On March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired upon a group of rowdy colonists, killing five and wounding others. “On that night, the foundation of American Independence was laid,” wrote John Adams. “Not the Battle of Lexington or Bunker Hill, not the surrender of Burgoyne or Cornwallis, were more important events in American history than the battle of King Street on the 5th of March, 1770.” -- National Constitution Center on the Boston Massacre
NEWS: Stanza 12 of PRR is due this Thursday! There is no school on Friday due to a Spring Holiday.
This Tuesday is our AASA Writing test. Please ensure all scholars are present all day (not taken out for appointments), have a good night's sleep, protein-rich breakfast and a great attitude. Absent scholars will miss content upon return when they will re-take the test.
ELA:
POETRY "Paul Revere's Ride" stanza 12 is due this Thursday, April 2nd. 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 will begin reading Chapters 5-6 of "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" in W3.
In the COMPOSITION program for the week we will finish writing and submit an intro and body paragraph for articles on 4-Day School Week on Monday. On Tuesday, scholars will spend the majority of the day writing the 5-Paragraph Essay for the AASA test. If they are absent, they will miss content to do a make-up test, so please ensure they are present for testing days.
In GRAMMAR, we will utilize the time to work on elements of the 5-Paragraph essay as well as AASA preparation. We will resume in our WOL books after the AASA testing period.
In LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS we have 3 roots this week, the test is Thursday, April 2nd:
manus (n) – hand (L)
man u al (n) handbook, operated by the hands, of or relating to hard physical work
man i cure (n) a treatment for the care of the hands and fingernails
ma neu ver (v) to handily or skillfully go around something
man ag er (n) a person who is in charge of someone or something; one who handles employees
ma nip u late (v) to skillfully operate by hand
caput/capitis (n) head (L)
cap i tal (n) the head city of a country or state
cap tain (n) head of a group of soldiers
ca pit u late (v) to give up; to cease resisting
cap i tal ize (v) to write with a beginning capital letter; to gain by turning something into an advantage
digitus (n) finger, toe, inch (L)
dig it (n) finger, numerals from 0 to 9, unit of measure the width of a finger (3/4 of an inch)
dig i tal (adj) data in the form of numerical digits
pres ti dig i ta tion (n) (praesto – at hand, prompt) – a fast-fingered or sleight-of-hand performance of magic
Math:
In Math, we will continue the final chapter of our texts, chapter 10. Our focus is on customary conversions of length, weight/mass, and capacity. We have quizzes on converting customary units and also a quiz knowing all standard units of conversion before W4's Chapter 10 Test. The blue book will also be collected at this time. Corrections in the blue book should be made before this time.
This is a challenging unit for many scholars and at-home study of notes and supplementary aids may be necessary. Please look to the graded Open Note Classwork Quizzes to help dictate the amount of help your scholar may need.
Khan Academy Elapsed Time Unit 3rd Grade
Khan Academy Time Unit 4th Grade
Khan Academy Measurement Unit Lessons
History:
In History in W3 we read the textbook chapters 8-9 in class. In Q4, scholars will take a deeper look at the "Big Question" at the beginning of each chapter.
Scholars will have a Comprehension Check on next Tuesday in which they will be able to use their textbooks and lapbook folds to help them prepare and write a practice for homework. The question is what began the quarrel with Great Britain including all the Acts and the Boston Massacre (textbook ch. 6-8).
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 components and functions of blood and review for a Comprehension Check in Week 4. This will cover chapters 4-6 in the textbook and ask about the path of blood through the heart and body and the parts and functions of blood.
W3
W2
W1
The Heart and Circulatory System
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