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ELA: In Language Arts,, students will continue the usual Spalding routine. In literature, students will read deeper into the life of Nat Bowditch in  Carry On, Mr. Bowditch.  In writing, students will begin working on an essay on George Washington. This is for a national essay contest.   Math: Students will continue to learn how to apply the four operations to decimals, moving into thousandths, and possibly into multiplying and dividing of decimals. History: This week, students will discuss how the colonists are fighting the largest army in the world. What is the strategy of George Washington? Science: In science, students will complete their comparison essays. The geology unit exam is on Thursday.

Yesterday, your student was assigned the "Signers Project". This is not a major project, rather one that should take 2-4 hours to complete. Students are assigned a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and they must put together a poster board and essay on their signer. The poster boards are supplied, as is a text reference. Students do need to find one book or website reference in addition to the one provided. The project is due on March 7th. Students should have brought home poster-paper, the packet, and the article yesterday. Students can use a regular posterboard at your discretion. 

ELA : In Language Arts, students will continue the usual Spalding routine. In literature, students will read deeper into the life of Nat Bowditch in Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. In writing, students will continue to work on the traits of a good writer, with some focus being turned towards AZ Merit. Math : Students will continue to learn how to apply the four operations to decimals, moving into thousandths. History : This week, students will discuss how the colonies were preparing for war and how they declared their independence from Great Britain. The first battles are introduced, and the strategy to win the war becomes clear. Science : In science, students look at how rocks are formed and the impact of weathering and erosion on rocks and the earth’s surface. They will write an essay on the rock cycle.

ELA : In language arts, students will continue the usual Spalding routine. In literature, students will read chapters 3-6 of Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. In writing, students will continue to work on the traits of a good writer.  Math : Students will continue to learn how to apply the four operations to decimals. History : This week, students learned about the causes behind the American Revolution, and next week they will discuss how the colonies were preparing for war and how they declared their independence from Great Britain.  Science : In science, students look at how rocks are formed and the impact of weathering and erosion on rocks and the earth’s surface. 

Math : This upcoming week, students will continue their study of decimals, comparing them, and converting them to fractions. In fourth grade, students will be expected to know how to read, speak, and write decimals to the thousandths place. 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. Prince Caspian concludes, and the students will begin reading Carry on Mr. Bowditch, which is an amazing story of courage and perseverance. History : Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, The Shot Heard Around the World…The conflict with Britain begins. Paul Revere spreads the word, and the colonists are at war.  Science : In science next week, students will take the Geology Mid-Unit Exam on Monday. Then, they will learn more about mountains, turning their focus onto types of rocks.