Week of Nov. 3 - 7
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Important Dates
Nov. 7 – Last day of 1st Trimester
Nov. 15 – Trivia Night
Dec. 7 – Cookies with Santa
What we are Learning This Week
Math: Mrs. Bennett
This week in math, students will review how to multiply by 1-digit numbers as we prepare to move into larger multiplication problems. We’ll focus on using the area model and the distributive property to build a strong conceptual understanding of what it means to multiply multi-digit numbers. These strategies help students see how numbers break apart and come back together in multiplication. Students will also estimate the product before solving to check that their answers make sense. Once students feel confident with these strategies, we’ll progress into 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication using the same models next week!
This week in math, students will review how to multiply by 1-digit numbers as we prepare to move into larger multiplication problems. We’ll focus on using the area model and the distributive property to build a strong conceptual understanding of what it means to multiply multi-digit numbers. These strategies help students see how numbers break apart and come back together in multiplication. Students will also estimate the product before solving to check that their answers make sense. Once students feel confident with these strategies, we’ll progress into 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication using the same models next week!
Homework: 11/3 - 11/7
SS #31
SS #32
3 Reflex Sessions (Green Light)
Students were given a calendar for November to track their Reflex sessions. They are required to complete a minimum of 3 sessions a week (Monday - Sunday.) When they complete a session, they will fill in the date of completion on their tracker. I will collect these upon my return!
*All due Friday 11/7
Mrs. Bennett's Maternity Leave
Dear Families,
As many of you know, my daughter was born at the end of last school year. It has been such a joy becoming a mom, and I am incredibly grateful to be able to continue teaching, while being a mom, and have thoroughly enjoyed having Folly right down the hall! After much thought, I’ve decided to take a short maternity leave to have some special quality at home with her. I will be out for 15 school days in November.
I want to reassure you that our class will continue to grow, learn, and be challenged in all the best ways. I will still be writing all of the lesson plans myself while I’m away. Each week, I will review what the students are learning, how they are doing on key skills, and adjust the next week’s plans to meet their needs—just as I do now. Your child’s education will remain thoughtful, rigorous, and full of high expectations and support.
For homework during this time, students will complete the following assignments weekly:
Simple Solutions lessons
3 Reflex sessions per week
Students will receive a November calendar to help track their weekly Reflex sessions. I will collect and review their weekly Reflex sessions when I return, and give students a grade for completion. Students will grade their Simple Solutions homework every Friday, and have oppurtunity to ask questions or for help!
Thank you so much for your support, understanding, and partnership. I am truly grateful to work with such wonderful students and families. I will miss the class very much, but I am also excited to spend this special time with my daughter—and I look forward to returning in December with lots of stories and energy!
If any questions or concerns arise, please contact Mr. Mullaney in my absence! Thank you!
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bennett
LA: Mrs. Phelps
Skills we will be developing this week include:
Reading:
identify how Walt Whitman characterizes America and make inferences about what Whitman most values about the nation in his poem, "I Hear America Singing"
identify an extended metaphor and explain its various details
Language:
identify and define examples of figurative language (metaphor, alliteration, simile)
define anaphora and explain why a poet uses them in a poem
Writing:
continue to draft a memory poem
compose original “I Hear My School Singing” poems, using a number of different episodes throughout the school day to present a varied portrait of their academic environment
construct a poem using alliteration
Morphology:
Latin base tract meaning "to pull or draw"
Homework: Vocab Quiz Friday (5 words on p. 82 in their journals. The quiz will also include the morpheme "tract")
intermission (n)
varied(adj)
mason (n)
robust (adj)
melodious (adj)
The culminating event for this unit will be a joint poetry slam for 4th and 5th grade. Parents will be invited to this event so please be on the look out for the date!
Social Studies: Mrs. Crush
We will continue our exploration of civics standards. Our students have been actively engaged in learning about:
Diverse Forms of Self-Government: They are comparing the political form of monarchy with the self-governing systems developed in colonial America.
Civic Participation: Students are understanding the importance of civic participation through local examples from past and current events.
Processes for Change: They are describing the processes people use to change rules and laws and how these developments improve communities to meet the needs of citizens.
Religion: Mrs. Crush
We will begin Chapter 5: There Is One God. This chapter will help students:
begin to understand the distinction between Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.
know that our Creeds summarize the most important beliefs of our faith.
know that there are three Divine Persons in one God.
discuss the reasons why some become atheists and ways they can respond to these arguments.
Words to Know: Blessed Trinity, Creed, Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition
Important Announcements:
Ch. 5 Test: Tuesday, November 11..
*Study Materials: Ch.5 Review, Words to Know, Doodles, Highlighted Text, Activities in the chapter
2nd Trimester Service Hours and Reflections: Each student is asked to complete two service hours per trimester. Their 2nd Trimester Service Hours and Reflections are due Wednesday, February 11. This will be completed on Google Classroom. Optional: complete log on paper.
Ch. 5 Vocabulary Definitions : Monday, November 3. The definitions will be given to the students to begin and/or complete after their test on Tuesday last week.
Science: Mrs. Jackel
Altar Serving Training:
Our 4th graders participated in Altar Server Training last week with Father Matthew! If your child would like to begin serving at weekend Masses, please reach out to Patrick Parris at pparris@ascension-parish.com. Patrick will help get them set up with Mass times and dates. *Please note only those who have received their First Holy Communion are able to altar serve.
As for school Mass, 4th graders will continue serving after Christmas. At that time, I will pair them with an experienced server so they can learn and practice alongside them. Students will be notified about a week in advance if they are scheduled to serve during a school Mass.
I’m looking forward to seeing our 4th graders begin serving at weekend Masses—it’s such a wonderful way for them to be involved in our parish community!
Blessings in a Backpack
Blessings in a Backpack
Several schools collect food for low-income students who might not otherwise have food over the weekends. The program is called Blessings in a Backpack. There is a link below that you and your student(s) can sign up for. The volunteers simply walk around to each item putting it in a bag. One location is Alex R. Kennedy Elementary which is close to Ascension.
Link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4EA9A92EA5F4C25-51271874-blessing#/
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