Dear 4D Parents:
This quarter is moving quickly and we have an important week coming up.

Important Dates:

• Tuesday, October 31st - Read-A-Thon ends - Literacy Day - Dress as a Literary Character (We will have Literature Groups from 12;30-1:00 and we will be doing Reader's Theater, please sign up on the Literature group link to join us for the fun.)
• Friday, November 3rd - Early Release - School ends at 12:30 for Teacher In-Service
• Wednesday, November 8th - Parent Positive Series - 6:30-8 - Minds of Boys and Girls
• Friday, November 10th - No school - Veteran's Day
• Thursday, November 16th - Mandatory Winter Concert - 3-5 grades preform at 7:00
• Wednesday-Friday, November 22-24 - No school, Thanksgiving Break

Believe it or not, the third annual Archway Lincoln Winter Concert is fast approaching. This year, the concerts will be held on Thursday, November 16th at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts located at 4132 E. Pecos Road Gilbert, AZ 85295. The 3-5 concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. with students arriving at 6:30 p.m.

The attire for concerts will be as follows:

Boys: Black pants, white dress shirt, black dress shoes, and black socks. Hair should be combed neatly.
Girls: Black skirt, white top, black tights, and black dress shoes. Hair should be pulled away from the face with no distracting adornment. Please follow the Archway Lincoln dress code for guidelines on jewelry.

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Academics this week:

The students will finish up their opinion paragraph with the typewritten final draft. We will learn how to classify and diagram prepositional phrases. We will also summarize a chapter of Prince Caspian in class. For our end of the book activity for Prince Caspian, the students will make 6 Character Trading Cards. They will be given a sheet with instructions for what each card should have on it. 

We will finish Prince Caspian on Friday. Our next book will be Robin Hood. I have placed a picture of the cover of the book in the margin. Please make sure your child has the book with this cover by Tuesday, November 7th.

We will begin our week in math with a unit test on Monday. After that, we dig deeper into the operations of fractions, reviewing how to add and subtract fractions with different denominators and learning how to add mixed numbers.

The final geology test is on Monday, 10/30. The next unit is Meteorology. We will discuss Aristotle and his thoughts on meteorology. The students will learn about the water cycle, the distribution of water on the Earth, and clouds.

In History we will continue our study of the Middle Ages and focus on life in a castle, and the role of knights in a feudal society. Students will virtually tour a medieval castle and learn the important components of their structure. We will then turn our attention to the steps it took to become a knight and why knights were instrumental components of the Middle Ages.

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Recess:
We still have two recess breaks for the hard working scholars. The only change that has occurred is that now two days a week, each class (in their 2 class groups) have access to the playground equipment after lunch. 4D and 4C use the playground on Tuesday and Friday from 12:25-12:45, directly after lunch. All other times are the same.

Sincerely,

Mr. Bergeron