Today the students recreated the phases of the moon using Oreo cookies. Students used the Oreo cookies to show how the moon passes through different phases growing from New Moon to Crescent to Half Moon and so on. By scraping off the icing, students were able to create what the moon looks in each of the stages. Afterwards, the students were able to enjoy the delicious "Moon Cookies." 

A special thank you to all the parents who donated Oreo Cookies for this learning activity! I am truly appreciative... and I know the students are as well!!! 

Welcome back to an exciting year of learning! It was so nice to see the students smiling faces! It is hard to believe we are half way through 4th grade, and only a few months till 5th grade! My how time flies! 

This week, we returned to Module 3 in Math, which is multiplication. The students are learning to recognize patterns of 10, 100 and 1,000 when multiplying. In Science, we are continuing our study of Objects in Outer Space. This week our focus is the Moon. In Reading, we will be finishing Unit 3, with the last reading selection and then the Unit Test on Friday. 

Hope your New Year is off to a great start!