Hi Fourth Grade Families! We've made it to Week 9! A whole semester of 4th grade is finished! We've accomplished so much together, grown in so many new ways and brought forth more goodness, truth and beauty into our lives.
Here are some important items:
-This Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are ALL half days with a 12:30 release, please send only a snack to school.
-The Robin Hood Party is Thursday, 12/15 and students will have a feast at school. Please use the sign-up to help- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0948a8a829abfd0-robin1
-Over break, please clean out the yellow folders WITH your child (do NOT throw away the "Paul Revere's Ride" poem).
-If your child has never read "The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe" (meaning they are new to Archway this year) they should read it over the Winter Break. Fourth grade teachers can help with a copy to borrow. New students may add this read to their Reading Logs once finished.
-The next Literature selection your children should bring in for January is "The Harp and Laurel Wreath". Your child will also need this book in 5th grade. Reading groups will resume in February with "Prince Caspian".
-Reading Logs. Did you know your child should read about 30, 150 page books by the end of Fourth Grade? That means they should have about 15 on their reading logs by now. Do you ever check their log? It is located in the back of the Roots Journal. Students should report: Book Title, Author, amount of pages and the date completed. Without these four parts, they cannot receive credit for the log.
-"Paul Revere's Ride" is our next poem for Q3 and the first 3 weeks of Q4. It is broken into 13 weeks. We are giving your child a copy BEFORE Winter Break (DO NOT THROW IT AWAY!) so students may begin studying and practicing. The first and second stanzas are due January 12/13th.
-Field Trip. Our first field trip of the year is January 13th. The sign up will go live Monday, December 12th at 7pm. Each class can take 5 parents as chaperones. Use this link: https://archwaychandler.configio.com/pd/3860/22-23-4th-grade-chaperon--az-museum-of-natura?cid=389&returncom=productlist&source=search
Curricular Focus in W9:
History: Finishing Middle Ages Lapbooks (this is a significant History classwork grade and must be completed to attend the Robin Hood Party).
Science: Scholars will work in groups to create a presentation of a particular state or region's weather and climate.
Math: We will continue to work in Chapter 6 on Fractions with Green book pages 275-290 and Blue book pages 145-150. We will have a quiz on Tuesday.
ELA:
Poetry- "Norman and Saxon" poem recitation will continue with 10% deducted per day late as they were due 12/9.
Composition- "Robin Hood" Essays were due 12/9 and all must be finished to attend the Robin Hood party on Thursday.
Grammar- WOL pages 154-155 and a Quiz on Tuesday over Possessive Nouns. We will also learn about Quotation Marks and do punctuation practice.
Roots- Q2 Week 9 Greek / Latin Roots
thermos – heat
thermal – (n) relating to heat
thermos (bottle) – (n) - insulated bottle to keep contents cold or hot
thermometer – (n) - device for measuring heat
thermotropic – (n) - turning toward heat
thermogenic – (n) - causing or generating heat
endothermic – (adj) - heated from within the body
thermograph – (n) - device that automatically records changes in temperature
photos - light
photography – (n) – process of using light to make a picture/image
photometer – (n) – instrument used to measure the intensity of light
photojournalist –(n)- a reporter who uses photos to tell a story
photocopier- (n) – machine that uses light to make exact copies of documents.
photosynthesis – (n) the process that plants use to make food from the light of the sun
photon-(n)- a small particle of light
telephoto – (n) – light from far away (tele – distant)
photophobia –(n) – fear or dislike of light
(no test Friday)