Email me at posner4aca@gmail.com as I am no longer at Archway Arete.

LAST WEEK!!

This is the last week of school, and my final blog post.

Thank you for a great year, and have an excellent summer.

Mr. Posner

Language Arts: Students will explore a new story: Rip Van Winkle. In grammar, sentence diagramming and classification continues. One last week of Spalding brings new words and new markings.

Math: Students will complete a unit on measurements and shapes. The year ends with a review of multiplication facts.

Science: Students continue the unit on the respiratory system, studying the lungs and the airways.

History: Students will conclude a unit that looks at the first six Presidents of the United States.

Language Arts: Students will continue their journey in the Wonderful World of Oz. In grammar, sentence diagramming and classification continues. Spalding brings new words and new markings.

Math: Students will continue a unit on measurements, learning how to divide and multiply.

Science: Students begin a unit on the respiratory system, studying the lungs and the airways.This is a three-week unit.

History: Students will continue a unit that looks at the first six Presidents of the United States.

Language Arts: Students will continue their journey in the Wonderful World of Oz. In grammar, sentence diagramming and classification continues. Spalding brings new words and new markings.

Math: Students will continue a unit on data collection. They learn about mean, median, and mode.

Science: Students continue the unit on the cardiovascular system, studying the heart, veins, and blood. This is a three-week unit.

History: Students will continue a unit that looks at the first six Presidents of the United States.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

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Language Arts: Students will continue their journey in the Wonderful World of Oz. In grammar, sentence diagramming and classification continues. Spalding brings new words and new markings.

Math: Students will continue a unit on linear graphing and data collection. Next, they learn about mean, median, and mode.

Science: Students continue the unit on the cardiovascular system, studying the heart, veins, and blood. This is a three-week unit.

History: Students will begin a unit that looks at the first six Presidents of the United States.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tissues

Language Arts: Students will conclude AZ Merit testing with a test on the second part of reading, on Monday. Later in the week, they begin their journey to the Wonderful World of Oz. In grammar, sentence diagramming and classification resumes.

Math: Students will conclude AZ Merit testing with a test on the second part of math, on Monday. They then begin a unit on linear graphing and data collection.

Science: Students begin the unit on the cardiovascular system, studying the heart, veins, and blood. This is a three-week unit.

History: Students will continue a study on the creation of the United States Constitution.

Language Arts: Students will continue reviewing for the reading portion of the AZ Merit test, which begins on Thursday.

Math: Students will revisit concepts from earlier the year in a review for the AZ Merit test which begins on Thursday.

Science: Students will continue reviewing for the AIMS Science test, which is administered on Wednesday.

History: Students will continue a study on the creation of the United States Constitution.

Language Arts: Students will continue reviewing for the reading and writing portion of the AZ Merit test.

Math: Students will revisit concepts from earlier the year in a review for the AZ Merit test.

Science: Students will continue reviewing for the AIMS Science test.

History: Students will continue a study on the creation of the United States Constitution

Language Arts: Students will begin reviewing for the reading and writing portion of the AZ Merit test.

Math: Students will revisit concepts from earlier the year in a review for the AZ Merit test.

Science: Students will continue reviewing for the AIMS Science test.

History: Students will continue a study on the creation of the United States Constitution

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Language Arts: Students will begin reviewing for the reading and writing portion of the AZ Merit test.

Math: Students will revisit concepts from earlier the year in a review for the AZ Merit test.

Science: Students will begin reviewing for the AIMS Science test.

History: Students will begin a study on the creation of the United States Constitution.

Have a GREAT Spring Break. See you on March 20th!

THIS WEEK:

ELA: In Language Arts, students will continue the usual Spalding routine. In literature, students will come to the conclusion of Nat Bowditch, and his adventures in Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. In writing, students will finalize a comparison essay on volcanoes. 

Math: Students will continue to learn how to apply the four operations to decimals, moving into multiplying and dividing of decimals.

History: This week, students will discuss the end of the American Revolution. How did a rag tag bunch of farmers fight for, and win independence from the largest world power of the time?

Science: In science, students will begin some AIMS preparations.

THIS WEEK:

ELA: In Language Arts,, students will continue the usual Spalding routine. In literature, students will read deeper into the life of Nat Bowditch in Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. In writing, students will begin work on an essay on George Washington. This is for a national essay contest. 

Math: Students will continue to learn how to apply the four operations to decimals, moving into thousandths, and into multiplying and dividing of decimals.

History: This week, students will discuss how the colonists are fighting the largest army in the world. What is the strategy of George Washington?

Science: In science, students will complete their comparison essays. The Geology Exam is on Friday.

THIS WEEK:

ELA: In Language Arts,, students will continue the usual Spalding routine. In literature, students will read deeper into the life of Nat Bowditch in Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. In writing, students will continue to work on the traits of a good writer, with some focus being turned towards AZ Merit. 

