Social Studies Continued....

By Savannah G. and Sam J 

This week we presented our power points. It was really fun presenting our power point. It was really fun watching everyone present their power points. We also had to make mental topics that interested us when we saw the other group’s presentations.  Wednesday was the 3rd and 4th grade dress rehearsal so we couldn’t do social studies. Thursday in social studies we did nothing at all because we had our concert today at 1:00 P.M. Today we didn’t do social studies!!!!! Because we watched the Polar Express. We had candy canes and cookies. Sam Jaffe got an extra candy cane because Sam Schroeder gave it to Sam Jaffe

Social Studies 

By Savannah G And Sam J 

Social studies this year has been great so far. First we learned about Mexico which was so much fun. This week we started power point for the Native Tribes. Sam’s group was made of three people Sam J, Justin H, and Michael W. Savannah’s group was made of Savannah G, Ashley W, and Abby W. Today we kept on working on our power point for the native tribes. The native tribe team challenge is really fun. Today in social studies my team finished our power point for our native tribes. All we have to do is put some more pictures in then we’re done! I’m so happy but soon we have to stand in front of the whole class to present our power point. 

This Week In 4C

By Sam and Savannah

 This week in math we learned a new game where you try to get the most remainders possible called Leftovers. For social studies we went outside to see what we could use if we had nothing like the Native Americans. We assigned groups for the arctic, the desert, the eastern woodlands, and the plains. 

The Turkey Trek

 

 

 

This Week In 4C

By Avery B. and Payre

 

We are back from vacation! Today the class learned about the Great Plains & the Rocky Mountains & the Arctic Tundra. The bad points beat the class.  RRRRRRRG!  >_<! This weeks spelling words are ed with sounds of id,d,t. Our winter play “the year without winter”  is coming December 20th 2012, and we are going to rock it! Are class is making hut of the queen of the snow fairies.      

This Week In 4C

By Sam & Dylan

 

This week we had the Veterans Day assembly. We had it in the gym. We saw all the Veterans from the Navy, the Marines, the Army, and the Air Force. But none of them were from the Coast Guard. 

On Wednesday we read 45 minutes in silent reading today and also started our reading groups. In math we had a test for what the dividend, the divisor, the quotient, and the remainder are. 

For social studies we played a game called jeopardy and we had to answer questions about Mexico. We had new spelling words for s, es, and ies. We also had choice day at art. 

At science we learned that hot water dipped in  room temperature water floats to the top and dipped in cold water it stood at the bottom. 

Today in math we had a test for division. We also read 45 minutes today too. That’s a record!

Fiesta! on PhotoPeach

HUMAN HIGHLIGHTER CATCH UP WEEK!

By Gianna, Lucie, Paige, Avery M., Bodhi & Payre! 

Dear Readers, 

We have been so busy the past couple weeks finishing our first personal narratives and our unit on Mexico that we haven't had chance to post our weekly blogs! Here is a re-cap of our latest adventures and some pictures for you. Enjoy!

New Addition To The Family

By Lucie & Gianna

We got a guest in our class for 2 weeks. She is so cute. She is small. She has fur. Her name is Arilein. She is a...guinea pig! 

Sugar Sculls 

By Paige & Avery M.

We made sugar skulls and we decorated them this week. Arilen is still here and she is very excited about it. In social studies we have been typing our brochures. On Halloween we dressed up in our costumes in school.   

This Week's News

By Bodhi and Payre

This week book fair is going on. It goes from November 5th to November 9th. Today is parent-teacher conferences, I hope we get a good report! We had Ms. Hastings as a Sub. We got Mexican Pepel picatsso paper art from Mr. Cosel. Thank you! Arylin is still here and is doing well.  WE GOT OUR FIRST SNOW TODAY! We are so excited! Today we had our second snow!!!!!! This Thursday in math we learned about division vocabulary.

                    

 

 

 Math And Mexico

In math today we did the distributive property.  In social studies today we did a sheet that we filled out about Mexico.  We did the Mexican hat dance today and a Mexican song called cielito lindo.   It was so, so, so, so much fun!                                  

                          by Ashley   

What's Going On In 4C

By Abby Z.  & Zoe

Edited By Ms. Cosel

Here are some of the things that happened in our classroom this week:

Monday: We worked on our maps of Mexico and we also made passports and posted our pictures in them. 

Tuesday: We let go the toad into the pond. 

Thursday: We had our first math test and we had Open House. In reading we are almost done with Stone Fox. 

Friday: We went to the Clark from nine to two- thirty. 

A Day In 4C

 Our Class Hike 

Written by Avery B. & Savanna L. 

Editing & Photos by Ms. Cosel

Illustration by Avery B. 

On Thursday we went on a hike up Monument Mountain. We walked on the Indian Monument Trail. On the way up it got very rocky and it was hard climbing up. But …it was fun.  The top of the mountain was very, very high and you can see all of the schools in the b.h.r.s.d - and we could see Muddy brook from the top! We could see miles from the top and it was a beautiful view. When we were hiking down we fond class pets: a toad and 6 salamanders. We are observing them for a few days and then are setting them free.

