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Hello!
It looks like we have survived the first week of school. Who would have thought? I am so proud of the students who have been demonstrating that they are able and eager to conquer fourth grade. That being said, they have a long way to go so keep an eye out for additional challenges such as poetry recitation, dedicated writing, and more, all of which begin this week.
NEWS:
-Picture day on 8/15. Be sure to send in scholar looking their best on this day, as these picture are the ones that will find their way into the yearbook (unless scholars are ordered retakes later on in the year).
-Wednesday, August 16th is the first Kingdoms Day. During school hours, everyone will gather in their respective Kingdom Classrooms for a brief team assembly. Knights will meet their fellow knights and the King/Queen of their Kingdom. (If you're new to the school, you should have received a Welcome letter with your student's name.) **Please DO NOT wear the Kingdom shirt on this day, this is going to be an unofficial meeting.
-Unit 1 Math Test on 8/17. Their first math test will be on number sense, comparing size of numbers, rounding, etc. Be sure students are prepared on the date provided.
-Galileo Testing on 8/18. We do take our first standardized test this week so be sure to help your scholar be prepared this Friday to do their best. This test is merely to understand where the students are currently at with the fourth grade curriculum, meaning they'll likely show room to grow.
-Curriculum Night on 8/23. This event begins at 6:30 pm and acts as an amazing way to understand the curriculum and expectations laid upon both scholars and parents. This is an event dedicated to parents and will answer any questions you have with fourth grade.
-First Poem Recital on 8/25. Student will be expected to memorize and recite "Afternoon on a Hill" by this date.
CURRICULUM:
ELA:
In GRAMMAR, we will begin utilizing our WOL book in order to investigate the different types of sentences as well as begin to learn how to diagram language. We will also be taking notes to review key parts of speech.
LITERATURE continues with the reading of Wizard of Oz, so please ensure your student has their copy at school. We will utilize the text to practice understanding order of events and characterization.
We begin our COMPOSITION program, which will spend a great deal of time practicing their writing. This week we will focus on summary construction, dictation, and learn how to identify different types of sentences.
In LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS, we will be learning our next three roots; unus, mono, and poly. With them we will learn the definition and spelling of the following: unison, union, united, universe, unicorn, monochrome, monocle, monotone, monosyllabic, polychromatic, polyglot, polygon, polysyllabic, and polyhedron.
We also begin our first POETRY RECITATION. Students will be memorizing the poem "Afternoon on the Hill" by Edna St. Vincent Millay and will recite it in front of the class on August 25th.
For PHILOSOPHY, we will introduce study strategies, idioms, analogies, and further discuss their poem for recitation.
Math:
In math, we are continuing to solidify our number sense. Will will primarily do this through rounding and review which will prepare the student for their first Math Test on Thursday 8/17.
History:
In history, we start to finalize our understanding of maps in preparation for the unit test in the following week. Students will have mastered learning latitude/longitude, reading different components on maps, and utilizing coordinates to describe location.
Science:
We continue our study of the scientific method. We will master the order of the steps as well as understand the different variables involved in the process. On Wednesday we will once again present the scientific method through a class-wide demonstration.
Remember, the blog is updated weekly. Be sure to come back frequently to see any upcoming events or changes in fourth grade.