Fourth Grade - Ms. Laurie Enloe

March 24-28

We've made it to the last quarter of 4th grade! Wow, how the year has sped by in a hurry. This last 9 weeks will be packed full of learning and fun 

• We will be going to the Mayborn Science Theater on April 25th. Please complete the online permission slip that Kristine Ramirez will be sending out this week.
• The last NWEA Map test will take place beginning the week of March 31st. Your students were sent home with a print out of their winter test results. Please ensure that they share this information with you. Most students are very pleased with their progress they've made this school year. 

 Here is what we will be learning this week.

 Religion:  Students are learning about corporal and spiritual works of mercy. They are required in 4th grade to complete 3 hours each nine weeks of community service.  This is a component of the Religion curriculum and will be considered a part of the quarterly Religion grade. Examples of activities include visiting nursing homes, community participation in clean-up campaigns, performing housework or errands for ill or elderly persons, altar serving, and singing in the choir at church. Please encourage your child to understand the importance of serving in our community. They will bring a community service sheet home this week to use for this nine weeks and must be completed and signed by the parent for each activity. A reflection for the three hours of community service should be written on the back of this sheet. 

Language Arts/Reading: Students will be given a spelling test on Friday. They will be practicing editing sentences and paragraphs for capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Lessons in extending vocabulary meaning and usage in their reading will continue with short stories.  They should continue to read a minimum of 15 minutes daily at home and will take Accelerated Reader tests after completion of each book. A quarterly grade is given for students' participation in reading at home.

Math: Students will be learning about calculating the perimeter and area of irregular shapes. They will have homework on Monday and Tuesday this week. 

History:   This week, students will learn about "The Great War" from The Stories of Civilization. There will be a history test on Friday.

Science:  Students will read informational text about Oceans and Waterways from Science Studies Weekly.  They will assess their knowledge  learned from this week's Science Studies Weekly on Friday.

I welcome your communication with me, and want you to take any opportunity to set conference times or email. My teacher conference times this year are Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 1:20-2:20. I can certainly accommodate an after school conference when necessary due to conflicting work schedules. 

Thank you for giving me the blessing of your children in our classroom this school year.

Many Blessings,

Laurie Enloe