Hello!
The end is nigh! But in a good way. This is the final week of Quarter 1, wrapping up two months of dedicated work and watching students truly transform into capable fourth graders. For some, this transition was easy; for others, it is an ongoing process that we know they will conquer. Part of that transition is the increased workload, so please ensure all late work is finished before any assignments become anchors with scores of zero. Furthermore, all parents are expected to sign up for parent-teacher conferences, so please ensure you do that. But that'll be all she writes, so after tying a few loose ends, it'll be mandatory that all, parents and students alike, enjoy a well deserved break from school. You've earned it.
NEWS:
-9/25 Chemistry Comprehension Check. Students will be assessed on all thing chemistry. They should prepare by reviewing terms such as matter, atoms, molecules, elements, compounds, mass, volume, density, physical changes, and chemical changes.
-9/25 Kingdoms Day. This will be our first kingdom meeting of the year! Students can wear non-uniform shirts of their kingdom color (pants stay in uniform). It'll be fun and a great celebration of our virtues!
-9/27 Last Day of Quarter 1, which is a half day.
- Parent Teacher Conferences on 10/7 and 10/8. Every parent is expected to sign up for a parent teacher conference over the break. Sign up here: https://archwaychandler.configio.com/search?cid=392
CURRICULUM:
ELA:
We have no new poems for POETRY RECITATION. Students will be preforming the poem "Ozymandias" by Percy B. Shelley if they have not yet. The first poem of Quarter 2 will be "Beowulf".
LITERATURE continues with Princess and the Goblin. We will spend a large chunk of the week getting as far as we can so that we can wrap up the story within the first week or so of Quarter 2. This will set us up for Robin Hood for the rest Quarter 2. Be sure your students have the correct edition of Robin Hood (Dover Evergreen Classics) prepared.
We continue our COMPOSITION program with practicing two different forms of writing. The first is a graded attempt of writing a introductory paragraph, combine all of the different skills we have practiced in the previous weeks and bring us closer to essay writing. The second is further summary practice.
In GRAMMAR, Introduce our final unit of the quarter: direct objects. We will familiarize ourselves with the term and practice implementing this new noun job. We will finish the chapter in quarter 2.
In LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS, we will be learning our next three roots; less, and able. With them we will learn the definition and spelling of the following: effortless, fearless, reckless, speechless, worthless, odorless, tireless, selfless, honorable, imaginable, detectable, laughable, renewable, irreversible, and reversible.
For PHILOSOPHY, we discuss our progress in fourth grade thus far, relating it to our goals and accomplishments thus far.
Math:
In math, we continue on Multiplication and Division, pivoting into division in which we practice dividing increasingly larger numbers and estimate quotients, all to practice mastery of the operation as it acts as the foundation for further units such as fractions.
History:
In history, we continue discussing Medieval Europe, exploring the intense faith that dominated the structure of society and how it influenced its leaders. In doing this we learn about the roles of monks, Charlemagne, and the rise of Feudalism.
Science:
In science, we wrap up our discussion of chemistry. We do this with a comprehension check on Wednesday(9/25) that discusses the different properties of matter and the different types of changes that it experiences. For this, students should be reviewing terms such as matter, atoms, molecules, elements, compounds, mass, volume, density, physical changes, and chemical changes, etc. We finish with week with a quick dip into solutions and some corresponding demonstrations.
Review Chemistry for Comp. Check
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