May 13 Early Dismissal
May 16 All School Concert at 9:00
May 17 Fourth Grade Beginning Band Concert at 7:00 on at Lakeview.
The students may buy Life Saving Grams to help the people of Japan. Information went home with them today. This benefit begins on Monday and goes through May 25. Send a Life Saving Gram today! If you want more grams to send out, you can print them from the Prairieview website or just ask a teacher. Thank you!
Math - This week in math the students will multiply 3 and 4 digit numbers and money. The students will learn multiplying numbers with zeros and multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000. There will be a test over chapter 9 and lesson 10.1 on Friday of this week. There will be a fact timed test for all students on Thursday. They should be studying their facts. They will not be able to use a calculator on this test.
Spelling - This week the spelling words will have silent consonants. If you pass the spelling pretest with a score of 19 out of 20 points or higher, you do not have to complete the workbook activities. You will need to work on alternative activities from the sheet given to you by your teacher using your 10 alternate words. You may take a final test over your new words to earn 2 extra points to your grade.
Reading Our reading strategy for next week is making inferences. Readers must make inferences, or "read between the lines,"when an author doesn't tell the reader everything. Readers can do this by applying what they already know to story clues given by the author.
English We will begin a unit on pronouns this week. The students will identify pronouns in sentences and distinguish between singular and plural pronouns.
Social Studies This week the students will identify a nonrenewable resource in the Southwest. They will describe how the technology of the Southwest has impacted the United States. There will be a test covering the Southwest land and resources chapter 10 on Friday of this week.
The students should know:
All vocabulary
All key concepts from the lessons
How the Grand Canyon was formed
Understand the role of erosion in the continued formation of the Grand Canyon
Why is the Grand Canyon a national park
Why do people visit the Grand Canyon today?
What is the climate like in the Southwest Region
How does the Saguaro adapt to life in the desert?
How does the Saguaro help the animals of the desert and how do they help it?
What is a nonrenewable resource? Give example of the one very important one found in the Southwest.
What technology industries exist in the Southwest?
Nuclear energy and laboratories are in in what Southwest state?
Very Large Array?
Science The students will investigate inclined planes. They will explain how a screw and wedge change the way work is done. They will make their own screws. There will be a test over simple machines chapter 17th on Tuesday, May 10.
