FIRST FEBRUARY FLASH!

Will we have six more weeks of this wacky winter? Or is Spring peeking just around the corner?

Next week will be a little different than most. On Wednesday, fourth grade students will enjoy a full day of rotating into each fourth grade classroom and learning from the teacher who lives there!  We have some great activities planned to support our Science studies of the solar system, stars, constellations, and planets. Each class will also visit the Star Lab which will totally fill the Science Lab. Students will be amazed by a virtual night sky!

     On Thursday, all Addison students will get a full day of economic lessons presented by Junior Achievement volunteers (which will include some Sprayberry High School cadets). We look forward to having Mrs. Cooney in our classroom and are so appreciative that she volunteered to coordinate this day for Addison. 

We will continue to work with fractions and mixed numbers. Study those X Facts!

America has certainly changed a lot since Colonial times! We are learning all about life in the early years of our nation. We have read two great novels by author Clyde Robert Bulla: A Lion to Guard Us and Charlie's House and have been able to better understand the hardships endured by so many of the people who first came to America. We will continue to learn more about the differences among the three regions: New England, Mid-Atlantic (Middle) Colonies, and the Southern Colonies.

Did you know that the /k/ sound can be spelled with -ck, -ic, or -x? Sort 23 words have been posted on the websites: SPELLERZ (CODE WNC738) and SPELLING CITY.

Each student will be hard at work to produce his or her best writing piece ever! Why? Because Addison's Writing Fair winner will compete at the county level! And who knows, someone from our class could win the State Writing Fair! We want to hook our readers with a story they just can't put down! We all love to talk to tell stories, now let's do our best to put our favorite stories in writing!

On Friday, February 13, we will exchange valentines with one another. I will be sending home a list of students' names in our class. They are all such sweeties!

Jogging Through January!

We are so proud of Aadi! He represented Addison at the Cobb County district wide Spelling Bee last Saturday. It was a long day with about 80 students from fourth grade through eighth grade from across the county. Aadi finished near the top! We know that it took hard work to prepare for the competition and we appreciate his dedication and the support of his family. Congratulations on a job well done,  Aadi!

GIGGLING GATOR SHOW 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
 6:00 DINNER ------- 7:00 IMPROV SHOW

Fractions are keeping us very busy in Math! We have learned about equivalent fractions and reducing fractions to simplest terms. We are realizing how very important mastery of the basic multiplication facts can be to our success when we are looking for the greatest common factor or the least common multiple! Soon we will work with mixed numbers and will add, subtract, and multiply fractions.

How did our country begin? As thirteen English colonies! We are learning how the climate and geography determined the economy of each region. We will compare and contrast life in the three regions. We will also learn about life in Colonial America as experienced by women, artisans, indentured servants, slaves, large landowners, farmers, and Native Americans.

This week in Science, we will review the properties of light and sound. We will test our knowledge and understanding.

Sort 22 words are listed at SPELLERZ (CODE FHK327) and at SPELLING CITY.

All of this week's words have a "g" either at the beginning or in the final sound. Some are tricky and some are unfamiliar so students need to study the definitions as well as the spelling patterns. Spelling City has much to offer to help prepare for Friday's test.

Quite some time ago, students were given information so they can access online test practice for the Milestones test that will be given in April. Usernames and passwords were placed on the front page of every agenda. Please encourage your child to practice so they will know what to expect when test time comes. Your support is important and is greatly appreciated!

SPELLING THIS WEEK!

Spelling Sort 21 words are listed at SPELLERZ (CODE BPN839) and at SPELLING CITY.

Back in the Saddle Again!

WE'RE SADDLED UP FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER!

Remember:

Monday, January 19    MLK Holiday     No School

CONGRATULATIONS, AADI! 

Last Friday, Mira and Aadi represented our classroom in the school Spelling Bee. We are so proud of them both. Aadi kept us on the edges of our seats as he won in the final round of competition with other fourth and fifth graders. Soon, he will go to the county as Addison's winner to compete. We all wish Aadi             Good Luck!

EVERYBODY LOVES FRACTIONS! 

We are reviewing factors and multiples in preparation for understanding equivalent fractions and comparing fractions. We will then add and subtract like and unlike fractions and mixed numbers. Those multiplication and division facts play a very important role in success with fractions.

Every student should continue to practice regularly!

Words for Sort 20 have been posted at SPELLERZ (CODE UUH953) and at SPELLING CITY.


In Social Studies, we are finding out what it took to build a colony in American in 1607. Jamestown was America's first permanent English colony. We will learn how the English went on to colonize the eastern seaboard and develop the original thirteen colonies. We will focus on the how the differing environments influenced the economy of each region.

            
In Science, we are learning about light and sound. We are discovering how each type of energy travels through matter. Last Friday in the Science Lab, we conducted experiments to demonstrate refraction and reflection. We also identified opaque, transparent, and translucent materials. We appreciated Mrs. Brown volunteering in the Science Lab to help us.


PARENTS, THANK YOU ALL YOU DO TO PROMOTE YOUR CHILD'S SUCCESS AT SCHOOL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE DAILY READING, MATH FACT PRACTICE, AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND PRIDE IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS.

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