Dear 4A Parents,

I hope you had a restful break. It was a good time with friends and family for me.

Important Date:

Mandatory Choral Concert- Thursday, April 27th,

• K-2nd Grade - 5:30-6:15 PM
• 3rd-5th Grade - 6:30-7:30 PM

We have AIMS Science test on Tuesday, April 4th, AZ Merit Writing on April 11th, AZ Merit Reading and Math on April 21st and 24th.

Academics:

We have started Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. I'm looking forward to reading about this important person in our history with our class.

We are finishing up our unit in Geometry and will have the final test on Monday.

In History, we have begun our American Revolution unit. Within the next couple of weeks, we will introduce our research project for the quarter. The students will be given a historical figure from the Revolutionary period to research. Once their figure has been chosen, the students will begin the process of writing a five paragraph essay. The essay will be almost completely written in the classroom, with the exception of typing the final draft. Then, the students will create a souvenir for each of their classmates and prepare a short presentation. After the students have been assigned a figure, more details will follow.

In Science, we are preparing for the AIMS test (April 4th) by reviewing the various topics the students can expect to see on the test. So far, we have been having a lot of fun going through the review packets and collaborating on our answers.

• On a final note, we had an important and enriching discussion in our classroom on Monday about the school virtues and respect. Please read the letter below the 4th grade has prepared:

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable spring break. It is hard to believe we have already reached the fourth quarter; the end of the school year is rapidly approaching! Sometimes nearing a finish line diverts focus away from the purpose of running the race. As we begin our final quarter together, it is important that we take some time discussing the virtues of our school. As you all know, in spite of our rigorous curriculum, there is a reason we call ourselves ‘Great Hearts’ and not ‘Great Minds’. We take great pride in the role we have in developing a child’s heart, in addition to their minds.

As a method of reinforcing the virtues, we will shine a spotlight on the way we speak and treat each other. On Monday, we had a Socratic discussion about the importance of showing respect to one another and different ways we can demonstrate that respect. I encourage you to ask your child about our discussion and new classroom/school procedures. If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Thank you for your support as we strive to end the school year on a strong, positive note!

You guys have great children and I'm so glad I get to be a part of their lives. Thanks for sharing them with me!
Mrs. Gore

Dear 4A Parents:

We made it to the last week of the quarter. Please encourage your child to finish strong!

• Friday will be an early release day so please make arrangements to pick up your child by 12:40.
• Spring Break - March 20-24

**Please read this following information from our music teacher, Ms. Blasi:

Our Spring Music Concert is fast approaching. Please save the date!

Thursday, April 27th

K-2nd Grade - 5:30-6:15 PM

3rd-5th Grade - 6:30-7:30 PM

Both concerts will be held in the Lincoln Gym. Your student brought home a letter with important information on concert details and concert attire. This letter can also be found on my blog.

http://archwaylincolnmusic.blogspot.com/

At the concert this April, we will be doing an eye glass drive in partnership with the Chandler Chapter of the Lion's Club. We will be collecting used eye glasses for those in need. Please start looking for old eye glasses you have around the house that you might want to donate. The eye glasses can be for both children and adults. A flyer with more information on this outreach opportunity will be going home with students before Spring Break. 

Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have! I look forward to seeing you at our Spring Concert!

Ms. Blasi

lblasi@archwaylincoln.org

3rd-5th Grade Music Teacher

Our academics this week:

We have our final meteorology test on Tuesday. The students got their study guide on Friday and had time to begin filling it out. It should be completely filled out my Monday.

Friday will be a busy day with a history and spelling test. The students will also be reciting their poem.

Please make sure to have the next literature book, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, by Monday March, 27th. Make sure you get the same one that is shown in the margin.

I hope you have a pleasant week!

Mrs. Gore

Dear 4A Parents:

Our only important date is Friday, March 17th. That will be an early release day and the last day before Spring Break. School will resume again for the 4th quarter on Monday, March 27th.

We finished The Wonderful Wizard of Oz on Friday. The next 2 weeks we will have mini units on short stories, plays and poetry. We will begin our next book, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, when we get back from Spring Break. Please make sure your child has the same book that is pictured in the margin by the end of the break.

We will be finishing up Meteorology this week and having our final test on the last week before break. This will be the same in AZ history, too.

We started our geometry unit in math which will continue into the next quarter.

