On Tuesday, December 16 we went to science and Mrs. Amicucci told us that we were going to be able to eat our rock candy that we had made as part of our geology unit. It was yummy! We also made rocks out of clay. The different colors stood for different layers.
In P.E. Mrs. Smith put us in groups of 4. We made up games with our groups and we are performing them for each other this week. It was fun!
Winnie, Maja's new all gray kitten, came to visit on Tuesday. Maja let the whole class hold her. She was so sweet but when she ran under the couch, we almost couldn't get her out. Mrs. Amoroso had to lift up the couch to get Winnie out.
In math we are rounding and estimating numbers. We learned a game called "Multiplication Wrestling." In this game you have to multiply two 2-digit numbers using a process called "FOIL". Ask your daughter to teach you how to play. We played it a lot with our math partners.
Mrs. Amoroso is reading us a book called Fever, 1793. Fever is about a girl named Matilda who lived in Philadelphia. A lot of people in the book are dying from the disease yellow fever. Matilda's mom gets it but we don't know what happened to her yet. Also Matilda gets yellow fever, but she survives. This story is based on true events that took place in Phila. in 1793 and mentions real people who helped during that time, like Dr. Benjamin Rush, Richard Allen, and George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
We are getting ready for our first social studies test of the year. We will have a test all about William Penn, Quakers, religious freedom, and Philadelphia and it's first government. The test will be on Friday, January 9, 2009
We are all ready for winter break and look forward to celebrating the time off with our family and friends. 4A wishes everyone a Happy Holiday and fantastic New Year!
