Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a restful weekend. Tonight is Nowlin’s Sciencepalooza from 6:00-8:00. There will be stations set up for you and your student to visit at your own pace. Concessions will be for sale by the PTA. It will be a fun evening and I hope everyone can make it at some point, even if only for a little while.

This week:

Spelling- We are focusing on the final /le/ chunk. https://quizlet.com/_4fqw5z

Math- We are working on long division with larger numbers. This unit will wrap up next week with a module assessment to follow. Students also need to be done with Module 3 on Khan Academy by next Friday.

Science- We are working on the changes in the earth’s crust. We are going to be specifically focusing on erosion and weathering this week. We will move into how this impacts the placement of fossils under many layers of the earth.

Writing- We are working on learning about persuasive writing in articles, opinion pieces, and advertisements. The students will be writing an opinion piece about students having cell phones in 4th grade.

Social Studies- The students have been bringing their studies of persuasive writing into social studies as they discuss the rights and laws granted to citizens. We are examining the reasons the government has been broken into branches and how the separation of power works for the people.

Daily 5- We are finishing our DRA reading level testing this week. We are also working on locating specific information in informational text using text features like text bubbles, headings, and illustrations. The students have new reading groups and will continue to have reading each night.

Students have a half day on Thursday and we will have a small Valentine’s celebration. If you wish to send something in, we have 21 students. There is no school on Friday or Monday.

Have a great week!