“Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
― The Lord of the RingsStanza 7 of PRR is due this Friday, 2/21! This weekend is R&R, but students should still be ready to recite the poem.
Next Math Chapter is a challenging one. Have students review the concepts here:
Khan Academy Area and Perimeter
Reminder:
-All late assignments will receive a 10% deduction per day late in Q2-4.
NEWS:
Chapter 7 Math test was Tuesday, 2/11. Scholars should make test corrections and return as teachers direct.
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.
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 "Paul Revere's Ride" stanza 7 is due this Friday, February 21st. 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 This week we continue reading "Prince Caspian" by C.S. Lewis. This week we will read chapters 9-12. We will read chapter 11 in reading groups on Wednesday.
In the COMPOSITION program for the week we will again work on analyzing writing pieces and utilizing comprehension skills as our preparation for AASA testing in April.
In GRAMMAR, we will work from the WOL book on Compound elements and have reteaching lessons on writing topic sentences.
In Philosophy, we will enjoy sharing our many Great Hearts Day collaborations including our virtue banners.
In LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS we have 3 roots this week:
Q3 W7 Roots
Tues.
biblos – book (Greek)
Bi ble (n) the book of the Christian religion
bib li o graph y (n) list of books on a particular subject (graph=write)
bib li o phile (n) lover of books (philia-love)
bib li o ma ni a (n) – craziness about books (mania-madness)
bib li o pho bi a (n) fear or dislike of books (phobos – fear)
Wed.
liber/libri = book (Latin)
li brar y (n) – place where books are kept
li brar i an (n) – one in charge of a library
chronos – time (Greek)
chron o log i cal (adj) relates events in time sequence (logos=word,study)
syn chro nize (v) do at same time (syn=together, same)
chro nom e ter (n) device to measure time (metron=measure)
chron ic (adj) over a period of long time; “from time to time”
chron o graph (n) device to measure and record time (graph=write,draw)
Math:
In Math, we will begin Chapter 8 area and perimeter concepts in our 4B Green and Blue Math books. This is a short and challenging chapter.
History:
In History in W7, we will continue our journey in African Kingdoms. We will read chapters 6-8 about Islam's influence of the development of regions of western Africa.
W6:
W5:
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
The Ancient Aksom City of Meroe
Science:
We will continue our investigation of 4 major geologic events including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and geysers. This week's focus is geysers with the comprehension Check on Friday.
W7
Geysers and Springs of Yellowstone
W6 Videos
Tsunami 1
Tsunami 2
W4-5 Videos
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