Thank you for all the tissues : )

Enjoy your week,
Mrs. Gore

Dear 4A Parents:

Our class won a pizza party because of our awesome parents! Ms. Walls class and our class tied for most tax credit donations. Thank You!

• There aren't any important dates to share for this week. We do have a full week of academics, though.

Our second science test in Meteorology will be on Tuesday. The students should have their study guides filled out so we can go over it tomorrow in class. There will be a math assessment on Thursday. It will cover what they have been learning about decimals. We finish Wizard of Oz this week. We will have an in-class essay as the final assessment for the book on Friday. On Thursday, we will do a pre-writing for the essay and they will take it home to refine for homework. There is a potential AZ history test on Friday. If it isn't on Friday it will be on the following Monday.

As we near the end of this quarter, please encourage your child to continue to to finish their homework and to do it well. Make sure you are looking in your child's take-home folder for their returned and graded work. Remember, I want them to correct any graded papers and return them so they understand what they got wrong.

We are running out of tissue again : ( Any boxes would be appreciated.

Have a good week,
Mrs. Gore

4A Parents:

We had such a good time at the MIM. We were only able to see a fraction of what the museum has to offer, so I hope you will be able to go and experience it at another time with your child. I want to thank our chaperones, Mrs. Mewhinney, Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs, Robinson. They were a big help to Mrs. Ryan and me!

Academics this week:

We will be continuing in Wizard of Oz. In meteorology, we will finish up with tornadoes and hurricanes and the students will receive the next study guide. In AZ history, we begin European exploration and the coming of the Spaniards. We will begin dividing decimals in math.

• Please make sure to check your student's agenda each night and look for any returned work. I want them to finish this quarter strong and continue to get their assignments in on time and completed well.

Have a good week,

Mrs. Gore

Dear 4A:

Wow! Your awesome children did such a great job on field day that they came back to class with the gold wreath for 4th grade and more importantly they got the Sportsmanship Award for all 3rd-5th grades! It was a fun day for everyone. Your children a such a blessing!

Our field trip is this Friday. We will be leaving the school at 8:15 so please have your student at school by 7:50 so we don't have to rush. They are to wear their school uniform. Make sure your child brings in a bag lunch because we will be eating lunch at a park near the museum. Please check the payment portal under field trip to see if you have paid. I cannot check this, so if you have any questions about it, please contact the office.

Remember next Monday, the 20th, is Presidents' Day and there is no school.

Also we do not celebrate Valentine's Day, so please do not send any candy or cards to school with your child. The opera will perform for us on that day.

Academics this week:

Tests in Wizard of Oz on Tuesday and AZ history on Thursday. They already have both study guides. We will still have our spelling test on Friday.

In science, we will study thunderstorms and tornadoes. We will learn to multiply decimals in math.

Please make sure to check your student's agenda each night and look for any returned work. I want them to finish this quarter strong and continue to get their assignments in on time and completed well.

Have a great week!
Mrs. Gore

Dear 4A:

I think these next 2 weeks will fly by. We have many activities coming up that I hope you are aware of.

This week we have our Field Day on Thursday and an early release on Friday which is also Great Hearts Day.

Hot lunch will not be served on Field Day, the students will be eating in class and having an academic contest from information that they have learned so far this year. Our class will represent Thebes during the day and our color is yellow. So please have your student wear a yellow shirt, if possible. We could also use a couple of volunteers to go around with our class and help with water and other things that might arise. We can use some donations of water bottles and fruit (cuties, apple slices etc.) for snacks. Please let me know if you can help in any of these things. 

The school is also asking for more volunteers to help with the running of field day.
Here's the link if you would like to help: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084fada62ca2f85-athletic1

Please see my post from last week about Great Hearts Day and Valentine's Day.

Friday the 17th will be our field trip to the MIM (Musical Instrument Museum). Thank you to all the parents who were willing to chaperone, we have 3 who will be accompanying us. Please check the payment portal under field trip to see if you have paid. I cannot check this, so if you have any questions about it, please contact the office.

There will be no school on Monday, February 20 in celebration of Presidents' Day.

Academics this week:
We will be reading Chapters 14 and 15 in Wizard of Oz and working on the study guide for the next test (which will be the next week).

In history, we will study the ancient Arizonans and continue working in our lap book.

In science, we will watch demonstrations on heat transference and study air masses and weather fronts.

We continue with decimals in math. I was VERY pleased with the latest math test, everyone did well on it!

Thank you to the families who brought in tissues!

I hope you have a good week,
Mrs. Gore