Weekly Reminders:*Lesson 21 spelling pretest on Monday.
*Chapter 15, lesson 3 open-book science quiz on Monday.
*Final book club discussion on Monday.
*Midwest map test on Tuesday.
*Lesson 21 spelling test on Friday.
*Great Lakes Quiz on Friday.
*Valentine's Day Party on Friday. Helpers will be allowed to come to the room at 1:30.
Plan Ahead:
*No school on Monday, February 15 - Presidents' Day.
*Chapter 7 Geometry test on Tuesday, February 16. Students will need their protractor and ruler. I will supply a compass for each child.
*Chapter 8 social studies test on Tuesday, February 16.
*Chapter 15 science test on Wednesday, February 17.
Spelling Bee News:
Declan did a WONDERFUL job in the spelling bee. He made his classmates, fellow fourth graders, his teacher, and his parents so proud. He is a super speller!
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will take an open-book quiz on chapter 15, lesson 3 on Monday. We will also begin lesson 4. This lesson explores how people use energy resources. Our focus will be on chemical energy and mechanical energy. We will fill out our "how to study" sheet on Thursday. The chapter 15 test will be on Wednesday, February 17.
Social Studies - Our study of the Midwest will continue. On Tuesday, the children will take their Midwest map test. They will need to know the correct spelling and location of each state in the Midwest. The students can also attempt to earn bonus points by writing the capitals before the state name. Spelling on capitals should be close. They will earn 1/4 point for each correct capital. We will then locate and identify the five Great Lakes. The children will take a quiz on these lakes on Friday. A word bank will be provided. We will fill out our "how to study" sheet on Thursday. The chapter 8 test will be on Tuesday, February16.
Spelling - We will work with lesson 21 this week. Please help your child practice their words in cursive.
English - We will begin our new unit on verbs this week. The students will identify action verbs. They will also learn about helping verbs and main verbs.
Reading - We will spend much of our time this week working on figurative language. The children will be making a project with similes and metaphors. We will also discuss onomatopoeia and idioms. The children will also explore many different forms of genre.
Accelerated Math Menu:
Monday ~ Trivia Challenge. HW: Patterns Review.
Tuesday ~ Circles. H.W. Estimation and Rounding Review.
Wednesday ~ Circles. H.W. Working with Variables Reivew.
Thursday ~ Solid Figures (3-D shapes) and nets. We will fill out our "how to study". H.W. Problem Solving Review & Study for chapter 7 test. The test will be on Tuesday, February 16.
Friday ~Trivia Challenge HW: Study for chapter 7 test.
**We will be taking our midpoint evaluation at the end of February. This will not be a graded assessment, but it will be one of the components on our placement matrix for accelerated math next year. This midpoint evaluation will only assess 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 (which we will cover next). Your child may want to consider reviewing these concepts prior to this evaluation. The students will not be able to use their calculator on this evaluation. They will need to show all their work.***
