Fourth Grade Flash
Week of 9/28/15
"Did we mention to practice multiplication facts?"
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From the Music Department:
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Ally
Important Dates:
Picture Day - Wednesday, September 30. Get an order form from your homeroom teacher if you don't already have one.
Nurse Kathy Larson: Family Life Education
Wednesday, September 30th @ 7:00pm
Turn in your fourth grade choir form ASAP. The form is available on the MJS fourth grade resource page.
Academics
Topic 2 test on Friday, October 2nd (Generate and Analyze Patterns).
READING:
In lesson 2, we will read an excerpt from a biography about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and do work related to the story.
The READING LOG is available to print from the fourth grade website.
SPELLING:
TEST next Friday, October 2 - Unit 2: words with short and long e sounds.
ENGLISH:
Our writing element will focus on creating a story in chronological order, including working with time-order transitions (during, after, finally, etc.).
SCIENCE: We will be having our first test on Thursday, October 1st. Students have a study guide and another copy can be found on our resource page. Our next adventure will be learning about southern California's greatest water resource: the Colorado River.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Our unit on regions was a success! We are now moving on to learning about Early California Native Americans, specifically the Chumash, Cahuilla, Miwok, and Hupa tribes.