Learning About What We Eat

Food Chemistry is the title of our new unit in science!

There are three major food groups:
(1. Protein
(2. Fats
(3. Carbohydrates (yummy!)

God created many different foods that contain protein; meat, dairy products, nuts etc. Protein is very important to our bodies because it helps them function properly.
Fats are also an important food group. Foods in this group include; nuts, butter, lard, oils, and olives etc.
My favorite food group is carbohydrates. This food group includes some of the most delicious foods, for example, bread, chips, noodles, mashed potatoes etc. Yum Yum!

We put together three ingredients to make a perfect combination of carbs, fats, and protein.
Do you like Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches (on white bread)?

 Thank you Juanita, for taking such creative pictures! We are glad Miss Williams is teaching the 5th-6th grade photography : )

The Wonders of God's World

Today's Science Lesson: Water Treatment

We learned that water needs purified before we can drink it. God made natural resources to help keep water pure and clean, some of which are sand and gravel.Today we made our own purification system. We each had a funnel, which we filled with three layers: cotton balls, soil and sand. We found some dirty, muddy water, which had lots of particles in it, to use for the experiment.Then we placed some alum in the water, because alum clumps the particles together. We removed the clumps of unwanted particles and the layer of sludge, which is all the particles that gather at the bottom of the cup. The water was still very black and dirty. Then we poured the dirty water into our funnels and watched the purification system at work. The water came out almost crystal clear! We were amazed!!!

Discovering God's world through science is very exciting!

Latin Flash Cards Online!

We are continually upgrading and making how we learn better. Instead of using paper flashcards the fourth graders will be studying their Latin lesson with online flashcards. Here is the link for the new flashcard website -
http://quizlet.com/4315577/lesson-13-flash-cards/

Have fun learning!

Fishy Fun

We finally made our goal. We earned our fish tank!

The girls made a math goal and earned 1 fish each.  

Chuckles belongs to Katherine and he is a Sunrise Tequila Delta Guppy fsh.

 

This is a Neon Tetra fish. This is Miss Blanchard's fish and his name is Piscis, which means fish in Latin.



Crystal's Pearl Gourami fish is named Flow.

Molly also has a fish and it will be on the blog shortly!

The boys are earning their fish by doing perfect math papers, which means no mistakes. Rodrigo and David earned one point today! Good job.

We have a beautiful plant to put into our tank, but we need 8 more points to earn it.



Fun Friday

The fourth grade did such a great job in math this week. They got 5 lessons done in 4 days, so we had a special fun Friday!

While the boys were busy passing levels on the Wii, Molly and I were busy having a fabulous time in the kitchen. We made a raspberry cream cheese pie!


In our aprons and ready for the challenge!

It came out great, except for one mishap. We mixed the whipping cream too long and we discovered how to make butter - yummy sweet butter. Thanks to Mrs. Hill, who kindly gave us more whipping cream, we finally perfected the topping.


Here is the recipe link -

Raspberry Cream Cheese Pie



Music Theory

In our class we are learning music theory. Today we learned some basic Music Symbols and Words -

Symbols - the musical signs

bar line - divides notes into measures

sharp - play or sing 1/2 step higher

flat - play or sing 1/2 step lower

natural - "erases" a flat or sharp

***Contest***
Memorize the Circle of Fifth by Monday, January 24th

Art Class with Mrs. Hill

Mrs. Hill brought us puffy paints, also called cloth paint, to create a dimensional house.

We got to dry the paints with a hot gun.

Latin List 10

Anno Domini, A.D. - In the Year of our Lord

sex - 6(six)

septem - 7 (seven)

octo - 8 (eight)

novem - 9 (nine)

decem - 10 (ten)

Gloria Patri,
et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto,
Sicut erat in principio,
et nunc, et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen

-Glory be to the Father,
-Son, and Holy Spirit
-As it was in the beginning,
-is now, and ever shall be,
-world without end. Amen

Fun Inside

We really are enjoying the current weather, especially the beautiful sunrises in the mornings, but we are glad it is starting to warm up. When it is this cold we get to be creative for our break time!

Our Creative Indoor Break Idea -

Two-Square!

We are glad Mrs. Hicks is back at school! Isabella can come visit our class anytime ( :