First, my apologies to families of 4A, as it was just today that I resumed access to my class notes page!
It’s the holiday season and 4A is getting ready to enjoy the weeks leading up to the birth of Christ. Before Thanksgiving, I sent home a packet with all of the important dates and events for the 4th graders. This week we are visiting the Santa Shop, decorating our classroom, and the Decorated Christmas Circles are due.
As I mentioned during conferences, we are finishing up a few academic subjects before our two-week Christmas vacation. Please see the notes below for the upcoming test dates.
Week of: December 1-5
Spelling: learn, dirty, worn, sore, thirst, burn, record, cure, board, course, worth, early, return, pure, world, search, worse, thirteen, sport, current Challenge Words: curious, thorough, earnest, portion, foreign
Reading Vocabulary: debut, stubborn, permission, hauling, mournful, towered, triumph, discouraged, toured, border
Reading: “Jose! Born to Dance”; “Dance to the Beat”
Grammar: Pronouns
Writing: Retelling the Christmas Story in our own words
Math: Different ways to look at division
Science: Review Chapter 6; test next week
Social Studies: Test on Chapter 2
Religion: daily devotions
Tests:
- Thursday – Social Studies Chapter 2
- Friday – Reading, Spelling
Important News:
- Math Extra Help Wednesday at 7:45 am.
- Students can bring in an ornament from home on Friday to “lend” to our class tree
- Decorated Circles are due on Friday
This week’s Prayer Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXkv__8tKcU
Words to Live by This Week: Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. Albert Einstein