Reading to the Seniors Trip is Wednesday, May 18th

We have been watching our eagles daily. Many of the students have been asking about the camera. Here is a picture from a Des Moines newspaper from below of what the camera looks like with the nest.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=D2&Dato=20110409&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=104090803&Ref=PH&Para">


The Raptor Resource Project brings you the Decorah Eagles webcam from atop their tree at the fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa. We have been viewing this as part of a science lesson on life cycles. Enjoy!!!


http://biggeekdad.com/2011/03/decorah-eagles-webcam/


Language Arts homework:

Daily reading



Social Studies homework is to study the spelling of the states in the Midwest region. Also, study the locations and names of the Midwest states and their capital cities. The map quiz will be on Thursday, May 12th.

States Research

Dear Families,
Your child has spent time in class researching one of our amazing 50 states. He/she is responsible for collecting important information on his/her assigned state. Please have your child show you his/her wiki page where this information is being stored. If your child has not completed this research, please assist him/her in doing so by Wednesday, May 18th. We will then continue with our states projects in class. I know you will enjoy learning along with your child!

4th Grade mathematics homework is watch the videos below.









Watch the following brainpop movies. Be sure to complete both the activity and the quiz. Print them out and bring them to class by May 23, 2011. The username and password is covington_teacher( username).....cobra( Password)

http://www.brainpop.com/math/geometryandmeasurement/volumeofprisms/

http://www.brainpop.com/math/geometryandmeasurement/volumeofcylinders/