Quarter 2 Week 3

Hello Friends!

Assessments:

Science Quiz-Wednesday.
--Students should study pages 28-32 in their Science Notebooks.

History Quiz-Thursday.
--Students will be quizzed on the life of women in Middle ages and Guilds.

Grammar Test-Wednesday:
--This will cover prepositions.

Robin Hood Vocabulary Quiz-Thursday.

*I will return all tests from 2nd quarter next Monday. Over the weekend, I was out of town due to a death in the family, and I unfortunately do not have everything graded. Thank you for your patience.

Content Snapshot:
LA: We are wrapping up prepositions. Students should be able to classify and diagram these parts of speech. We are reading Robin Hood, of course. Students will recite Dreams by Langston Hughes on Wednesday. We are doing spelling words per usual.
Math: We are beginning our fractions unit! Please find ways to reference fractions in your daily lives with the kids. You will be surprised how many fractions you can find around the house! (This is also a good excuse to bake a pie! There will probably be a pop quiz on fractions some time this week.
Science: We are learning about animals and their habitats this week! There is a quiz on Wednesday.
History: We are learning about women in the Middle Ages and guilds! There will be a quizlet on Thursday.


The Read-A-Thon is this Friday! If you can help, please do, and if you are already helping with this big event, thank you!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0f4aa8aa2caa8-readathon
Students should dress up as a character from a classic story OR a person from history. For example, any child wearing ragged clothing could be called a "serf". I hope this is a really fun event for the kids!

Paired with the Read-A-Thon is a Scholastic book fair. This is located in our resource room. The children will have a chance to visit the book drive on Thursday. You can send them in with money that day, should you choose to allow your students to make a purchase OR come in during the times allotted before or after school. There are many books in the book fair that would not be considered "classics". If you do not like what your students have chosen to buy, you can certainly return it. I have made a "wishlist" of the classics that Scholastic has available.These are the titles I would highly recommend for your children. You can purchase any of them through their catalog or online. Should you choose to purchase any books as a donation for our classroom library, I would only like books from my "wishlist". Thank you for your support and love of reading!

	A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens Reading Level 6.7, 1080L Item # 317012 $17.99
	A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett Reading Level 790L Item # 360983 $16.00
	A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle Reading Level 4.7, 740L Item # 304495 $6.99
	Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Reading Level 7.8, 860L Item # 9780439291491 $3.19
	Call of the Wild Jack London Reading Level 8, 1120L Item # 261813 $4.99
	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl Reading Level 4.8, 810L Item # 309376 $6.99
	Chronicles of Narnia: Box Set with Movie Cover Cs Lewis Item # 295914 $23.99
	Chronicles of Narnia: Lion Witch & Wardrobe #2 Cs Lewis Item # 296696 $4.99
	Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian #4 Cs Lewis Item # 22296 $3.99
	Complete Adventures of Charlie and Willy Wonka Bindup Roald Dahl Reading Level 4.4, 760L Item # 323195 $9.99
	Cricket in Times Square George Selden Reading Level 4.9, 780L Item # 310800 $6.99
	Fantastic Mr Fox ROALD DAHL Reading Level 4.1, 600L Item # 319825 $5.99
	Heidi Johanna Spyri Reading Level 8.2, 960L Item # 329821 $4.99
	James & the Giant Peach Roald Dahl Reading Level 4.8 Item # 311706 $6.99
	Magic Finger Roald Dahl Reading Level 3.1, 450L Item # 27460 $3.99
	Matilda Roald Dahl Reading Level 5, 840L Item # 39747 $6.99
	Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secret Roald Dahl Reading Level 6, 1070L Item # 323200 $4.99
	Scholastic Classic: The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett Reading Level 6.3, 970L Item # 9780439099394 $4.99
	Scholastic Junior Classic: King Arthur James B Mason and Sara Hines Stephens Reading Level 790L Item # 9780439440646 $3.99
	Stuart Little Eb White Reading Level 6, 920L Item # 318985 $4.99
	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Reading Level 8.1, 950L Item # 9780439099400 $4.99
	The BFG Roald Dahl Reading Level 4.8, 720L Item # 281390 $6.99
	The Hobbit JRR Tolkien Reading Level 6.6, 1000L Item # 336216 $8.99
	The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter Reading Level 4.2, AD660L Item # 9780590411011 $3.19
	Trumpet of the Swan Eb White Reading Level 4.9, 750L Item # 305619 $5.99
	Where The Red Fern Grows Wilson Rawls Reading Level 4.9, 700L Item # 20974 $6.99
	White Fang Jack London Reading Level 7.4, 970L Item # 83299 $5.99

Quarter 2 Week 2

Hello 4B Families!

