1/15 - 1/16 - No School for Students - MLK Holiday and Teacher Workday
1/26 - House Day - Wear House Colors!
1/26 - 1/27 - School Play - The Lion King (see more info below!)
What are we learning this week?
Math
Enhanced -
This week, we will continue to work with line plots, while introducing new skills. On Wednesday, students will have a practice grade on line plots. We will begin to talk about equivalence of fractions and decimals.
Accelerated –
For information on what our students are learning in accelerated, please follow this link,
- - - - - Welcome to 4th Grade at NPE! - - - - - - Accelerated Math Info (weebly.com)
Social Studies
This week, we are continuing our third Social Studies unit on Westward Expansion. We will be discussing The Louisiana Purchase, The Lewis and Clark Expedition, and The Acquisition of Texas. Students will have a practice grade on Westward Expansion this week.
Reading
This week, we will introduce new vocabulary and read a Historical Fiction Text. We will discuss theme, craft and structure. We will also introduce and discuss connotation and denotation.
Writing
This week, we will continue writing our narrative realistic fiction essay. The prompt of our essay is to "Write a story about a character who is nervous about trying something new".
Announcements -
-Teachers will be sending semester one report cards home today!
-Our 4th grade field trip will be held at Sparkles Family Fun Center in Kennesaw on February 28. Permission slips went home with students last week. Please have these signed and returned to teachers. See the online payment here - New Prospect ES (osmsinc.com)
-Our students have been working hard to put on the NPE play - The Lion King. Check out the ad to see the show!