 

Summer Links!

Check Out These Fun Links This Summer!

http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title

http://www.learnyourtables.co.uk/en/index2.htm

http://www.grammaropolis.com/index.php

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/math5.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/games/questionaut/

Our Trip To The CT Science Center

CT Science Center Field Trip on PhotoPeach

Studying The U.S.A

This week we have been studying immigration.We learned a lot about the U.S.A and how the people came here for freedom war and work. Our teacher gave  us an assignment she gave us a passport and we had to fill it out some of us got rejected and we talked about how it felt getting rejected and not getting rejected some people who got rejected said they didn't like it and the people who did make it said they liked it. Who ever didn't make it the teacher said they had to stay in for recess. But she was just kidding so we didn't have to stay in. Then in a couple weeks, we wrote letters about us pretending to be a immigration and us traveling to Ellis Island and if you passed you can go to new york. If you didn't pass you have to go back home. But most people wrote about making it to Ellis island. it took a really long time but it was so worth it after we got to stamp them with tea bags it made them look really old and like it has been through a lot. We learned a lot about the U.S.A.

Poetry Slam By Claire

Last Thursday the 4th grade had something called a poetry slam, to raise money for our first field trip to the Connecticut science museum. At 6:30 almost all the 4th grade showed up at the cafeteria for the poetry slam. The teachers asked the parents to bring desserts. So it was a dessert party. Then at 7:00 people started reading their poems. Some of the poems were sad, funny, joyful, and a lot other emotions. we are going to the science museum May 25th.

 

A Problem By Robin

A Problem 

By Robin

Figures, numbers, calculations,

whirling round within my mind.

Trying to sum up their speach

Never quite able to.

They always add

another figure just so they go on. 

Once you finish you feel stronger.

Yet you also feel weaker...

Housy Railroad By Cailyn

Housy Railroad
Poem and Photo By Cailyn

On the Housy railroad,
we walked.
On the tracks we follow.
We stopped for the view,
The beautiful dusk sky.
Sun shining against the broken glass.
Over the underpass we skipped.
Night sky kicking in,
As we walked on the tracks.

Our class story By Olivia

Our class story

   By Olivia     

                 

For the past couple of weeks we have been working on a class story that will be published by one of our classmate’s dad. It took a lot of hard work but it was worth it. Right now we are just about done with our final draft and all we need to do is vote on a title. Yesterday at the end of the day those who wanted to,  wrote on a piece of paper the title they wanted to have as the story. Now today Ms. Cosel is going to have all the titles up on the board these are some of the titles:

The portal ventures

What the?

 Journey to the mysterious island

       The adventure of Isabelle and Eli

The mysterious journey

The journey

This afternoon we drew and the one who had the most was The Journey.  After we drew we got straight to the editing. We made so many changes! Oh, I can’t believe I forgot to tell you about the story! So, there is a girl named Isabelle and a boy named Eli and they go on a crazy adventure. The first place is a different dimension, then in a person’s nose, and last the ocean. They meet lots of different cool creatures and they work together to achieve lots of goals and most importantly have fun. We all are going to get a copy of the book and we are doing the illustrations our self’s. It will hopefully be a great success and we are very thankful to our classmate’s dad. If he didn’t offer we wouldn’t have the opportunely to do this so thank you!... and good night or day which ever time you are reading this. 

LEARNING ABOUT THE WATERSHED

LEARNING ABOUT THE WATERSHED by Curt & Jacob

Today we had a guest speaker come her name was Mrs. Raftery. She came to talk about a water shed we interviewed Mrs. Raftery and she said that being a river water naturalist was fun and she thinks it makes people safe. she likes the job because she likes teaching out doors and she was also a since teacher before she was a naturalist. we learned allot and thank her very much.

Chemistry Visit By Ashley Glass & Emily Martin

Claire, Elsie, Angela, Mrs. Baldwin, and Emily observing the combustion of magnesium!

Chemistry Visit By Ashley Glass & Emily Martin, Monument Mountain High School


On Monday, April 3rd, our chemistry class had the pleasure of giving Elsie and Claire a preview of what we do. They arrived cheery and curious and looked ready to go in the proper lab attire we gave them. To start off, Elsie worked with Fay Lee and I on finishing our Heat Capacity Lab. She watched us stir solids into liquids and she learned how to use the scale and thermometer. After patiently observing and asking great questions, we were able to move onto the fun stuff. Elsie and Claire got to see the combustion of a magnesium strip which produced an incredible light AND they helped put together the reaction of copper nitrate solution and a piece of aluminum wire. Throughout the experiments they were taught more about lab safety such as always wearing your goggles and washing your hands. Both Elsie and Claire asked great questions as we explained what our experiments had to do with some of the things they had learned from their own periodic table project. With a lot to think about, Elsie and Claire left the class with a few chemistry tokens to take back including their yet-to-be-reacted beakers of copper nitrate, lab aprons, and of course their chemistry goggles!
-By Ashley Glass

