Sunday, April 5, 2009

Week of April 6th

Notes/Reminders:
* Remember: This Friday is a holiday! Spring Break is April 10th - April 17th (we return on the 20th)
*  If you're looking to donate to the class, we are still in need of more pencils, pencil-top erasers, and kleenex. 
* The end of the year is quickly approaching, and there are so many things happening! 
-STAR testing will begin the week of April 27th
-May 6th brings our next fieldtrip to New Brighton State Park for an interactive history program 
-The annual golf tournament/dinner/auction is coming up on Friday, May 8th 
-Open House will be Wednesday, May 20th  
-June 3rd brings the end-of-year fourth-grade party at the local KOA 

This week we will...
...learn about the fourth-grade science project assignment. Look for a packet coming home Monday with more information (the guidelines are also available here in the "downloads" section). This project will be completed at home, and is due Tuesday, May 5th (there will be check-in dates over the next several weeks). 

...take the district-wide language arts assessment Monday morning. This will cover what we've been learning since the beginning of the year in reading, writing, and grammar (think compound sentences, pronouns, main ideas, etc)

...finish up our Golden Gulch simulation game. The kids have been having a blast with this activity, and have really learned a lot about the California gold rush! We'll be working on it each day this week, so we can finish up by spring break. 

...see the 1st grade performance of "The Ugly Duckling" Wednesday morning. 

...visit the library on Wednesday this week, since there won't be school Friday. 

...learn about the relationship between fractions and decimals in math. 

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