As I sit down to start to plan for our first week back, I find how excited I am to welcome back our students! It's been awhile since we've been at school, so we will take next week to ease back into routines and pick up where we left off. I want to give parents and students a heads up for what to expect our first week back from winter break!
Writing
We are going to jump back into our nonfiction articles. We will be revising our articles by looking at introductions, conclusions, and transitions.
Reading
We ended our Nonfiction to Become Experts unit before break. We're in between units at the moment, so this will be a wonderful time to assess reading levels and really focus on engagement.
Our next reading unit is Historical Fiction (so exciting)!! After careful thought and planning, we are going to try historical fiction book clubs in 4th grade. Resources are limited, so I have been researching and compiling a list of 4th grade appropriate historical fiction books. This is a work in progress, of course. If you would like to help our historical fiction book clubs, please consider donating a book club book or set to our classroom library! Historical fiction books can be found on our Amazon Classroom Wishlist:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2NARYZ7H5W3HJ/ref=cm_sw_su_w
Thank you for considering!
Math
We plan to jump right back to where we left off! Students will be exploring division strategies through real world context scenarios.
Social Studies
We will be starting our Westward Expansion unit this week (which the students are very excited about)! We will begin by reviewing the Louisiana Purchase and discuss motives as to why people move. These discussions will move us into Missouri Statehood and the Missouri Compromise.
Upcoming Dates
- 1/9: Students Return
- 1/11: Late Start, 11:05 start
- 1/16: No School
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