Sunday, December 2, 2012

Volume 1 Issue 14


Never quit.  It is the easiest cop-out in the world.  Set a goal and don’t quit until you attain it.  When you do attain it, set another goal, and don’t quit until you reach it. Never quit.”                                     Bear Bryant

We want to send a special greeting to our parents and guardians as well as our wonderful 4th grade scholars.  We have some very important upcoming dates to remember.  MAP testing will begin on Tuesday, December 4th. Encourage your scholar to get a good night’s rest and use the Compass Learning online program.
On Tuesday, December 4th you are welcome to join our class in the                    “All About Learning: Legos Lesson, in our classroom from 2:10-3:35.  Scholars must wear gym shoes on this day.  On Wednesday, December, 5th we have planned a Field trip to the Peggy Notebart Museum, the fee is $8.00
READING – Guided Reading Groups
We will continue to work on our unit on characters. We will think deeply about character’s motivations and their reasons for acting the way they do.  Please continue to have your scholars read 30 minutes daily.    
WEEKLY WRITING PROMPTS
Monday: What would happen if animals could talk?  What are some of the questions you would like to ask animals?
Tuesday: What is something that really makes you angry?     
Wednesday: Imagine you were a raindrop.  What would it be like?
Thursday: Imagine you found a dark cave.  Write a story about what adventure you had when you went inside.    
Friday: Imagine you invented a time machine. Which time in the past will you visit first?
SCIENCE UPDATE
We have a test on Motion and we will begin our next chapter on Energy.          
What’s next in MATH?
We will conclude our data projects.  We are moving on to division and fractions.
volume 1 issue 14
4th grade News snap shot
Tuesday, 12/4       map testing begins
Lego lesson in classroom
 wednesday, 12/5 field trip, peggy notebart museum  $8.00
taffy apple sale- all sales due w/Money    January  7th  
please check  your scholar’s  behavior log 



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