Dear 4D Parents,

Another exciting week is upon us! Thank you to all of those who volunteered to chaperone for our MIM field trip on 2/2, we truly appreciate all of the support!

Additional note: Please be sure that students have a water bottle with their name on it each day. With the warm weather continuing into the “winter” months students are taking numerous trips to get water when they forget their water bottle.

Important Upcoming Dates

• January 25th - Class Photos (Forms went home last week)

• February 2nd - Field Trip to the MIM (check your email for more specific information)

Academics for the week:

We will review for our quiz about rocks, weathering, and erosion on Tuesday. We will begin our next unit on the cardiovascular system (CVS). We will be able to identify the parts and functions of the CVS including the heart, blood, and blood vessels. We will see what happens to our heart rate when we exercise. 

We will finish Robin Hood this week by comparing and contrasting the book with other media. The final assessment will be a written assignment that we will begin on Tuesday and end on Wednesday. The students will be given a graphic organizer and rubric to help facilitate the assignment. On Thursday and Friday, we will learn about the common elements of a fairy tale and introduce The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Please make sure your child has the version of the book that is shown in the Current Literature section in the left margin of this blog.

This week in history we will finish our study of African Kingdoms during the Middle Ages. We will focus on the Songhai Empire and the travels of  Ibn Battuta. At the end of the week will begin our review for the quiz on Monday 1/29. 

In Math we will continue our unit on decimals. Students will learn how decimals apply to money, how to convert a fraction to a decimal and also how to compare decimals.

Thank you all for your continued support!

Sincerely,

Mr. Bergeron