Student-Led Conferences - It was so wonderful to see many families at English Landing last week for student-led conferences. It is fabulous to hear 4th graders explaining what we are learning to their parents and showing off their skills. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we do! If you are still needing to having a student-led conference with your child, please contact your child's teacher. We strive for 100% attendance! Thank you!
Friendship Party - Thank you so much to all the parents who donated their time to planning, organizing, and running our party. Also, thank you to those who helped the day of the party and to the parents who donated supplies. The kids enjoyed a STEM Challenge using paper hearts to build the highest tower. Then, they decorated sugar cookies, made a butterfly craft, and did relay races. It was definitely a fun party!
Reading - We are continuing our unit on poetry. Students have become experts at interpreting a poem and identifying/explaining alliteration, personification, similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and idioms. This week, students will notice how authors use synonyms and antonyms in their poems to emphasize that an idea is true or to introduce contradictory information. (The sun had a nasty day) Usually we don't think of the sun as nasty. We typically reserve this word to describe rain and other undesirable weather! Students will dive into fables as well. Students will study the lessons from fables such as "Slow and steady wins the race." from The Tortoise and the Hare.
Writing - Fourth graders are continuing with the informational writing unit on Westward Expansion. Students will finish up chapter 1 of their book with the help of their teacher. This is the chapter teachers are using as a model for what students will do more independently for chapter 2. Students will be using a website called Storyjumper.com to make their book into a real book! This site allows kids to add photos, captions, and other text features to their writing. It can also be emailed, purchased, or printed when finished. Then, students will begin researching for chapter 2 and organizing their notes on their individual Westward Expansion topics soon!
Social Studies - Last week, we started learning about slavery and the Civil War in Missouri. Students were very surprised to learn that Missouri had over 10,000 slaves in 1820. They were also very intrigued by the Underground Railroad and how this helped slaves escape. We'll continue studying this time period throughout the week.
Math - We are wrapping up our unit on Topic 11 this week and will take the test. Students will be tested on their ability to find factors and multiples for a number up to 100. They will also need to find equivalent fractions, ordering up to 3 fractions by finding common denominators, and compare two fractions. We'll also take the pretest for Topic 12; Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Mixed Numbers and Like Denominators.
Upcoming Important Dates -
February 17 - Spirit Day
February 19 - Theme basket donations due to the front lobby (4th grade's themes are Mizzou and KU)
March 10 - Early Release - 1:30
March 17 - Annual Staff & Student Basketball Game at Lakeview 6:00 - 8:00
April 19 - East & Peeler field trip to Jeff City
April 21 - Moore & VanBerkum field trip to Jeff City
English Landing's Weekly Newsletter: https://www.smore.com/ua4dt-family-news-from-the-nest
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