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Week of Dec 8

This weekly newsletter provides information on the upcoming week's lessons and activities for a 4th grade class. In reading, students will continue working on asking questions and learn about the mystery of the Mary Celeste. Writing lessons will focus on stretching out moments in narrative writing. In math, students will work on renaming improper fractions as mixed numbers and vice versa. A field trip to study immigration in Lowell, Massachusetts is planned.

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Week of Dec 8

This weekly newsletter provides information on the upcoming week's lessons and activities for a 4th grade class. In reading, students will continue working on asking questions and learn about the mystery of the Mary Celeste. Writing lessons will focus on stretching out moments in narrative writing. In math, students will work on renaming improper fractions as mixed numbers and vice versa. A field trip to study immigration in Lowell, Massachusetts is planned.

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Fourth Grade Rocks

Week of December 8, 2014

Reading

This week in reading we be


con+nuing to work on the
skill of asking ques+ons.
We will be reading a text
about the mystery of the
Mary Celeste. We will also
con+nue to work on
possessive nouns. This is
what our spelling lists will
consist of for the next two
weeks.
All guided reading groups
will be working on the
same ar+cle this week. It is
an ar+cle on MinecraC.
This will give us an
opportunity to work on
wri+ng pieces as a whole
class.

Wri+ng

In wri+ng this week, we will


con+nue to work on and rene
our narra+ve wri+ng . Our focus
this week is focusing on a small
moment to stretch out and really
describe. We will be reading an
example about a family tradi+on
and watch a video of Barry Lane,
a terric wri+ng mentor,
explaining how to stretch out a
moment to create a thrilling
story.

Reminders
It is chilly out on the playground, please make sure your
child has some warm layers to play outside wearing!

Upcoming
Events:

December:
11: Field Study to Lowell
Mills
12: Winter Craft Night SSS
22: Winter Party 2-3

Volunteer Notes:
Thanks to those who have
Volunteered! Chaperones for
Our eld trip are:
Mimi Brunell
Joanne Ritacco
Judith Damle
Tom Wehrle
Please send in $8.00 if oyu have
not done so!

Read Aloud Book:


After hearing Gregory Mone speak, the
kids had to hear:

Math

Science
Social Studies

This week we will be


con+nuing our study of
frac+ons. This weeks focus
will be renaming improper
frac+ons as mixed numbers
and vice versa.

In Social Studies, we are


Con+nuing our study of
immigra+on. Our eld study to
Lowell will help give the
students a glimpse into the
lives of the immigrant girls who
seTled in Lowell and worked in
the mills.
In science the students are
beginning their unit on simple
machines.

Character Quote
Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation
at least once in their life because we all overcometh the
World. August Pullman, Wonder

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