WEEK 19

Quote of the Week:
"We must all learn to live together as brothers, or perish together as fools." Martin Luther King Jr.

Weekly Update-
* In reading our class will be finishing up the story Bridge to Terabithia
* Both grades will be finishing chapter 5 in the HM Book in math
* Using the computers, we are finishing up our 5 paragraph essays about our dreams in response to MLK and his "I Have a Dream" speech.
* Social Studies-We are learning about how California became a state in 4th grade. 5th grade is learning about the Boston Tea * Party along with the Boston Massacre. In addition, we are learning about, "Taxation with out representation," and how this led to the American Revolution.
* REMINDER-The Newspaper Book Project is due on Friday.Once again, there will not be as much homework this week so we can wrap up our Projects
* The 4th Grade Mission field trip is on Thursday
* Our class will have a Spelling Bee on Friday. Check this link if you would like to practice: http://mcoeweb.marin.k12.ca.us/es/spellingbee/Elem0910/ElementarySpellingList.pdf
The two top winners will on to compete against students from other 4-6th grades. In class we will learn words from Bridge to Terabithia along with the Civil Rights movement. We will learn the meaning and usage of 10 of these words in class on Wednesday.
* In computers we will be working on typing and beginning our Important People of the American Revolution Power Point Projects. 4th Grade will be doing their projects on California History during CA becoming a state. This is an in-class project.

I hope you all enjoyed your 3-day weekend. See you at school! Mr. Sweet

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read Ch. 7 in Bridge....
Math p. 45-46-4th grade in wkbk
5th-p. 49+50
Newspaper Project
THURSDAY FIELD TRIP DRIVERS-4th Grade
Stephanie Chamberlain(4)
Kira H.(4)
LEARN SPELLING WORDS+Usage-See spelling blog

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read Ch. 10 (Perfect Day)
Math Next page in wkbk
Study spelling/vocabulary + Spelling Bee Friday

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Finish Bridge to Terabithia
Math-Do Math Pre-Test 19a
Finish Newspaper Project
Study for Vocab/Spelling
BOOK ORDERS Due