THE PREAMBLE

WOW! 4K was outstanding as they presented the Preamble of the Constitution to the student of the Proctor School. The video came out in two parts for some reason. So be sure to click on both to see it all.

WOW! WHAT A WAX MUSEUM!

We read biographies. We researched famous, important and influential people and then we became these people. The fourth grade annual Wax Museum was phenomenal. Everyone's script captured the most essential parts of their lives and they all looked the part. Take a peek for yourself

The whole fourth grade looked and sounded excellent!

Every individual matters -- Jane Goodall 

David Bowie AKA Ziggy Stardust

One Giant Leap -- Neil Armstrong

Yum, chocolate -- Milton Hershey

I salute you Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Lower taxes" --Ronald Reagan

Making beautiful music -- Stevie Wonder

Yes We Can - Barack Obama

What a Wonderful World -- Louis Armstrong

First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice -- Sonia Sotomayor

With great power, comes great responsibility -- Stan Lee

Always fashionable and elegant -- Jackie Kennedy Onassis 

Casting a spell on young reaers -- J.K. Rowling

The first female author - Anne Bradstreet

Four score and seven years ago - Abraham Lincoln

Don't ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country -- JFK

Without her Apollo moon landings wouldn't have happened -- Margaret Hamilton

I Dissent -- RBG

I still believe in the goodness of people -- Anne Frank

Words are our greatest weapon -- Malala Yousafzai

Lights, cameras, action -- George Lucas

Always thinking of and helping others -- Roberto Clemente

A life is important for the impact it has on others -- Jackie Robinson

REMARKABLE RECITING OF PREAMBLE

After Mrs. O'Leary, our principal, heard 4K recite the Preamble she asked us to say it to the whole school! The students in 4K prepared a mini-lesson as an introduction to our performance. We wanted to teach everyone a few facts about The Constitution and what some of the words in the Preamble mean and then amaze them by reciting the Preamble!

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PASSION PROJECT PRESENTATION

What is better than spending time doing something you LOVE? That is the idea behind Passion Projects. Students in 4K were given some time each week for 9 weeks to investigate ANY topic they were CURIOUS about. Along with learning more about the topic they have a high interest in, the purpose was to engage them in learning researching skills,  how to persevere and to work independently.

There was a wide range of passion topics in 4K. Topics included: "How did lacrosse start?" "Who wrote the first book?" Rollercoasters, famous artists, polar bears, cheerleading, kissing bugs, computer programming of games, and more.

The students got a chance to show their hard work off to their parents. 

SCIENTISTS AT WORK

We investigated the adaptation that owls use to eat known as owl pellets.

We opened up the owl pellets and found some pretty interesting things.

Adaptations are awesome! This unit of study has shown us how plant and animal adaptations help living things survive. They may help the plant reach sunlight such as a tendril on a bean plant or help an animal blend in to its surroundings such as camouflage on an Eastern screech owl. As part of our investigation into adaptations, we looked closely at OWL PELLETS. The pictures below show our class examining this adaptation that helps owls eat to get energy. It also leads us to understand the ENERGY FLOW and FOOD CHAINS. 

Look at the bone we found in the owl pellet.

Using the microscopes helps us determine which type of bones we found.

It takes patience and a skilled hand to locate the bones among all the fur.

Here is a close up of some of the bones we found.

We sorted the bones using a chart to help us figure out what kind of animal was in the pellet.

This one may be a skull of a rodent.

The owl pellet has to be broken apart and sorted.

Mrs. LaRussa shows us how the bone shapes are similar to a human's structure.

This is amazing!