Important Dates to Remember:
Monday, May 28 No School Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 30 Prairieview School Talent Show
Thursday, May 31 4th grade Bowling in the P.M.
Tuesday, June 4th - End of the year PTO picnic
Wednesday, June 5th- Last Day of School 9:30 dismissal
Math- This week we will have end of the year math assessments on Monday and Tuesday (This is not used as a grade). We will review using estimation and compatible numbers when estimating the quotient. The students will learn long division with 3 digit dividends. Be ready for a quiz on Friday over lessons 1-3. There will be at test over chapter 11 lsessons 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 on Tuesday, May 29th.
Spelling - This is a review week. The students will be responsible for pages 247-249. There will be a test on Friday.
Reading - Our focus this week is on the reading strategy of
monitor/clarify. Students should monitor how well they understand a story. If
they don't understand something, they can reread or read ahead for
help.
We will continue to read Charlotte's Web this week.
English - A test over pronouns, unit 6, is planned for Friday of this week. Be on the look out for homework to come home that will help the students review for this test. They should bring their books home each night to review. There is a lot of practice at the end of the chapter for review.
Science - We will begin a unit on the rock cycle. The students will identify minerals this week by studying their properties. They will then identify rocks by studying the minerals that make them up and their properties.
Social Studies - The students will learn about the Native American tribe of the west, the Tlingit. They will learn about their culture and make totem poles which were placed outside of their homes to represent the history of a family.
