Weekly News October 31st - November 4th

Miss Rickabaugh’s 4^th grade

Weekly News

October 31^st - November 4^th

Language Arts: The weekly story is called “Wild Horses”. The focus for nonfiction stories is deciphering the writer’s purpose and expanding on the details. The class is reading the novel “Because of Winn Dixie” for Book Club.

Math: Twice a week the class is doing math centers. The class is nearing the end of Chapter 4 as they learn all about multiplying by one digit numbers.  Students need to always SHOW THEIR WORK!

Bible: Daily, we do a devotional, take prayer requests, and pray. 

We are in the fourth week of studying Acts.

This week’s Memory verse:

Matthew 6:19-20 ¹⁹ “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰ But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

History/Social Studies: We are in Unit 2: Early People in California.  the class is diving in deeper as we look at how the Spanish changed how the Indians lived in California and who are some of these Spanish individuals.

Science: We are taking a science test on Tuesday! We are in the second unit: Describing Matter. The class is learning about the difference between matter and non-matter.

Spelling

List #10

1.    acrobatic

2.    gymnastic

3.    fantastic

4.    allergic

5.    carefully

6.    wonderfully

7.    beautifully

8.    gracefully

9.    spoonful

10. darkness

11. shapeless

12. ageless

13. illness

14. goodness

15. spotless

16. painless

17. weakness

18. darkest

19. clearest

20. thoughtful

bonus. brilliantly

Dates to Remember:

This Friday- Spirit Day: CRAZY SOCKS!!!! Wear your craziest socks to school!