Weekly Update, Monday, November 9th, 2015

I apologize for the delayed update, but I have a good reason!!!  If your fourth grader has not already told you, I got engaged this weekend!  Please forgive me for being a day late with the weekly update.

This week in...

Science: We will have our Earth, Moon, and Sun Test on Thursday, November 12th.  Students completed a vocabulary sort today and they should review these words to prepare.  Additionally, students received a study guide a few weeks ago, this is also accessible on www.solpass.org.
*Students should know how to explain revolution and rotation and how they are different
*Students should know how the tilt of the Earth causes the seasons,
*Students should know the phases of the moon in order and what they look like
*Students should know the beliefs of the historical contributors.  (Students do NOT need to know what their ethnicity was!)

Virginia Studies: We will finish our unit on Jamestown this week, and learn about the government in the Virginia Colony.  The VA Studies Weekly given out today will help students understand the different parts of the Virginia government.  The VA Studies Weekly will be due Wednesday!  Students will have time to complete it in class tomorrow if they have not already completed it.

Writing: Students received new Word Study words today, 100 points of assignments are due on Friday, November 13th.  We will begin the first stages of our "That for which I am thankful..." essays as well, ask your child, "What three things do you appreciate most?"

Reading: Students are diving into nonfiction and will begin a research paper in the next coming weeks.  They are on their way to becoming experts on a topic of their choosing!

Upcoming dates...

Wednesday, November 11th: Veterans Day program from 8:30 to 10:30, Parade at 9:15
Wednesday, November 11th: Report cards will go home. Please sign the bottom portion on the last page and return it in the envelope it comes in!
Friday, November 13th: Basket Bingo!
Monday, November 16th: PTA Meeting at 6:30
Wednesday, November 18th from 11:00 - 12:00: American Education Week in fourth grade!  Come watch the kids use their engineering skills and knowledge of history to build the Jamestown fort!  A letter will go home in Thursday folders this week with a request for supplies, any contribution is appreciated!

I'll be Mrs. Bernstein next year!