Week of January 23 to 27

 What We Learned this Week:

Bible: This week, we talked about David's stay in Philistia as he hid from King Saul. We held a nice discussion about how God was at work in David's life while he lived amongst his enemies. Another question we discussed during class might be a nice topic amongst the family this weekend: "When have you seen God offering up His protection in your own life?"

Math: The students took their knowledge of long division and applied it to learning how to perform long division with a two-digit divisor. They are becoming quite the experts at long division. I am impressed.

Reading: This week, we have been focusing on and taking note on the ways that informational text has its information organized- in a descriptive manner, in a chronological manner, and in a comparing manner. 

Writing: The students have completed their persuasive essays! We celebrated this wonderful occasion by meeting up with the other 4th grade students. They broke off into small groups and were able to read their essays out loud. Take a look at the photos below!
 
Grammar: This week, we studied the different sounds the letters "c" and "g" can make in the Spanish language and when those letter sounds change. We also reviewed the future tense- what it is and how to form it.

Social Studies: We are studying movement in America- the push and pull factors that might lead an individual or group of people to leave a certain area and head for a different area. We read a book about a family who traveled from Illinois to Nebraska in a covered wagon, and we will continue our study on different types of movement across America by reading several other books. How exciting!

Upcoming Events:

- Swimming Lessons at the Holland Aquatic Center from January 30 to February 9
- Hemlock Crossing Nature Center Field Trip on February 10
















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