Quarter 3 Week 5

Dear 4C Families,

Great Hearts Day, Feb. 14
At Archway Lincoln, we will not celebrate Valentine’s Day as it is traditionally celebrated in schools, but will instead celebrate Great Hearts Day on Wednesday, February 14th. Our class will have a short celebration, the focus of which is on friendship and kind-heartedness, not gifts and candy.

Our classroom liaison and I will plan a celebration during which the students will enjoy activities that recognize what it means to be a good friend. Our hope is that each child is celebrated for the ways in which he or she demonstrates Friendship in our classroom and community.

Please remember that students are not to bring in any Valentine’s cards or treats for their classmates. We will take care of showing our appreciation for our friends during our party. If any student brings in Valentines or candy, we will need to put them in the backpack to be returned home.

Thank you for your consideration of this special day and the establishment of traditions here at Archway Lincoln!

• Wednesday, 2/14 - Great Hearts Day 
• Monday, 2/19 - Presidents' Day - no school

Academics this week:

In ELA this week, we will focus on transition words and cause and effect. We will write the plot of one of the chapters in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and use it to work on editing skills. In grammar, the focus will be progressive verb tense and diagramming. On Friday, the students will recite the poem "Fog" by Carl Sandburg.

This week in math, we will start to study the four operations of decimals. We will spend most of the week practicing adding decimals, then move on to subtraction by Friday.

We will learn about mass and volume and how they relate to density. We will study the periodic table and learn some common elements we use everyday. We will learn about solutions and do an experiment to create crystals from a solution.

In history this week we will review the 5 regions of the United States for our quiz on Tuesday. After our quiz we will begin our study of Arizona's 3 regions. Students will be able to identify the 3 regions and the main features, rivers and lakes of each. Later in the week we will turn our attention to how we learn about history and the differences between primary and secondary sources.  On Friday students will begin their Arizona landmark essay. 

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Please bring in Box Tops, if you have been collecting them. 

Quarter 3 Week 5

Dear 4C Families,

We will continue learning about plot and characterization in literature this week. In grammar, our focus will be on defining and identifying clauses and relative pronouns and adverbs. We will also work on dictionary skills. The students will get a new poem to learn which will be recited the week of 2/12.

In math this week, we will be wrapping up our unit introducing decimals. We will practice rounding decimals, review the unit, and take our unit test on Friday.

This week in history we will continue our study of the 5 regions of the United States. We will focus on the Mid-West, West and the Southwest this week. Students will learn about the land, climate, plants, animals and industry of each region. We will have a test on the 5 regions on Monday 2/12.

In science, we will learn about the respiratory system. We will review the CVS and Respiratory system for the quiz on Wednesday. We will begin our next unit on chemistry by learning about matter and atoms.

Quarter 3 Week 4

Dear 4C families,

I was sick on Friday so, black folders will go home Monday. 


This week we have our field trip on Friday to MIM! Please make sure your students arrives on Friday by 8:00 am sharp.



Academics

Math

In math this week, we will continue studying decimals by introducing the thousandths place. We will have a short quiz over decimal concepts covered in the last three weeks (tenths and hundredths) on Thursday. There will be a unit test on Friday, Feb. 9.

Jeopardy link: https://jeopardylabs.com/done/math-jeopardy5835

ELA

As we start The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, we will focus on theme, setting, and characterization. The students will be introduced to plot. Please make sure your child brings their book to school on Monday. On Friday, once we are back from the field trip, we will take the Spalding test and recite "Clouds".

History

This week in history, we will take our Kingdoms of Africa quiz on Monday. On Tuesday, we will begin our study of Arizona history. The focus of the week is the regions of the United States. Students will explore the 5 regions, their climates, landmarks, cultures and how they differ from Arizona. 

Jeopardy link:  http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=2374707#.WmqruLpFzIU

Science

In science this week, we will continue to learn about the cardiovascular system. We will learn about the parts of blood and blood types. 

Quarter 3 Week 3

Dear 4C families,

I added USA Test Prep daily practice on the right side of the blog. I will pass out a worksheet for the students to fill out the answers tomorrow. I will give your student extra credit for filling out the worksheet each day.

We have class pictures on the 25th. The picture form went home last week.

