MARCH 2021

See if your fourth grade learner can answer these questions. . .

Math: What is an extended fact?

Science: What is sound?

Reading: When you answer a RACEs question, what does R.A.C. stand for?

Grammar: What are the two parts a complete sentence needs?

Spelling: What is the meaning of the suffix -less? How does it change a word?

Writing: What is wrong with this sentence? I hope you liked my essay.

Computer Literacy: How do you bookmark something so it is easy to find later?

Other: How often do you ask your teacher for help when you need it?

Emotional: How are you doing? Do you need a hug?

Please continue to support, assist, and love your child this year, and we will do the same!

This month in 5th grade, weekly D.A.R.E. classes will continue with Officer Wiegand. Students are enjoying learning about his role in the community, and how they can focus on making good choices. Mathematicians are completing Unit 4: Decimal Concepts and Coordinate Grids and will be moving on to Unit 5: Operations with Fractions. Writers are in the drafting stage of the Opinion Writing Unit and will continue to strengthen and improve their writing piece this month.

In reading, students will spend a Seuss-tastic week learning about Dr. Seuss in celebration of his birthday. Learners will then continue the Inferring Unit, which helps students draw conclusions according to evidence in the text. Scientists will wrap up their studies in our Matter Unit and begin learning of the Earth’s systems and how they interact.

It’s hard to believe that we are already approaching the 4th quarter of the 20-21 school year. Give your learner an extra hug today, they are doing an amazing job overcoming all of the challenges they have faced over the past year!

Music classes will be exploring different genres during the month of March. The first week we will be celebrating Read Across America with sound stories. The students will be receiving their music sound bag kits during class time. These bags are to stay at school so we have sound sources that we can create music with during class. We will be reviewing musical elements from quarters one and two. Each week there is a worksheet to complete and turn in by the next music class. The worksheets are a review and practice of the music ideas we learn about in class.

Rhythm Raptor Challenge Award

The rhythm raptor challenge has started for round 2 for the fourth and fifth grade classes. The classes with the most points wins the rights of keeping Rex the Dinosaur and his cousins in their classroom until the next challenge.

Remember if you are remote learning check your google classroom. Each week there will be lessons and assignments posted on google classroom under the music topic for your class. Please complete the lessons each week. Your music grade will include the remote learning assignments.

Fifth grade band and chorus have been postponed at this time. We will try to get the groups started during this school year when we have more in person learning time. Information will be sent home as soon as we know about the start of these groups.