Week of 12/1/14

Reading:  We will be discussing our culminating activity of an Action Plan. Be looking for notes home about this Monday! We will also be reading articles about eco-friendly inventions and be working on paraphrasing & summarizing. Finally, we will be participating in a Socratic Seminar about the loggers vs. environmentalists debate.

Writing/Language:   We will continue our five paragraph letter to King George pretending we are either Loyalists or Patriots.

Math: We will begin our unit on fractions this week by looking at different visual representations of fractions and using a number line to order fractions.

Science/Social Studies: In science we’ll continue our unit on light with reflection, refraction, and absorption. In social studies we will continue discussing the causes of the American Revolution in preparation for our test on Tuesday.   Anchor Down these Assessments/Due Dates SS test on the Road to the Revolution- Friday Reading vocab test- next Wednesday Sci. light test- next Friday   100 Book Challenge Goals: Good- 165 steps Better- 300 steps   Captain of the Week:            This week our Captain of the Week is Hunter Loftis! Hunter is a very hard worker and always tries his best. He displays the character traits of: creativity, curiosity, respect, and cooperation daily in class. To see what Hunter is learning throughout the week, follow us on Twitter @glay_jessica Reminders from the Marina: *LOOK for GRADED PAPERS MONDAY! SIGN AND RETURN TUESDAY PLEASE!! *LOOK for an ACTION PLAN project explanation MONDAY!     -Polar Express Pancake Breakfast- Sat. Dec. 6 at Applebee’s- Order a ticket and I’ll be your waitress! PTA/4th Grade Christmas Program- Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 Chic-Fil-A Spirit Night- Dec. 18 ½ Day for students- Fri., Dec. 19, Christmas break the 19th- Jan. 4th