Sundae Thursday

Sundae Thursday

Today we used all of our points (25) to have our ice cream sundae party. I can't thank you all enough for the generous donations of sundae toppings, bowls, and other paper goods. The children had a wonderful time!

If there was anything left over that could easily be sent home, I sent it home. The children thought that they might like to vote for another ice cream party at the end of the year. I kept the extra spoons and sprinkles in my closet. If you would like me to send these items home though, please just tell your child and I will send them home tomorrow.

I hope you enjoy the photos below of the kids and the treats!

Thanks again for all that you do!
Katie Merten

Mythology Poetry

This morning, some of our students wrote poems about mythological creatures. We hope you enjoy!

ZEUS by Josh

Zeus is the

hEad god and travels on

a cloUd because he is the

master of the Sky

Zeus by Timmy

Zaps you with his bolt

Emperor of the gods

Unable to die

Sooooo powerful

Perseus by Bekah

Put

Evil,

tuRning people into

Stone,

MEdusa in the
Underworld for permanent

Sleep

Medusa by Emily

Meanest of all

Evil

Devil

Underworld

Snakes

Active

Medusa by Alexis

Medusa will turn you into
stoneE
Destroying
yoU her
Snakes will
scAre you

Medusa by Rory

Very bad Monster

Please kill hEr!

She haD two sisters

MedUsa will

turn you to Stone if you look in her eyes

a very meAn monster indeed

Medusa by Ethan

Medusa's very bad!

If you look into her eyes,

You'll be turned to stone!!

Medusa by Kiera

Medusa

snakes, ugly

scaring, terrifying, punishing

mean, dangerous, strong, brave

fighting, rushing, helping

nice, fearless

Percy

Hades by Harsha

There once was a man named Hades

he kidnapped this harvest lady

Persephone had a wish

and she could not eat a dish

instead she ate a seed

and now she could not even leave

so Hades made a deal

even if she's eaten a meal

What a brother of the big three

Hades by Brendan

Hades is the god of spirits and dead

and all of his clothes are dark red

when he gets mad or sad,

he will make someone suffer really bad.

You could say he is the meanest of them all,

but that would only make him give you a phone call.

Hercules by Travis

Hercules

Heroic, amazing

Hitting, unstoppable, fighting

Sword fighting and never falling

Strong

Athena by Cameron

There once was a lady, Athena,

Who could train a hyena

She was very, very smart,

She made the first spider,

When Arachne beat Athena.

Demeter by Tori

Demeter

Nice, Loving

Looking, Caring, Finding

Cares for her daughter

Goddess

Harlem Wizards come to Kennedy

The Harlem Wizards will be playing a game against local faculty at Tri-County High School tonight. The doors open at 6 PM and your child is bringing home information about it. If you are interested, and need to buy tickets at the door, it is recommended that you arrive by 6 PM to get the tickets. Here are a couple of videos of their visit today.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Today was a fun day! A LOT of people at Kennedy School wore green.

First, when we came into school this morning, there was a leprechaun in the lobby! She was dancing around. Then she came up to our room and danced with some kids, right here. We figured out it was Mrs. Bradley!

We got to vote on how we want to use our bonus points using the class clickers and the Smart Board. We voted on an ice cream party. Stay tuned for a request for donations!

We also got to use the clickers to answer some survey questions for the student council.

Then, we shared how to put the penny on our leprechaun. Rory showed us how to take the string off the leprechaun and Bekah showed us how to put it back on. It was harder than we thought it would be.

After that, we gave our speeches. Everyone did a great job pretending to be a leprechaun!

Then we got to have our GOLD MEDAL recess! What a beautiful day for an extra recess.

When we came in from recess, we finished our speeches, did some reading and then social studies.

During lunch recess it was so nice out. Some people learned some jump rope tricks from Mrs. Merten.

After recess, we did a little bit of writing and then we all went into the gym to learn an Irish Step Dance from Mrs. MacMurray. The leprechaun (a.k.a. Mrs. Bradley) joined us too!

The day was topped off with VERY LITTLE HOMEWORK! Enjoy the nice weather.

Meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz comes to JFK

Today, Meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz from FOX 25 news came to our school. He talked about different types of weather, how weather works, and how the "green wall" works when giving a televised weather forecast. He graciously answered almost all of our questions (and there were a LOT of questions!)

During tonight's news, Kevin will play a video of our fourth graders. The newscast begins at 6, and our tape should air around 6:15. If you miss the airing, it can be seen on FOX25's website after about 6:30. Go to this site, and then look at the weather page. You'll find us here!

Southeast Region

Today we presented our group projects about the Southeast Region of the U.S. Each group learned about a specific topic and taught the rest of us about that topic.

Natural Resources

Native Americans

Important Places

Important People

Geography and Climate

Our Week In Review

ALGEBRA/Math

This week we learned more algebra in math. Mrs. Y came to our class and we got to work with number cubes, pawns and balances. We did such a great job, that Mrs. Y. gave us algebra homework. Our parents were impressed!

Mrs. Y came again and worked on Open Responses. We were hoping to earn the "4 on the door". Although we haven't earned it, Mrs. Y. said we are working harder and harder and it is just a matter of time.

In math we also started unit 8 this week. We learned about perimeter and started learning about area today.

Art

In Art, we've been learning about African masks. This week we got to paint masks that we made ourselves. The masks were symmetrical.

Music

This week a LOT of kids got their purple belts in Recorder Karate. Some kids got their blue belts and some even got their BLACK belts. Keep practicing your recorder to earn a new belt!

Science

In science we learned about humidity, dew and the water cycle. Some of this information was review. Next Thursday, we have a quiz on humidity. We also will have a special guest visiting fourth grade to help us learn more about weather. Look for information about this next week!