Hello, 4th grade parents! It was wonderful to see your kiddos again after Easter Break! He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed, ALLELUIA!
*Our own Mr. Don McGhee was baptized in Chapel this week! We are so thankful for his faith and the washing of the waters of baptism!
*Information about the Rams Run came home this week. If your child is interested in running, please let me know. Thank you!
*Thank you for your donations for our Shine event! We are all set on our fruit snacks!
Here is what we have been up to in the classroom:
RELIGION- We have discussed the stories of Jesus' Resurrection and how He appeared to Mary, His disciples, and to Thomas. We talked about "not seeing and believing" and how we are BLESSED! Next week, we will talk about His message of the Great Commission and His Ascension.
MEMORY-4/14-Day by day, at home, away, Jesus is my staff and stay. When I hunger, Jesus feeds me, Into pleasant pastures leads me; When I thirst, He bids me go Where the quiet waters flow.
4/17-Who so happy as I am, Even now the Shepherd's lamb? And when my short life is ended, By His angel host attended, He shall fold me to His breast, There within His arms to rest.
LANGUAGE ARTS- We began reading and learning about the childhood of Harry S. Truman this week. We have learned a lot of new vocabulary words and have focused on sequencing and cause, and effect. During class, we have been working in Literature Circles, with each student taking on a different role during discussions.
Yesterday, each fourth grader received a biography of a famous Missourian. Your kiddo’s job is to read the biography, take notes about this person, and then, in class, we will begin writing about the person we studied. This will be our April/May book report and project. We will create a Biography Lap Book, which we will begin in class, but will need to be finished at home. They have been given a due date of May 8th. In the meantime, please help your child come up with a plan to dress up as his or her famous Missourian. Please use the resources you have at home or borrow from a friend. We will be reciting the facts we have learned about these people, dressed as them, at our Famous Missourian Living Museum on May 13th. (Think: Night at the Museum!) You will get to meet George Washington Carver, Harry S. Truman, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Daniel Boone, Mark Twain, Walt Disney, and Ulysses S. Grant! I have some excited kiddos in here! (Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
SPELLING WORDS for Friday, April 17th:
Book: Harry S. Truman: Thirty-Third President of the United States
although, magazine, introduce, predicted, tremendous, stomach, disease, probably, gradually, difficult
Challenge Word: diphtheria
MATH- We tested over Unit 13 and began learning geometry in Unit 14! We discussed points, lines, line segments, and rays. We will learn geometrical shapes and lines of symmetry next week.
SCIENCE- We created our imaginary arthropods this week! They are AMAZING! I love the creativity all of the students shared, as well as the knowledge about God-made arthropods and their structures. 
The Colorful Cool Beetle
Buzzer
The Pizza Masher
The
Dragomasbeetle
Water Hopper
LeBron-AuteKumpo-Curry-Jordan-Bryant-Oneal
Weedle
Special Classes:
Art- We worked on our Crowd and Action paintings. They turned out beautifully!
Writers' Workshop- We began reading and writing about our famous Missourians.
Music- Students have been practicing their songs for their spring concert.
Computer Lab-We published our Writers' Workshop writing assignments, using Google Docs.
P.E.- We learned how to the track events: running long jump, standing broad jump, and the 100-meter dash.
Spanish- Students learned how to translate complete English sentences into Spanish. They talked about male and female nouns.
Upcoming Events:
April
10-Midterm/12:30 Dismissal
16-Preschool Spring Program
22-24-NWEA Testing
28-K-2nd Spring Program
May
3rd-5th grade Spring Program
7-5th-8th Band Concert
8-Fun Day
13-4th Grade's Famous Missourian Living Museum-more details coming!
14-4th Grade's End-of-the-Year field trip to Truman Library and Burr Oak-more details coming!
15-Last Day of School12:30 dismissal; Graduation Pre-K at 5:30 pm and 8th grade at 7 pm
Have a beautiful weekend!
God's Blessings,
Kim
