First Week of Quarter 2 Concludes

Welcome back from fall break, and thank you for a successful Week 1 of Quarter 2. Mrs. Klopack and I are grateful for your time and insight during conferences this past week. These meetings are so helpful in assisting us in serving your children, and we're humbled by all the work we see you have been doing with them at home. To paraphrase one 4A parent: it really does take a village to raise a fourth grader!

I will be sending a short individual email to each of you this weekend to recap the conference and confirm any resolutions we may have made for your child. If you have any follow-up questions or concerns, as always, please let me know.

The next two weeks in class:

History:  Students will take a closer look at important figures in Europe this week, including William the Conqueror, Henry II, and Thomas Beckett.

Science:  During week two, students will look at how animals adapt to thrive in their environment. This will include a study of different biomes and significant environmental issues. Students will also be assigned their Arizona Biome Project, which will be due toward the end of week four.

Language Arts: This week in Literature students will discuss conflict resolution. They will read chapters 3-5 of Robin Hood. In grammar, they move into deeper classifications and diagrams. In Spalding, there are words and markings.

Math:  Students will continue working on multiplication and division. There will be nightly homework, and much work dedicated to the multiplication tables.