Hello everybody!! I hope everyone had a great long weekend. Congratulations again to all grade 4 students and families as all of our students presented interesting and well prepared science projects!! As was very proud of the work that the students did, and the judges assured me that each student gave a strong oral presentation. Thanks again to parents and family members for helping to make this such a success.
Classroom Activities This Week
Math: In math this week we will be learning about perimeter, area, and volume of shapes, and how to calculate these measurements. These are fun and practical lessons that the students will need throughout their mathematics education and in the real world.
Reading: In reading we will continue to look at the reading skill of identifying and understanding the author's purpose for writing. Our four main 'purposes' for writing are: to explain, to entertain, to persuade, and to inform. We will also begin reading our new class novel, "Sounder".
Writing: In our writing periods this week we will be working on writing to persuade. Each student will choose an opinion they hold strongly and try to persuade the reader to agree with them. In this written piece we will experiment with the 'hamburger' essay writing structure.
Social Studies: We have begun a new unit on American Slavery in social studies. This week we will look at how slavery began in America, as well as begin to think about some of the affects it has had on American society throughout it's history.
Grammar: Our grammar quiz had to be postponed last week due to science fair preparation. As a result this week we will be having our proofreading quiz.
Here's to a great, short week! All the best,
Jordan Rose
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