Upcoming tests

As our social studies and science units draw to a close, we have several tests coming up. The science test is this Thursday, on habitats and food webs, and the social studies test is next Monday, on the economy and government of the United States.

Thank you to everyone who has sent in money for the postcard stamps! The postcards I ordered have arrived, and the students are busy addressing and mailing them. The images on front are a picture of the class, the block the school is on, the statue in Logan Square, and downtown Chicago.

We also began today to work on the paragraph honoring a loved one for Day of the Dead. The students seem to have learned a lot about their relatives already. Just a reminder that the shoeboxes need to be brought to school by October 28th, when the students will have time in class to begin decorating them. They will also have class time to work on the ofrendas that Friday, and they must be completed by November 1st.

Lots of pictures!

We took a trip to the Art Institute. We got a tour of pieces that came from Mexico and were made by the Aztecs, including murals, elaborate incense burners, and the faces of many of their gods. Afterwards, Mr. E led the third and fourth graders in continuing to create their own symbols for a codex. After lunch, we went to Millennium Park to enjoy what might be one of the last nice days this year!



Here's our class at the beginning of the year, looking at shark teeth.



Also at the beginning of the year, making slider cars and working with creating charts and manipulating variables.



Two buddy activities we've done: making flowers for Grandparents' Day and using our senses on a nature walk.