Class Activities for May 9th-13th

Greetings grade 4 parents and students!

Thanks to everyone for making me feel so appreciated during Teacher Appreciation Week.  You're too kind!!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS


We will be starting our third and final MAP testing session this week.  Hopefully our test scores reflect all the students' hard work over the past few months.

Progress reports will be coming home on the 11th.  Please look out for those.

GARAGE SALE – The DPTO is putting together the annual Garage Sale for next Saturday May 13^th. The price of each table is L250. This is a great opportunity to buy and sell “treasures”! If you are interested please contact Martha Bandes atmbandes@yahoo.com or call her at 99456338


DISCOVERY ZONE SUMMER CAMP – This summer check out our Discovery Zone Summer Camp.   The camp begins on June 13th  If you would like more information about the camp, please contact Ms. Cristiana for details.  cbanegas@discoveryschool.edu.hn

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK:

MATH   

In math lessons we will be reviewing adding fractions with unlike denominators before getting into measurement with metric units of weight, length, and capacity.  The students will then connect what they learn about the metric system to decimals and their prior knowledge of percentages and fractions.

READING


In reading we will continue to read our class novel, 'Because of Winn-Dixie' and compare and contrast it to our previous class novels.  To do so we will create a Venn-Diagram as a visual aid to help our understanding of comparing and contrasting as a reading skill.  In reading this week we will also be focusing on the Mystery genre of fiction writing.  The students will choose a mystery novel and read in class and at home to discover the key aspects of mystery writing.

WRITING


In writing this week we will be writing a reading letter about the mystery novel that each student has chosen to read.  The students will be asked to write about what they know about the mystery genre, as well as their reflections on the book they have begun to read.

SOCIAL STUDIES


After putting the finishing touches on their project posters, the students will prepare their oral presentations.  The presentations will be on Wednesday afternoon.  Students will be graded on their clarity of their voice, their understanding of the information, and their overall ability to communicate with their audience.

SCIENCE

We will begin our science unit on Electricity, by first finding out what the students know about electricity and how it works.  To do so the students will create a KWL chart on what they know, and would like to know about electricity.

GRAMMAR

We will be looking at antonyms and synonyms in this week's grammar lesson.


Thanks for reading everybody!  And have a great week!!