“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
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.
NEWS:
Please check the lost and found for lost items, it is overflowing with sweaters and other items. Items will be donated on 4/2.
Testing News:
Dear Parents of 3rd – 5th Grade Students,
Please make note of our state mandated spring testing schedule for AZ Science (5th only) and AASA (Arizona’s Academic Standards Assessment) for 3rd, 4th, 5th grade. To learn more about these assessments, please refer to the following AZ Department of Education resources: · Why Statewide Testing Participation Matters to Students · A Parent Guide to Understanding Arizona's Statewide Assessments (Spanish)
Our testing window begins on Monday, March 24th and runs through April 17th.
4th Grade Testing:
Practice Days: 3/25 and 3/28
Writing: Friday, April 4th
ELA/Math Part 1: Thursday, April 10th
ELA/Math Part 2: Tuesday, April 15th
Please avoid absences, late arrivals, and early departures on testing days. Please reschedule any appointments that conflict with your child’s testing schedule. Our testing schedule is carefully planned to maximize our computer resources and battery life as well as to support student achievement. State testing includes many restrictions that impact administration of the test. These rules include the inability to stop and resume testing beyond a single school day and the strict guidelines governing students leaving the testing environment, testing breaks, and well as test completion deadlines.
During testing, homework will be eliminated or significantly reduced on the evening prior to the AASA test administration. Parents can best support testing by ensuring that students arrive at school well-rested, on-time, fortified with a healthy protein breakfast and snack, and full of words of encouragement.
Furthermore, parents can additionally enable their scholars by visiting the AASA website and utilizing the sample test resources beforehand. The AASA practice tests mimic the real test portal and provide an advantage of familiarity of the technology and website functionality. Students will be briefly exposed to the sample tests in the classroom. However, any additional time spent exploring the sample tests at home helps to expose students to the format and functionality of the portal along with the types of questions that might be asked. Practicing builds confidence and allows students to display their knowledge without worrying about the computer-based testing format. Invite your student to click all the buttons to avoid that temptation that typically manifests on the day of testing. Please note that students will be using laptops with a trackpad (not a mouse) on campus and are asked to write a rough draft and show their work on scratch paper.
To visit the sample tests, visit: https://home.testnav.com/. 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, Writing or ELA.
Thank you in advance for your support.
Lindsay Tremblay
Dean of Academics & Testing Coordinator
NEWS:
The Fourth Grade will perform Paul Revere's Ride on 4/22 at 10am in the MPR. Please make sure to arrive early enough to check-in and make sure you are Raptor Cleared.
Thursday, April 10th 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:
Your scholars are growing! Please make sure their shirts are long enough to stay tucked in. If you need to buy the next size, reach out to PSO used uniforms.
CURRICULUM:
ELA:
POETRY New Poem, "George Washington" is due the week of 4/21, 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 Domain 5 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 and circulatory system. Wednesday scholars will demonstrate their understanding of how blood moves through the body. Thursday and Friday scholars will uncover the function of blood pressure and pulse and examine the components of blood.
W4
Cardiovascular System Resource
W3
W2
W1
The Heart and Circulatory System
Remember, the blog is updated weekly. Be sure to come back frequently to see any upcoming events or changes in fourth grade.