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4th Grade Newsletter
Week
of April 14th, 2008
Religion:
· During
this Easter Season, we are studying the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit. We correlate these discussions with
different saints that have shown us how they have used these special
gifts.
· We
have completed our testing of the “Hail Holy Queen” and are now working on
the “Nicene Creed” in class. We have
discussed its meaning and broken the prayer into 5 major parts. Students will be assessed on reciting the
prayer in groups of 3-4 in the upcoming weeks. Please encourage your child to say the
prayer on weekend masses.
·
Each Friday we have
mass, the students are asked to reflect on the gospel, homily, songs, other
readings, etc. in a reflection journal.
Math:
· We have wrapped up our unit on
fractions. Students were assessed on
simplifying, comparing, ordering, adding and subtracting fractions. This is a challenging skill that will be
revisited in 5th grade.
Please work with your child on this skill. We will work in small groups with
students in need.
· Our next unit will be
on decimals. This
ties in nicely with fractions, so be looking for homework on this
unit next week.
· Please
continue to focus on multiplication and division basic facts. This
will appear on the assignment notebook periodically, but maybe not often
enough for those who need extensive practice. Remember that the timed
tests are simply an assessment and are not proven to increase the students
knowledge of the facts. Other strategies such as making the facts
using objects, writing them out on paper in groups, drawing arrays on note
cards, etc. will prove to be more effective for retaining tricky facts.
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Language Arts:
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The genre for April
is Fantasy. Students will choose a date to
present their project to the class after they have
had a chance to finish their book. Check with your child to see when his/her
project is due.
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Students are working on their last literature circle of the
year! The students will choose a book within their reading range and work
together to discuss the book. Each student will need to come prepared for
each “meeting” with the assigned pages read and their role completed. Students not prepared and have their
assignment completed with their BEST work will receive a late
assignment.
· The students will begin work on a
unit with pronouns. They will learn
how to replace a noun with a pronoun correctly in their writing.
Social Studies:
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Students will be working on Current Events from the news
during fourth quarter. They will need to bring in a hard copy of the
article and fill out a fact sheet describing the who, when, where, what,
and why of the event. We will assign about three students per week on
Fridays and their account of the article will be due the following
Friday. Students will record this as homework in their assignment
notebook when it is their turn.
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Please keep
practicing all your States, Capitals and two letter abbreviations!! Remember when studying your states:
The STATE name needs to be spelled correctly and you must be able to
locate each state on a map.
Science
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Our biome unit continues!
Students have chosen a specific biome to research. They will then create an “island” out of
dough, place it on cardboard, and design their island according to their
biome research. More info. to come on times and dates for the students to share
their hard work during the “Biome Fair.”
WE NEED 2’X2’ PIECES OF CARDBOARD!!!
Please send any cardboard pieces to school
early next week! Thanks!
Upcoming Events:
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 4/21 Fine Arts Week!
4/25 Liturgy at 8:45am (Elementary)
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