May 11 - 15

This week the fourth grade: 

• Showcased some of our written work for the year in the Writing Fair
• Experimented with conductors and insulators
• Took a test over electricity
• Finished reading Sign of the Beaver (4S) and Walt Disney (4V)
• Identified adverbs in sentences
• Discussed the difference between good and well in sentences
• Reviewed the location and capitals of the 50 states in preparation for Monday's test
• Published our essays about our grandmothers and special friends
• Began a storybird.com narrative writing project
• Added and subtracted mixed numbers and fractions with unlike denominators 
• Performed in our ROAD Rally for preschool-3rd grade and 3rd and 4th grade parents!

Next week we will:

• Review Topic 12 in preparation for a short quiz on Wednesday
• Complete an end of the year 4th grade memory book
• Take a test on the location of the 50 states and their capitals on Monday
• Create an experiment to test in class with circuits
• Write letters to the 3rd graders about 4th grade programs and make puzzles out of these letters
• Finish our final storybird.com narrative writing project
• Participate in 3rd -5th grade Field Day on Tuesday
• Attend 8th Grade Recognition Chapel on Wednesday
• Go on a Field Trip to Southmoreland Park on Thursday
• Distribute summer reading calendars and IXL summer skills packets

Upcoming dates:

• Monday: 5/18: 50 States and Capitals Test
• Wednesday: 5/20: (Short) Topic 12 Math Quiz
• Tuesday, 5/19: Grades 3-5 Field Day and Lunch on the Field
• Thursday, 5/21: Last Day of School