Week of 11/14 - 11/18

I hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving Break! I am truly blesses and thankful to God for such a wonderful group of 4th grade students! They bring joy to my life and I am thankful to be apart of the Ascension community!

 Have a safe and wonderful holiday!

IMPORTANT DATES

**Nov. 14 Start of Second Trimester**

Nov. 15- Jaggers Fundraiser 11am - 10pm 6464 Dutchmans Parkway

Nov. 18 Report Cards come Home

Nov. 21 - Nov 25 No School Thanksgiving Break

Jan.23-27-8th Grade  Grand Canyon Fundraiser, free dress for $1 per day

WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

LA - MRS SCHMITT

This week students will finalize their focus on the essential question: "How can I design a unique and interesting balloon for our classroom’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?"  Students are participating in a Balloons Over Broadway Project Based Learning Task in which they research the Thanksgiving Day Parade through reading different types of texts, create their own plan for a balloon and parade route, collaborate with others by giving and receiving feedback, and write an explanatory piece about their design plan.

We will also begin exploring point of view and perspective using our mentor text/class novel, Wonder.

Students are learning about progressive verb tenses. 

We are analyzing well crafted mentor sentences as a class. Students are also practicing these skills on IXL, Khan Academy, and Freckle Apps.

Homework:

Weekly Reading Log for week of 11/14-11/18. Due by Friday 11/18. The form is posted on their Language Arts Google Classroom.

New Vocabulary Words will be distributed and discussed in class when we return from break. There are no words or tests this week.

MATH: MRS. BENNETT

This week in math class are wrapping up our Module on Mental Math and Estimation Strategies. Students are continuing to practice how to use mental math to divide by multiple of 10, 100, 1000 (EX: 4,200 / 7 and 360/ 6). Students will also learn how to use the associative and commutative properties of multiplication to solve more complex problems easier. Instead of solving 30 x 8 x 2, students will realize we can rearrange and group the numbers this way (30 x 2) x 8 to find the product of 480.

*We will take a Module Test on Friday 11/18. Students will have access to a study guide and will be given class time to review! These IXL lessons are also great ways to prepare: D.27, D.28 D.32, D.48, D.49, E.23, E.24

 The test will cover the following skills:

• Explore Multiplication Patterns with Tens, Hundreds, and Thousands

• Explore Division Patterns with Tens, Hundreds, and Thousands

• Estimate Products by 1-Digit Numbers

• Use Mental Math Strategies for Multiplication and Division

11/14 SS #49 & ONE HMH dashboard assignment due Friday 11/18

11/15 SS #50

11/16 SS #51

11/17 SS #52

11/18 Module Test on Mental Math and Estimation Strategies & HMH Dashboard Due!

SOCIAL STUDIES: MRS. CRUSH

We will continue our unit of Geography of the United States. Students will understand that the United States has a diverse geography and various maps can be used to represent and examine the geography.  They will identify and map major physical features, including mountains, rivers, lakes, and large bodies of water. They will also examine climate and vegetation maps to explore the relationship between physical features and vegetation/climate. We will continue our studies about the Northeast Region. Students will be assessed on the state capitals + states and they will also be researching and presenting a landmark on the Northeast Region. They will be completing their Northeast Region Projects and will be presenting this week. 

RELIGION: MRS CRUSH

We will begin Ch. 3, "The Ten Commandments, " in our Blest Are We workbooks. We will discuss the importance of keeping promises, learn the Ten Commandments, recognize that our relationship with God is based on the first three Commandments, learn the life of Saint Teresa of Jesus (Teresa of Avila), and pray a prayer of petition.

HW: Student Led Prayer ~Thanksgiving due Tuesday, November 15. Students did have time on Friday after their test to begin and many finished. 

HW: 2nd Trimester Service Hours due Friday, February 17 (Students may turn in on Google Classroom or fill out paper copy)

SCIENCE: MRS JACKEL 

https://sites.google.com/ascension-parish.com/k-5science/4