Daily Update 4/24

Hi Parents!  This week in 4th grade:

**We're finishing up Chapter 8 and will be having a test on Wednesday.  Students will bring home a review for tomorrow.  Please be sure to go over that homework to help them to be ready for the test.  For today, the homework is in section 8.5.  Students are expected to use the UPSE model to solve the problems.

**In reading, students are working on drawing conclusions, making inferences, and answering text-dependent questions in a non-fiction selection.  Students should also be reading a book of their choice nightly.

**In Writing, we are (finally!) creating our poetry anthology books.  Once students have finished that, they'll select one of their original poems to present to the class. You child will be expected to memorize his/her poem and present it with expression--google "Kids Poetry Slam" for examples. We can't wait to hear them present their work!!

**In Social Studies, we're doing a brief overview of the Civil War.  We has some great discussions today about events leading up this war, and later, we'll talk about how the country was forever changed by this event.

**We are going on a study trip on Thursday!  Please don't forget to send a sack lunch, unless you were one of the few who ordered one from the cafeteria.  We will be outside all day, so make sure your child dresses appropriately for the weather, including sunscreen!

Thanks so much for your support!