September News

We are off to a great start in Room 202. We are wrapping up our map skills unit and our test will be on Tuesday, September 21. Please encourage your child to study their study guide. Today we played a game using longitude and latitude. The students were trying to rescue castaways on deserted islands using longitude and latitude coordinates. I hope to post some pictures soon.

Tomorrow we will have a Constitution Day assembly around the flag pole. On September 23rd, we will have a kick-off assembly for our Olweus Bullying Program. September 30th is picture day.

Your child should have already brought the food fundraiser information. This is the CATS organization's big fund raiser. CATS does many things to help our students. They fund a large part of the transportation costs for our field trips. Hopefully, everyone can participate in this fundraiser to support CATS.

Back to School Night

Fourth grade will hold a back to school night on Tuesday, September 7th at 7:00. I will be discussing with parents what to expect this year in fourth grade. Hope to see you on the 7th!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great summer. We had a great first day yesterday, and I am very excited about this school year. Yesterday, we shared the boxes the students made. I really learned a lot about the students from their boxes. This year we will be doing kindergarten buddies with Mrs. Campbell's class. Yesterday, we helped our buddies find their bus to go home.

PA Trivia Blog Challenge

Here are today's PA trivia questions:

1. When was the PA turnpike completed?

2. Where is Penn State University located?

3. What is the Penn State University mascot?

4. How many members are in the PA House of Representatives?

5. Who was the only civilian killed in the Battle of Gettysburg?

Remember to email me your answers: vcotton@keyknox.com

PA Trivia Blog Challenge

Just a reminder that our classroom competition for the PA Trivia Contest will be this Friday. We will be narrowing it down to the top 10 students from our classroom that will compete in the 4th grade competition on June 1st.

I please ask that you take a little time each day to help your child study these questions. This is a great activity to exercise the brain and work on plain old memorization.

PA Trivia Blog Challenge
I am going to post a few questions each day to challenge everyone. Please e-mail me your answers at vcotton@keyknox.com . I will keep a running tally of each participant's correct answers. Parents and students can work on the questions together and e-mail me your answers.

Here are today's questions:

1. What river in Pennsylvania flows north?

2. Where did Little League baseball begin?

3. What was William Penn's religion?

4. What is the largest county in Pennsylvania?

5. What product does Pennsylvania "tap"?

Check back tomorrow for the answer to today's questions and for new questions. Let's see who will be the winner of Mrs. Cotton's PA Trivia Blog Challenge.

Pennsylvania Trivia Contest

Fourth grade has a Pennsylvania trivia contest each year which is similar to a spelling bee. Instead of spelling words, students will answer questions about Pennsylvania. Yesterday, the students got a packet of Pennsylvania trivia questions to study. On Friday, May 21st, we will have our classroom competition. The top 10 from our class, will go on to the fourth grade competition which will be held on June 1st. Study those PA trivia facts!

Animal Research Report

We have been working very hard on our animal research reports. The students' books will be due on Friday, May 7th. Several students have already turned in their books, and I am very anxious to start reading them. I have learned some very interesting information while helping the students with their research. One of the things that surprised me the most is that bald eagles are able to swim. Krista is researching the bald eagle and she found that if a bald eagle catches a fish that is too heavy to fly with, the eagle will swim to shore with the fish. The students have enjoyed researching their animal and have learned a lot of interesting information.