Grades 3 & 4 Newsletter Week of December 2, 2013 Hope all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday with your families! Thank you parents, for attending the Parent-Teacher Conferences. You have provided valuable insight regarding your child. Belated Birthday Wishes to David Donovan who celebrated his birthday on Sunday, November 24th. Our annual Christmas Festival will take place this weekend as well as our Christmas Program starring our students. Hope to see you there. Our tentative week’s schedule is as follows: Math – Grade 4- continue working on Chapter 5- Divide by 1 Digit, Mid-Chapter Test –pp. Mon. 12/9 Grade 3-continue working on Chapter 4- Multiplication Concepts Mid-Chapter Test-pp. Mon. 12/9 Spelling – Lesson 13- Grade 4- Abbreviations Grade 3- words ending with silent “e” Reading- Grade 3 – continue reading selection- Tornado Alert, focused skill-context clues Grade 4 – continue reading selection- A Big City Dream, focused skill-text structure English- Grades 3 and 4-continue study of Verbs Religion- beginning Chapter 5 – Created For One Another Science- continue working on Chapter 1 – Measuring Matter (Physical Science) Social Studies-continuing Chapter 1- Lesson 3, A Land of Climates God Bless, Candace A. Steffie