Academics

Math

 The students have been working on:

  §  Recognizing rotations, reflections, and transformations when moving shapes.

  §  Identifying lines of symmetry.

  §  Identifying congruent shapes.

    Over the next couple of weeks, we will be working on:

§                                       Multiplication and Division

§                                      Reviewing fourth grade skills learned this year.

Reading

 Reading skills we have been working on:

·         How to read poetry.

·         Identifying fact and opinion when we read.

In our writing curriculum we are researching our states for our informational reports.

 Upcoming Dates

4/14     No School-Teacher

  Work Day

4/21     Movie Night at Sibley-6-8pm

4/18-4/21    Reading MCAs

4/25 -4/28   Math MCAs

5/12    Fourth grade trip to

Nigara Cave-Look

for more

information to come

home soon.

5/23     Last Day of School

MCAs       

Our class will be taking the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) this month.  We will be starting with the reading test.

Here are the dates for our testing:

Reading: April 18-April 21

Math: April 25-28

Please keep these dates in mind when planning appointments for child and make every effort to have your child at school on these dates.  Intervention and small groups will begin testing next week.