What are we focusing on this upcoming week?
- Writing: Students will work to complete their historical fiction writing pieces. Their completed pieces will include: an introduction chapter (summary of the American Revolution), 1 (or more) informational chapters about their topic, a mini-story, and a mini-essay explaining why their chosen topic/person is important.
- Reading: Continue Unit 4: "Reading like a Historian"/Informational
- **UNIT 4 TEST: Friday, February 11th**
- Standards focused on throughout the unit:
- 3.0_1 Determine the main idea of a text
- 3.0_2 Explain how the main idea is supported by key details
- 3.0_3 Summarize the text
- 3.0_1 Explain events in a historical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text
- 3.0_3 Explain ideas or concepts in a scientific text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text
- 3.0_1: Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text
- RI6 [3.0_1]: Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic
- RI6 [3.0_2]: Describe the differences in focus and the information provided in the firsthand and secondhand accounts • 2.0_2: Identify the firsthand account of an event or topic • 2.0_3: Identify the secondhand account of an event or topic •
- Standards focused on throughout the unit:
- **UNIT 4 TEST: Friday, February 11th**
- Math:
- 4.1: Unit 5: Fractions & Decimals
- MGSE4.NF.6 Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100. For example, rewrite 0.62 as 62/100; describe a length as 0.62 meters; locate 0.62 on a number line diagram.
- MGSE4.NF.6 Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100. For example, rewrite 0.62 as 62/100; describe a length as 0.62 meters; locate 0.62 on a number line diagram.
- 4.2 (Ms. Smith): Begin Unit 3: Multiplying & Dividing with Decimals
- MGSE5.NBT.2 Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.
- MGSE5.NBT.2 Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.
- 5.1: http://fourthgradenpes.weebly.com/current-51-math-info
- 4.1: Unit 5: Fractions & Decimals
- Science: We will continue our forces & motion unit by further studying balanced and unbalanced forces as well as simple machines.
- February 7: Club Picture Day
- February 12: Hands on NPE
- February 14-17: Teacher Appreciation Week
- February 17: STEAM Day
- February 18: Teacher Work Day (No students)
- February 21: President's Day (No School)
- February 28: Early Release Day (@12:20)
- NPE Book Drive:
- We will now be collecting books the week of Feb. 22nd-25th and ALL classrooms will have a time to come select a book on March 2nd.