Weekly Reminders:
*Math quiz on Monday.
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*"Walk for Japan" at 3:30 on Tuesday.
*Adverb & Preposition test on Thursday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
*Science quiz on Friday (not open notes/book).
Plan Ahead:
*No school on Monday, May 30.
*50 State test on Tuesday, May 31.
*Fourth Grade Bowling trip on Wednesday, June 1 (after lunch).
*All-school picnic and Sky Dogz assembly on Monday, June 6.
*Last Day of school on Tuesday, June 7. Report cards and yearbooks will be issued.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will continue our study of rocks by exploring the rock cycle. The children will take a quiz on the rock cycle diagram on Friday. This will not be open notes/book.
Social Studies - Our trip around the regions of the United States will wrap up with a study of the West. On May 26, we will have "Take a Hike Thursday". We will learn about the mountain ranges in the West and National Parks. Wear your hiking gear! On Tuesday, May 31, the children will be taking the 50 state test. There will be a word bank of state and capital names. Capitals will be counted as bonus - every 10 correctly identified capitals will be worth one point.
English - We will finish our study of adverbs and prepositions. The test on Chapter 7 will be on Thursday. Enrichment projects will be due the day of the test.
Reading -This week, in addition to reviewing all reading strategies, students will be focusing on identifying the elements of fantasy and realism. Students will learn that fantasy involves events that could not happen in real life, and that realism involves events that could happen or that have happened in the past.
Advanced Math Menu (for rest of school year):
Monday - Quiz on algebra concepts. HW: None.
Tuesday - Adding Integers. HW: Workbook pgs. 163 & 164.
Wednesday - Multiplying and Dividing Decimals by 10, 100, and 1000. HW: Workbook pgs. 101 & 106.
Thursday - Multiplying Decimals by Whole Numbers and by Decimals . HW: Workbook pgs. 103 & 104.
Friday - Zeros in the Product and Estimating decimal products. HW: Workbook pgs. 102 & 105.
Monday, May 30 - No school.
Tuesday, May 31 - Dividing Decimals by a Whole Number & Zeros in Division. HW: Workbook pgs. 107 & 108.
Wednesday, June 1 - Dividing Decimals by Decimals. HW: None
Thursday, June 2 - Estimating Decimal Quotients. HW: None.
Friday, June 3 - Last Day of Math - TBD.
