Middle Colonies and the Stars

Good Evening explorers,

I hope you enjoyed your mini vacation.  It's time to come back to school and exercise those brain muscles.  We are going to look at the stars and see what constellations we can observe.  My explorers will also move south to the Mid-Atlantic Colonies.

New World

Greetings explorers,

We have now arrived on North America.  We are setting up colonies but where should we make our home New England, Mid-Atlantic, or Southern colonies?  Let's find out more about these areas before we make our discussion.   In Science, we are exploring the solar system.  I wonder what we will find. Guess what cubs... we are going on a field trip.  It is to the Savannah Children's Theatre and you will perform a play about the European Explorers.  Get ready to set sail.  A permission slip was sent home on Friday, November 14th.  It needs to be completely filled out and returned with the money by November, 20th.

Welcome to America!

Good Evening Students & Parents,

We have landed in the New World "America" and I hope we will be able to adapt to this new terrain.   My astronomers will look up into the night sky and possibly discover a new planet.  We have been very busy with benchmarks and play practice.  So we are working on a modified schedule.  But don't fear, we will be back to normal on Friday.  The play the Sneeches will be performed on Thursday, November 6th.  Our stars need to be in their classrooms at 4:30.  I hope to see you there.

Sunny days and wind in our hair

The water cycle projects were a huge success.  My scientists came in ready to teach the water cycle.   We will have a pop quiz on Monday on weather.  Thursday, we will have our test on European Explorers.  Get ready to settle in the New World.

Weather and European Explorers

Good Evening my future scientists and explorers,

I hope you enjoyed "tasting the atmosphere".  I enjoyed listening to your very intelligent discussions while eating your jello... I mean layers of the atmosphere.  We will be finishing up Weather this week and will get ready to explore the solar system.  There may or may not be a pop quiz on Thursday.  The Water Cycle Projects are due Friday.  We have reached the "New World" and will now see how the explorers enacted with the Native Americans.  We will work on a group project in class which will show the relationship between the Native Americans and European Explorers.  There will be a vocabulary test on Friday.  The words are on the weekly homework sheet.

Atmosphere and Explorers

Good Evening my little explorers.  I wanted to let you know that I missed you all.  I will see you on Wednesday.  Be ready to explore the atmosphere.  This week in Social Studies, we will review the European Explorers and see how they interacted with the Native Americans.  I have a surprise for you in Social Studies too.  This week is filled with amazing surprises.

One down... three more to go. Fifth grade here we come!

Fall Festival was a huge success.  The rainy weather couldn't stop our cubs from coming to this fun event.  Thank you cubs and cub parents for coming out to support our school.  Now tomorrow is a big day for LES.  Please make sure that all of my cubs come to school ready, responsible, and respectful. We are already the three R's.  In Science, we are still learning about weather with a focus on clouds this week.  In Social Studies, we will continue discussing the European Explorers.  One more week and then we have successfully completed the first marking period in fourth grade.  Yay!

Fall Festival

Great news... tomorrow is Friday!  Do you know what that means?! It's Fall Festival Day.  We will be having our Annual Fall Festival Friday from 4:30-7:00 pm.  It is so much fun and you will get to see ME.  I hope to see you there.

European Explorers and Weather

Good Morning explorers and scientists,

Native Americans have been in North America for many years.  On Monday, we will meet a group that will change the Native American's way of life.  In science, we will begin a new chapter and talk about the weather.  I wonder what the weather would be like Monday.  Don't forget to go on Study Island for Science and Social Studies assignments.  You can also download and access Class Dojo.  It is a great way to communicate with myself and my team (Dr. Kelly and Mrs. Mulligan).

Huge Success!

Science Discovery Night was a huge success!  The students had lots of fun and I know that the teachers did too.  I can't wait to see what is in store for next year.

