Weekend News 12-7-18

Hello Fourth Grade Families,

I hope you had a nice week! On Tuesday we will welcome our long term sub Kevin Juntunen into our classroom. He is excited to get to know the class, as well as the routines and procedures at Wealthy. The kids are excited just to meet him! And to have a male teacher. Look for a note of introduction to come from Mr. Juntunen next week. Join us for our class holiday party to meet him and introduce yourself. He will be with the class until spring break.

Next week is a busy week for the fourth graders. Here are the upcoming events:

• Flea Market, Wednesday 12:30-2
• Holiday Party, Thursday 12:20-1:20
• Holiday Concert, Thursday 2:00

We took two pages of the math test today, we will complete the rest of the test on Monday. Use those study guides and chapter reviews over the weekend to prepare for the rest of the test!

This week in fourth grade:

• We learned about earthquakes and mapped the location of the most recent earthquakes using the USGS data. It is a very cool website if you have time to peruse. 
• We noticed that most earthquakes take place in the Ring of Fire.
• We learned that there are "mm" many multiples and "ff" few factors. If a given number is smaller, it cannot be a multiple. If a given number is bigger, it cannot be a factor.
• We worked on individual research project presentations. We will be presenting our knowledge to the class next week. 

Factors, Multiples, and Patterns Math Test

Hello Fourth Grade Families,

I hope you're having a great week! We are finishing our short Chapter 5 math unit on factors, multiples, and patterns. A study guide for this test is coming home today. 

This was a fun and short unit that all students are easily understanding (such a relief after long division). Because of this, we are already preparing for the assessment! Please go over the study guide tonight and the chapter review tomorrow. We will plan to begin the test on Friday morning and take time on Monday as needed. 

Thank you!