4th Grade Spanish Immersion with Maestra Damsteegt

Hi families, What an interesting week it has been! I hope that you have all been enjoying the snow days and that it has been a wonderful time of fellowship and rest with your families. I want to provide some clarity on upcoming homework deadlines and expectations for the next few days. Updated Homework Deadlines Please note the following due dates for our upcoming homework: Week of January 12–16: Homework is due this coming Monday, January 26 . Weeks of January 19–23 & January 26–30: The students will receive physical copies for both of these weeks when we return to school. Both weeks of homework will be due on Monday, February 2 . Ongoing Homework Expectations Even on snow days, students are expected to keep up with their daily practice to keep their skills sharp: Spanish Reading Logs: Please continue tracking daily reading minutes. Math Fluency: Please continue practicing math facts throughout the week. Spelling Update To ensure everyone has ample time to master the current l...

What We Learned this Week: Bible:  The students reviewed and took the Unit 8 test about King David. We are looking forward to starting the next unit about King Solomon. Math:  This week, we have been working on solving word problems that require multiple steps in order to solve them. We have also been working on writing out equations that show those multiple steps. If you wish for your student to practice this concept at home, I have put together some extra practice . An answer key is included for the parents. ;) Reading:  The students worked on using a graphic organizer to show problems and solutions as found in their non-fiction texts. We also talked about a handful of strategies we can use to uncover the meaning of an unknown word in our non-fiction books.  Writing:  The students have transitioned over to writing out their chapters on their iPads this week.  Social Studies:  This week, we have been talking about what "human characteristics" on a map...

What We Learned this Week: Bible:  We saw how God's covenant with Abraham was being fulfilled during David's reign. David conquered the countries in the area and brought peace to Israel. As a result, Israel become a world power because of the victories that God gave David. We also studied how David fulfilled his covenant with Jonathan by caring for Mephibosheth- essentially adopting him into the royal family. It is a parallelism of how God adopts us as His own and invites us to live with Him. However, we learned that great temptation comes with being king. David was disobedient to God and sank deeper and deeper into sin as he tried to hide his sin with Bathsheba. We ended the week by learning how the prophet Nathan confronted David with his sin. God forgave David when he truly repented of his sins; God forgives us when we repent of our sins, too.  The test is scheduled for Friday, January 16. The students have already received their hard copy of the study guide a few days ago....

What We Learned this Week: Bible:  We have started the King David unit this week. We learned that Saul's family grew weaker and weaker as David's family and fame only grew and became stronger. We saw Jerusalem become David's capital, and we studied the story of David bringing the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem with much celebration. The King David test will happen sometime in the mid to late week of January 12 to 16. To provide ample study time, I am providing the English study guide here . This study guide is meant for the parents to help support and guide their student's learning. I am providing the Spanish study guide here , and the students will get their hard copy on Monday, January 5. Lastly, here is the link to some Blooket test review games.  Math:  This week, we began our new unit. The students simplified expressions, determined if two equations were equal to each other or not, solved for an unknown variable in an equation, wrote related subtraction and...