Week of January 22 to 26

What We Learned this Week:

Bible: This week, we learned about the death of King Saul. Later, we read the account of the lie the Amalekite man told David in regards to King Saul's death. The students will take the chapter 7 test on Monday. Next, we look forward to studying King David's reign.

Math: The students worked on solving word problems and deciding what operation to use in order to solve them- addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. 

Reading: This week, the students pushed their thinking with the facts that they learned. Later, they used graphic organizers in order to record describing words and phrases related to the topics found within the informational texts they are reading. 

Writing: The students worked on three different elements that back up the reasons for their persuasive essays- micro-stories, surveys, and interviews. Next week, the students will continue to work on these essays and then we will spend some time to develop the structure of the essay.

Grammar: This week, we worked on forming and using the Spanish future tense to talk about what will happen in the future. We also studied how the letters "c" and "g" have different sounds when placed before certain letters.

Social Studies: We spent some time talking about man-made features on maps. Then, the students chose a famous American man-made feature and conducted research to identify the following: its purpose, the year it was constructed, interesting facts, and its location. We closed off the week by looking at different types of specialty maps such as temperature maps and population maps.

January 29 to February 2 Spelling List

Chaperones Needed for February 9 Field Trip:

On Friday, February 9, all the 4th grade sections will be going to the Hemlock Crossings Nature Center for a field trip. There are two more slots available for parent chaperones. If you would like to join us for the fun, please consider signing up! Here is the link to the sign up. 

Progress Reports:

I will be sending home the progress reports for the month of January on Wednesday, January 31. Please review them, sign them, and have them returned to school by Monday, February 5. 

From the Office:

Swimming Lessons for 1st through 4th grade:

All 1st-4th graders will be bused to the pool each day the weeks of February 5-February 16. Please be aware of this schedule when making appointments for these few weeks. 

  • 9:00-10:00--1st Grade 

  • 10:00-11:00--2nd Grade

  • 11:00-12:00--4th Grade

  • 12:35-1:35--3rd Grade

Reminder: Winter clothes, art shirts, PE shoes  → As we enter the second half of our school year please remember to have appropriate gear for your children for the winter weather, an art shirt for art class, and tennis shoes that can be worn for PE. Thank you!

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