Reminders for this week: 
- Food Pantry donation Thursday, March 14. Fourth grade students have been asked to donate Progresso soups. 
- Stations of the Cross Thursday

- Report cards are not printed for 4th grade. Please check PowerSchool to see grades and comments. 

 

Math: This week we are continuing with Chapter 9: Operations with Fractions. We will start the week by taking a quiz to review adding and subtracting like fractions. The rest of the week we will work on adding and subtracting mixed numbers. 
Objectives: 
- Students will add and subtract like fractions. 
- Students will add mixed numbers. 
- Students will subtract mixed numbers. 

Social Studies: The students will work in pairs to create their Southwest Diorama this week. Each group is assigned a specific location that they will create their diorama around. The students will read about their location and add details to their diorama that represents the uniqueness of each location. Each group will present their finished diorama to the class while the rest of the students take notes on each location. 
Objectives: 
- Work cooperatively with others to create a product that showcases the history and geography of the Southwest. 
- Tell the story of a geographic place through multiple perspectives. 

 

Religion:  We are continuing to reflect on Lent during religion this week. The children will take some time to reflect on their Lenten journey in their Lenten Journal. We will also read about the Stations of the Cross to help prepare for Thursday. 
Objectives: 
- Prepare for Easter Sunday through reflection and reading. 
- Reflect on Lenten journey through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

 

LA/Reading: This week we will explore U4W3 in our literacy books. Our question for this week is, why should we do good deeds without expecting anything in return? We will learn about the elements, purpose, and point of view of drama and read the play La Culebra (The Snake) which is from the Multicultural Plays for Children written by Pamela Gerke. Our language convention for this week is adverbs. Our vocabulary words are: sensitive, exchange, deed, insisted, and satisfied. The U4W2 test will be on Friday. 
Objectives:
- Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text. 
-Explain structure in drama such as character tags, acts, scenes, and stage directions. 
-Read and comprehend a literary text. 
-Infer basic themes supported by text evidence. 

 

Spelling: Our spelling words for this week focus on words with a VV syllable pattern. The students will complete three word choice activities and one spelling worksheet to help them prepare for the test on Friday. 
Objectives:
-  Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by decoding words using advanced knowledge of syllable division patterns such as VV. 

 

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