This past week in Ms. Chases 4th grade class we made our leadership chain on Fantastic Friday. We are starting are writing project where will write our own stories on stuff like our summer, our times we had two years ago, things we like. We our trying to make our new math fluency goal; so we have been doing so well. If we get more this Friday then get a party, yay! We also just got a new Monday memo where we get a lot of homework which is good but if we don’t get done we don’t get recess. The kids of Ms.Chases’ 4th grade class are working hard and we are learning about Paleo people, Archaic Indians, Mississippian Indians, Woodland, Creek, Cherokee, and Chickasaw Indians. We are learning so much Ms. Chase is so nice, kind, beautiful, wonderful, and loves us so much. We are starting to learn the moon phases which will be very fun. We are learning the seven habit with our teacher and how we our living them, showing them, being the seven habits we are still learning the habit motion. We are having muffins for moms, dads and grandparents next week September 27th for 4th grade-5th grade, too. We are having so much fun in Ms. Chases’ 4th grade class. We are learning to be friends and help each other out and be a leader. Thank you for being a part of our class Love ,Emma and Brooke Our year will be divided into four, 9 week long units of study -- one per quarter.
Note: You will notice that I did not include Math and Reading. This is because Math and Reading skills will change from week to week and even day by day. Therefore, it's hard to list all skills covered during a single quarter. To find out more specifics about what we're learning in either math or reading, check out the "Math Resources" or "Literacy Resources" Quarter 1: August 11 - October 7 Social Studies: The Land and People in North America Before European Exploration (Native Americans) and the Age of Exploration Science: Earth and Space Science -- Phases of the Moon, Erosion and Weathering, Water Cycle, Weather and Climate Writing: Realistic Fiction Narrative Writing Quarter 1 Project: EXPLORE AN EXPLORER -- students will be assigned a famous explorer from the Age of Exploration to research. They will turn in their research for half of the project grade. The second half of the project grade will be collaborating with other classmates who researched the same explorer, and creating a life-size poster of the explorer with important information. Each group will present their research to the class. More information about the project, its requirements, and the grading rubric will be sent home! Quarter 2: October 17 - December 16 Social Studies: Early European Settlements in America and the 13 Colonies Science: Physical Science -- Matter, Energy, Motion and Force, Magnets, Electricity Writing: Personal 5 Paragraph Essay Quarter 2 Project: COLONIAL TRAVEL BROCHURE -- students will choose one of the 13 colonies to create an informational travel brochure about. More information about the project, its requirements, and the grading rubric will be sent home! Quarter 3: January 2 - March 17 Social Studies: The American Revolution and the Start of a New Nation (Government) Science: Life Science -- Plant and Animal Cells, Interdependence in an Ecosystem, Food Chains Writing: Informational Text Writing (writing an informational book about an event or person in the American Revolution) Quarter 3 Project: CELL PROJECT -- students will create a 3D representation of either a plant or animal cell and its important organelles. More information about the project, its requirements, and the grading rubric will be sent home! Quarter 4: March 27 - May 26 Social Studies: Westward Expansion Science: Life Science -- Heredity, Biodiversity and Change, Metamorphosis, Adaptations, Endangered and Extinct Animals Writing: Literary Analysis Essay Quarter 4 Project: LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM -- students will choose a historical figure that we studied during the course of the year. They will write and recite a brief biography about their historical figure. More information about the project, its requirements, and the grading rubric will be sent home!
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