Miss Liefer's 4th Grade Class: October 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween!

crazy hats

A candy in your Halloween bag is a "sweet treat"

crazy hair

Miss L in long hair

An unsteady elf is awobblin' goblin

can't resist touching that spikey hair!

A chubby flying mammal is a fat bat!

autographed hat!

A haunted wigwam is a creepy tepee

check out this hair!

A ghost's mistake is a boo-boo

cool hat

A wealthy broomstick rider is a rich witch

halloween game

A cloth to dry a bird is an owl towel

writing spooky stories

A haunted party-giver is a ghost host.

writing spooky stories

yum! this hat makes me hungry!

Halloween game

having Halloween fun

look at all those treats!

Friday, October 28, 2011

Today is the Statue of Liberty's 125th birthday!

Did you know...
*On Oct. 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, in New York Harbor.

*The Statue of Liberty is comprised of 31 tons of copper and 125 tons of steel. It sways up to three inches in high winds exceeding 50 miles per hour

*It’s mighty tall, measuring 305.1 feet from the ground to the tip of its torch and 111 feet tall from the statue’s heel up to the tip of the torch. The statue’s eyes are two feet, six inches wide, and the nose measures four feet, six inches. The length of the statue’s right arm — the one holding the torch — measures 42 feet.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

St. LOUIS ZOO

zebras

ostrich

kudo and stork

kangaroo

hyena

the class

our true "zoo" personalities come out!

can you find the black rhino?

(he's camouflaged well)

there he is!

baby gazelles

Monday, October 24, 2011

Red Ribbon Week

It's RED RIBBON WEEK!
"I See Red When I Think of Drugs "

Just say NO!

map scale

1 inch = 500 miles

How far is it from Washington DC to...

Mexico City?

Stockholm, Sweden?

Moscow, Russia?

Cairo, Egypt?

Warsaw, Poland?

Friday, October 21, 2011

Halloween

Are you in the mood to play some Halloween games?
check out this site!
http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/2010/10/smartboard-halloween-resources.html#tp

J Jokes J

-What do birds say on Halloween? Twick or Tweet!

-What is the most important subject in a witch school? Spelling!

-Where does a vampire take a bubble bath?

In the bat-room!

-What do you get when you cross a nursery rhyme with a scary story? Mother Goosebumps!

-What do monsters play on a rainy day?

Musical scares!

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Student Council October Report

RED RIBBON WEEK 2011 October 24th- 26th

Food Drive: "We CAN be Drug Free" Bring in non-perishable food items to be donated to local food pantires (Oct. 17th - 26th)

Daily Themes (same for Zahnow and Rogers)

Monday (24th)- "I See RED When I Think of Drugs" Wear everything red

Tuesday (25th)- "Put Drugs to Sleep" Pajama Day

Wednesday (26th)- "No Bones About It, Say No to Drugs" Wear bulldog colors, orange and black

*Special Note: The fourth grade is combining Tuesday and Wednesday because the fourth grade zoo field trip is on Tuesday (don't want to wear Pj at the Zoo!)

SO on Wednesday, wear Pajama bottoms and a bulldog shirt!

Upcoming Events Sponsored by Student Council

November- Hats off to Veterans/Honor Flight & Warner's Warm Up

December- Rotary Tree of Lights