Greetings Families,
First, let me thank the Moreno family for hosting a terrific class get together. 4B is grateful for your generosity. Next, I want to thank the many families who were able to attend. It was great getting to visit with many of you and to see your children playing. I apologize that my health was still poor and that you had to endure my coughing.
Remember that this week will be a short week, as Friday is a teacher professional development day.
Here are the lessons for the week.
First, let me thank the Moreno family for hosting a terrific class get together. 4B is grateful for your generosity. Next, I want to thank the many families who were able to attend. It was great getting to visit with many of you and to see your children playing. I apologize that my health was still poor and that you had to endure my coughing.
Remember that this week will be a short week, as Friday is a teacher professional development day.
Here are the lessons for the week.
Lessons
Language Arts: This week in language arts students will write the first major essay of the year. This is a step-by-step process and each step is monitored by the teacher. In literature, students will read Emil and the Detectives. This is a wonderful story. This is a read aloud and students are not required to have a copy of their own. In Spalding there will be more words and more markings. There will also be an assessment on Friday over Greek and Latin roots. Students should be studying their root notecards daily for this assessment.
History: This week, students will take a test on chapters 5-8 and begin discussing knights. Students will have a peer discussion about the Code of Chivalry and the values it was based on.
Science: Having completed their study of electricity, students will now begin their study of life sciences. Students will start with a basic study of plants, photosynthesis, and vascular versus nonvascular plants during week eight.
Math: This week, students will review addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. There will be a focus on word problems, bar modeling, and checking answers using estimation.
Assessments
Tuesday: History Test
Wednesday: Roots Quiz
Thursday: Spalding Test
I hope you have a great week. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to reach out to me.
Best,
Michael Naaktgeboren