Q2W8
It's already Thanksgiving week! This is a short week with only 2 days of school, both are full days. Please have your children in school both days making sure they don't miss critical content!
The fourth grade team sincerely hopes you and your family enjoy a long holiday weekend remembering all there is to be thankful for. We are grateful for all the support you give us as teachers and the trust you instill in us to be a part of your children's learning journey!
-Thank you for all your help with the Medieval Faire!
-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:
On December 17th, Fourth Grade is holding our annual Robin Hood Party.
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 December 13th.
LITERATURE We have finished "Robin Hood". In Q3, we'll spend the first weeks using our Literature time on our Poetry unit. Students will need the poetry anthology from the required list, "The Harp and Laurel Wreath". They will also utilize this book in fifth grade. In Q3W4, the fourth grade will begin the next book in the Chronicles of Narnia series, "Prince Caspian". If your child has never read the prior, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", please insure they read it before we begin the next book.
We are finishing our COMPOSITION program for the quarter with the writing of the Robin Hood 5-Paragraph Persuasive Essay by finishing rough drafts, editing and composing the final drafts. These must be completed (in-class) for scholars to attend the Robin Hood Party.
In GRAMMAR, we work on reviewing compound sentences before starting our WOL Chapter 8 Possessive Nouns unit in week 9.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
In LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS our roots are thermos (heat) and photos (light). Their derivatives are: thermal, thermos, thermometer, thermotropic, thermogenic, endothermic, thermograph, photograph, photometer, photojournalist, photocopier, photosynthesis, photon, telephoto, photophobia. The Roots test will not be held this week. Scholars should study and review their 33 roots cards over break.
For PHILOSOPHY, we will use the time to finish up all the work from the end of the quarter prior to the next day's Robin Hood Party.
Math:
In Math, we will Continue Chapter 6 and answer the question: · How can fractions equal to or greater than 1 be represented using models and improper fractions? Scholars will have homework from their blue workbooks on Monday night.
Math Test Corrections: Chapter 5 test corrections will be given out after the Thanksgiving break. Students will have one week to submit corrections after receiving them.
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 chapter 6 over the Dynasties of China. Scholars will also have a review session over the first 5 dynasties covered.
Science:
Our Meteorology Unit has concluded for the quarter, and we will use our remaining Science to cover a short unit on Magnetism and Electricity starting in week 9. This week we do not have Science.
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