Coming up:
10/26- No School - Conferences
It was a pleasure to meet with so many of you during conferences. Please do not ever hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns that you may have about your child's progress.
10/29 - No School - Teachers' Institute
The Halloween celebration will be on Wednesday, 10/31. Students will change into their costumes at 12:45, and the parties will begin at 1:00. The traditional PV parade will begin at 1:55. Students must be able to put on their Halloween costume in 5-10 minutes by themselves. Fourth grade will have designated classrooms for girls to change in and for boys. They will NOT be allowed to change in the bathroom. No props that resemble a weapon should be brought to school. THANK YOU to all the parents who are helping to make this a special afternoon for our classroom!
Sp
elling - Unit 10 - Suffixes -ment, -tion and -ly
elling - Unit 10 - Suffixes -ment, -tion and -ly
This week's list contains words with the suffixes -ment, -tion and -ly. Students will study the definitions of the suffixes and how they change the root words that they are attached to. We will also look at antonyms of the spelling and vocabulary words. The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 11/2.
Reading - Unit 1 - "Courage"
We will compare and contrast two other faces in history that showed courage. We will learn about Jackie Robinson and Malala Yousafzai. How did these two people show courage in their own way?
Writing-What is a Story Arc?
This week we will learn what a story arc is. A story arc is a way to organize the story in writing before actually writing the story. It helps the author get ideas down and think things through so they will make sense You can think of it as a plan on paper for the story
Social Studies - The Southeast
Our study of the Southeast begins with students creating a map of the region. Look for a QUIZ on the map to be scheduled the week of 11/5.
Science - Energy Conversions
Building a simple electrical system and examining its parts will be the focus of Science this week. In these pictures, students read about SYSTEMS in more depth.
The Chapter Question is: What happened to the electrical system the night of the Errgstown blackout?
WE will investigate what a system is and how electrical energy in a system is used.
The KEY CONCEPTS:
*A system is a collection of interacting parts that work together. Each part in the system plays a role to perform an overall system function.
*Light, motion, sound and thermal energy are all forms of energy. You can observe evidence of these different forms as outputs of electrical devices.
(There is no textbook for science. Only student workbooks).
