Dear 4A parents,

Spring Break begins in 2 two weeks! The students are working hard and learning a lot. Let's continue to encourage them to finish the quarter strong.

Important Dates:

• Re-Enrollment Period 3/1-3/29
• Saturday, March 3 @ 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Mother Son Game Date 
• Thursday, March 8 - Athletic Field Day - Please see the last post (dated Wednesday, February 21, 2018) for information about field day
• March 12-16 - Spring Break

**Save The Date**

Archway Lincoln’s Spring Concert

Higley Center for the Performing Arts

Thursday, April 5^th 

K-2   5:30-6:30 pm

3-5   7-8 pm 
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Academics for this week:

This week in ELA, we will have a quick check on chapters 8-15 and continue with character analysis in Wizard of Oz. We will introduce inferencing and practice identifying it. In grammar, we will learn about direct objects and review prepositions.

This week in math, we will learn how to multiply and divide decimals. We will conclude our study of decimals next week (week of March 5th) with a unit test.

This week in science we will start our unit on electricity. We will learn about insulators, conductors, and static electricity. We will learn about the parts of a circuit and how the electrical current moves. On Friday,.there will be a quiz on section 1.

In history this week we will learn about the ancient civilizations of Arizona. We will begin by focusing on the Paleo-Indians around 10,000 BC and their hunter-gatherer lifestyle. We will then focus on other ancient groups and discuss how their lifestyles changed when they began farming crops in Arizona. Students will learn about the major groups in the area including the Hohokam, Anasazi and will build a small Hohokam dwelling. We will finish the week by learning about the Inca, Maya and Aztec empires. 
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With all the colds and allergies going around, we have run out of tissues, again. If you child could bring in a box, our noses would appreciate it :) 

I hope you have a pleasant week!
Mrs. Gore

Dear 4A Parents,

Here's some more information about field day:

Archway Athletic Olympic Field Day will be held on Thursday March 8.

   

K-2nd  8:25 am-11:10 am  

3^rd-5th   12:00 noon-2:45 pm

Students must pack a lunch for school that day as hot lunch will NOT be offered. Students will also be permitted to wear athletic clothing to school that day. Just as Archway provides guidelines for dress code in the classroom, it is important to project the image in our athletic attire also. Please refer to the Family Handbook for guidelines.

Each class has a team color and name (4A's color is white and name is Thebes), so students are encouraged to wear their class colors to represent their section. 

As always we are looking for volunteers to help organize and facilitate the athletic events. PSO is handling this with a sign-up list (see the PSO link in right-hand margin). Volunteers must remain at the station they sign up for during the entire time, and must be fingerprinted.

Please email Coach H with any questions or concerns:  bhorewitch@archwaylincoln.org

Thank you

Dear 4A Parents,

I hope you are enjoying this 3-day weekend!

Important Dates:

• Thursday, February 22 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm -Parent Positive Speaker - Organization Skills For Your Child - Archway Lincoln MPR
• Re-Enrollment Period 3/1-3/29
• Saturday, March 3 @ 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Mother Son Game Date - more info coming
• Thursday, March 8 - Athletic Field Day (4A students need to wear a white t-shirt and our Greek city-state is Thebes. Mrs. Kec is collecting $5 for printed t-shirts for any students who are interested. The money needs to be in by Wednesday the 21st. This is optional.)
• March 12-16 - Spring Break

**Save The Date**

Archway Lincoln’s Spring Concert

Higley Center for the Performing Arts

Thursday, April 5^th 

K-2   5:30-6:30 pm

3-5   7-8 pm 

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Academics for the week:

We will continue studying characterization in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. This week we will focus on the Wizard. We will make predictions, look at sequencing, and go over conflict/resolution. In grammar, we will do some more editing, diagramming, and dictionary skills. 

In math this week, we will continue to practice subtracting decimals and learn how to solve word problems involving decimals.

In science, we will review for the test on Thursday, February 22nd. We conclude our experiment with the sugar water solution on Wednesday and will begin our unit on electricity on Friday.

In History this week we will begin our first research essay focusing on an Arizona landmark. This essay will need to be worked on for homework throughout the week and will be due on Monday 2/26. In class we will discuss finding sources and completing the paragraph outlines. On Thursday the outline and sources page will be due and on Friday we will peer edit and begin working on our rough drafts in class. Over the weekend students will type their essay. 

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**Your child got back graded work on Friday and any corrections are due by Wednesday.**

Thank you for all you do to help your child succeed as a scholar and as a good and kind individual. It is a blessing to partner with you!

Mrs. Gore

Dear 4A Parents:

We are over halfway through the quarter. It is going by fast. Your child brought home graded work on Friday and will have until Tuesday to correct it. Please go through it together to see if you need to sign anything and if your child needs to correct anything. Thank you. 

• Wednesday, 2/14 - Great Hearts Day - please see the blog from January 28th for information about this event (an email will go out asking for supplies for our activities for this event)
• Monday, 2/19 - Presidents' Day - no school

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Academics this week:

In ELA this week, we will focus on transition words and cause and effect. We will write the plot of one of the chapters in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and use it to work on editing skills. In grammar, the focus will be progressive verb tense and diagramming. On Friday, the students will recite the poem "Fog" by Carl Sandburg.

This week in math, we will start to study the four operations of decimals. We will spend most of the week practicing adding decimals, then move on to subtraction by Friday.

We will learn about mass and volume and how they relate to density. We will study the periodic table and learn some common elements we use everyday. We will learn about solutions and do an experiment to create crystals from a solution.

In history this week we will review the 5 regions of the United States for our quiz on Tuesday. After our quiz we will begin our study of Arizona's 3 regions. Students will be able to identify the 3 regions and the main features, rivers and lakes of each. Later in the week we will turn our attention to how we learn about history and the differences between primary and secondary sources.  On Friday students will begin their Arizona landmark essay. 

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Please bring in Box Tops, if you have been collecting them. 

Have a great week!
Mrs. Gore

Dear 4A Parents,

What a fun field trip we had on Friday! I hope you've enjoyed the weekend.

Important Dates:

• Friday, 2/9 - early release, teachers have an in-service to attend
• Saturday, 2/10 - Daddy/Daughter Dance - a flyer goes out tomorrow with more information
• Wednesday, 2/14 - Great Hearts Day - please see last week's blog for information about this event
• Monday, 2/19 - Presidents' Day - no school

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Academics This Week:

We will continue learning about plot and characterization in literature this week. In grammar, our focus will be on defining and identifying clauses and relative pronouns and adverbs. We will also work on dictionary skills. The students will get a new poem to learn which will be recited the week of 2/12.

In math this week, we will be wrapping up our unit introducing decimals. We will practice rounding decimals, review the unit, and take our unit test on Friday.

We finish our unit on circulatory/respiratory system with a test on Wednesday. Then we start our unit on chemistry.

This week in history we will continue our study of the 5 regions of the United States. We will focus on the Mid-West, West and the Southwest this week. Students will learn about the land, climate, plants, animals and industry of each region. We will have a test on the 5 regions on Monday 2/12.
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Thank you for your continued support!
Mrs. Gore