Dear 4D Parents,

It was great seeing those of you who were able to make it to Curriculum Night. I hope you were able to get a nice overview of the year ahead! Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have throughout the year. Here is a look at the upcoming events and the week ahead!

Some important dates coming up:

• No school on Monday, September 4th in recognition of Labor Day - This will also be a Rest and Relaxation weekend (which means no homework!)

• Singapore Math/Spalding Night for 3rd-5th grades - Tuesday, September 5th from 6-7:30 (This event will mainly benefit new families.)

• Love and Logic by Larry Kerby - Tuesday, September 12th from 6:30-8 (This event will benefit all families.)

The Week Ahead:

This week in ELA, we will continue in Pollyanna with discussing imagery and focusing on comprehension. In grammar, we will study synonyms and antonyms and subject nouns. Your children recited the poem, "Dreams" well and will receive "Afternoon on a Hill" to recite the week of September 11th. Our first spelling and phonogram tests will be on Friday. There will be 30 spelling words on the test and a separate test for 10 of the phonograms.  

   We are excited to begin this week with our unit on "Geology: The Earth and Its Changes". The unit starts off with the study of the Earth's layers. Students will be able to identify the layers of the Earth through hands on activities as well as building their own 3D models.

In math this week, we’ll be wrapping up our unit on whole numbers by introducing word problems. There will be a test on Friday covering all the topics we’ve studied in math so far, including place value, estimation, factors, and multiples.

This week in History/Geography we will be learning about the 4 time zones in the United States. Students will explore how ET, CT, MST, PST compare with other time zones in the US and across the globe. We will also begin our study of physical maps. Students will learn the importance of these maps and how to read changes in elevation on a physical map. 

Other Announcements:

As a reminder please make sure you check the agenda each night. In addition, please also check the reading logs each night. Each Friday, your child gets a daily breakdown on what the reading log should contain. This paper can be stapled to the reading log or just kept in the take-home folder. It is important that students answer these questions and the reading log is initialed to receive full credit.

We will be starting tutoring shortly, tutoring at this time is by invitation only. I will be reaching out soon if it is recommended you child attends tutoring.

We are in need of tissues and hand sanitizer for the classroom. If you are able to donate any of these items, they would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for all of your support thus far!

Sincerely,

Mr. Bergeron