Dates to Remember:
Wed., December 19- Bowling field trip for 4th grade
Fri., December 21 - Tivoli movie The Polar Express in P.M
Mon., December 24 Winter Break begins
Mon., Jan. 7 - Classes Resume
Math This week in math we will have a quiz over chapter 5, lessons 1-4 on Tuesday. The students should review the skills we have learned using the worksheets from their folders. They can also use their books. We will then learn the Predict and Test problem solving strategy and work with inequalities. I will begin sending home division facts for the students to practice. A test over chapter 5 will be given on Friday of next week.
Spelling - The students will work with words that have the sounds of /or/, /ur/ and /yoor/. They will work on pages 167-169 or activities for the week.
English In English this week the students will proofread their descriptive essays on their southeast animal. I will conference with them and they will type their final drafts on the computer. They will also take a pretest for our next grammar unit which is on nouns.
Reading This week we will continue to work on summarizing. We will also work on the strategies of questioning, categorizing, and
classifying. Recognizing the question a story may raise is a good way to make
you understand it. Also, as people read, they wonder about the things they are
reading and they form questions in their mind. Good readers usually do this
without thinking. The students will practice the questioning strategy next
week. Classifying involves grouping like items, and categorizing involves
naming the group. Grouping the item makes it easier to remember them. Students
will also classify and categorize information in the stories they read next
week.
Social Studies - This week the students will describe the climate of the Southeast. They will examine hurricanes and their effects on the land and lives of people who live where hurricanes are common. They will also, identify ways in which resources of the southeast are used, and where renewable and nonrenewable resources are found in the southeast. A test is planned for Friday of this week over chapter 6.
The students should know:
all vocabulary
understand the main concepts from the chapter
land forms of the southeast and characteristics of them- see the model they made in folder.
climate of the southeast
first uses for lighthouses
animals of the southeast as discussed in their books and where they live?
differences between renewable and nonrenewable resources, what they are used for, and be able to identify those in the southeast
crops of the southeast and why they grow well there
explain what a hurricane is and how it can be dangerous
What are your favorite places in the southeast that we have learned about? Would you like to visit them? Why?
Science The students have been researching life cycles of animals and making comparisons between them. There is a science test planned for Wednesday of this week over chapter 2 lessons 2 & 3 only.They should study all papers in their folder and the textbook.
The students should know:
all vocabulary
understand the parts of a plant and their function
understand how the different plants reproduce (ferns, mosses, tubers)
Be able to draw the life cycle of a moth and a sea horse (see textbook)
