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Math : This upcoming week, students will start their study of decimals. In fourth grade, students will be expected to know how to read, speak, and write decimals to the thousandths place. To begin, they will understand the relationship between decimals and fractions, why the decimal place moves when multiplying and dividing by ten, how to compare decimals, and mixed numbers including decimals.  ELA : In ELA, students will follow the regular procedures for Spalding. In writing, students will refine their understanding and skills by studying specific writing traits. In  Prince Caspian , students will be reading chapters 11-15. History : Having spent time discussing the impact of the Boston Massacre, students will now reflect on the changing opinion of the colonists toward the British and how the Boston Tea Party was a result of the colonists’ ill feelings toward the British. There is a test on chapters 1-10 on Friday.  Science : In science next w...

Help our classroom win the “Royalty for a Day” contest! I am sure you’ve heard from your child by now that there is a “Royalty for a Day” contest underway, and your help is needed!  We still need $22,000 in tax credits to meet our $75,000 goal and here is how your child’s class wins, and what they will receive: The classroom that brings in the most Tax Credit dollars by Great Hearts Day (2/14/18) will be Royalty for a day! The teachers will be crowned royalty and receive gift cards. The class will wear spirit shirts and receive a treat on the royal day to celebrate. The top classes will be posted on the white board each Friday at pick-up and the winning classroom will be announced at the end of the day on Feb. 14th .  Leave no one out!  Ask grandparents, aunts, neighbors, coaches, and friends to give their Tax Credit to Archway Arete!  Here is the GIVING LINK:  https://archwayarete.configio.com/moneyrequest?id=5 Let’s make this h...

History : Students will continue the study of the American Revolution. They will study the beginning of the conflict, as the British Parliament levies tax after tax upon the colonists. Science :  Students will continue the study of geology. They will continue the study of plate tectonics, including the theory of Pangaea, and earthquakes. Next, they will study volcanoes. Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will continue classifying and diagramming sentences. They will write another three-paragraph essay.  In literature, students will read Prince Caspian. Math : Students will continue a unit on geometry. Afterward, they will move on to decimals

History:   Students will continue their study of the  American Revolution. We will discuss the rights of Englishmen, and start to uncover the root causes of the uprising, and then Revolution.  Science:   Students will continue the study of geology. They will study mountains and rock formations. Language Arts:   Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will continue the classifying and diagramming of sentences.  In literature, students will continue reading Prince Caspian . Math:  Students will begin a unit on lines.  

History:  Students will begin the second major unit of the year, The American Revolution. They will study the thirteen colonies, and what life was like for early colonists in the New World. Science:   Students will study geology. They will begin their study by learning that the earth is composed of different layers. They will move on to studying about why tectonic plates move and the three types of boundaries. During week 2, they will continue their look at plate tectonics, including the theory of Pangaea, and earthquakes.  Language Arts:   Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will continue the classifying and diagramming of sentences. They will write their first three-paragraph essay of the semester.  In literature, students will read Prince Caspian . Math:  Students will begin a unit on geometry. They will then move on to decimals!