- Reviewed Topic 13 (fraction and decimal concepts) and took a test on Wednesday
- Explored geometric ideas such as points, lines, planes, line segments, rays, and angles
- Built simple circuits, series and parallel circuits
- Conducted tests to see how electrical energy changes with battery power and amount of lightbulbs
- Tested a variety of objects to identify conductors and insulators
- Classified parts of speech in sentences
- Identified and wrote sentences with inverted word order
- Finished reading The Sign of the Beaver and Walt Disney
- Finished our I Didn't Do My Homework Because Narratives
- Used images to write creatively
- Took a test over the capitals of the 50 states on Thursday
- Explored recreation in Missouri including its state parks, historic sites, and museums
- Learned about some famous Missourians including politicians, artists, and musicians
- Find and take pictures of parallel and perpendicular lines and various types of angles at St. Paul's and create a Pic Collage with these images
- Create a scrapbook about our year in 4th grade
- Complete activities to review what we've learned in Wordly Wise
- Review parts of speech
- Participate in field day on Tuesday
- Take a test over electricity on Wednesday
- Go bowling with grades 3-5 at Ward Parkway Lanes on the last day of school
- Please see information below about Field Day and the last day of school
- Tuesday, 5/24: Field Day!
- Parent activities on field will be from 11:00-11:30
- Grades 3-5 will enjoy lunch on the field from 11:30-12:00. Parents are welcome to stay for lunch with us!
- 8th grade softball game will be at 2:30 on the field
- Students should wear comfortable clothing that is weather appropriate
- Wednesday, 5/25: Electricity Test in science class
- Thursday, 5/26: Last Day of school
- This year grades 3-5 will go to Ward Parkway Lanes to bowl.
- Students are allowed to bring no more than $4 to purchase a drink and popcorn while we are there. We will return and have lunches in our classrooms or outside depending on the weather.
You can order books for your child through Scholastic Book Clubs!
Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: HFWTD
Every online order earns three free books for our classrooms! We use these free books for classroom libraries and as a punch card reward.
Here's to a great week in the fourth grade!
Mrs. Stephenson and Mrs. Van Maren
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