Archway Chandler 4th Grade Blog: Q4W5

"It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"-- Patrick Henry, March 20, 1775

NEWS:

Fourth Grade Homework Expectations

It is the scholar's responsibility to regularly communicate with their parents about any missing assignments. Students receive a daily notification of any late work. This will not happen in 5th grade.

For Quarters 2-4, all late assignments will incur a 10% deduction per day. After 10 school days, missing assignments will be recorded as a zero in the grade book.

News From the Headmaster

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News from the Nurse:

Dear parents,

I wanted to cover some things that may not be known as reasons for students to stay home:

Recent visit to the emergency room or stay in hospital - Please obtain a doctor's note that says when the student can return to school.
New or undiagnosed rashes or skin conditions that are larger than a simple band aid can cover - Please feel free to email me or call if a student with these have already been seen by a health provider so that I know that it is being treated.
Persistent coughing - coughing can easily spread microorganisms in close proximity, such as classes. It can also be disrupting, and the student may have a hard time participating and learning in class.

As always, please feel free to email or call if you have any questions or concerns. Have a relaxing weekend.

Nurse Spanbauer, RN

Office: 480-855-6474 (option 2)

Email: sspanbauer@archwaychandler.org

Testing News:

Dear Parents of 3rd – 5th Grade Students,

Please make note of our state mandated spring testing schedule for AZ Science (5th only) and AASA (Arizona’s Academic Standards Assessment) for 3rd, 4th, 5th grade. To learn more about these assessments, please refer to the following AZ Department of Education resources: · Why Statewide Testing Participation Matters to Students · A Parent Guide to Understanding Arizona's Statewide Assessments (Spanish)

Our testing window begins on Monday, March 24th and runs through April 17th.

4th Grade Testing:

Practice Days: 3/25 and 3/28

Writing: Friday, April 4th

ELA/Math Part 1: Thursday, April 10th

ELA/Math Part 2: Tuesday, April 15th

Please avoid absences, late arrivals, and early departures on testing days. Please reschedule any appointments that conflict with your child’s testing schedule. Our testing schedule is carefully planned to maximize our computer resources and battery life as well as to support student achievement. State testing includes many restrictions that impact administration of the test. These rules include the inability to stop and resume testing beyond a single school day and the strict guidelines governing students leaving the testing environment, testing breaks, and well as test completion deadlines.

During testing, homework will be eliminated or significantly reduced on the evening prior to the AASA test administration. Parents can best support testing by ensuring that students arrive at school well-rested, on-time, fortified with a healthy protein breakfast and snack, and full of words of encouragement.

Furthermore, parents can additionally enable their scholars by visiting the AASA website and utilizing the sample test resources beforehand. The AASA practice tests mimic the real test portal and provide an advantage of familiarity of the technology and website functionality. Students will be briefly exposed to the sample tests in the classroom. However, any additional time spent exploring the sample tests at home helps to expose students to the format and functionality of the portal along with the types of questions that might be asked. Practicing builds confidence and allows students to display their knowledge without worrying about the computer-based testing format. Invite your student to click all the buttons to avoid that temptation that typically manifests on the day of testing. Please note that students will be using laptops with a trackpad (not a mouse) on campus and are asked to write a rough draft and show their work on scratch paper.

To visit the sample tests, visit: https://home.testnav.com/. Select Arizona, scroll down, then click on Mic Check and Sample Tests. Select AASA TestNav Sample Tests and your child’s grade level. Select the sample tests provided for Math, Writing or ELA.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Lindsay Tremblay

Dean of Academics & Testing Coordinator

More NEWS:

The Fourth Grade will perform Paul Revere's Ride on 4/22 at 10am in the MPR. Please make sure to arrive early enough to check-in and make sure you are Raptor Cleared.

Thursday, April 15th is the AASA ELA and Math part 2. Please ensure scholars are fed, rested and present. There is no hw the night prior to testing.

Dress Code Notes:

Your scholars are growing! Please make sure their shirts are long enough to stay tucked in. If you need to buy the next size, reach out to PSO used uniforms.

CURRICULUM:

ELA:

POETRY New Poem, "George Washington" is due the week of 4/21, performed with a partner.

Scholars should continue reciting PRR stanzas 1-13 to practice for the performance on 4/22.

LITERATURE We will continue reading "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" in W5. Scholars will read chapters 10-11.

Rope Making Video

Traditional Barrel Making

In the COMPOSITION program for the week will consist of make-up time for AASA preparation.

In GRAMMAR, we will utilize the time to work on reviewing grammar elements like subject and object pronouns and work from our WOL books pages 58-59.

In LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS we have 2 roots this week, the test is Thursday, April 17th:

Monday

corpus/corporis – body

cor po real (adj) pertaining to the body

corpse (n) dead body

cor pus cle (n) small part of the body

in cor por ate (v) to make into a body

corps (n) a military division organized as a body

Tuesday

scio/scitum – know, understand

sci ence (n) knowledge of the natural world through observation and experiment

sci en tist (n) a person with expert knowledge of science

con science (n) an inner feeling or voice that guides right and wrong behavior

om nis cient (adj) knowing everything.

con sci en tious (adj) wishing to do what is right, especially to do something well and thoroughly

Math:

In Math, we will are reviewing Chapters 1-3 from the units earlier this year. This includes number sense, addition and subtraction, division and multiplication, and word problems.

Students should 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 W5 we read the textbook chapter 12 in class, focusing on the "shot heard round the world" at the Battle at Lexington and Concord.

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.

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

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

Boston Massacre- Story of Us

Crispus Attucks and Boston Massacre

Committees of Correspondence

Stamp Act