Things to Remember:
*Tuesday, May 18, Beginning Band Concert in the evening at Lakeview.
*Thursday, May 19, Cadet Band/Choir concert at 1:00
*Thursday, Fifty State Challenge (optional).
* Tuesday, May 25 Junior Achievement session (about money)
*Friday, May 28 Fourth grade bowling trip
*Monday, May 31, No school
*Tuesday, June 1, School Picnic
*Wednesday, June 2 Last day of school and report cards issued
Math- This week we will have math placement tests on Tuesday and Thursday. These tests are not graded. We will have a test on Friday of this week covering fractions. The lessons 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4 and 15.5 in their textbook will be covered.
Spelling - We will be working with lesson 35 this week. This will be the last spelling lesson of fourth grade. Lesson 35 is a review unit. The children should focus on the rules of each lesson. The lesson 35 test asks the children to identify the misspelled word in each row.
English - The children will share their persuasive writing trying to convince me that they should have an extra recess. They write their final persuasive essay on Monday. They will be graded on the content and conventions of their paper.
Reading- Last week the students got into their Detective Agencies and chose a name for it and themselves. This week they will be reading, listening, and watching many mysteries. We will be discussing the elements of a mystery and important "detective" vocabulary. Throughout this study we will also review all the reading strategies that we have covered in fourth grade.
Social Studies This week the students will learn about the early culture of the Navajo people and their life today. They will describe "The Long Walk" and explain how the Navajo Council governs the Navajo Nation.
There will be an open book quiz on lesson 1 on Thursday of this week.
Science- There will be a science test over chapter 7, The Rock Cycle, on Friday of this week. What to study: Notes in binder, all vocabulary, main concepts and essential ideas.
The students should know:
*All vocabulary
*Know the physical properties and what they would show: luster, texture, hardness, streak, magnetism
*Know the layers of the Earth and what each layer is made mostly of
*Property of all soil horizons
*Understand weathering and erosion and the causes of each
*How are mountains and sink holes formed?
*How does the color of soil determine it origin?
*How are rocks alike and different? Be able to give 3 ways
*Know the three groups of rocks and how they are formed
