Hello Fabulous Fourth Grade Families,
As a reminder this week is a short week in observance of Holy week and Easter. Below you will find what we will be doing for each subject this week:
ELA: In ELA we will finish our class read-aloud, I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg by Lauren Tarshis. Unfortunately, I do not have a class set of this text. If your child would like to read-along please bring in a copy 🙂The novel choice board for Holes is due on Wednesday 4-16. This will be graded as a test grade. In grammar we will continue learning about verbs. In writing we will continue our unit on narrative stories. We will also continue our Flat Stanley Narrative Writing. Please see the directions sent home last week, or google classroom for additional information.
Math: This week in math we finish module 17, Two-Dimensional Figures. There will be a quiz on Wednesday 4-16, but no test. As always it is important to continue to review fact fluency at home to reinforce the skills taught in school. As always helpful videos and resources can be found on Google Classroom.
Religion: This week we will be learning about the ministry of Jesus.
Social Studies: We will begin Ch. 6, Social Change and the Civil War.
Science: This week we will continue the unit of science, Electricity, Light, & Heat. In this week’s lesson, students construct an explanation of how energy is stored, released, and transferred in chain reactions, such as falling dominoes. In the activity, Build a Chain Reaction (Part I), students are presented with an engineering design challenge to create their own chain reaction machine–a project they will continue in Lesson 5. Students experiment with a “Chain-Reaction Starter Kit.” This kit includes a lever and a ramp, which serve as the first two steps of a chain-reaction machine.
STEM Lab: The 4th and 5th grade will also be learning about Bio Inspired Engineering concepts over the next 5 weeks. Students will be exploring the concept of camouflage.
Blessings,
Ms. Stainkamp