This Week 1/4/16...

Hello Fourth Grade Families!

Along with a new year, we have a new schedule!  Starting January 19th, we'll be adding Spanish as a specials class on Thursdays (yay!), so we needed to make a few changes.  Beginning tomorrow (1/6) Our lunch, recess, and specials times are changing, as well as the days we have our specials classes.  The changes are:

Recess:   11:30-12:00
Lunch:    12:00-12:30
Specials: 12:30-1;20

The new days for our specials classes are as follows:

Mon:  PE
Tues:  PE (1:20-2:15)
Wed:  Music
Thu:  Spanish
Fri:    Art

This week in...

Math:  We started a new unit working on patterns and expressions.  This unit introduces using a letter to represent a number which has really thrown some of the kids for a loop!  We'll also learn how to use function tables.  For extra practice with these skills you can use the following activities:

Study Zone

Watch Know Learn

Worksheets

Reading:  We'll be working on determining what's important to remember in our reading, specifically when we read nonfiction.  This is a great skill to work on as the kids get older and have more academic reading in Social Studies and Science classes.

Language:  This week we're going over the rules for turning singular nouns into plurals.  We'd done this earlier in the year, but didn't do so well, so we're spending some more time on this skill.

Writing:  Over the next week or two, we'll be doing the Build a Better Sentence Workshop.  The kids will work on improving their sentences by usng strong verbs, and recognizing 'when', 'where', 'why', and 'how' parts of their sentences.

Social Studies:  Now that we've finished our unit on the Revolutionary War, we'll be talking about early American Government and how it was formed.

Bible:  Our memory verse this week is:  I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.  Acts 13:47

Have a wonderful week!