Families of 4C,
It was nice seeing so many of our students back to school and feeling better toward the end of the week after the bizarre stretch of illnesses that struck our class over last weekend. I hope students are able to keep showing the virtue of perseverance as they finish up the third quarter strong! We are extremely proud of the consistent model behavior and compassion for one another that they show daily!
With so many kiddos being sick, we have gone through tissues and hand sanitizer quite quickly in the past week. If you are willing and able, donations to our class would be appreciated!
All absent/missing work can be turned in up until Thursday, March 7.
Friday afternoon, we will be finishing up the week with our end-quarter celebration! We will be watching Disney’s Prince Caspian while eating lunch and snacks in the room. After lunch recess, students will come back up to the room to eat lunch so we may begin the film as soon as possible with the hope of finishing before dismissal.
There will be a Spring Break extra practice packet available if you are interested in having your child complete it, with the potential to earn extra credit. The packet will be designed to be spread over the course of multiple days, with the goal of keeping students’ minds warmed up for their return in the fourth quarter, where we will heavily be prepping for AzMERIT and Science AIMS. Aside from the extra credit packet, which is completely optional, Spring Break will be an R&R Week.
This Week:
Writing/Grammar: The final week of the third quarter will be spent reviewing the writing assignments from this quarter. The goal is to help students identify areas of concern and where they can improve their writing. We will be amping up our amount of time spent on writing in preparation of the AzMERIT Writing test until students test in April.
History: Students will be reviewing for their cumulative test on the American Revolution on Thursday, over content covered in chapters 1-20. The test will be open note, and the study guide for this exam will be due on Wednesday.
Literature: In literature, we will be finishing our reading of Carry on, Mr. Bowditch. Students will have one last journal entry for this book, totaling 8 journal entries in all. Students should also ensure they have their ship diagram glued in to their notebook and labelled for the notebook check this week.
Math: On Monday, students will be taking their test on adding and subtracting decimals. On Tuesday, students will learn how to multiply with decimals and they will be tested on this concept on Wednesday. Students will be starting Khan Academy when they finish their test, so if you are expected to volunteer, please note that this will likely be a more mellow day, as most students will be testing. On Thursday, students will learn how to divide with decimals. They will be tested on this concept on Friday.
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 this week on Thursday, March 7.
Greek and Latin Roots: The review check for this Wednesday will be cumulative over roots 1-75.
Science: This week, students will begin reviewing for the Science AIMS test. We will continue reviewing previously taught concepts in preparation for the AIMS test in April. On Wednesday, students will have 40 minutes to take an in-class practice test.
Spalding: On Monday, students will be taking their monthly Morrison/McCall Test for March. This week, students will be studying their next 20 words, exact ----- metal. 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 wish you all a wonderful Spring Break, and I look forward to seeing our students back for a strong start to the final quarter of fourth grade on Tuesday, March 19!
--Mrs. Conforti
