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Weekly Newsletter Week of January 29th

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This week starts card marking three.  I can’t believe half the year is over already.  Report cards will be coming home this week.  There are no conferences this time, but if you are concerned about your child’s report card, please call me and we can set up a meeting.  Here is what is on the schedule for this week.

Reading:  RL 4.3 – Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).

Math:

 Recognize that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right. For example, recognize that 700 ÷ 70 = 10 by applying concepts of place value and division.
4.NF.6 Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100. For example, rewrite 0.62 as 62/100; describe a length as 0.62 meters; locate 0.62 on a number line diagram.

Science:  ESS1:What is the universe and what is Earth’s place in it? ESS2: How and why is Earth constantly changing?

Social Studies:  4-C1.0.3 Describe the purposes of government as identified in the preamble of the Constitution. 4-C3.0.2 Give examples of powers granted to the federal government

Academic vocabulary:

Drama – motivation – character traits – competitive – determined

Spelling words:

Group 1 : -tion
presentation, adaptation, petition, dictionary, direction, collection, reaction, communication, confrontation, disruption
Content Area Words:
government, Congress, Constitution, Senate, House of Representatives

Group 2:

clown, brown, growl, howl, round, sound, crown, house, loud, cloud, by, after, think, going, walk

School Events !!! You are invited …

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Skate Night!

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Come join us for some skating fun!! Wednesday, January 24 6:00-8:00 Lincoln Park Skating Center 1419 Southfield Rd Lincoln Park, Mi    (313)381-RINK

PTA Meeting!!

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We will be having a PTA on Thursday at 9:00.  Once the meeting is finished, parents will be invited to come into classrooms.

 

Family Math Night!

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Don’t miss out on the FUN! THURSDAY, JANUARY 25 4:45-5:45 FREE $15 Game Coupon for the first 75 Families!

 

 

Weekly Objectives January 22- January 26

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This is the last week for the second card marking.

  • Wednesday is the Roller Skating Party at  the Lincoln Park roller rink.  A note came home on Friday.
  • Thursday is our math night at Miller.  I hope to see you there.
  • Friday is a half day.
  • If you have any 20 oz. pop bottles, please clean them out and send them to school.  We are collecting them for our upcoming science night in February.  More information will be coming soon.

Here is what we will be focusing on this week.

Reading:

RI 4.8 – Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text. RI 4.9 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Writing:
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer’s purpose.
b. Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
c. Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g. for instance, in order to, in addition).
d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

Math:

Recognize that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right. For example, recognize that 700 ÷ 70 = 10 by applying concepts of place value and division.
4.NF.6 Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100. For example, rewrite 0.62 as 62/100; describe a length as 0.62 meters; locate 0.62 on a number line diagram.

Science: Essential Question: What causes big rocks to break down into smaller rocks?

ESS2.A Earth materials and systems ESS2.B Plate tectonics and large scale system interactions

Social Studies: Unit 5 -Our Federal Government

In this unit students learn how the United States government works. It begins with a review of questions political scientists seek to answer. Building on these questions, students explore the need for government and examine the probable consequences of not having government, rules, or laws. After exploring the purposes of government as set forth in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, students learns how our current form of government functions to serve those purposes. Next, students investigate how the powers of the federal government are limited through the systems of separation of powers and checks and balances, and compare those to state government. They also begin to understand that the federal and state governments have different powers as a foundation for learning about federalism in fifth grade. Students extend their understanding of limited government by exploring key concepts such as popular sovereignty, rule of law, and the Bill of Rights.