Families of 4C,
We will be celebrating our Read-a-Thon this Wednesday, October 31! We will begin our celebration at lunch time and there will be pizza and snacks provided, so you do not need to send your child with a lunch that day. The class will be reading “The Witches” by Roald Dahl together for the afternoon, but students are permitted to bring their own non-pop culture book to read independently if they choose. Wednesday morning activities will resume as usual, including Khan Academy.
Students who have submitted a costume proposal are permitted to come Wednesday dressed as their favorite book character, historical figure, or scientist. Please note that our Wednesday special on the 31st is P.E., and all students must wear athletic-style shoes with their costumes so they can still participate.
Absences:
Absent work will not be sent home for students who miss less than two consecutive days until the day they return to school. This allows teachers to keep checks-and-balances of make-up work and allows students the opportunity to rest so they can come back to school refreshed and energized!
If you anticipate your student being absent for more than two consecutive days, you may request assignments from a teacher in advance to have them work on while they are out.
If your student is absent from school, they will get all notes, assignments, and assessments on the day they return to school. Everything they missed will be provided by a teacher, but it is the responsibility of the student to go to a teacher to find out what they missed when they get back. Students will have the number of days they were gone to make up any absent work. If a student is absent the day a test is given, they will be expected to take the test on the day they return.
This Week:
Math: At the beginning of the week, students will learn how to add and subtract fractions and they will be tested on this at the end of the week on either Thursday or Friday. If there is time at the end of the week, students will begin learning about mixed numbers.
Grammar: This week, students will learn about compound parts of speech: compound subjects, compound objects of the preposition, compound direct objects, compound adjectives, compound predicate nominatives, and how to classify and diagram compound sentences. Students will also be doing a review throughout the week on conjunctions.
Spalding: This week, students will be studying their next 31 words, Controlled----- Piano. We will typically study 30 words every week; however, this is subject to change by a word or two from week to week depending on word groupings. A family member should dictate the words to the student each night for homework. Students will review words on Thursday and take the final test on Friday.
Science: We will be finishing up our Life Sciences Unit this week by learning about the regions in Arizona and the plants and animals found in each region. On Wednesday, we will have an in-class review session, but students should be utilizing their study guide throughout the week to study for the unit test on Thursday. Please note that the class average for last week's science quiz was a 64%. Students should use this quiz to help them aim the focus of their study to prepare for the test this week.
History: We will continue studying the Middle Ages by furthering our reading by taking a closer look at the importance of the Magna Carta and the new kind of government it helped establish. At the end of the week, students will be taking a quiz on the Magna Carta. At the end of the week, students will learn about the Hundred Years’ War.
Essays and research packets for the European Country Project are due Tuesday, November 13. Presentations will be due November 13-16, and days will be assigned to each student in the coming weeks.
Literature: Students will study setting and characterization as we continue our reading through Robin Hood.
Greek and Latin Roots: This week students will be quizzed on roots 30-32, and will learn the next three roots in the set. Students should review roots cards to prepare for their quiz on every Wednesday.
Poetry: Students will recite “Clouds” by Christine Georgina Rossetti on Monday, November 5.
Have a wonderful weekend!
--Mrs. Conforti