Tests this week:
There is a history quiz in Friday.

Content Snapshot
LA-We will be memorizing Dreams by Langson Hughes. We will start right back up with our spelling words. We will read chapters 3-5 in Robin Hood. In grammar we will be introduced to prepositions!
MATH- We will be conquering double digit multiplication!
SCIENCE- We will begin learning about organisms and taxonomy!
HISTORY- We will be taking a look at the great eastern Emperors, Justinian and Theodora.


Spelling:
Public service announcement! Every Thursday for homework, the students are assigned a spelling "practice test". This involves the student and the parent. The parent will read the words to the student in the form of a mock test. Afterwards, the student should check their work. If they check their work and find inaccuracies, they should proceed to study those particular words to ensure mastery before the test on Friday. This homework assignment is very important, and I really appreciate your weekly involvement with this assignment going forward. Thank you!

Our Read-a-Thon is coming up! It will be quite the celebration in the classroom. Should you wish to help by way of food, supplies, or in-person help, please follow this link to volunteer: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0f4aa8aa2caa8-readathon
Our class will really appreciate your help!

If you are fingerprinted, we also could really use help during Math Groups! If you sign up, please mark the date in your calendar. It is really important that I have a leader for EVERY group, so a missing volunteer really is missed. Thank you for your willingness to help!
Here is the link to sign up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0f4aa8aa2caa8-math

Read-A-Thon!

Read-a-Thon 

Mark your calendars for our second annual Read-a-thon! This special day will be on Friday, October 30th, and will occur alongside our first on-site book fair! Students may come to school dressed as their favorite classical literary characters, scientists, or historical figures. The goal of this event is to stir a continuous love for reading and an opportunity for lifelong learning. Costumes need not come directly from the grade level curriculum, though they must be classically on-mission. We kindly ask that you send costume ideas to your classroom teacher for approval by Friday, October 23rd. Be sure that costumes allow students to engage in regular school day activities like recess, lunch, and some curricular instruction. The headmasters, teachers, fellow scholars, and students' family members will read to students throughout the day. The Read-a-thon will be a huge celebration of reading for our entire school community!

Book Fair 

The Archway Arete book fair will run from Monday, October 26th - Friday, October 30th in the resource room. We look forward to providing this exciting opportunity for students and parents to purchase books for their personal and classroom libraries. The class that purchases the most books from the week-long book fair will be awarded a pizza party. Profits from the book fair will go directly to children's books for the Arete library. The book fair will be open for parents at specific times during the school day, so please plan to attend! There are prizes to be won for participating!

New Quarter

Hello Wonderful Parents!

With a new quarter comes a fresh start. I am so excited to be embarking on a new chapter of 4th grade. I look forward to seeing every student succeed!

There is a new tutoring schedule for October. It is as follows:

Mondays: Math Lab until 3:45
Tuesdays: Math Lab until 3:45 (with Ms. Prestipino)
Wednesdays: No tutoring
Thursdays: Ms. Prestipino is available for individual tutoring by request until 3:25, during Study Hall. Anyone is welcome to request extra help during that time.
Fridays: Ms. Prestipino is available for individual tutoring by request until 3:25. Anyone is welcome to request extra help during that time.
*There is no tutoring on half days!

Remember, this first week back from break is all half days to accommodate conferences. That means there will be no lunch, clubs, or tutoring. 
If you have not signed up for conferences, you may do so here:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4da4ae2fa0fe3-quarter

If you would like to sign up for a specialist's conference, you may follow these links:
Art: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0948aaab28a7f85-quarter1
French: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4bafa72aa2f85-quarter

Content
LA: We are starting out new novel, Robin Hood! Please make sure that your child has this with them on Monday. There will be no spelling words this week to accommodate the half days. In grammar, we will be working on diagramming to perfect our skills. We will even do a bit of creative writing!
Math: We will be covering double digit multiplication and division.
Science: We are continuing out study of plants, and focusing on this flower. There will be a large quiz on Friday. This is the beginning of an even larger life science unit. There is a ton of material to learn, and I really think life science will excite your child's sense of wonder. Please, make sure your child is studying for science a little bit every night. Since we will be covering a new topic every day, it is important that each topic is reinforced at home as well.
History: We will be hosting Chivalry Week! There will be knights and ladies, and codes of conduct to conduct ourselves in the most chivalrous way possible. This will culminate with a Middle Ages test on Friday.


*I am also very excited to announce that the 4th grade classrooms now have a set of maps! Each classroom now has a World, Europe, and US map to help reinforce geographical concepts. This is all thanks to an SRP grant that I applied for in the Spring of last year. I am ecstatic to see this come to fruition! Thank you SRP!