Weekly Reminders:*No spelling unit this week.
*MAP testing on Monday - Reading.
*Verb test on Tuesday.
*Early dismissal on Wednesday, 11:00.
*Book Fair on Thursday, 6:30-8:00.
*MAP testing on Friday - Math.
*National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day on Friday.
*District 66 - Eat Out at Buona Beef on Friday. http://www.ccsd66.org/PTO/FundRaisers/BuonaBeef.pdf
Plan Ahead:
*Halloween Party on Friday, October 29.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will begin chapter 2, lesson 3 this week. In this lesson, we will focus on the life cycles of animals.
Social Studies - We will begin our journey through the five regions by visiting the Northeast. The children will explore the environment of the Northeast region. Also, the children should begin studying for our first region map test. On Thursday, October 28, the children will take the Northeast region map test. They will need to locate and identify the states of the Northeast. Spelling does count and a word bank will not be provided. Your child can also earn bonus points by correctly identifying the capital city of each state in the Northeast. They can earn 1/4 point bonus per capital. The children should spell the capitals as best as they can.
Spelling - Due to MAP testing, we will not have a spelling unit this week. We will continue with a review spelling unit next week.
English - On Tuesday, we will take our verb test. Your child's English enrichment(s) are also due on Tuesday. We will not begin a new English unit until after Halloween. We will do some creative writing for the next couple weeks.
Reading - Due to MAPs testing and the early dismissal, we will only have reading on Tuesday and Thursday this week. This week, all fourth grade students will read the story of The Parcel Post Kid, by Michael O. Tunnel. This piece is a nonfiction story set in 1914, which tells the tale of a young girl whose parents mail her to her grandmother because it is cheaper than paying her train fare. While reading the story, students will be reviewing the strategies and skills that we have studied so far this year, with particular emphasis on predicting and making inferences.
Accelerated Math Menu:
Monday - No math.
Tuesday - (30 minute math class) Pretest on chapter 2~Multiplication. HW: None.
Wednesday - (30 minute math class) Factors and Products. HW: Textbook pg. 67 #9-43 (basic multiplication review).
Thursday - Properties of multiplication. HW: Workbook pg. 15.
Friday - No math.
