Fourth Grade Flash
Week of 9/21/15
"Practice multiplication facts every day for several minutes."
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Important Dates:
Mass of the Holy Spirit - Friday, Sept. 25, 1:00 pm - CONCERT DRESS
Picture Day - Next week - Wednesday, September 30. Get an order form from your homeroom teacher if you don't already have one.
Academics
Topic 2 begins this week, which will focus on patterns, sequences and tables. Please practice your facts EVERY NIGHT for 10 minutes.
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:
Grammar includes the prefixes in- and re- as well as antonyms.
For writing, we will focus on creating a story, including word choice and fictional narrative.
SCIENCE: This week we will learn about solutions and mixtures. We will also study why ice (including glaciers) floats.
SOCIAL STUDIES: We will have our first quiz next Thursday, September 24th on the four regions of California. Your child will be doing review activities in class. All quiz questions are based on our regions packet.