Tuesday, February 5, is Class Picture Day!
There will be no Khan Academy this week (2/6) in order to allow time for other lessons, as our geometry unit progressed quickly. Thank you for your understanding.
There is no school on Friday, February 8. Enjoy the three-day weekend!
Grade reports will be sent on a bi-weekly basis for the remainder of the quarter. You can expect to see the next grade report after week 6.
The Fourth Grade Field Trip to the Arizona State Capitol will be Monday, February 11, which the the Monday following the three-day weekend. You can expect to see an email with details on Monday.
Great Hearts Day will be next Thursday, February 14. There will be an email sent with details and a sign-up later in the week.
This Week:
Writing: Students will continue their third major writing assignment on Endangered Species of animals. This will be an expository essay and will still be teacher-guided; however, students will have more freedom in outlining, constructing sentences, and choosing the information that goes into their essay. Students will type their final drafts in class on Wednesday and Thursday.
History: History tests and quizzes will be open-note for the remainder of the school year. Since all tests and quizzes are open-note, spelling counts! As long as students take effective notes in class, they should have all the information they need for the exam. This week, students will continue their study of the American Revolution by learning about the beginning conflicts in the Revolutionary War, and by reading and studying Patrick Henry’s famous “Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death” speech. On Friday, students will be taking their weekly quiz to review this information.
Literature: In literature, students will finish reading Prince Caspian, and we will begin reading Carry On Mr. Bowditch toward the end of the week. Students can expect to have regular journal entries in their literature notebooks, summarizing each chapter as we read. The journal entries are included in the participation grade for literature.
Math: This week, students will be learning about decimals. On Monday, students will learn about tenths and will take their test for this on Wednesday. On Thursday, students will learn about hundredths, and will be tested on this concept early next week.
Poetry: Students will continue their memorization for the poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Students will recite their stanza of the poem on Thursday, March 7.
Greek and Latin Roots: Students will learn Greek and Latin roots 64-66. The review check for this Wednesday will be over roots 61-63.
Science: On Monday, students are taking their mid-unit Geology review test on what we have learned thus far. Throughout the rest of the week, students will continue to learn about mountains and they will learn about the different kinds of rocks.
Spalding: Due to the shortened week and the monthly 50-word test, there will only be ten spalding words for this week’s review. This week, students will be studying their next 10 words, organize ----- invite. On Monday, they will take their monthly 50-word spelling test for the month of February. 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.
I hope you all have a great long weekend!
--Mrs. Conforti
