Weekly Spotlight:
*No school on Monday - Veteran's Day.
*Spelling pretest on Tuesday.
*Chapter 5, lesson 1 (open-book) social studies quiz on Tuesday.
*SE Map due on Thursday.
*Chapter 2, lesson 3 (open-book) science quiz on Thursday.
*Bears Spirit Day on Friday.
*TFK quiz on Friday.
*Spelling test and challenge test on Friday.
*Bingo Night on Friday - Hope to see many of you there!!
Coming Attractions:
*John Lynn - "Life on the Appalachian Trial" In-School Presentation on Monday, November 19.
*Weekly vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, November 20.
*Chapter 1 (lesson 3) and Chapter 2 (lessons 2 and 3) Science Test on Tuesday, November 20.
*No school on Wednesday, November 21.
*No school on Thursday, November 22. Happy Turkey Day!
*No school on Friday, November 23.
*Roller Skating Party on Monday, November 26.
*Fourth Grade Field Trip and In-School Learning Experiences money due by Wednesday, November 28.
Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - We will take a spelling pretest on Tuesday. On Friday, regular spellers will take the weekly test. Challenge spellers will take their alternate tests on Friday.
English - Your child now has their English contract in their English pocket. Our new unit is on Sentences. We will begin with lesson 1 on Wednesday. This lesson will review sentences vs. fragments. We will also explore the four different kinds of sentences this week: statements, questions, commands, and exclamations.
Reading - We will continue reading A Family Apart. Ask your child about this historical fiction novel. This week we will also work on our second week of vocabulary. The children will define the words on Tuesday. They should review the definitions and think of examples for each. We will take a quiz on these words on Tuesday, November 20. Finally, the children should read their weekly TFK magazine. The children will take a quiz on this magazine on Friday. They are allowed to use their magazine during the quiz.
Science - Our focus this week will be on metamorphosis. The children will take an open-book quiz on chapter 2, lesson 3 on Thursday. We will also fill out a "how to study" sheet on Thursday. Our test will be on Tuesday, November 30. The test will cover chapter 1, lesson 3 and chapter 2, lesson 2 and 3.
Social Studies - On Tuesday, the children will take an open-book quiz on chapter 5, lesson 1. This will conclude our unit on the Northeast Region. The children will receive a Southeast map assignment on Tuesday. It will be due on Thursday. The Southeast Map test will be on Thursday, November 29. They will need to correctly locate and identify all the Southeast states. They can identify the capitals for 1/4 point bonus each. We will explore the land of the Southeast by making an elevation diagram.
Mrs. Sulima's Math Spotlight:
Monday - No school, Veteran's Day.
Tuesday - Understanding Division. HW: WB 26.
Wednesday - Division Patterns and Review of Exponents. HW: WB 27.
Thursday - Order of Operations. HW: WB 38.
Friday - Three-digit quotients. HW: Finish WB 28 (if not finished in class).
MAP Practice Sites:
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/Pages/studentlinks/math/4-5math.htm
http://www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi?schoolname=school357&statusFlag=goGenie&geniesite=133&myButton=g5plugin&db=g133_b545
http://www.linnmar.k12.ia.us/schools/westfield/westweb/NWEA_Math_RIT_Sites.html
http://www.linnmar.k12.ia.us/schools/westfield/westweb/NWEA_Rdg_RIT_Sites.html
