Week of 10/30

Happy Halloween Week! The Halloween spirit has been in the air for some time now, and the students and I are excited for the celebrations we have this week! Though there is much excitement and sugar in the air, we will try our best to continue on with our learning as well ;) 

This Week in Fourth Grade...

Math: This week in math we are continuing to explore all things place value! We will build off our previous lessons this week, and use our knowledge we've learned so far to help us round whole numbers and complete problem solving problems related to place value. On the horizon...our next math test will be Tuesday of next week.

Religion: Students have been doing a great job contributing to class discussions all about forming and examining our consciences! Towards the end of last week we had a beautiful time of prayer where we did an examination of conscience and prayed the act of contrition. Students really showed maturity during this prayer time! This week we will continue to focus on our consciences. We will put into practice what we've learned, and work in groups to write and perform skits showing how our conscience works! 

Reading and Language Arts: Our essential question in RELA this week is: How do animal characters change familiar stories? We will be reading familiar stories, with a little bit of a twist this week. While reading we will focus on finding the theme of the story. 

In Writer's Workshop, students are continuing to work on their "how-to" articles. They have chosen topics they believe to be experts in and want to share their knowledge with the class! 

Science: We will be wrapping up our Light and Sound weekly five topic this week! Students have enjoyed conducting experiments demonstrating how refraction works, and using old fashioned "telephones" to explore sound waves. 

Social Studies: Our Southeast region explorations are picking up! This week we will focus on the states and capitals of the Southeast! 

Announcements:

• Tuesday is Halloween! Students will participate in a Fall Walk/Run in the morning. Students may wear orange and black dress down attire. Please make sure students wear comfortable shoes for the walk/run. We will be having our class party in the afternoon! 
• Wednesday is All Saints Day, and a Holy Day of Obligation. We will celebrate Mass as a school at 9 AM. Please join us if you can! 

Have a Blessed Week! 

:)

Mrs. Drury