10/28/22
Q2W3
Hello 4th Grade Families,
As I stood this morning at my daughter's CPA cross-country meet with a fourth-grade parent and a fifth-grade former parent, inevitably our conversation turned to the subject of the Math Curriculum and the dreaded bar models. We all agreed the past week's word problems were incredibly complex, and would be much easier solved if the kids knew algebra.
As a fourth grade team, we concluded at the end of this past week, the scholars need more interaction with making the bar models alone (bar models are a primer to understanding algebra) and not all the other steps and computations. We will spiral more of that step into every unit, ongoing.
Here is a poem shared by a parent this week on Classical Character Day-
HOLD FAST TO YOUR DREAMSLouise Driscoll (1875 – 1957)
Hold fast to your dreams!
Within your heart
Keep one still, secret spot
Where dreams may go,
And sheltered so,
May thrive and grow –
Where doubt and fear are not.
Oh, keep a place apart
Within your heart,
For little dreams to go.
Thank you for all the wonderful parent support! We had such a fun day! Ask your child about their time with their first grade reading buddy!
Week 3 Curriculum:
Math: After a Chapter 4 test on Monday, we will start Chapter 5 on Fractions. The chapter begins with different ways to find equivalent fractions. Fractions are another form of division!
History: After our Comprehension Check on Monday about the Feudal Society during the Middle Ages, we'll read chapters 8, 11 and 9 about castle life, city life and the life of a knight (page, squire and knight).
Science: The layers of the atmosphere is the focus of Meteorology for this week.
ELA:
Literature- Reading chapters 9-13 of Robin Hood.
Composition- AASA practice, focusing on the genre of Drama as literature, writing a summary and learning and using an author's point of view in literature.
Grammar- WOL Chapter 5 (pages 84-97) We are learning about the Predicate Nominative (nouns in the predicate as used with a linking verb to rename the subject noun). Ex: Mom is a police woman.
Poetry- Recitation of Beowulf are due this Friday, but may be performed as early as Monday.
Roots- Q2 W3 Latin and Greek Roots
Roots Day 1
-or = a person who
dic ta tor (n) a person who tells people what to do without giving them choices
gov er nor (n) a person who manages the political actions of a state
in ven tor (n) a person who creates something that has never before been created
jur or (n) a person who is a member of a jury that listens to both sides of a law case
leg is la tor (n) a person who makes laws
trans la tor (n) a person who changes one language into another
su per vi sor (n) - a person who supervises a person or activity
Homework Activity
Write each of today’s derivatives 3 times each. Once in print, once in syllables, and once in cursive. (ungraded)
Roots Day 2
-ian = a person who
li brar i an (n) a person who assists in a library
veg e tar i an (n) a person who does not eat meat
vet-er-i-nar-i-an (n) a person who is a doctor of animal science
phy si cian (n) a person who is qualified to practice medicine
e lec tri cian (n) a person who installs and maintains electrical equipment
ma gi cian (n) a person who performs magic tricks
pol i ti cian (n) a person who is professionally involved in politics
math e ma ti cian (n) a person who is an expert in the study of mathematics