SAVE THE DATE:
* 4th and 5th Grade Holiday Luncheon -Wednesday, December 18th at 11:30 a.m. Look for an email from our fantastic room reps coming shortly.
* Mt. Washington Holiday Program - December 19th at 10:30 a.m. Grade 4 will be performing
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".
What's Going On This Week In Class:
Math:
More With Fractions: Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers; Decomposing and Composing Fractions. Fractions quiz on Thursday.
Fact Practice: "Multiplication Madness" (daily, 1 min. multiplication fact practice). Please work with your child to help him/her memorize facts x1-x12.
Writing:
Using the writing process to plan, write, and perfect imaginative writing.
Response to Literature continued: Revising, editing, publishing informative essays based on Scholastic News article: "Malala's Dream"
Reading:
We will be reading several articles out of our Treasures anthology.; Analyzing Poetry; Identifying and understanding idioms.
Wondering if that book your reading has an AR quiz? Wondering what level that book is?
Go to www.arbookfind.com to find out. Remember, you can (and should!) be taking quizzes on the books you are reading at home.
Greek and Latin Roots Homework:
Here's a way to practice your words: Visit www.spellingcity.com. From the blue bars at the top of the page, click on "Find A List". Search lists by Teacher's Name -> enter "Safini Convey". You will see a link to this week's word list. Use the many free games and puzzles (there is even a practice test you can take) to help you learn this week's list. Let me know if you have any problems. Have fun!
This week's prefixes (cent, centi = hundred, dec, deca, deci = ten, mill = thousand ) and roots (vit, viv, bio= life)
century
decade
decimal
milligram
million
biology
biography
vivid
revive
vital
Students should turn in their completed work (between 70 and 100 points) on Friday this week. A quiz on the word spellings and meanings will also be on Friday. If students choose to make crossword puzzle, they may use an online free puzzle maker such as www.puzzle-maker.com. Students must make a crossword puzzle (not a word search) and the must generate their own definitions of the word. Please have your child do his or her own typing.
Social Studies/Science:
Spanish Exploration of California; Birth of the Missions
Physical Science: Electricity and Magnetism
P.E.
New Design Challenge: Design an NBS Way to Exercise. Students will be working in teams to collaboratively plan a new way to exercise. Students will use a criteria chart of "Needs" and "Don't Wants" to help guide them through the design process.
Arts:
In the next three weeks we will be spending time rehearsing for the upcoming holiday performance (12/19 at 10:30 a.m.) and making holiday gifts.
Class/Team Building:
Second Step Lessons: Empathy
