2007-2008 School Year
Things “ancient” are not at the forefront in the
minds of fourth graders. Instead, they are very much in the “now.” We must
always remember that we are all people of God for whom Jesus lived the perfect
life and for whom He died on the cross, suffering the punishment for our sins.
We must also remember He rose, conquering death and giving the blessings of a
new life in Him!
We met Abraham and Lot,
Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his
brothers and Moses in our Religion units. Then we studied Jesus, the Savior
first promised in the Garden of Eden and the miracle worker. In our current unit,
we are learning about Paul: a man on a mission.
4th grade is centered on the study of
our great state of Florida.
In Social Studies, we began with a look at the geography of our state, learning
about the land, climate, physical regions, natural resources, and the people
and places that make Florida
great. Then, we learned about the Europeans who came to Florida and the Native Americans who faced
the challenge to accept European ways or fight. Our next unit concentrated on
the control of Florida passing from Spain to Great
Britain and back to Spain
before it became a territory of the United States in 1822. Florida is one of fifty
states but its road to statehood was unusual. Florida did not become a state until 1845.
Shortly after that, the people of our new state joined other Southern states in
a war against Northern states. We are currently studying this war and the
reconstruction period that followed it.
The first science unit was weather and included
learning how to chart hurricanes. We studied clouds, weather patterns, and how
to stay safe during violent storms. Our Inventions unit culminated on the
evening of December 10th with our Christmas Holiday Extravaganza and
the chance to explain our inventions to friends and family members. It was a
great success and the inventions were incredible!!! We studied endangered Florida animals online
and wrote our research papers on computers. We are currently studying water and
its importance to Florida using many different
resources such as The Great Water Odyssey
and The Florida
Times-Union’s water education supplement.
The class is reading from short stories under the
theme, “Side by Side.”
In math, we are studying plane figures.
Our room parents are Renee Bailey, Jennifer Hall,
and Shalene Alesch
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Field Trip Information
October 15 --- Guana Tolomato Matanzas Estuarine
Research Reserve
November 6 – Mixed –Up Files musical trip
to Theatreworks production
December 14 – Caroling at Cypress Village
and The Atrium nursing homes
January 15 – Ft. Caroline
February 15 – Olustee
Battlefield
March11 – Mandarin Museum
and Historical Society
April 15 – Pelotes Island Nature Preserve
May 15-16 --- St.
Augustine overnight
