Our district spelling bee will be on Wednesday, February 11 at 1:00. We will be "silently" cheering on the Lawson, Vishal, and Matt (our fourth grade representatives). We wish them the best of luck.Weekly Reminders:
*Lesson 21 spelling pretest on Monday.
*Lesson 2 science quiz on Tuesday.
*Project Challenge after school on Tuesday.
*Open book/notes math checkpoint on lessons 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9.
*District Spelling Bee on Wednesday at 1:00.
*Valentine's Day Challenge projects due on Thursday.
*LA Class Lakeview visit on Thursday (volunteers...please arrive around 12:55 - Wait for us by the benches in the front hall.)
*Lesson 21 spelling test on Friday.
*Valentine's Day Party on Friday at 1:30 (parent helpers may come up at 1:25).
Plan Ahead:
*No school on Monday, February 16.
*Six Flag Great America reading sheets due by Friday, February 20.
*Midwest Map test on Tuesday, February 24.
*Project Challenge on Tuesday, February 24.
*Spring Pictures on Thursday, February 26.
Weekly Happenings:
Science: Ms. Pluta will continue working with the children on Chapter 2. They will take a quiz on the information in lesson 2 on Tuesday. This will not be an open book quiz. Make sure your child reviews pages 102-108. Here are the key words to review: photosynthesis, embryo, germinate, germination, life cycle, seedling stage, flowering stage, pollinate, seeds, spores, tuber, and grafting. They will also work on lesson 3 this week. This lesson focuses on the life cycles of animals.
Social Studies: The children will finish their Southeast region scrapbook throughout the week. Ms. Pluta will also begin our study of the Midwest. The children will fill out a Midwest map on Monday. On February 24, the children will take the Midwest region map test. As before, the students will need to know the correct location and spelling of each state in the Midwest. They can also earn 1/4 point bonus for each correct capital.
Accelerated Math: Ms. Pluta will continue working with the children on measurement. The children will explore metric mass, temperatures, perimeter, and area. On Wednesday, the children will take an open book/notes checkpoint on lessons 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9. The children will also be working on math extended response this week.
**We will be taking a midpoint evaluation on Tuesday, February 24. This will not be a graded assessment, but will be used as one of the components on our placement matrix for accelerated math next year. This midpoint evaluation will include only the concepts we have covered to this point: decimals, place value, basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, graphing/data analysis, multiplying by 1- and 2-digit numbers, dividing by 1-digit numbers, basic algebra, geometry, and measurement. Your child may want to consider reviewing these concepts prior to this evaluation. {The students will not be able to use a calculator. They will need to show all their work.}**
English: Ms. Pluta will begin a unit on Pronouns on Tuesday. They will be covering the definition of a pronoun, subject pronouns and object pronouns this week.
Spelling: The words this week are a bit tricky. The children should think about what the base (root) word is and then figure out what needs to be done before adding suffixes. (Ex. tap = tapped and tape = taped)
Reading: We will finish our Mystery Unit this week. On Monday, we will use our detective skills to locate evidence to support our argument on a reading extended response prompt. This week we will also continue to work with our agencies to earn Super Sleuths. Please do not forget that our class will visit the Lakeview Library this Thursday.