Academics

Math

In math this week, we will expand our knowledge of decimals by introducing the hundredths place. We will be playing some fun games to cement these key place value concepts.

ELA

We will finish Robin Hood this week by comparing and contrasting the book with other media. The final assessment will be a written assignment that we will begin on Tuesday and end on Wednesday. The students will be given a graphic organizer and rubric to help facilitate the assignment. On Thursday and Friday, we will learn about the common elements of a fairy tale and introduce The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Please make sure your child has the version of the book that is shown in the Current Literature section in the left margin of this blog.

History

This week in history we will finish our study of African Kingdoms during the Middle Ages. We will focus on the Songhai Empire and the travels of  Ibn Battuta. At the end of the week will begin our review for the quiz on Monday 1/29. 

Science

We will review for our quiz about rocks, weathering, and erosion on Tuesday. We will begin our next unit on the cardiovascular system (CVS). We will be able to identify the parts and functions of the CVS including the heart, blood, and blood vessels. We will see what happens to our heart rate when we exercise. 

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJzJKvkWWDc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2OIaXZZI0w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWti317qb_w&t=52s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-wilmN80XE&index=13&list=PL0iks935nI25_nbrBFamA8Y4f3zwDfRl8

Quarter 3 Week 2

Dear 4C Families,

I hope you had a nice weekend! 

Our field trip to the Musical Instrument Museum is on February 2nd. Please look out for an email about it later this week.

Academics
In math this week, we will be starting a new unit on decimals. We will introduce the tenths place this week and do a lot of practice with manipulatives as we approach this new topic.

We will finish Robin Hood this week. On Monday, January 22, we will have a culminating activity and on Tuesday, January 23 we will have the final test on Robin Hood. Our next book will be The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum. Please make sure your child has this version.  The ISBN number is 978-1593082215. Link to Amazon.

This week in science, we will conclude our study of meteorology with a quiz on 1/16. We will study the three types of rocks, how they form, the rock cycle, and weathering.

This week in history we will continue our study of African Kingdoms. We will focus on the Trans-Sahara Trade and how trade helped to spread ideas across Africa. We will also study several important Kingdoms including Ghana and Mali, as well the impact of Mali's Mansa Musa and his pilgrimage to Mecca. 

Quarter 3 Week 1

Dear 4C Families,

Welcome back to the second half of the school year! New on the blog is a subscription by email and the class schedule on the right hand side of the blog. On Fridays, we will continue to send home the black folders and an email from Jupiter will be sent out with any missing assignments. Next weekend is a 3-day weekend for MLK day. There is no school on 01/15.



Academics

This week in math, we will review the concepts we covered in the first semester, including place value, the operations of whole numbers, fractions, operations of fractions, and measurement.

In ELA this week, we will learn about Point of View and begin working on informative and explanatory texts. We will continue to read and discuss Robin Hood, as well as, recite Paul Revere. 

This week in history we will begin our study of African Kingdoms. We will focus on the geography of Africa including the countries of Africa as well as major mountains, rivers and other geographic features. We will then begin studying the Kingdoms of the Kush and the Aksum and how these kingdoms impacted Africa. 

In science, we will learn about forecasting and climate. We will compare weather and climate. There is a quiz on Tuesday, January 16th.

Welcome Back!

Dear 4C Families,

I hope your break was relaxing, full of family, fun, and tons of food!

I stayed in Arizona and visited my family and ate and ate and ate. My garden finally had ripe tomatoes! I renovated my laundry room. I was pretty busy but,  I am excited to start the next quarter!

Also, I want to say thank you to all of you for the sweet holiday cards and generous holiday gifts. I am giving thank you notes to the students on Monday.


Parent-Teacher Conferences are tomorrow and Friday. I look forward to discussing your students with you. Please sign up for a conference at this link (http://signup.com/go/rnkMBBb). I got a few emails asking if the conferences are mandatory and they are not mandatory.

In science, we are going to be studying types of rocks the second week of school. I was wondering if anyone has rocks I can show the students? I have a few small sets of the types of rocks but, I wish I had more.

Missing Assignments Quarter 3
I will be using Jupiter to notify parents of missing assignments. The notification goes out on Fridays. Let me know if you have any questions.

Best,
Mrs. Sarnataro