Oct. 26- Early Dismissal-11:30
October 31- Halloween party-Students may bring their costumes to school. We will put them on after lunch 12:50. The party will begin at 1:10-2:10. The parade will begin at 2:10.
Math- The students will multiply 2 digit whole numbers by a 1 or 2-digit whole number using strategies based on place value. They will use rectangular arrays to explain strategies for multiplying with multi-digit numbers and apply the area formula to solve problems.
The students will practice reading and writing larger numbers.We will review that in a multi-digit number each digit represents 10 times than the place to its right. We will also work with rectangular arrays and
This week's spelling/vocabulary list will include a variety of words that are appropriate for 4th-grade students. Instead of studying a spelling rule, we will focus on the definition of these words and how they might be used in reading and writing. Part of this week's lesson will also highlight how to use reference materials such as a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and encyclopedia. The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 10/21.
Reading- This week we will close read an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech". The students will answer text-dependent questions from his speech. There will be a quiz on Happy Birthday, Dr. King and this excerpt on Friday. The students will be able to use their text and the speech to answer questions. They should be thinking about the question: How are the lessons that Jamal learned from his family and the lessons about courage from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. alike and different? They should bring their book home to reread the story and the excerpt to help them prepare for the quiz.
English- This week the students will review uses for commas in sentences. They will also use quotation marks correctly in sentences with dialog.
Science - This week the students will continue to study the Scientific Method. They will follow the steps of the scientific method as they conduct experiments throughout the week. A quiz will be given on the steps of the Scientific Method on Friday of this week. They should understand what each step means in the Scientific Method and be able to identify examples of the steps. They should understand the main purpose of the Scientific Method (to test ideas). They should understand what we do when we test a hypothesis ( Design an experiment) What is a hypothesis? (It is a prediction, that can be tested. It is not a guess.) What are we testing when we use the Scientific Method? We are testing a hypothesis.
