Dear 4th Grade Parents,
We are already into the first full week of Quarter 2. We have many wonderful lessons planned this week and we are excited to continue to make memories with our classes!
Upcoming dates
- Oct 26 - Birthday Book Club
- Oct 26 - Box Tops Due
- Nov 15th- Fall Concert
Bard Competition Announcement:
Throughout Western civilization, bards have been keepers of tradition, reciting the poetry of their people and passing on oral history. At every grade level, our students practice memorization and recitation of poems in the classroom. This year, we will again be joining our fellow Great Hearts schools in holding a Bard Competition for our 3rd through 5th grade students, whom we will challenge to memorize and recite poetry. Over the course of two rounds and two poems, we will winnow the field to find our school’s most skillful bard. That student will be named School Bard for the year and will represent Archway Lincoln at the Great Hearts Archway Bard Competition in the spring.
If your student is interested in competing, please complete the form that will be given out by your child’s teacher on Monday (October 22nd). We encourage you to look at the poetry out loud website to find a poem to recite, to look at scoring/rules of the competition, and to watch examples of recitations. https://www.poetryoutloud.org/
Whether your student participates or not, we invite all of our Archway families to join us for these public recitations, which promise to be engaging reminders of this oral tradition.
If you have any questions about the Bard Competition, please contact Miss. Bowers at abowers@archwaylincoln.org.
Academics this week:
Language Arts:
- Writing/Grammar: This week, students will discern the difference between fact and opinion and will identify three types of propaganda. They will also practice alphabetization skills.
- Literature: This week, we will continue reading Prince Caspian. There will be a comprehension quick check on Friday, October 26th, covering chapters 1-8. Our idiom of the week is “When it rains, it pours.” Lastly, please make sure your child continues to practice reciting the first three stanzas of “Paul Revere’s Ride” at home. Memorization of the first three stanzas is due Thursday, October 25th.
Math: We will learn how to convert fractions into mixed numbers and mixed numbers into improper fractions. We will have our Unit Test on Monday 10/29
Science: We will continue our unit on magnetism and learn about magnetic fields and the history of magnets.
History: This week we will continue our Middle Ages unit and focus on William the Conqueror, the Battle of Hastings and Henry II.
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
4th Grade Team
