Grades 3 & 4 Newsletter Week of February 17, 2014 Happy Belated Valentine’s Day! Hope you enjoyed the extended snow weekend! Our classroom Valentine’s Party will be today. Both grades will participate in an Essay contest sponsored by the local American Legion Auxiliary. The topic for the essay is “How I Can Show My Pride in Being an American?” The essay is to be typed or handwritten (150-250 words) and is due to me on Wed. 2/19. Students have received paperwork regarding a Biography Book Report that is due Thursday, 3/14 and an Animal Research Report due on Thursday, 2/27. Please include a drawing or a picture of the animal. Our classroom Valentine’s Party will be today, Monday 2/17. Our tentative Academic Agenda is as follows: Math- Grade 3- working on Chapter 6- More Multiplication / Division Facts Grade 4- concluding Chapter 12- Divide by Two Digits Test- Thurs. 2/20 Spelling- Working on Lesson 21- Grade 3- words containing (a, aw, au, or, our) sounds Grade 4- Contractions Reading- Grade 3 focused skill- summarizing, Selection-Tops and Bottoms Grade 4- focused skill- making judgments, Selection- John Henry English- Grades 3 & 4- Creative Writing Assignment- Informative Description Biography Book Report notes will be checked Thurs., 2/20. Religion- working on Chapter 8- The Great Commandment Science- beginning Chapter 4 – Light (Physical Science) Animal Reports-Due 2/27. Notes in copybook will be checked 2/21. Social Studies- beginning study of Pennsylvania- Chapter 1- Geography of PA God Bless, Candace A. Steffie