The Week Ahead 2/5-2/9

Inquiry
The students have been working hard to apply their knowledge of circuits to make a card that lights up. Monday will be our final day to work on the cards in class. When we have the cards wrapped up we will begin our final learning experience of our unit. This final learning experience will culminate with an innovation fair in which students will get a chance to show an innovation they created using creativity and knowledge of energy. On Wednesday students were sent home with a planning sheet, which they should use to come up with a problem they want solve. At this point in time, we just want students to focus on determining their problem. They don't need to do anything else. Each student is expected to have their planning sheet complete and returned to school by Tuesday, 2/6.

Math
Students will come home with their multiplication and division math test on Monday. Go over the test with your student. Next week we will use our knowledge of multiplication and division to collaborate and solve some complex story problems.

Idiom of the week: leave the door open

Report Cards
1st semester report cards will be sent home with students on Friday, 2/9. To acknowledge receipt of the report card, please sign the envelope and send it back to school on Monday, 2/12. Please note that the proficiency levels on this report card are based on end of the year fourth grade goals.  

Upcoming Dates
  • Tuesday, February 6th - Reading Log Due/Vocab Test - Problem Planning Sheet Due
  • Wednesday, February 7th - Early Release 1:35
  • Friday, February 9th - Report Cards Sent Home
  • Wednesday, February 14th - Valentine's Day Party
  • Monday, February 19th - No School - President's Day

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