The First Full Week
- Monday, September 18 – Back to School Night
- Wednesday, September 20-Friday, September 22 – Rosh Hashanah, NO SCHOOL
Hi! I’m Sammi, the fourth grade science teacher. I am thrilled to be working with the fourth grade team this year! The fourth grade is off to a great start in class. It is so exciting to see them twice a week in the science lab and the art room.
We have begun the year by looking into scientists. First, we discovered that many of us have certain stereotypes in our minds when we think of scientists. When drawing what we thought a scientist looked like, many of our people had crazy hair, were older, were doing some crazy experiment, and they were often men. Through discussion, we decided these stereotypes came from cartoons, tv shows, and Albert Einstein’s fame. We then discussed what scientists do. We decided scientists are people who discover, experiment, question the world around them, solve problems, take careful notes, observe, and help others. We will be adding to this list over the next week as we take time to learn about some current scientists working at the Smithsonian.