Week of March 18th

Hi Everyone,

     I would like to thank all of our fabulous parent volunteers that chaperoned our field trip to St. Augustine. Thanks so much. Mark your calendars for April 4th. That is the date of our next field trip. We will have a hands on learning lab at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. We have unlimited chaperones for this trip. If you are planning to chaperone, please make sure that your volunteer status is up to date. If you are not sure your status please let us know and we can check it for you. If you need to apply, please visit: https://dcps.duvalschools.org/domain/10569 

     

     Mark your calendar for Thursday April 4th. We will be going to the Jacksonville Zoo. Your child should have brought home a Zoo Lunch Order Form before Spring Break. We really need the order form back as soon as possible. You do not need to send in any money. We only need the order form right now. Forms are due by Tuesday March 26th. 

     Thursday 3/21

Last Day of 3rd Quarter

Friday 3/22

Teacher Planning Day--No School for Students

Tuesday 3/26

Zoo Lunch Order Forms Due

Friday 3/29

Report Cards Go Home

Tuesday 4/2

FSA Writing Test

Thursday 4/4

Field Trip--Jacksonville Zoo

     This week in math we will begin our new module on decimals. This week we will learn about decimal place value. We will learn that decimals are just like fractions because they represent parts of a whole. Unlike fractions, decimals only use powers of 10. For example decimals come in parts of tenths, hundredths and so on. We will also discuss how decimals and the metric system are related. In 4th grade students are only required to work with tenths and hundredths. 

     This week in science we will finish our work with types of rocks and the rock cycle. We will then move into the natural resources of Florida. Students will learn about renewable resources (quickly replaced in nature) and non-renewable resources (not easily or quickly replaced in nature). We will also learn about ways to take care of our planet and resources. Did you know that there are now 4-R's when it comes to conservation? Reduce (cut down your use of natural resources), Reuse (reuse items whenever possible), Recycle (recycle all acceptable materials), and now we try to follow Refuse (refuse to take single use items-plastic bags, straws and buy products from companies that use recycled materials in their products.

     This week in social studies, students have two sheets to complete for chapter 6. One sheet is on chapter 6 lesson 3. This lesson discusses the Reconstruction Era that occurred after the end of the Civil War. After the war ended many buildings and towns had severe damages. This was the governments plan for rebuilding the South. This lesson also discusses what life was like for newly freed slaves. Students will read about how Florida's economy was able to recover after the war. 

     On the second sheet students are asked questions about all of the lessons in chapter 6. For more information about the Civil War students can watch the Civil War and Civil War Causes on Brain Pop.

Have a GREAT week,

Aesha