Dear 4th Grade Parents,
Welcome back to another exciting week! We are quickly getting close to the end of quarter 2 and we are seeing so much growth in your children. Thank you all for your continued partnership.
Upcoming dates
- Dec 3 - Spring Festival Information Night
- Dec 4 - PSO Board Meeting
- Dec 11
- Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
- Parent Positive Painting Party
- Dec. 17-19 - Early Dismissal
- Dec. 20- Jan. 4 - Winter Break
Academics this week:
Language Arts:
- Writing/Grammar: This week, students will work on an opinion paragraph project regarding the virtue they feel is most important to them. They will also identify relative clauses, pronouns, and adverbs
- Literature: We will continue reading Robin Hood chapters 6-9, focusing on characterization and identifying main ideas and supporting details. Keep up the great work memorizing Paul Revere’s Ride!.
Math: This week in math, we will continue to practice word problems that involve finding the fraction of a set. We will spend Wednesday and Thursday reviewing the operations of fractions in preparation for the unit test on Friday.
Science: We will continue our chemistry unit. Students will continue to discuss chemical and physical properties and concepts of volume, density and mass.
History: In history this week we move our Middle Ages study focus to the growth of Islam. For the past 2 months we have focused solely on the growth of Christianity and European kingdoms. During this same time Islam was growing in the Middle East, Asia, and Northern Africa. These empires would begin to rival the Christian nations we have focused on. Students will be comparing and contrasting Christianity and Islam to better understand the ideological and cultural similarities and differences between these two as they relate to the Middle Ages. Students will also begin to explore Islam including the 5 Pillars of Islam, and the growth of Islam. This unit provides students a great chance to better understand the global world they live in and better understand one of the major religions of the world.
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
4th Grade Team
