Coming up:
4/15 - 4/19 - 4th Grade IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) Testing
The schedule is as follows:
4/15 - Math #2
4/16 - Math #3
4/17-18 - Make-ups.
All testing will be in the morning. Please make sure that your child comes to school each day with a fully charged Chromebook and headphones.
Your child will be able to do his/her best when he/she is well rested and has had a healthy breakfast before coming to school. There will be limited time for a snack before the tests, as we are taking them first thing in the morning. ---"Don't stress - just do your BEST!"
Thurs 4/18 - Early Dismissal 11:00am - Spirit Day (Baseball season is here! Wear your favorite baseball team shirt.)
Fri 4/19 - No School (Non-Attendance Day) & Midterm of 3rd trimester
Wed 4/24 - PV Spring Open House & Book Fair 6:30-8:00
Tues. 5/14-Edward Tulane Play
We are doing Great on the IAR Test!
Let's keep the momentum going for the next 2 math tests!
Congrats to our March PRIDE Award Winner for always being Positive!!!
Spelling - Unit 26 - Words that end in "-el", "-al" and "-le"
Words that end in "-el", "-al" and "-le" are on the list this week. We will also study synonyms for the words. The final TEST is scheduled for Thursday, 4/18.
Reading- Unit 2 - "Journeys" - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
We finished the book and took the end of book test on Friday. We will start our Poetic Journey next week. For this next part of our "Journey Theme", we will read, Love That Dog.
We will also take some time to work on our class book by writing the final copies of our poems in class. Students will also be offered the opportunity to create the artwork for the cover page or the title page. This is an optional activity. The class will vote for the art that will be used for the book.
Social Studies - The Southwest
Research for the brochure project will continue. The projects are due and must be submitted on or before 4/22.
Science - Energy Conversions
This week's lessons will focus on improving an electrical grid.
In Module 2 we will be studying:
Session 1 Area Problems
Session 2 Investigating Perimeter
Session 3 Perimeter Problems
Session 4 Area or Perimeter
Session 5 Area & Perimeter Checkpoint
