Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Entrepreneur and Humanitarian Project

4th graders in Niskayuna have begun the Entrepreneur and Humanitarian Project, in which students will create a business, sell a product, and donate money to a local charity. This year's "E&H" Fair will be at Niskayuna High School on June 7th from 6:00-7:30. Our 4th graders have voted on donating all proceeds from the E&H Fair to the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society.
We've also scheduled our End-of-the-Year 4th grade picnic for Thursday, June 15th from 12:30-2:00 in the pavilion at the end of Zenner Road near the soccer fields. More info. to follow!



Friday, March 10, 2017

4th Grade Biography Bash!

We are hard at work on our Biography research projects!
Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 11th @ 12:30 for our 4th Grade Biography Bash!

Friday, February 17, 2017

Dental Health Month:)

Thank you Dr. Vaccaro for visiting Craig's 4th graders for Dental Health Month! The kids enjoyed your presentation on keeping our teeth healthy and clean.
We have all chosen a person of significance for our Biography project! We look forward to researching and sharing our knowledge at the 4th grade Biography Bash in April.
We have wrapped up our Dutch unit in New York state history and will begin learning about Colonial America. We have also wrapped up our Electrical Circuits unit and had fun learning about and making a variety of electrical circuits.
There are two 1/2 days in March dedicated to Parent/Teacher conferences. If you would like to request a conference, please email me and I'd be glad to set up a day and time with you.
Best wishes for a safe and fun Winter Vacation!

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Electricity!

Our 4th graders are enjoying our Electricity unit as we are building electrical circuits and learning about polarity, conductors, insulators, resistance, and series and parallel circuits.
In Social Studies, we are learning about the Dutch settlement of present day New York, and are taking the role of Patroons by making posters to attract people coming to New Netherlands.
We have finished up our Personal Opinion writing pieces and are currently working on "How To" expository writing pieces.
We look forward to our Valentine's Day breakfast in a few weeks- info. going home soon:)


Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Mystery Matter!

Our 4th grade scientists are hard at work observing, recording data, and making predictions during our Mystery Matter unit!








Monday, December 12, 2016

Native American Museum

Pictures below from our Native American Museum!