This upcoming week will be very jam packed with fun.  We will be having a Social Studies test on Wednesday.  The study guide will go home on Monday.  On Friday, we will have our Science test on Ecosystems.  The students have learned a lot about Native Americans and Ecosystems.  By the end of the week, we will explore the New World with the European Explorers and weather.

Vocabulary Words for Quiz on Friday

FYI, here are the vocabulary words for this week's Native American vocabulary quiz: nomads, theory, artifacts, extinct, and agriculture.  The quiz will be on Friday.

Don't forget to come out to our Constitution Day Program tomorrow at 8:45 am for fourth grade.  Thursday, September 18th is our Science Discovery Night from 5 - 7 pm.  I hope I get to see all of my scientists at this fun and educational event.

Science Discovery Night

Good Evening Scientists,

Just wanted to send out a reminder that Science Discovery Night is this Thursday, September 18th from 5-7pm.  I am looking forward to seeing all of my future scientists.  I have a surprise for you if you come.  For my historians, we are having our Constitution Day Program on Wednesday, September 17th.  Keep an eye out for the time.  We have a vocabulary quiz on Friday, September 19th.  See you in the morning.

Pictures of Predator vs. Prey

Predator vs. Prey was a huge success.  I know that my students can appreciate being a predator or prey.  Pictures will be posted soon.

Prey vs. Predator

I hope you had a great holiday weekend.  It's time to get back to work.  We will conduct an experiment on Friday on predators and prey.  We will also discuss how the Native Americans gathered their food.  This will be another great week in fourth grade.

Native American, Landforms and Ecosystems...

Good Day my historians and ecologists,

We figured out different ways that the Native Americans came to America.  Now its time to get to know the six tribes.  We will also have a landform test on Wednesday.   For Science, we will have a test on Chapter 7 on Thursday.  As a class, we will observe a terrarium and journal what you observe.

Ecosytems and Native Americans

Ecosystems?  Native Americans?  You will just have to come to class to find out more.  See you in the morning.

Survival:)

Good Morning my little scholars,

We survived the first official three days of school.  I am so glad that I was able to meet you this week.  I hope you are ready to dive into Science and Social Studies.  This week we will start our Science adventure with Ecosystems.  In Social Studies, we will start talking about Native Americans and how they came to America.  I hope you don't get seasick because we are off on a voyage.  See you on Monday.

Enjoy your last days of summer!

Dear Fourth Grade Student,

As you experience your last days of staying up late and playing in the pool all day.  I am preparing my room.  My name is Ms. Mondesir and I will be teaching you Science and Social Studies.  I have planned many adventures and lessons that will help mold you into scientists and historians.  I can't wait to meet you.  See you on Tuesday, August 5th at 3pm during our Open House.

Your excited teacher,

Ms. Mondesir

Showtime

It's time to show what you know on the CRCT.  I know that you have all worked hard and have studied even harder.  Now show us what you know.  We are so proud of you and know that you can do it.  Good luck and I will see you on Monday, smiling and ready to go.

Forces and Motion vs. Revolutionary War...

Hello my young scientists/historians,

We have almost reached the end of our journey.  It's almost time for the Big Dance aka CRCT.  I know that you will be ready when it is test day.  We are wrapping up Forces and Motion, so you need to be ready to conduct an experiment.  With regards to Social Studies, we know why we went to war.  Now it is time to go to war with the British (Revolutionary War).  By the end of the week, we should have our independence.

See you on Monday.

Light and Sound... Revolutionary War

I can't believe that we are now in the month of February. We are studying light and sound in Science. This will not last long because we will be moving on to force and motion. Hope you are ready. In Social Studies, we are going to debate whether or not we should go to war with England. I think the answer will be yes, hence the Revolutionary War. Be prepared for guest speakers and one of them will come from England. Get ready. This will be fun... I can promise you that.

Holiday Break

Hello my young historians and scientists. I just wanted to check in on you all. I hope you are having a wonderful time and I will see you soon.