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4th Grade News

January 2nd – January 6th

Religion – Chapter 9:  The First Commandment   Open Book Test on Friday

Reading–  Continue The One and Only Ivan

     **End of Book Test and Bag a Book Presentations Due on Wednesday, Jan. 11th

(Further information will sent home with the students after we return from break)

English –   Begin Pronouns Part 2

     **Possessive Pronouns                      **Possessive Adjectives

     **Pronouns and antecedents            **I, me, we, and us

Spelling –  Test on Friday

Wednesday, said, finally, camera, photographs, probably, sincerely, grinning, restaurant, examine, clipboard, captivity, majestic, imagination, dangerous, victorious, shudder, gathering, recommend, whisper

Math–  Lessons 57-60      No Test This Week

**Rate Word Problems          **Multiplying 3-Digit #’s

**Estimating Answers           **Rate Problems with a Given Total

Social Studies– Continue Chapter 6: The Southeast

Science–  Continue Our Zoology Unit

**Identifying Invertebrate Animals (Describing Annelids, Cnidarians, and Echinoderms)

**Identifying and Describing Mollusks

**Identifying Characteristics of Arachnids and Insects

Reminders

Monday – No School (Last Day of Christmas Break)

Fourth Grade News

December 12th- December 16th

Religion – Complete our Study of Advent as we read the Gospel of Luke.

Reading –  Continue reading The One and Only Ivan

**In-class vocab and comprehension activities.

English–  **Figurative Language Activities

                 **In Class Letter Writing Activity

Spelling–  No List This Week

Math – Lessons 56-58    Test on Tuesday

     **Using Models and Pictures to Compare Fractions

     **Rate Word Problems

     **Multiplying 3-digit Numbers

Social Studies– Continue Chapter 6 – Exploring the Southeast

     Test on the Southeast States and Capitals on Tuesday

Science– Continue our Zoology Unit  Test on Wednesday Zoology Part 1

**Vertebrate Research Activity Sheet Due on Wed. Dec 14th

Reminders

Tuesday , Dec. 13th- Christmas Program 6:30 (Kids meet in the gym at 6:00)

Wednesday, Dec. 14th – Christmas Dress Down Day

Thursday, Dec. 15th – Christmas Dress Down Day ; 11:30 Dismissal – Teacher Inservice

Friday, Dec. 16th – Christmas DRESS UP DAY 11:30; Dismissal – Christmas Break Begins!

Merry Christmas!!

4th Grade Newsletter

December 5th – December 9th

Reading – Continue our Novel Study of The One and Only Ivan

     * We will be working on comprehension activities in school.

Spelling – Test on Friday on the Southeast States and Capitals

Little Rock, Arkansas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; Montgomery, Alabama; Nashville, Tennessee; Frankfort, Kentucky; Atlanta, Georgia; Tallahassee, Florida; Columbia, South Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; Charleston, West Virginia

English – Lessons 3.5- 3.6  & Review                       Test on Thursday Pronouns Part 1

     *Pronouns in Compound Subjects

     *Object Pronouns

Math – Lessons 51- 55    No Test this Week

     *Adding #’s with More than 3-Digits          *Checking 1-Digit Division

     *Subtracting #’s with More than 3-Digits       **Word Problems about Equal Groups; Part 2

     *1-Digit Division with a Remainder             **The Calendar

     **Rounding #’s to the Nearest 1000             **Prime and Composite #’s

Social Studies – Continue the Study of the Southeast

Science – Continue our Zoology Unit      Test on Zoology Part 1: Wed., December 14th

       **Identifying Characteristics of Vertebrates

       **Identify the Classes of Vertebrates

      **Describe the Life Cycles of Vertebrates

Reminders

Wednesday, Dec. 7th – December Dress Down Day

Thursday, Dec. 8th– Mass: Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Friday, Dec. 9th – Progress Reports Go Home

4th Grade News

Nov. 28th – Dec. 2nd

Religion:  Chapter 13:  Advent

Reading:   Begin Novel:  The One and Only Ivan Test on Friday          

     **In Class Reading and Comprehension Activities                             

English: Chapter 3: Pronouns    Lesson 3.3 -3.6  

**Singular and Plural Pronouns                  **Pronouns in Compound Subjects

**Subject Pronouns                                         **Object Pronouns

Spelling: More Plurals   Test on Friday

Gorilla, knuckle, human, patient, cousin, habitat, domain, stampede, mighty, accomplish, neighbor, forage, scurry, lousy, fingerprint, limb, timid, crimson, sculpture, loneliest

Math:  Lessons 48-50    Test on Thursday

• Multiplying 2-digit Numbers Part 2
• Word Problems about Equal Groups, Part 1
• Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers, Part 2

Social Studies: Begin Chapter 6:  The Southeast Region

**Test on Southeast States and Capitals on December 13th 

Science:  

Begin Zoology Unit  No Test

Reminders

Wed., Nov. 30th – Clay County Food is Due

Looking Ahead – Christmas Program will be held on Dec. 13th at 6:30pm

4th Grade News

Nov. 14th – Nov. 18th

Religion:   Begin Chapter 8:  Learning About God’s Law

Reading:   Story: Scene Two Test on Thursday             

                             Skill:  Drawing Conclusions

Vocab:  advice, argument, arrangements, dishonest, descendants, script 

English: Chapter 3: Pronouns     Lesson 3.1 – 3.4

**Personal Pronouns

**First, Second, and Third Person Pronouns

**Singular and Plural Pronouns

**Subject Pronouns

Spelling: Words with -ar and -or   Test on Friday

morning, forest, garbage, form, alarm, corner, story, argue, backyard, start, partner, storm, Florida, apartment, sport, force, forward, sharp, garden, Arkansas

Math:  Lessons 42-45    Test on Friday

• Rounding Numbers to Estimate
• Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers; Part 1
• Multiplying 2-digit Numbers; Part 1
• Parenthesis and the Associate Property; Naming Lines and Segments

Social Studies: Complete activities on our government

States And Capitals Work Packet

**Test on Southeast States and Capitals on December 13th (Mark Your Calendars)

Science:  Continue Our Biology Unit:  Examining and Classifying Plants 

**Describing the Leaves of Angiosperms

**Using a Dichotomous Key to Identify Trees

Reminders

Mon., Nov. 14th- Clay County Food Drive Begins.  Nov. 14th-30th

Fri., Nov. 18th – Peanut Shoppe Orders Due- Checks Only