Where has the time gone?

I cannot believe we have only four weeks of school before Christmas Break!  We have so much to do in order to be on target!  In order to finish Middle Ages before Christmas we are going to begin it next week and not start a new essay until we finish our geology unit.  This is what you can expect in the upcoming week:

·         Math – negative numbers and a continued review of previous concepts some of the students have not mastered yet.

·         Grammar – parts of speech now include articles, nouns, pronouns, verbs and helping verbs.  Next week we will spend a lot of time on contractions.

·         Excellence in Writing – we will finish up our current essay and hold off on starting a new one until we finish our science unit.

·         Science – we have about 4-5 days left in our geology unit.  We will be finishing up on volcanoes tomorrow, starting mountain building, rocks and weathering and erosion with a test on Friday.

·         History – Middle Ages – We will finish this before we go to break and you can expect to see a Middle Ages Tournament.  Students will dress in Middle Ages garb, take part in events seen during a Middle Ages Fair or Tournament, dance, sing and of course feast!  Please be on the lookout for a sign-up sheet to volunteer or donate items for this event.

·         Literature – Pollyanna – I would like to finish this book by the end of the week.  I know it won’t happen, but I can hope! 

·         Greek and Latin – we should have a new test when we return from Thanksgiving Break

We will be very busy in the next week! 

REMEMBER VOLCANOES ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY!  If you wish to join us for the volcano event, we will be doing this with the other 4^th grade class and the 3^rd graders watching us on Wednesday at 10:30.