Weekly Update!

The girls went all out dressing up each day to celebrate Dr. Seuss and Read Across America Day. Click here to see pictures from this week. Also, on Tuesday, the girls learned about Mardi Gras and then made colorful masks. We even got out the glitter, so a fun time was had by all! 

In math, we discussed multiplying and dividing compound measurements. A compound measurement is when you have large and small units together (i.e. 6 ft 5 in). We also converted measurements expressed as fractions and mixed numbers into smaller units, and we discussed fractions of a whole using units of measurement. The girls took detailed notes and seemed really confident in their knowledge of these concepts, so we moved pretty quickly. I will be making some instructional videos and will upload them to my blog after the break. The videos will cover all of these concepts. We will go over word problems on Tuesday, March 19th. Then we will review on Wednesday and Thursday for the test, which is on Friday, March 22nd. The girls and I discussed that even though they can use all of their notes during the test, it is important they really understand the concepts. They should only rely on their notes for the conversions.  

In history, the girls learned some very basic facts about WWI and then we jumped into the 1920's. The girls were dancing the Charleston all up and down the hallway! We will wrap up the 1920's after the break.

In Language Arts, several girls recited their Langston Hughes poems. I was impressed by the girls' detailed analyses and how they used the intonation in their voices and their illustrations to communicate that they really understood the deeper meaning of their poems. Also, the girls paired up and read aloud several chapters in Scraps of Time: A Song for Harlem, and then they wrote chapter summaries in their composition notebooks. They also had some time to work on their Glogster book report projects, and they finalized their choices for their biographies.

On Thursday, the girls really enjoyed a fun activity where they typed creative stories into a joint Google Slide presentation. They had to use the three words from 3WT on the Fourthies site as well as include several "commonly confused" words. After they typed their paragraphs, they read each other's slides and left comments in the margin. We also discussed action, helping, and linking verbs and sang some songs to help us remember examples of these types of verbs. After we return from break, we will pick back up with our writing labs. The girls will showcase all they have learned so far this year by writing a detailed story about their favorite event from Spring Break. 

We wrapped up the week with Innovation Day where the girls created Seussical style hats along with the girls from Mrs. Cavallo's class. We paraded around the lower school and then watched a couple of short Dr. Suess videos, which retold the stories of The Lorax and The Sneetches. Click here to see the girls' amazing hat creations and there is a bonus photo of an impromptu "massage chain" the girls created while watching the videos. 

Safe travels and I can't wait to hear all about the girls' adventures when they return from Spring Break!

Reminders and General Information

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**Parent How-To Videos for accessing Quia, Newsela, and That Quiz!

**Maypole- A Fourthie Tradition!! All details are here (Fourthie site> Everything Else)

** Please consider our play rehearsal schedule when making dental, doctor etc. appointments for your daughter. Practice begins on 3/22.

**Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day- Please sign up here. 

**Final Assembly information is here!

**Homework- this will be updated after Spring Break

**Carpool Helper(s)- TBD 

**Special Week- No Special Week girl for the week of 3-18-19

Class Leadership Week of 3/18/19

Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Holt and Elizabeth

Attendance- Chloe and Sirena

Girls: Your blog question is...What date is the Unit 5 test? Can you use your notes? Post your answers here.