Standing up Against Bullying...with our hair!

Madi took the cake with her awesomely crazy hair

Abbie with a conehead do

Tai's mohawk was pretty stylin'

Missy still managed to wear a flower in her hair!

Porter's hair was so crazy that I had to get a picture from above!

and straight on

and of course I couldn't let the kids have all the fun

Everyone who had crazy hair

goofy pic

Such a cool hair do!

Field Trip to Diamond Fork Canyon

 Abbie taking notes on leaves

 Learning how forest fires actually help keep the forest healthy

 Pretending to be trees for the forest fire simulation

 Learning what a healthy river looks like

 awesome wading boots!

Learning what critters to look for

 Scooping up bugs in the river with butterfly nets

 Testing the pH of the river water

Yup!  It's a healthy river!  Its pH was just above 7.

"Acid River" 4th Grade Team Building Activity

The kids were in groups of 7, and then had to figure out how to get their whole team across the river.  The river was acid, so if they touched it they had to start over.  The students had to work together to figure out how to get across.

Edible Maps of Utah

The Sorting!

We have a Harry Potter theme for our class this year, and on Friday we got "sorted" into our "houses"!  At Hogwarts there are four "houses" or groups.  First year students are sorted into their houses on their first night by having the sorting hat placed on their heads, which then declares which house they should belong to.  We adapted this ritual for our class!  We have six tables, so we are going to have six houses (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Durmstrang, and Beauxbatons).  In lieu of a sorting hat we used a jester hat.  Students will enjoy their new seating arrangement, sitting with their housemates starting on Monday!

 Lexi got sorted into Durmstrang!

 Paige is delighted to join the Beauxbatons!

James also joins Beauxbatons!

 Eric joins the loyal Hufflepuffs!

Thanks to David for taking the pictures.  :)