Last week, I got the privilege of working with Claire and Elsie from Ms. Cosel’s fourth grade class at Muddy Brook. My classmates (Angela, Ashley and Fay Lee) and I had so much fun, and I think Claire and Elsie did too! We were able to give them a taste of what working in the chemistry lab is all about. First, we had to make sure they were properly geared up with goggles and a lab apron, and then showed them the showers, eye wash station, fire blanket and fire extinguisher. Safety first! Then, it was time to get to work. Claire helped me and Angela finish up the experiment we were working on involving the heat capacity of different solutions. Then, we started out discussing some of the basics, the difference between chemical and physical changes and how to know when either has occurred. We set up the reaction between copper nitrate and aluminum by measuring out solution, cutting and weighing wire and taking the temperature of the solution. Unfortunately, we didn’t see much happening. You never know what is going to happen in the lab! While we were waiting for that reaction to occur, we saw something really different and fun; the combustion of magnesium! As Claire and Elsie could tell you, it is pretty cool. When magnesium combusts, it gives off a great amount of energy in the form of light. The little strip of metal turns into what looks like a bright chunk of glowing sun! It was so great being able to share some of the fun of chemistry with Claire and Elsie. Hopefully, we will be able to get more of the younger students up to work with us in the future, because it is a great experience both for them and for us at the high school. Thank you Claire, Elsie and Ms. Cosel for making it all happen! (and Mrs. Baldwin too ☺)
-By Emily Martin

Our Class Auction By Ruth

Our Class Auction 

Written By Ruth & Destiny

Picture By Ben

 

Our  class was having an auction. An auction is when you raise your number and who ever has their number raised the last wins and gets what the auction person said you get. Robin said it was fun because we finally got a chance to spend our money from our bank account.Logan likes how it starts at a dollar and goes on. For instance Maria won no homework for a week - same with Aidan. Curt and Olivia won the teacher’s chair for a day. Jacob won a sharing for 10 minutes. Adam won drawing on the white board for a week. We are really exited because we have another one next week!

Making a 3D China Map By Elsie & Aidan

Making a 3D China Map
By Elsie & Aidan

This week we made a 3D china map. Ms.Cosel called up tables (or communities) one by one and we made mini mountains out of clay. Mt. Everest was 4 in., the Himalayan range was 3 in, and the Da Hinggan range was 1/2 of an inch.We added texture to the mountains and valleys and plains.We also painted it. Mountains were brown, rivers were blue, the deserts were yellow and the forests were dark green. We added a key to the map too. It was fun!

 

Click below to watch behind the scenes!

https://vimeo.com/39599191

100th Day Crowns

100th Day Crowns

By Eliza And Eric

 On the 100th day of school, our class made 1oo day crowns. Our crowns had to have 100 objects of anything on it. It could be 100 smiley faces,100 stars,or even 100 stick figures doing funny dances! We each got to make our own crowns and decorated it in our own way. For example, Scarlett did 100 stars, and Brady did 100 dots.It was a ton of fun.

The Egyptian Alphabet By Eliza & Eric

The Egyptian Alphabet

By Eliza & Eric

On Wednesday the whole 4th, 5th and 6th grades went to the middle school to see the Egypt fair.We learned a lot of things at the Egypt fair like the Egyptian alphabet.The Egyptians lived in a century where they didn’t have letters so they created their own alphabet. It went sort of like this:

Designing A Greenhouse & A Visit From Mr. Whalen!

Designing A Greenhouse & A Visit From Mr. Whalen!

By Citlalli, Sophia & Ms. Cosel

 4th graders were asked to help design a greenhouse for the Muddy Brook campus last month. They spent several days scouting locations, discussing the design process and working on developing sketches. Mr. Whalen who works with Sheffield Plastics volunteered to help us with this project and came into 4th grade last week to tell us more about what he does and how plastic can be used!

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Last week in 4C Mr Whalen came and showed us plastic material from sheffield plastics. He let us touch materials that he brought. The materials were really cool. There was a coke machine cover and a bullet proof plastic square. He told us about the business and its history. He told us that he also makes Mc donalds signs! We really enjoyed his visit.

This Week In 4C! By Sophia and Citlalli

 This Week In 4C! 

By Sophia and Citlalli

The school week was very fun.  We had a guest speaker his name was Mr. Lamb.  Mr. Lamb showed us books and pictures but that's not all he came for. He showed us how to write and he showed some of his favorite books. He gave us a book called Arteo. He also showed us pictures of a book called IF TREES COULD TALK. They were pictures that the artist drew. We are very happy that he came to talk about publishing books. He also said we could make our own book to publish our own story! We are very happy he came.