Weekly Updates 11/15-11/19

  

Upcoming Dates

• 11/15 - Unit 3 Ch. 1 Math Quiz
• 11/16 - Picture Retakes
• 11/18 - "The Fool's Prayer" Recitations Begin; Grandparents Day
• 11/19 - Grammar Mini-Quiz; Unit 3 Ch 2 Math Quiz; Grandparents Day; Spirit Day
• 11/22-11/26 - Thanksgiving Break (R&R Weekend)
• 12/3 - Winter Concert
• 12/9 - Robin Hood Celebration

Announcement

4th graders will no longer be able to utilize the microwaves in the Gym during lunch. If they bring something that must be microwaved, they will be instructed to get a hot lunch instead.

A Look Ahead

ELA - 

• In Spalding this week, scholars will continue their normal daily routine, learning 10 new words each day with a 30 word test on Friday. Please ensure your scholar follows all instructions for their homework. 
• In Literature, scholars will continue reading The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green. This week, we will be reading chapters 14-18. Scholars will be seeing our beloved characters making some difficult choices. We will be able to grow in wisdom from the painful mistakes of Robin and his friends.
• This week in Grammar, scholars will learn about possessive nouns. They will investigate the functions of possessive nouns and how punctuation relates to their meaning! They will end the week with a grammar mini-quiz to show what they have learned.
• In Poetry, scholars have been working hard to memorize "The Fool's Prayer" by Edward R. Sill. We will recite this poem next Friday, on 11/19.

Math -

In Math this week, we will start Monday with a review for our Unit 3 Ch 1 quiz over equivalent fractions and then take the quiz. Tuesday and Wednesday we will be learning about adding and subtracting like fractions. Thursday will be a review of these two lessons, and we will end our week with our Unit 3 Ch 2 Quiz over adding and subtraction fractions. 

History - 

This week we will learn about Parliament and then take a look at the Hundred Years' War. We will also review material we have covered up to this point with a fun timeline activity.

Science - 

This week we will explore the building blocks of our bodies, cells, tissue, and organs! We will also travel through the animal kingdom and discover what kind of functions animals rely on to survive.

Weekly Updates 11/8-11/12

 

Upcoming Dates

• 11/8 - Field Day
• 11/16 - Picture Retakes; Unit 3 Ch 1 Math Quiz
• 11/19 - "The Fool's Prayer" Recitation; Spirit Day
• 11/22-11/26 - Thanksgiving Break (R&R Weekend)
• 12/3 - Winter Concert
• 12/9 - Robin Hood Celebration*

*Please email Mrs. Dionne if you are interested in volunteering to help at our celebration on 12/9 (1:30-3:00)!

A Look Ahead

ELA - 

• In Spalding this week, scholars will continue their normal daily routine, learning 10 new words each day with a 30 word test on Friday. Please ensure your scholar follows all instructions for their homework. 
• In Literature, scholars will continue reading The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green. Thus far, we have already learned so much from the virtues and follies of the characters in the novel. We have discussed the differences between mercy, justice, and revenge. We have seen hypocrisy and cruelty, generosity and tenderness. The students are doing an incredible job of analyzing and internalizing the complex morality of this book, and we have been most impressed. This week, we will see the fruits of Robin's kindness, and we will meet another famous merry man: Allin-a-Dale!
• This week in Writing, scholars are exploring the fable "The Fox and the Grapes." Did you know that this fable is where the idiom "sour grapes" originated? Scholars will spend the week delving deeper into the meaning of the phrase and how it relates to the fable. They will finish the week by writing a fable summary!
• In Poetry, scholars have been working hard to memorize "The Fool's Prayer" by Edward R. Sill. We will recite this poem before Thanksgiving Break, on 11/19.

Math - 

In Math this week we begin by reviewing the parts of a fraction: numerator and denominator. We will use our understanding of multiples and factors to learn how to find equivalent fractions and a fraction's simplest form. Scholars will put these skills to practice by comparing fractions. On Thursday and Friday, we will review and practice these skills. 

History - 

This week we will meet great historical figures such as Thomas Becket and Eleanor of Aquitaine! We will also explore the Magna Carta and its influence on future generations.

Science - 

This week we will find out what happened to our celery after leaving it in dye over the weekend! We will also begin to explore the structure of cells and tissue.