The Fourth Grade Field Trip to the Arizona State Capitol will be this Monday, February 11. The field trip will last all day, from 8:30-2:45. Students and parents attending will need to bring their own lunch. If your child requires any emergency medication, please be sure to send it with them on the trip as well.
Great Hearts Day will be Thursday, February 14. Our celebration will focus on the virtue of friendship. Students will be creating pictures that represent what friendship means to them. They will also be writing kind words on a heart-shape for each of their fellow scholars. From 1:10-1:35, we will be teaming up with 1C to do some buddy reading. Students will finish the afternoon with some healthy snacks of fruit and popcorn! See the sign-up genius if you’d like to contribute: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f49aca628a5fb6-great
Math tutoring is cancelled on Thursday, February 14.
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 this week, week 6.
As a reminder, students should still read for 25 minutes on Fridays, unless it is an announced R and R weekend.
Our class is in need of some extra tissues and hand sanitizer. If you are willing and able to contribute, you may send these items to school with your child. Thanks!
This Week:
Writing: This week, students will be doing a grammar review packet in preparation for the grammar review test they will be taking on Friday.
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 Battle of Bunker Hill and the Declaration of Independence.
Literature: In literature, we will be beginning our new story, Carry on, Mr. Bowditch. Please send your child to school with this book this week.
Math: This week, students will continue practicing decimals. On Tuesday, students will be taking their test on the hundredths place, and will continue practicing with thousandths throughout the week. On Wednesday, we will have Khan Academy.
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 67-69. The review check for this Wednesday will be cumulative over roots 1-66.
Science: We will continue our study of geology this week by learning about the Rock Cycle, erosion, and weathering.
Spalding: This week, students will be studying their next 20 words, accept ----- refer. 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
