Week of April 4th

Hey Families!!  Hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather!  So glad it's Spring!  Can't wait to dig in the dirt and start planting flowers!  It's therapeutic to me! :)  Whew!  Last week was one busy, but productive week!  I'm so proud of how hard the children worked!  I sent home an agenda for the remainder of the school year.  I told the kids to post it somewhere in a safe, visible place.  Here is what the week ahead looks like:

Reading - We are going to be reading The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary as a class.  We will be doing comprehension questions with each chapter as well as studying some of the vocabulary used in the story.  *Remember* The children's Cereal Box Book Report is due this Friday.  This report is over the story they just finished. 

Math - Measurement ...... After measurement, we will have covered everything that is in our state testing.  We will continue to review everything, but we will also revisit fractions now to do a more in depth study of that concept.  I always cover concepts that we will test over first, to make sure they are prepared, then I go back and do more expanded lessons on certain concepts to prepare them for 5th grade.  5th grade curriculum is way more intense. This week in fractions, we will begin by finding equivalent fractions, and changing mixed and improper fractions.

Spelling - List 20 on spellingcity.com.......List 20.5 is the enriched list.

Social Studies - We will do a week long unit on the Southwest Region of our country.  This region has only 4 states in it!  One of the states is Oklahoma. We have already covered Oklahoma history which also encompassed the whole region for the most part.  We will take a look at our region's land and resources as well as learn about the Navajo Indians and compare/contrast the Trail of Tears to the Long Walk.  We will have our location/capital test on these 4 states and their capitals on Friday.

Science - Body

English -  We will be writing poems this week and taking a look at different types of poems.  We will also continue to use our computer time to type our online stories.  Your child may want you to help them download some pictures from home.  Please take the time to do this as well as help to edit your child's story.  This is a very special project!  You will be amazed at the quality of the book.  I will be sending home a letter/order form this week. You may choose to buy copies, but your child will get one free book regardless of a purchase.!  Isn't that great?!  In order to get the free book, the letter home has to be signed by a parent.  Please look for that and get it signed and sent back.


Please consider volunteering for our field trip in May to Leonardo's.  I need 4 more adults in order to go.  Please let me know if you can come.  We will leave school around 9:45 and return around 2:30.  The cost will be $5 per person, both children and sponsors.  Club membership doesn't count....so sorry.  I will begin to collect money in a few weeks.  Let me know if you can volunteer. :)  It is an awesome day!!