Q2W8
We have 2 more weeks until the Winter Break. Fourth grade is nearing its halfway point for the scholars! Let's all commit to finish the quarter well and remember to always do our best!
Last day of the quarter Winter party on Friday, December 15th. Please sign up to help make the last day of school special for our scholars! They will be enjoying cooking decorating and a hot cocoa bar. Here is the Winter party sign up!
The annual Robin Hood Party is Thursday, 12/14.
Please sign up to help or donate!
-Make sure students are studying regularly throughout the quarter: review History chapters read in class, review Science spiral notes, study Roots definitions flash cards, study multiplication flash cards on missed problems from Rocket Math tests, and reading 6-8, 150 page or more books with journal entries.
-All late assignments will receive a 10% deduction per day late in Q2-4.
NEWS:
In week 9, 12/13-12/15 are half days!
Please send in toilet paper rolls for our Robin Hood Party by 12/4.
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:
The last poem of Quarter 2 is "Norman and Saxon". It is due on Wednesday, December 13th, but we encourage students to perform as early as they choose.
LITERATURE We are finishing Robin Hood this week. This is to complete the tale and set us up for Robin Hood Essays at the end of Quarter 2. Be sure your students have the correct edition of Robin Hood (Dover Evergreen Classics) for all of quarter 2.
We continue our COMPOSITION program with the writing of the Robin Hood 5-Paragraph Persuasive Essay by finishing rough drafts, editing and composing the final drafts.
In GRAMMAR, we review notes in the red spiral on Possessive Nouns. Students should refer to these notes to do homework and writing assignments to include these types of sentences in summary and essay writing for the remainder of the year. We will work through chapter 8 of the WOL book, completing lessons A, B, and C.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
In LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS our roots are mikros (small), megas (big, large, great), and magnus (big, large, great). Their derivatives are: microphone, microbe, microscope, micron, microwave, megaphone, megalith, megalophonous, magnify, magnitude, magnificent, magnanimous, magnate, Magna Carta. The Roots test will be held on Friday. Scholars should study their 31 Roots Cards every day for 5-10 minutes. Q2W9 will have a cumulative test on all 31 roots.
For PHILOSOPHY, we will discuss having a thankful heart and attitude. Can you teach yourself to be a grateful person?
Math:
In Math, we will Continue Chapter 6 about fractions greater than 1 applying mixed number and improper fractional concepts. On Thursday, there will be a classwork assignment assessing Chapter 6.1-5 comprehension. Once Chapter 5 tests are returned, students should complete test corrections.
Math Test Corrections:
Students will attach a separate piece of paper to their graded math tests and write the problem number of each problem missed. They will re-do the problem correctly and show their work. They will also write a short sentence about why they missed that problem. Students can earn up to 5 points for their corrections. Students who missed no problems, do not need to submit corrections.
History:
In History, we will read chapters 3-5 over the Dynasties of China. Students should review the Big Question at the beginning of each chapter and be prepared to answer.
Science:
In Science, we will review all concepts in preparation for the Comprehension Check on Wednesday, 12/6. What is weather and why is it always changing? Scholars should write a practice Comprehension Check on Monday night for homework.
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