Things to Remember:
Monday, April 12 - Turn in reading folders if they were not turned in last week
Tuesday, April 13 - Inventions, Contract, & Grading Rubric due Tuesday.
Thursday, April 15 -Spring Open House 6:30-8:00.
Thursday, April 22 Earth Day- Wear Earth Day shirts or colors of nature (ex. green or brown).
Thursday, April 22 Early Dismissal at 11:00.
Tuesday, April 27 -Straight A's recognized
Math - In math this week, we will review multiplication of 2 and 3 digit numbers and with money. I will give a short quiz on Monday over multiplication of 2 & 3 digit numbers. There will be a test on Wednesday of this week. It will cover lessons from chapter 9 and 10. These are the lesson that will be covered. 9.1, 9.2, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6 10.1, 10.6, 10.7.
Spelling -This week our lesson is on possessive nouns. A possessive noun shows ownership. It is made by adding 's to a singular noun. Do not change the spelling of the base word when you add the 's.
Reading - In reading fourth graders will continue to work on personification and self-questioning. We will continue our work with porquoi tales. The students will do choral readings and write their own.
English - This week in English the students will learn about pronouns. They will identify subject pronouns and object pronouns and substitute them for nouns in sentences.
Social Studies We will begin a chapter to learn about the people of the Midwest Region.
The students will learn about the Ojibawa culture and describe the the ways that it has changed since the mid-1600's.
Science - This week the students will learn about the inclined plane, screws, and wedges. We will be investigating with cars and ramps. There will be a test over chapter 17 on simple
machines. The test will be on Thursday of this week.
The students should know:
All vocabulary
Study the main concepts from the book
Study the worksheets in folder
the scientific explanation of work
understand all the simple machines and what they are made of
know a few examples of the different simple machines and understand how they can make work easier
What simple machine works with a wedge
understand where the fulcrum is on different levers and what it may look like
