And the Countdown Begins...

We officially have 72 hours until our 1st Field Trip as 4th Graders!! We teacher's, couldn't be more excited! The Hermitage is overflowing with exploring, learning, and FUN. You may click here to check out some interesting information about The Hermitage. TN History for kids has lots of exciting activities that will give you a great foundation for our trip! Happy Exploring! : )

We're Lucky Ducks!

By now, I'm sure your kids have told you the latest craze around Watt Hardison Halls; Ducks! You heard right! : ) We wear our ducks loud and proud to show we are doing our part in marking our school bigger & better!! Encourage your kids to sell Cookie Dough <and other great items> until the final turn in date, September 28, 2011. Student's will earn ducks-which lead to prizes! Our class goal is 5 items per student, and I am pulling back my sleeves to sell along with them! ; ) If you have any questions about our fall fundraiser, please feel free to email!

Letters Home from Yosemite

This week we are reading “Letters Home from Yosemite” by Lisa Halvorsen. We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story. It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child. Also, you will find our spelling words for the week. Please practice these words at home as well. The words in italics are our challenge spelling words. Let’s have a great week!

Spelling Words: usual, huge, flute, mood, smooth, threw, afternoon, scooter, juice, cruise, truth, bruise, cruel, excuse, pupil, groove, confuse, humor, duty, curfew, influence, aluminum, nutrition, accumulate, igloo

 

Vocabulary Word	Meaning
wilderness	place that is in a natural state
naturalist	person who studies living things
preserve	save
impressive	amazing
species	type of animal or plant
slopes	sides of a mountain
glacier	huge sheet of ice

Compound Sentences Help!

This week, we have been looking at how we can join 2 simple sentences into a compound sentence. This activity will help students use conjunctions to merge 2 simple sentences together! Have fun! : )

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Field Trip!

We are super excited about our upcoming field trip. We are scheduled to visit The Hermitage, on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Please check your child's binder this week for more details & permission slips! *Please remember, it is very important that we wear our class shirts during the field trip.* This is simply a safety measure, and individualizes our group. Please be sure your child wears his/her class shirt on September 27, 2011. (We will send shirts home as soon as they arrive.-If you have not purchased your child's class shirt, you may still turn it in. The cost is 8.00)

Please visit http://www.thehermitage.com/ to check out all of the exciting things we will see during our visit!

*We will be participating in a Hands On History program. During this program, we will explore The Trail of Tears. Our objectives are listed below.*

Objectives
A. Examine historical information from a variety of sources, including museum and library
collections, letters, maps, government documents, oral histories, firsthand accounts, and web
sites.
B. Analyze documentation to determine the reasoning, policies and outcomes of the Indian
Removal Act and the Trail of Tears.
C. Understand, through dialogue and discussion, how the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of
Tears was the culmination of a centuries-old attitude toward the Native Americans of the
United States.

Need Help with Multiplication & Division?

If you are having trouble with Whole Number Multiplication, be sure to check out this valuable resource!

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Need help with Division? Check out the link below for some wonderful help!

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