Week of February 13 - 17. Please
donate now to Tigerfest. Proceeds benefit financial aid, capital improvements, staff benefits and outreach.
The 4th Grade Teachers will be presenting at the
Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference (PETE&C) in Hershey from Sunday (2/12) until Wednesday (2/15).
Any time sensitive correspondence should go to Mrs. Gallagher and Mrs. Cox at the Front Desk.4th and 5th graders ski and/or snowboard for free in Pennsylvania, with a copy of your report card. Check for details at your local ski resort.
November/December Photo Album is up, please email Mr. Sheng for access.
***Calendar Change Announcement***
In an effort to avoid Mother's Day weekend, the play, Cinderella, will be moved from Thursday, May 10-13 to Thursday, May 3 - 6. Please also note that the 6th - 8th grade class field trip day will move to Friday, May 11. This will also cause the outreach performance of Cinderella to be moved from Tuesday, May 8, to Tuesday, May 1. This will also move the full-day dress rehearsal from Saturday, May 5, to Saturday, April 28.
We will also be moving the Spring Concert for grades 2-5 & Treblemakers from Friday, May 18, to Monday, May 14.
Mrs. Guarini's Classes: It is going to be an interesting week in fourth grade this week. Three substitutes will give you a chance to try out three new teachers! Be kind and give them your best. In Math, when I get back, we will review and practice everything in this chapter. I know measurement conversions can be difficult. Don't panic. We will go over everything. There will NOT be a quiz this week! (Spread the word!). Remember us on Wednesday - that's the day we share our work with the other teachers at the conference. We will be thinking of you, too. We created this Immigration Unit just for you, and you will continue to benefit from all of our work. Lot's of fun learning activities are planned from now until the end of the year. I'll miss you! See you Thursday.
Don't forget that the Franklin Institute has a really neat exhibit that tells us what we already know - that Math is part of everything! If you are looking for something to do that would be fun, head down there for the exhibit titled "Design Zone."
Homework:
Monday
Math - Workbook p.79
Tuesday
Math - Workbook p.80
Wednesday
Math - Workbook p. 81
Thursday
Math - Workbook p.82
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Mrs. Venezia
The fourth grade is creating an on line cookbook as part of our immigration theme. We are starting to collect recipes that are indicative of the children's ethnicity and background. Please assist your children in finding a recipe by Wednesday. It need not be complicated. The children are to list the ingredients along with the steps listed sequentially as to how to prepare it. They are to do this activity in their LA copybooks. I will assist them in class when they transfer their recipes onto the lap tops on Tuesday. I have also posted The Ellis Island Blog on our web site. Responses need to be posted no later than Feb. 14th. The children have a rubric stapled in their planners to use as a guide. The children will be taking home a new Practice Book this weekend. Please cover it with clear contact paper. Thanks so much! This will be a fun project for all. I will use this on our display when the fourth grade teachers present the Immigration Unit in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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Homework for week of February 6-10
Monday 2/6 Complete the comprehension questions for The Orphan of Ellis Island. Study vocabulary words from Snow Treasure. Quiz tomorrow. Find a recipe for our cookbook.
Tuesday 2/7 Recipe due tomorrow for cook book. Continue reading the next 2 chapters in novel.
Wednesday 2/8 English Workbook Plus page 86
Thursday 2/9 Prepare for test from novel on chapters 1-8.
Also, know the vocabulary stapled in LA copybook
from The Orphan of Ellis Island.
Spelling test tomorrow. Page 291
Friday 2/10 Cover Practice Book 2 with clear contact paper.
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Homework Feb. 13-17.... BLOG due by 2/14
Monday 2/13 PBK pages 10-11
Tuesday 2/14 PBK page 15 & prepare for English Test
Wednesday 2/15 Study & prepare for Unit 5 English Test
Thursday 2/16 No Homework
Practice Schedule for Reading Olympics
Library 2:45-4:00
Car line pick up at 4:00
Tuesday, Jan.31
Thursday, Feb.23
Friday, Mar. 30
April 30........Competition at Welsh Valley Middle School
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February Test Schedule
7- Vocabulary Test for Snow Treasure
10- Spelling & Chapters 1-8 The Orphan of Ellis Island
16- English Test- Unit 5 Summary will be in the planner on Tuesday, Feb. 7th
22- Spelling Test
24- English Test
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Mr. Sheng's Science and Social Studies Class
Social Studies and Science Textbooks are available as audio book. Contact Joanne Riehl, the MCIU Reading and Math Specialist, for more information. jriehl(at)mciu(dot)org.
Week of February 13 - 17.
Monday - Day 1
In Science class, the students will watch videos on Breath of Life and work on the Circulatory/Respiratory System Project.
For Science homework, reread A102-107.
In Social Studies class, the students will read Chapter 7, Lesson 2, answer the Lesson Review questions, complete workbook page 46, outline, and work on the State/Territory Project PowerPoint.
For Social Studies homework, reread Chapter 7, Lesson 2. Quiz corrected and signed. Quiz tomorrow.
Tuesday - Day 2
In Science class today, the students will watch The Circulatory System and work on the Circulatory/Respiratory System Project.
For Science homework, reread DSR.
In Social Studies class today, the students will take the Chapter 7, Lesson 2 quiz, read Chapter 7, Lesson 3 with the Study Guide, and work on the State and Territory Project PowerPoint.
For Social Studies homework, read Chapter 7, Lesson 3. Chapter 7 test on Friday, February 24.
Wednesday - Day 3
In Science class today, the students will work on the Circulatory/Respiratory Systems Project.
For Science homework, read Kid's Health handout.
In Social Studies class, the students will read Chapter 7, Lesson 3, answer the Lesson Review questions, complete workbook page 47, outline, and work on the State/Territory Project PowerPoint.
For Social Studies homework, reread Chapter 7, Lesson 3, quiz corrected and signed. Quiz tomorrow.
Thursday - Day 4
In Science class today, the students will finish the Circulatory/Respiratory Systems Project.
No Science homework.
In Social Studies, the students will take the Chapter 7, Lesson 3 quiz, read Thinking Skills - Identify Fact & Opinion, and complete workbook page 48.
For Social Studies homework, reread Thinking Skills - Identify Fact & Opinion. Study for Chapter 7 test.
Friday - NO SCHOOL - Faculty/Staff In-Service
Upcoming Tests and Projects
Social Studies Chapter 7 test on Friday, February 24.
Make Wall Wisher reflection. Rubric here.
State and Territory Project due dates
Research due Friday, January 6, 2012PowerPoint due Friday, March 23, 2012Brochure due Friday, April 27, 2012Float due Thursday, May 24, 2012Project presentation on Thursday, May 31, 2012
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Fourth Grade's Art PageMusicTo be prepared for class you need to bring a pencil, your recorder folder with papers, recorder book and you need to have practiced the assigned pages. You do not need to bring your recorder. There will be recorders available to borrow for class.
All 4th graders will play their recorders on the May 18th Spring Concert.
Please practice your recorder 5 to 10 minutes five (5) times between Music classes.
4A - Let's Begin pages 6-8, Recorder book pages 4-6 , Planet of the A & Blunder B.
4B - Let's Begin pages 7, Recorder Book pages 6-8, Planet of the A & Blunder B
4C - Let's Begin p 6-8, Recorder Book pages 2-4, Planet of the A & Blunder B