Dear Families, School will be closed on Monday, January 21st to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Since fourth graders are currently learning about the significant events that have happened in the southeast region, it was only natural that we would discuss Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. We also learned about many other incredible women, men, and children that stood up for what they believed in to work towards making a change. Ask your child about some of the inspiring people and important events we learned about this past week. Language Arts Students continued working on their fiction stories that they started last week. Although stories are at various stages of the writing process, a few students read what they had with their classmates. As an audience member, fourth graders were asked to listen for a clear beginning, middle and end, character development, and that the story made sense. It was great to see the different directions stories went in when given the opportunity to write fiction. Book clubs continued to meet and discuss current book selections. Students were asked to write their wonderings on sticky notes while reading independently to later share with their group. Students also identified vocabulary words that they thought were interesting or unknown to them. A theme of a story is the underlying message or big idea. The message can tell us more about human nature or life in general. We brainstormed various themes for our class book Fish in a Tree. A few themes that were identified were:
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Just a reminder that Tuesday will be a Monday schedule. Fourth graders will have PE and Art. Have a wonderful long weekend! Warmly, Brigid Comments are closed.
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