A 4 Day Week

Happy Wednesday Morning Families,

We hope you enjoyed the long weekend! We are only here at school this week for four days. Last week, each fourth grader received an invitation to the Blue Family's Annual Open House. Please check with your child if you did not get it yet. Also, please kindly RSVP to Ann or Dan. Thank you for opening up your home to all of of us!

Looking ahead....

• Friday, October 28th - 2nd Book Project is due 
• Monday, October 31st - Halloween Party @ 1:45
• Tuesday, November 8th - Field Trip to the Grandview Diary Farm 

English Language Arts

There is NO SPELLING TEST this week. Students are preparing to take their capitals test on Friday, October 21st. 

Students are still working on the following grammar skills:

• complete sentences vs. fragments
• verbs: helping, linking, and action 
• quotations
• common vs. proper nouns 
• verb tenses 

There will be a grammar test on all of the skills we have been covering for the last month and half next week, Wednesday, October 26th. 

There is no comprehension test this week, but in-class work will be completed that goes with the story. 

Social Studies

Students will be assessed this Friday, October 21st on the capitals. SPELLING DOES NOT COUNT FOR THE CAPITALS! Students will be given the state's name and will need to write the capital next to it. 

We will begin to look at our Arizona Studies Weekly Newspapers. 

Math

We will be reviewing and practicing the concepts from Module 1. 

• Place Value
• Ronding
• Adding and Subtracting larger numbers
• Problem Solving using tape diagrams 

Science

We are continuing to learn about plants. We are learning how seed plants reproduce and placing a special focus on cotton. 

Religion 

The students are learning and praying the Act of Love. The test will be next week. 

The theme for this week is being a Kid for Others. We are beginning to prepare for our service project with st. Vincent de Paul. If you have not done so yet, please send in your fleece, so that the room Mothers have time to prepare our blanket project.