Literature
next quarter will begin with Tall Tales, but your scholar will need to
bring in their copy of Charlotte's Web by April 3.
Dates:
March 13-17: Spring Break
Conversation
Starters:
How did Daniel Hale
Williams show courage? How did Florence Nightingale show citizenship?
What happened to the
hard-boiled egg that was soaked in soda? What can we learn from this?
Why were the bison
important to the Plains Indians?
What is your favorite
cursive letter to write?
How many adverbs are in
this sentence? The cheerful puppy barked happily outside. (“happily”
and “outside”)
Restate 4+4+4+4+4+4=?
as a multiplication equation. What is the answer to both equations?
Academics:
Math: Quarter 4 will start with a week and a half
long unit covering time. Students will learn how to read an analog clock to the
nearest minute and will distinguish between AM and PM. Ask your student to
practice reading analog clocks around the house!
Literature: Next quarter, we will continue enjoying the pioneer times and
westward expansion by reading some famous American Tall Tales. Students will
learn that this is a genre of fictional stories written about real-life folk
heroes that features the use of exaggeration and humor! We will read tall tales
about John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, and Paul Bunyan this week.
Grammar: Scholars will review adverbs and learn about
prepositions and their objects. Scholars will receive their next poem:
"Harriet Tubman".
Science: Next quarter, students will learn about the six simple machines:
the lever, ramp (inclined plane), wedge, pulley, screw, and wheel and axle.
Students will learn about each type and the work they do.
Spalding: Scholars now know how to write all lowercase and uppercase
letters in cursive. We will continue to practice connecting letters by writing
one spelling word a day in cursive this week. Please have your child practice
the daily cursive word's spelling and cursive formation on their homework. They
will demonstrate their command of cursive by writing three words in cursive on
the first test of the quarter, gradually building to two words a day the week
after, then three, etc. until the entire week's spelling list is written in
cursive!
History: Moving forward in time, after Westward Expansion in the US, life
in the North and South grew differently. Students will learn about the practice
of slavery and the differences between the North and South that would
eventually lead to a civil war.
As always, please feel
free to contact your child's teacher with questions, concerns, or joys! We hope you enjoy a
wonderful Spring Break.
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