Dear 4A Parents:

I hope you've had a restful break. I visited my mom in VA and was able to see many family members while there, what a blessing it was! I'm excited for the new quarter to begin and to see your children again :) 

We are in the middle of the Who's Reading Program and I hope your child has been enjoying being a part of the conversations. This program will culminate with Literary Day on October 31st, where your child can dress as their favorite character in Literature.

I have put up a link for Literature Groups (under Archway Lincoln in the right hand margin of this blog). Each Tuesday, we hope to have 4 parent volunteers to come and listen to the students read and then lead them in a discussion about the chapter. Prepared vocabulary words and questions will be given to you. 
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Academics this week:

We will pick up ELA with sentence revisions and continued understanding of setting. The students will receive their copy of Paul Revere's Ride which includes the dates to memorize the stanzas by. This poem is the fourth grade project and will be recited January 8-10. It is a daunting task but if they keep up with the plan, it will be completed well and worth the effort. 

In math this week, we will continue studying fractions. We will learn about mixed numbers and improper fractions and how to convert from one to another. Please continue practicing multiplication and division facts with your student, because these facts keep recurring as we explore concepts relating to fractions.

In science, we will continue our study of volcanoes. We will discuss the types and parts of volcanoes, and types of lava. The students will learn about famous volcanoes such as Mount St. Helens and Mount Vesuvius.

This week in history we will continue learning about the Middle Ages. We will focus on feudalism and the hierarchy of kings, lords, knights and serfs. We will focus more specifically the role of serfs as we progress through the week. 
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One of the main things most of the students in my class need to practice is math facts. I have included a link (under Resources in the right hand margin of this blog) for the Rocket Math App. This is a fun way to have your child learn their facts. I encourage you to utilize this or something similar.

We could use some facial tissue and as always we are still collecting box-tops.

I'm looking forward to meeting with each of you during our scheduled conference time this week.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Gore