Wonderful First Week Back!

We had a great week back!  Students seemed to love our experience at the Symphony!  They participated by listening and responding to the program, but also got to play their recorders with the entire symphony.   McDonalds' was a fun time, but also a great learning experience on how to manage money, count change, and order food in public.  I am proud of our students!  They did a wonderful job.

Today, students practiced being "better together" by going outside and cleaning up the school grounds.  With Earth Day coming up, it was a good reminder to take care of our earth!

MSTEP Breakfast:  Is May 8th.  I am still looking for a volunteer who would be available to help cook that morning (from 9:20 until 10:30ish).  If you are able to donate or volunteer, please e-mail me.  Thanks!

Reminders:

MStep:  The dates are: 5/9, 5/10, 5/11, 5/16, and 5/18.  Please try to not to schedule vacations or appointments on these days.  

Here is what we learned in 4th grade this past week:
Writing: 
I can choose strong themes for my poems.

I can use line breaks and stanzas to enhance my poems.

I can use specific words to emphasize emotions.

Social Studies:  

I can explain push and pull factors.
I can tell push and pull factors for the Underground Railroad, the Westward Movement, and the Trail of Tears. 

I can define immigration.

Math: 
I can name and classify polygons based on sides and angles.
I can decompose quadrilaterals and triangles.

I can recognize and draw lines of symmetry, and determine when figures have line symmetry.

Reading:

I can read and construct a response to questions about a text.

I can read for research to form an argumentative essay.

Important Dates:

April 18th: Parent club meeting at 9:00am

April 20th: Art Show Reception at City Hall 5:30-7:00

April 21st: Popcorn Friday

May 8th: MStep breakfast

May 9, 10, 11, 16, 18: MStep 

May 12th: Early Release, students are dismissed at 12:15