Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Sulima's Scoop - Week of December 17


Reminders:
*No spelling lesson this week.
*Holiday Concert on Monday at 1:15.
*Fourth grade goes bowling on Tuesday, 9:00-11:00. We will be back for lunch.
*Third book club discussion on Tuesday.
*Unit 2 Noun test on Thursday. Enrichment due day of test.
*Holiday wear spirit day on Friday.
*Pizza lunch on Friday OR bring sack lunch.
*Polar Express field trip on Friday.
*Winter Break during weeks of Dec. 24 and Dec. 31.

Weekly Review -
English: We will finish our unit on Nouns this week. Our focus will be on singular and plural possessives. We will review on Wednesday and take our test on Thursday.

Reading: The children should finish their Peg Kehret book this week and fill out the third and final book club discussion sheet. We will have our book club meetings on Tuesday afternoon.

Science: We will work on experiments in our Electricity unit. The children should review key vocabulary and share what they learned in class each day.

Social Studies: Our study of the Southeast will continue. We will focus on the people and events that shaped the southeast.

Math: On Monday and Tuesday, we will explore space figures (3-dimensional objects). On Wednesday, the class will take a checkpoint review on all the concepts we have covered to this point. The children will be allowed to use their notes and text on this graded review. On Thursday and Friday, we will be involved in activities to practice our multiplication facts.


Website of the week:
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