Q3W10
Stanza 10 of PRR is due this Friday!
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Reminder:
-All late assignments will receive a 10% deduction per day late in Q2-4.
NEWS:
From Mrs. Brady-
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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:
POETRY "Paul Revere's Ride" stanza 10 is due this Friday, March 8th. This poem spans 13 weeks (into Q4) and culminates in a grade-wide reciting of the poem in entirety for the parents.
This Poem is a behemoth of a memorization task for scholars. It should be taken seriously and can be enjoyable to accomplish such a task. In Fourth Grade, we do not have any "at-home" projects per se. Consider the memorization and recitation of this work a 13 week-long project endeavor. It can even become a family practice to memorize the weekly stanza.
Helpful Practices for Memorization:
-Listen to the poem in it's entirety, daily
-Scholars should write out the stanza memorization for the week (hang it on the bathroom mirror)
-Illustrate or act out the stanza
-Look up unfamiliar words or phrases to understand the meaning
-Re-write that section in your own words (modern language)
-Perform a word while another person says every other word until scholar can say it independently
-Practice reciting in the mirror
-Make up body or hand motions to certain lines and phraes
-Write the stanza out on a whiteboard and erase a word or phrase
-Tell yourself everyday, "I can memorize this, and so did the Fourth Graders before me!"
LITERATURE We have finished reading "Prince Caspian" by C.S. Lewis. There are no reading groups in Q3W10.
In the COMPOSITION program for the week we will finish writing a 5-Paragraph essay using the 10 step method. Students will take a position and use two articles to draw evidence and make citations.
In GRAMMAR, we will work from AASA test preparation materials.
In LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS we have 3 roots this week:
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Mon
pono/ positum – lay, put, place
pose – (n) – position or attitude (role, or characteristic assumed for effect)
post age – (n) – payment for messages sent from post to post
de pos it – (v) – (de – down away from) – lay away, put aside
im pose – (v) – (in – in, on, upon) – to put upon
com po nent – (con- together) – a part of a larger whole or put together
Tues
figo/fixum – fix, fasten, attach
fix ture – (n) – a thing fastened in place
cru ci fix – (n) – (crux, crucis – cross) – picture or statute of Christ fastened on the cross
af fix – (v) – act of fastening or attaching
pre fix – (n) – (prae – before) – letter or syllable added to the beginning of a word
suf fix – (n) – (sub- under) – letter or syllable added to the end of a word
Wed
facio / factum – do, make
fac to ry – (n)- (orium – place for) – place for making things
man u fac ture (v) (manus – hand) – made by hand (English from roots up definition) – make on a large scale using machinery (dictionary definition)
per fect – (adj) – (per – through) – done all the way through – dictionary definition = free from flaw or defect
mag ni fy – (v) – (magna – large) – to make large
sat is fy – (v) – (satis – enough) – to make enough
Math:
In Math, we will finish Chapter 9 on Geometry and measuring angles. The Math test is Chapter 9 on Wednesday, March 7th. Here are links to instructive help for scholars.
History:
In History in W9 and 10 we will finish a brief look at the history of Arizona. Scholars will complete their Q3 Lapbook and submit for a Classwork grade. Q4 Revolution lapbooks will commence after Spring Break.
Science:
Scholars will take a closer look at the rock cycle and types of rocks. We will conclude our unit on Thursday with a volcano simulation.
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