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Mahan & Fritzenmeier May 18th - 22th
DATES TO REMEMBER:
May 18th - PTA meeting and 4th Grade musical 6:15, Book Fair open 7-8pm
May 20th - 21st - Biography presentations due (students pick a day to present)
May 22nd - MAYFEST
June 5th - 4th Grade Graduation in FES Auditorium at 9:00am
Biography Projects
Students have worked extremely hard to research the person they chose to study for their biography. We have used class time to read biographies, take notes, and write papers for the project. Now it's time for the fun part: props, costumes, and speeches! Please help your child prepare for the final presentation at home this week. They may use a posterboard, written notecards, powerpoint presentation, or a written speech to present their information. Please do not feel the need to buy a fancy costume or spend extra money on this. In the past, students have been extremely creative with homemade costumes or mom/dad's old clothes. This should be fun--NOT stressful! :) Please let me know if you have any questions.
-Mrs. Mahan
Blue Spelling List
spotless - sunny - furry - really - hairy - barely - tasteless - handful - lifeless
illness - hopefully - happiness - goodness - sorrowful - gently - sickness - joyfully
aimless - breathless - certainly - superbly - successful - disappoint - nonfat - misnumber
Green Spelling List
spotless - casually - furry - constantly - hurriedly - barely - tasteless - wonderful
lifeless - illness - hopefully - happiness - truthfulness - sorrowful - assuredly
foolishness - annually - aimless - breathlessly - certainly - superbly - successful
disappointment - nonessential - misnumber
Curriculum Corner
Reading: Students will present their biography projects. They will also work on their story elements project and continue collaborating in groups to create a story, make a plot pyramid, write a script, and record a movie of their play.
Math: Projects: building boats, building towers out of spaghetti
Science: Students will explore life cycles, learned/inherited traits, and changes in enviornments.
Social Studies: Students will study the Civil War.
Writing: Creative writing that maintains elements of fiction such as: plot, characters, conflict, theme, and setting. Greek and Latin rood words, prefixes, and suffixes.