“This Destruction of the Tea is so bold, so daring, so firm, intrepid and inflexible, and it must have so important Consequences, and so lasting, that I cant but consider it as an Epocha in History.” “The Question is whether the Destruction of this Tea was necessary?” he queried. “I apprehend it was absolutely and indispensably so.” --John Adams from Massachusetts Historical Society
New Poem, George Washington due the week of 4/22
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Reminder:
-All late assignments will receive a 10% deduction per day late in Q2-4.
NEWS:
The Fourth Grade will perform Paul Revere's Ride on 4/17 at 9am in the MPR. Please make sure to arrive early enough to check-in.
To visit the sample tests, visit: https://az.testnav.com/client/index.html/ . 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 or ELA.
Friday, April 12th is the AASA ELA and Math part 1. Please ensure scholars are fed, rested and present. There is no hw the night prior to testing.
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 New Poem, "George Washington" is due the week of 4/22, performed with a partner.
Scholars should continue reciting PRR stanzas 1-13 to practice for the performance on 4/17.
LITERATURE We will continue reading "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" in W4. Scholars will read chapters 6-9.
In the COMPOSITION program for the week we will finish items from W3 including writing a graded summary on The Bride of Allan-a-Dale. We will also work on AASA practice ELA passages.
In GRAMMAR, we will utilize the time to work on reviewing grammar elements like superlative adjectives, using a dictionary skills, linking verbs, and comma splices. We will resume in our WOL books after the AASA testing period.
In LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS we have 2 roots this week, the test is Friday, April 12th:
Monday
pes/pedis – foot
ped es tal (n) foot of a column
ped es tri an (n) walker, on foot
im ped i ment (n) an obstruction in doing something
tri pod (n) a three-legged stand or support
ped i cure (n) care for the feet (curo, curatum=care)
Tuesday
dens/dentis – tooth
dent (n) tooth like notch in gears, locks, etc
den tist (n) tooth doctor
den tal (adj) pertaining to teeth
den tures (n) set of false teeth
in dent (v) set a line of print in from the margin
Math:
In Math, we will finish Domains 2-5 as well as begin a unit on reviewing the Green and Blue book concepts covered in Chapters 1-10.
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 W4 we read the textbook chapters 10 and 11 in class. 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.
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
Boston Massacre 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 structures of the heart.
W4
W2
W1
The Heart and Circulatory System
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