Math: Students will continue to learn how to apply the four operations to decimals, moving into thousandths.

History: This week, students will discuss how the colonies were preparing for war and how they declared their independence from Great Britain. The first battles are introduced, and the strategy to win the war becomes clear.

Science: In science, students look at how rocks are formed and the impact of weathering and erosion on rocks and the earth’s surface. They will write an essay on the rock cycle.

ELA: In language arts, students will continue the usual Spalding routine. In literature, students will read chapters 3-6 of Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. In writing, students will continue to work on the traits of a good writer. 

Math: Students will continue to learn how to apply the four operations to decimals.

History: This week, students learned about the causes behind the American Revolution, and next week they will discuss how the colonies were preparing for war and how they declared their independence from Great Britain. 

Science: In science, students look at how rocks are formed and the impact of weathering and erosion on rocks and the earth’s surface. 

Help our classroom win the “Royalty for a Day” contest!

I am sure you’ve heard from your child by now that there is a “Royalty for a Day” contest underway, and your help is needed!  We still need $22,000 in tax credits to meet our $75,000 goal and here is how your child’s class wins, and what they will receive:

·         The classroom that brings in the most Tax Credit dollars by Great Hearts Day (2/14/18) will be Royalty for a day!

·         The teachers will be crowned royalty and receive gift cards.

·         The class will wear spirit shirts and receive a treat on the royal day to celebrate.

The top classes will be posted on the white board each Friday at pick-up and the winning classroom will be announced at the end of the day on Feb. 14th .  Leave no one out!  Ask grandparents, aunts, neighbors, coaches, and friends to give their Tax Credit to Archway Arete!  

Here is the GIVING LINK:  https://archwayarete.configio.com/moneyrequest?id=

The next couple of weeks:


Math: This upcoming week, students will continue their study of decimals, comparing them, and converting them to fractions. In fourth grade, students will be expected to know how to read, speak, and write decimals to the thousandths place.

ELA: In ELA, students will follow the regular procedures for Spalding. In writing, students will refine their understanding and skills by studying specific writing traits. Prince Caspian concludes, and the students will begin reading Carry on Mr. Bowditch, which is an amazing story of courage and perseverance.

History: Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, The Shot Heard Around the World…The conflict with Britain begins. Paul Revere spreads the word, and the colonists are at war. There is a test on chapters 1-10 at the beginning of week five.  

Science: In science next week, students will take the Geology Mid-Unit Exam. Then, they will learn more about mountains, turning their focus onto types of rocks.

TISSUES STILL NEEDED

The next couple of weeks:


Math: This upcoming week, students will start their study of decimals. In fourth grade, students will be expected to know how to read, speak, and write decimals to the thousandths place. To begin, they will understand the relationship between decimals and fractions, why the decimal places moves when multiplying and dividing by ten, how to compare decimals, and mixed numbers including decimals. 

ELA: In ELA, students will follow the regular procedures for Spalding. In writing, students will refine their understanding and skills by studying specific writing traits. In Prince Caspian, students will be reading chapters 11-15.

History: Having spent time discussing the impact of the Boston Massacre, students will now reflect on the changing opinion of the colonists toward the British and how the Boston Tea Party was a result of the colonists’ ill feelings toward the British. There is a test on chapters 1-10 at the beginning of week five. 

Science: In science next week, students will continue to look at the impact of the molten asthenosphere by studying hot springs, geysers, and mountains. This will also include a look at geological features in the depths of the ocean. 

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tissues

Lysol Wipes

View into Class the coming weeks:

History: Students will continue the study of the American Revolution. They will study the early beginnings of George Washington, and see how he was formed into a great leader. Next, students will read about the beginnings of conflict, as the British Parliament levies tax after tax upon the colonists. .

Science:  Students will study geology. They will begin their study by learning that the earth is composed of different layers. They will move on to studying about why tectonic plates move and the three types of boundaries. During week 2, they will continue their look at plate tectonics, including the theory of Pangaea, and earthquakes. Next, they study volcanoes.

Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will continue the classifying and diagramming of sentences. They will write another three-paragraph essay.  In Literature, students will read Prince Caspian.

Math: Students will  continue a unit on geometry. They will then move on to decimals

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tissues

Lysol Wipes

View into Class the coming weeks:

History: Students will begin the second major unit of the year, The American Revolution. They will study the thirteen colonies, and what life was like for early colonists in the New World.

Science:  Students will study geology. They will begin their study by learning that the earth is composed of different layers. They will move on to studying about why tectonic plates move and the three types of boundaries. During week 2, they will continue their look at plate tectonics, including the theory of Pangaea, and earthquakes. 

Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will continue the classifying and diagramming of sentences. They will write their first three-paragraph essay of the semester.  In Literature, students will read Prince Caspian.

Math: Students will begin a unit on geometry. They will then move on to decimals!