Students interested in the Bard Competition must have their registration forms turned in Monday, November 5.
Picture retakes will take place on Thursday, November 8th. If your student was absent for picture day or you desire a retake, have your child come ready for retakes! See the Archway Arete Newsletter for ordering information.
This Friday will be a Spirit Wear Day! Students are welcome to come dressed in their Archway Arete gear and uniform pants, shorts, or skirts.
Beginning this week, any student with missing homework assignments will be calling home during recess to explain why the assignment is missing. This call is to serve as informational purposes ONLY, and is not meant for families to rush late work to school. As per usual procedure, the student can make up missing work the same day during morning recess for a 10% deduction, or they can turn it in the next day for a 20% deduction. Thank you for your cooperation to promote checks-and-balances and consistent communication in our classroom!
This Week:
Math: Students will continue learning about fractions as we learn what mixed numbers are and how to add and subtract fractions with mixed numbers.
Grammar: This week, students will spend time learning about clauses and compound sentences. They will then spend the rest of the week studying for their next grammar test, which is Friday. There will be homework assignments coming home on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday to help them prepare.
Spalding: This week, students will be studying their next 20 words, Hurrying----- Soldier. 4C is ahead of the other classes in Spalding, so we will have fewer words to study for the next couple weeks. 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: On Monday, students will be taking the short-answer portion of their Life Sciences Unit test.
We are beginning our Meteorology Unit! Students will begin by learning about the Water Cycle, types of clouds, dew point and humidity. At the end of the week, students will learn about the effects of aerosols in cloud formation.
History: We will continue studying the Middle Ages by learning about the Hundred Years’ War and Joan of Arc.
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 this week.
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 33-35, and will learn the next three roots in the set. Students should review roots cards to prepare for their quiz they will take every Wednesday.
Poetry: Students will recite “Clouds” by Christine Georgina Rossetti on Monday, November 5.
I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable weekend!
--Mrs. Conforti
