December 5-9th

Dear Parents,

We have been working so hard for points the past couple of weeks and we are so close to a party! We are hoping that we can earn it this week! Wish us luck!

Here is what we are doing in class this week:

Reading: This week we will be focusing on the point of view of the author in Literature again. We will also review how to write a summary of a fiction story. Our spelling is list #12 with silent letters. Students should be spending 20 minutes studying their words this week. They should also be reading 20 minutes a night and filling out their reading logs.

Math: This week we will be working on our Decomposing Fractions unit. This is a short fractions unit to get the basics of fractions reviewed before moving on to harder fractions. We will focus on decomposing a fraction into a sum of fractions such as ¾ = 2/4 + ¼. We will also add and subtract fractions. In Target Time we will review word problems from our test last week.

Writing: This week we are taking a break from opinion writing. I will give students a little extra time on Monday and Tuesday to finish their White Lies paper if they need to, but then we will move on to our Author Report. This project will take us quite a while to do since we will be writing our paper, making a poster, and doing presentations on our report. We will focus on writing our paper before Christmas Break. We will get all our research for our paper done in class this week. If students do not complete all their research by Friday, they need to bring their pre-write home to finish their research.

Science: We will be learning about igneous rocks and 5 specific types. Students will be able to touch and look at each rock type. We will also be discussing soil. We will make an edible treat involving pudding, Oreos, and worms to learn about each layer. Our class also earned a party in Science, which will be on Tuesday, December 6th. We will be watching a science video, eating popcorn, and relaxing. Students are welcome to bring pillows and blankets to use during this time.

Social Studies: This week in social studies we will be taking our second counties quiz on Wednesday and Thursday. Again, students are welcome to use the study guides/answer keys on my blog to help them study: http://mrswheatleysfourthgrade.blogspot.com/2016/11/county-study-guides.html. We will also present our Recreation Project in class. We will then talk about the future needs of Utah.

This week’s homework:

Read 20 mins each day and fill out a pink reading log

Spelling #12– 20 minutes of study and list signed by parent

Lesson 4.3-P73, 2.4-P29, 2.12-P45, 4.12 P91

Study Counties and County Seats – Quiz 2 is Wednesday

*Math, reading, and spelling are due on Friday

**Don’t forget that Penny Wars are going on this week. This is a great and fun opportunity to raise money for Christmas for families in need. Feel free to send coins and bills with your student to school. Pennies and bills will go in our class jar and silver coins will be used to bomb other classes.

Thanks!

Mrs. Wheatley