What's Happening in Fourth Grade?

RELIGION - The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday.
                      We will be discussing the meaning behind Lent and decide on our Lenten 
                        promises.

READING - Theme: Problem Solvers
                     Story: Sing to the Star
                     Genre: Realistic Fiction
                     Skill: Asking Questions
                                Story Structure 
                        Comprehension next week 

LANGUAGE ARTS - Prefixes and Suffixes
                                    Homophones - Spelling Unit 23

MATH - Division - Long Division / Practice Division Facts
                Factoring and Finding the mean
                Click the following for  a Long Division Practice Web site

SOCIAL STUDIES - Chapter Four - Europeans Explore California
                       Geography Skill - Longitude and Latitude

Presidents Report: Students have been working on an in-class report. They have been researching online as well as using a book reference to complete their reports. 
                        Here is a link to the page we have been using for research.  
                                                            IPL Link 

Spelling Unit 23

    1. lone
    2. break
    3. waist
    4. passed
    5. sore
    6. cellar
    7. roll
    8. died
    9. past
    10. steak
    11. role
    12. steel
    13. loan
    14. dyed
    15. seller
    16. brake
    17. soar
    18. steak
    19. stake
    20. waste
    

What's Happening in Fifth Grade Science?

Unit A - Life Science
Chapter 1 - From Single Cells to Body Systems

Focus: Body Systems
    Circulatory System
    Respiratory System
    Digestive System
    Excretory System

Upcoming Test: February 23rd on Lesson 1 and 2

Key Vocabulary

capillaries
alveoli
villi
nephrons
bone marrow
joints
tendons
ligaments
neurons
receptors

Fitness Challenge

STAR OF THE WEEK!

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BRIANNA 

Upcoming Dates:

February 20 - No School - Presidents' Day

February 22- Ash Wednesday

February 27 - WCEA/WASC Parent Meeting

March 2 - Family of Faith Friday
Schedule of Specials:

Grace Notes 
Mondays at 2:15

Physical Education
Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:25

Music
Wednesdays at 11:00

Computers & Library
Fridays at 10:30 - 11:30