January 9-13th

Miss Rickabaugh’s 4^th grade

Weekly News

January 9-13^th

This Friday we have a field trip to Ano Nuevo State Park. The permission slip should have gone home over the break, please see to it tonight! Permission slips are due on Tuesday.

The 2^nd quarter ends this Friday.

Language Arts: We are reading a story called “The Cricket in Times Square”.  The focus is on compound words, persuasive arguments and grammar.  

This week we will have DEAR time (drop everything and read) so that the students can finish their own personal books. Please have your student take AR quizzes. The time for their next goal is this Friday! To get to the AR party student must meet 150% of their goal. I will be checking in with each student daily to ensure they are working on their goal. Thank you for reading all quarter so that they can achieve this goal.

Spelling:

 List 18

Compound Words

1.  fishbowl

2.  lookout

3.  backyard

4.  desktop

5.  campfire

6.  overhead

7.  waterproof

8.  grandparent

9.  railroad

10.              snowstorm

11.              loudspeaker

12.              bookcase

13.              bedroom

14.              blindfold

15.              newborn

16.              yourself

17.              overdo

18.              clothesline

19.              undertake

20.              eyesight

21.              paperweight

22.              masterpieces

23.              bedspread

24.              gentlemen

25.              undergrowth

Math: In math, we ALWAYS show our work. Chapter 7 is here! The focus is on parts of a set, fractions on a number line and mixed numbers this week as we begin working with fractions!

Bible: Daily we do a devotional, take prayer requests and pray. The focus in Bible this week is miracles in Galilee and Samaria.

This week’s Memory verse is review of Psalm 1:3-4

^{Psalm 1:3-4 (NIV)}

³ That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
    which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.

⁴ Not so the wicked!
    They are like chaff
    that the wind blows away.

History/Social Studies: Unit 3: Early History of Statehood

This week we will be refocusing on lesson 1-3; where were the California settlements, How and why did people travel to California, and how did the discovery of gold affect California in addition to starting the research for each individual’s mission project. Reminder, there is a timeline for the project and research. This week’s process is picking which project the student wants to complete at home and the research, happening in class, for their mission.

Science: We are in Chapter 4 titled Energy and Change. We are almost to the end of the chapter and will be taking the chapter 4 test next week.

Dates to Remember:

January 12^th: Pick a Mission Project

January 13^th: Field Trip to Ano Nuevo. This is an ALL day trip. Students need to be at school EARLY. We want to leave school around 8AM, WHICH IS EARLY!!!! It is a rain or shine field trip where the students will be hiking in the mud and sand. Please let me know if you can be one of our drivers. Please bring a jacket and a packed lunch.  

January 16^th: No School. Martin Luther King, Jr Day

 January 19^th: Chapel 2:25-3! You are invited!