Important Dates:
- Monday, October 6 – No School, Fall Long Weekend
- Tuesday, October 7 – Classes Resume, 8:45 AM
- Friday, October 10 – Special Persons Day (See details below)
- Monday, October 20 – 3rd & 4th Grade Field trip to Meadowcroft
Students completed their first Knowledge Check this week. They took 10-15 minutes to look through the assessment and try on their own first. Then, they were allowed to use any tools (ELA notebooks, history notes, etc.) to check their work and help them. They did a fantastic job navigating their first big assessment in 4th Grade! And of course, the mints enhanced their focusing skills.
We will also be starting our first in-class novel study of “The Lemonade War.” The majority of this book will be read in class, as well as assignments. Homework for the novel study will be few and far between however, they will be receiving a reading calendar that we encourage you to check in with them to see where they are at in the story!
ELA:
- Students worked hard to review their nouns! We will continue to review these as the year progresses but will be starting verbs on Tuesday!
- To continue preparing for their memoirs,studens worked on “Show, Don’t Tell” this week! They were challenged to make sentences more descriptive and then craft their own using a prompt.
- In reading, we are working on finding a “Good Fit Book” and increasing reading stamina. Check the pictures below to see where they were reading this week!
Math:
- The students worked on using large numbers (up to the hundred million place) in addition problems. They continue to use the regrouping process (carrying) while adding in each place column.
- They also started reading word problems and solving them using addition.
- Next week we will continue with word problems and also move on to subtraction.
Early American History:
- Students learned more about the causes of the American Revolution. They were shocked to learn about all the different taxes that the colonists had to pay! Especially, the stamp and sugar act
- The students loved to learn about the Boston Tea Party. Before kicking off the American Revolution, we will be diving deeper into the Boston Tea Party.
Reminders:
- Special Person’s Day, Friday, October 10 – 4th grade special people are invited to spend the afternoon with us from 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm. Please arrive in the gym at 1:15 pm for check-in, before heading up to the 4th grade classrooms. We have some fun activities lined up, which will give the students an opportunity to get to know even more about their special person. We are looking forward to meeting all of these special people! Please email us or send a Talking Points to let us know who will be joining us and if your child will be leaving school with them. Thanks!
- Meadowcroft Field Trip, Monday, October 20 – The 4th and 3rd grade classes will take a trip to experience and learn at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village. We are excited about this trip! The students will board an Ohio County School Bus at 8:50, and depart school by 9 AM. We will return to school by 2:00 PM. Students must bring a packed lunch and drink (all disposable).
- Please make sure all of your child’s jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts, etc. are labeled with their name. As the temperature warms up in the afternoon, we find miscellaneous items left in the classroom and throughout the campus.
