Q2W6
It's already Thanksgiving week! This is a short week with only 2 days of school, both are full days. Please have your children in school both days making sure they don't miss critical content!
The fourth grade team sincerely hopes you and your family enjoy a long holiday weekend remembering all there is to be thankful for. We are grateful for all the support you give us as teachers and the trust you instill in us to be a part of your children's learning journey!
-Thank you for all your help with the Medieval Faire and last week's field trip!
-Please send students with the Dover Classics copy of "Robin Hood" for Q2.
-Make sure students are studying regularly throughout the quarter: review History chapters read in class, review Science spiral notes, study Roots definitions flash cards, study multiplication flash cards on missed problems from Rocket Math tests, and reading 6-8, 150 page or more books with journal entries.
-We will no longer check agendas for a signature, but please still ask to see their agendas and homework for correctness.
-All late assignments will receive a 10% deduction per day late in Q2-4.
NEWS:
On December 14th, Fourth Grade is holding our annual Robin Hood Party. Stay tuned for details!
Please send in toilet paper rolls for our Robin Hood Party by 12/4.
Dress Code Notes:
Only school logo sweaters are allowed to be worn in the building. Non-dress code sweaters/fleeces/jackets can be worn at recess only and must be in their backpack/cubby while in the building. Now that the weather is getting cooler, remember that long sleeve shirts worn underneath a polo can be white, maroon, navy, or black. Black or blue leggings are allowed under skirts, but they should reach the sock line (not capri length).
CURRICULUM:
ELA:
The last poem of Quarter 2 is "Norman and Saxon". It is due on Wednesday, December 13th, but we encourage students to perform as early as they choose.
LITERATURE We are reading more chapters of Robin Hood this week. This is to complete the tale and set us up for Robin Hood Essays at the end of Quarter 2. Be sure your students have the correct edition of Robin Hood (Dover Evergreen Classics) for all of quarter 2.
We continue our COMPOSITION program with writing our 5 paragraph persuasive essays about Robin Hood.
In GRAMMAR, we review notes in the red spiral on Predicate Elements with a review in Chapter 7 of WOL. Students should refer to these notes to do homework and writing assignments to include these types of sentences in summary and essay writing for the remainder of the year. Scholars will take a Q2 Grammar Test 2 on Thursday 12/1. This is closed note, so students should study from their WOL books and red spirals in preparation. WOL books will be collected on Tuesday for points for completion and in-class grading of Chapter 7.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
In LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS students will complete a review of the 26 Roots definitions we have learned thus far.
Math:
In Math, we will begin with an open-note quiz on adding, subtracting and simplifying fractions. Simplification of fractions is a key concepts scholars should hone. We will continue with Chapter 5 concepts which is our first chapter on Fractions. Scholars will add and subtract fractions in the context of word problem solving. The Chapter 5 test will take place in week 7.
Math Test Corrections:
Students will attach a separate piece of paper to their graded math tests and write the problem number of each problem missed. They will re-do the problem correctly and show their work. They will also write a short sentence about why they missed that problem. Students can earn up to 5 points for their corrections. Students who missed no problems, do not need to submit corrections.
Khan Academy Help for Adding with Unlike Denominators
History:
In History, we will begin a new Unit on the Empires and Dynasties of China.
Science:
In Science, we will prepare for our Comprehension Check answering the question, "What is is weather and why is it always changing?"
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