Sunday, February 25, 2018

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 5th 
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