Field Day 2011 pics!

FIELD DAY!!!

Thursday is Field Day at OCS!

GO BLUE!!!  GO GOLD!!!

12:30 dismissal

Technology Survey

Students in grades 4-8 will be completing the technology survey in class.
Click the link below to complete the technology survey:

http://www.quia.com/quiz/3141833.html

BREAKING NEWS!!!

WE WERE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE EXPRESS TIMES NEWSPAPER TODAY!!!
CHECK US OUT ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER!!!

Bill Sloan Visit 2011

Our truck driver friend, Bill Sloan, came to visit all the way from the state of Washington!  He answered questions about his travels, then we went outside to take a tour of his truck and meet Shorty.  Bill brought a stack of postcards for the kids to take home as a souvenir.

postcards that Bill has sent from 48 states

question and answer session

Trinity and Mrs. Dechert checking out Bill's truck

Mr. Magnuson and Shorty

Fourth grade class picture with Bill and Shorty

Shorty and Bill

Excited Shorty!

Mrs. Dowd's class with Bill 2011

Coming up this week...

Wednesday, June 8 -

Luau Lunch: wear something 'tropical'.

Wednesday, June 8-
Truck Driver Visit:

Our trucker friend, Bill Sloan will be visiting our class. 

This will be the 11th year he has visited the fourth graders here at OCS. 

Thursday, June 9 -
Ocean Night from 6-8pm

FUN 4th Grade Games!!!

More MARE Movies!

sea otters playing

sea otter enrichment

sea urchin eating

sea star eating

NJASK Testing Week

We have gotten through our first 2 days of NJASK testing on Language Arts.  On Wednesday and Thursday, we will have our NJASK Math testing.  Friday is our NJASK Science test. 

I have been reading the novel "Hoot" to the students the past two weeks.  The story is about a boy named Roy Eberhardt, the new kid at Trace Middle School. The story is an ecological mystery about a pancake house that is scheduled to be built over the burrows of endangered miniature owls.  We will watch the movie HOOT on Friday.

Information About September 11th

Our current Social Studies Chapter on "Times of Change" touches briefly upon the events of September 11th.  With the current events in the news bringing up this tragic day, we felt it was appropriate to share some facts with the students. This week, we will be watching the Brain Pop movie about September 11th.  Feel free to preview or review it with your child.

We will also discuss this famous quote:
"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Remember to thank our troops...

Earth Day Game



Click the picture above to play an Earth Day game!



Liberty Science Center Field Trip 2011

Andrew Clements

The author of Frindle, Andrew Clements, was born in Camden, New Jersey and lived here until the middle of his 6th grade year.

His website http://www.andrewclements.com/ is where you can see different versions of his novels that are sold in other countries. 

You can also read more information on his website about your Book Review novel. 

Check it out!

Earth Changes - Weathering and Erosion

Play the Shape it Up game! Find out about earthquakes. Build your own volcano!

Tricky Tray Family Game Night Basket

TRICKY TRAY DONATIONS for our FAMILY GAME NIGHT BASKET
Donations will be accepted until Friday, April 8
Thanks to everyone that donated!

As of Friday, March 25th, we have the following items for our basket:
A frisbie
Pictureka!
Chess/Checkers/Tic-Tac-Toe
Magic 8 Ball
Jigsaw Puzzle w/puzzle carrier
Hands Down
Mancala
Trouble
Dominoes
Magikus Lego game
Checkers
Bowling set
Card games: Old Maid, Crazy 8's, Matching
popcorn w cheddar seasoning
popcorn on the cob
popcorn container

Items made in New Jersey

Students earned extra credit points for bringing in an item made here in New Jersey!

Look in your cabinets and refrigerator - you will be surprised at all the Made in New Jersey products!

Lou Gehrig tribute

Click the link below to watch Lou Gehrig's speech at Yankee Stadium.

Lou Gehrig tribute

Rock and Roll

Our World: The Rock Cycle

More educational games & videos on Types of Rocks at NeoK12.com

Rocks

More science games & videos on Types of Rocks at NeoK12.com

Label the rock cycle: http://www.neok12.com/diagram/Types-of-Rocks-01.htm

Rock jigsaw puzzle: http://www.neok12.com/jigsaw-puzzles/Types-of-Rocks.htm

Hangman: http://www.quia.com/hm/81745.html

Measuring Angles

Play some games to practice measuring angles:

http://www.mathplayground.com/measuringangles.html

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/protractor.html

St Jude Math-a-Thon and Tricky Tray

The St. Jude Math a Thon is underway! A big thanks to our 4th graders for visiting the K-5 classrooms to discuss why donating to St. Jude's is so important. We have about 1/2 of our permissions slips back, but hoping for participation from all the students in our class. Donations are due on Friday, March 11th. Tricky Tray - this year, our class is creating a 'Family Game Night' basket. I have donated a "checkers" set and a 3 pack of "Old Maid", "Hearts" and "Crazy 8's". So far, that's all we have. Hoping to receive some more donations to fill our basket. Examples are board games, card games, outdoor sports, etc. Thanks Mrs. Hayes (Ben's mom) for taking care of coordinating our basket this year. All donations are due by Thursday, March 31st.