On June 7, 1776, Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee put forth the resolution for independence: “Resolved, that these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states…” --The Second Continental Congress and Declaration of Independence
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Reminder:
-All late assignments will receive a 10% deduction per day late in Q2-4.
NEWS:
The final field trip chaperone sign-up goes live on Tuesday, April 23rd at 7pm. If you are interested in chaperoning, but you already attended the first field trip please send your teacher a message that you are willing to be an alternate. Please let parents sign-up who did not attend the first field trip. If not enough parents sign-up, your teacher will contact you and you may use the link.
We will be going to the Herberger Theater in downtown Phoenix to view a play followed by lunch and play at Kiwanis Park in Tempe. Chaperones will likely need to drive separately, although there may be some room on the bus. We will leave shortly after school begins and arrive back to school as late as 2:30pm.
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 Fourth grade displayed amazing accomplishment in W5 by performing "Paul Revere's Ride" in its entirety. It is likely they will always view April 18th in a different light going forward! Please celebrate your family's accomplishment together!
New Poem, "George Washington" is due the week of 4/22, performed with a partner. In Q4W7 scholars will begin a new poem for fourth grade, Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night". In previous years we performed "If" by Rudyard Kipling (a great one!) which they now perform in Fifth Grade. This is the final poem of the year, let's make it the best!
LITERATURE We will continue reading "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" in W6. Scholars will read chapters 12-14.
In the COMPOSITION program for the week will consist of writing two summaries and two dictation passages about young Benjamin Franklin based on excerpts from James Baldwin's work "Fifty Famous People".
In GRAMMAR, we will work from our WOL books pages 76-77 and 96-97.
In LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS we have 2 roots this week; the test is Friday, April 26th:
Monday
vivo/victim = live
viv id (adj) lively, animated, spirited
re vive (v) come back to life (re- back, again)
sur vive (v) to live over or beyond a threat of death (sur - super-over)
vi va cious (adj) attractively lively and animated
vic tim (n) a person harmed, injured, or killed due to an event
Tuesday
bios = life
bi ol o gy (n) study of life (logos – word study)
bi og raph y (n) written life story (graph – write, draw)
bi o mass (n) organic matter used as a fuel (especially in a power station for the generation of electricity)
an ti bi ot ic (n) – a medicine that slows or stops the growth of microorganisms.
sym bi ot ic (adj) – interaction between two different organisms living closely
Math:
In Math, we will are reviewing Chapters 6-8 from the units earlier this year. This includes fractions, decimals and working with area and perimeter.
Students may review 4th Grade Math concepts on Khan Academy.
All scholars should be studying Math Facts nightly for 10-15 minutes, especially division.
History:
In History in W6 we begin the week with our Comprehension Check on Monday. Scholars will describe in detail what happened on the night of April 18th and 19th 1775. In W5 we made practice comprehension checks to prepare.
Scholars will then read the textbook chapters 13 and 14 in class, focusing on the Second Continental Congress in May of '75 and the writing of the Declaration of Independence in June of 1776.
In Q4, scholars will take a deeper look at the "Big Question" at the beginning of each chapter. They will create notecards for each chapter with the "BQ" and notes with the section headings. This is to help prepare scholars for the nightly "BQ" homework assignments in Fifth Grade.
W6
Discussion of Creating Olive Branch Petition in Continental Congress
The Vote for Independence 1776
W5
Shot Heard Round the World SchoolHouse Rock
Liberty's Kids Shot Heard Round the World 106
Liberty's Kids Midnight Ride 105
Liberty's Kids Liberty or Death 104
W4
First Continental Congress 1774
Liberty's Kids Boston Tea Party and Intolerable Acts (combined parts 1 and 2)
Liberty's Kids First Continental Congress 1774
Boston Tea Party SchoolHouse Rock
W3
Crispus Attucks and Boston Massacre
W2
W1
The Original 13 Colonies for Kids
The Founding of the 13 Colonies
The French and Indian War Explained
Science:
Scholars will continue to look at the cardiovascular system including a closer look at blood types, pressure and a special presentation from biology professor Dr. Cheroske on Thursday.
W4
W2
W1
The Heart and Circulatory System
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