Thursday

FYI:
Mid-terms will be coming home NEXT Wed. My grades are pretty much up-to-date on I.C. so you may look there. I have a few 'blank' areas where I'm adding in grades or waiting for make-up work to come in.  **Please remember, if your child plays a reading or math game off my blog, please write that in their planner and your child will receive extra credit!

***If your child participates in Jump Rope for Heart, he/she does not need to read their 20 min. tonight for the book log. Please just write in the slot that they were at GSE! I wish we could come! Harper has been running a fever the last few days/nights to go along with her cold so I think it best to not get her out in the rain! I will greatly miss seeing the kids! This is one of my favorite GSE events!!***

Science:
Today we worked on the study guide for the 3 states of matter. This was a short unit since it should all have been a review from 3rd grade. Tuesday we will begin our new science unit.
HW: study for test using study guide

Reading:
Today students worked on more myths! We love this unit! We talked about a few more allusions and wrote them in our unit packet.  We read a story on Achilles' Heel and then a play on Pandora's Box.  We made our own Pandora's Box with things we wished would go away. The kid's responses were SO sweet. Many asked for cancer, hurt feelings, jealousy, etc. to go away! :)  Students also worked on questions from their Lit. groups as well as had time to practice their vocab. words. 
HW: practice for vocab. test tomorrow

Math:
Today we learned how to multiply a fraction and a whole number. Kids did great! We also reviewed a lot of the fractions concepts we've learned so far.  The test for fractions will be next Wednesday.
No HW

Writing:
The kids had Health class today with Mrs. Embry.
No HW

Please place a smiley face next to your signature on the planner if you read this! Thanks!