Suzy Bell

Our 4th grade class is enjoying a fun camping day.

How does the amount of energy change when the height increases?

Mrs. Bell’s class earned an incentive party. They played large versions of games! So fun!

We are so excited to get mail back from our State and National Parks that we wrote formal letters to a couple of weeks ago. Thank you park rangers for supporting the students with your personal notes! #formalletters #parkrangers #nationalparks #illinoisstateparks

Thank you Bureau County Farm Bureau for a fun 4th grade Ag Fair Day! It was great to be back.

The students worked on writing formal letters and addressing an envelope. They mailed the letters today.

Happy Twos-day!

4th grade completed a Curling STEM competition. They created their own object to use. Then made adaptions to their objects to improve it.

4th graders are measuring objects in the classroom to find perimeter and area.

Sound: How does it travel?

Mini pumpkin catapults: Given a spoon, rubber bands, sticks, and a pumpkin, the students had to design and create their own catapults. Then come up with a change in the design to improve the distance.

Mrs. Verway was our special guest today in 4th grade. We have been studying citizenship. She shared her own experience of becoming a U.S. citizen.

We are enjoying the beautiful weather in the courtyard!

This week, 4th graders are exploring how the eye works.

Can they escape the room in time? 4th grade is working on practicing place value and comparing numbers.

Last day of school fun: Creating art out of molding clay. The students then voted on their favorite - the bird with the flower!

Thank you Mrs. Litherland @litherland2008 for teaching the students about drones. They had a lot fun trying to fly them.