Welcome to April! I hope the start of your spring season has been wonderful. Tomorrow is Spring Picture Day, and as such, every student is entitled to free dress, even if he or she is not getting pictures taken. :) In language arts, we will be reading a story about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., written by his sister. We will be talking about the equal rights movement, and how we can further the cause of equal rights in our society today. We will be revisiting cause and effect in literature, and focusing on conjunctions and the schwa. You'll notice the schwa sounds in most of the students' spelling lists. In math, we will finish up with chapter 10, which deals with fractions and decimals. This chapter has been a welcome diversion from all of the tough fraction concepts we did in chapter 9, and it's been fun to have the students say, "This is easy!" The ch. 10 test will be given at the end of this week. We are also reviewing for the 3rd math benchmark test (covers chapters 7-10), which will be given next week. I wanted to let you know that at the end of Term 3, 98% of my class has completed at least 75% of their ALEKS 4th grade coursework! The expectation for the end of the year is 100%. Keep up the good work, and make sure that your students are doing a little ALEKS each day to receive full credit for Term 4. In science, my students will start my rotation on Utah's animals and biomes. We'll be learning about Utah's elevations, animal adaptations, deserts, wetlands, and forests. Finally, for history, we will be studying for the Great Utahn Award. Students can find a study guide for the Great Utahn Award in their red homework folders as well as here. If students get 100% on this test (including spelling), they will receive a certificate at our annual 4th grade program. I will have a specific date for that program soon, but for now, know that it will be held on a Friday towards the end of March in the Theatre. The students will be singing songs, and playing their recorders. Have a fantastic week!
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