Happy New Year!

I hope all of the 4th grade families had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed the long vacation!  Thank you so much for the generous class gift and special thanks to Mrs. Agard and Mrs. Fuhrer for organizing and helping out at our Christmas party!

It’s hard to believe we are in the final stretch of our second marking quarter already.  The students know that after four months of school the expectations for their behavior are well established.  Each student should be concentrating on doing their personal best each and every school day!

Week:  January 4-8

Spelling: rising, traced, stripped, slammed, dancing, striped, winning, snapping, bragging, handled, dripped, begged, dared, skipped, hitting, spotted, raced, dimmed, spinning, escaped Challenge: urged, striving, whipped, breathing, quizzed

Grammar: singular and plural possessive nouns

Reading: Anchor text, “The Earth Dragon Awakes”; informational text, “Twisters”; vocabulary:  trembles, wreckage, slab, possessions, tenement, crushing, rubble, debris, timbers, constructed

Writing: problem-solution compositions

Math: factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers

Science:   Ch. 8 Lesson 1 What are minerals? ; Lesson 2 How are sedimentary rocks formed?

Social Studies:  Ch. 5 Lesson 1 Trouble in the Colonies; Lesson 2 Fighting in New York

Religion: daily devotions, weekly Dear God letters

TESTS THIS WEEK:

  • Friday – Spelling

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Math Extra Help WEDNESDAY this week at 7:45
  • Registration for my after school Reading and Writing program is due on 1/11.  This is a great way for students to get extra help in meeting reading and writing standards.  Contact me if you have questions or need an additional registration form.

This week’s prayer video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0gu0nOaFsI