Happy Monday

Great job to Kira & Piper on their Extended Studies Projects. We got to go and see their amazing architectural designs. Great job girls!! Not a lot to report on today, but will give you a quick synopsis of this week's objectives. Math-we started our Geometry unit today. We are learning all about polygons, their sides and their angles. Speaking of angles, we are going to be measuring angles so if you could send a protractor to school with your child by Wed. that would be great. This is new for 4th grade this year with the new Common Core so that is why it was not on the supply list at the beginning of the year. Sorry for any inconvenience. In Lead 21, we started Selection 2 of the Midwest section. We are working hard on comprehension of main idea/details in the selection so we are working this week on writing deep, thick questions that will check our comprehension and understanding of what we read. Then we will meet in groups in more of a book club format to discuss & share our questions. Spelling is Unit 27 word list. Science-we will be building our worm farm on Wednesday so we can watch worms in their habitat. Montana History-we finished up our Lewis & Clark Expedition section today with a little quiz on the section and talked about John Colter who was a trapper/trader, but he got chased out of Montana by a group of indians after hiding out in a _______ lodge. Ask your child which tribe it was and what animal and put it in the planner. Social Studies-we are starting the Midwest tomorrow with making flash cards of the states & capitals and students will be bringing home a map to study those too. Adapted Mind computer program. We have added this on to extra reading practice here at school during our computer time. Students can access this at home for more practice too if you allow them to. It is www.adaptedmind.com That about sums up the week. Remember PE shoes tomorrow. Have a great night.