Faithful Fourth Graders

CAJ: Equipping students to impact the world for Christ

Language Arts: Spelling:
given on 1/15.

1/7/13

Starting this year, students will have 20 spelling words. This weeks spelling words are abbreviations of months, days, & places: Dec., Sat., Nov., Mon., Jan., Wed., Apr., Sun., Feb., Thurs., Oct., Aug., Tues., Fri., Mar., St., Blvd., Sept., Ave., and Rd.

Reading:
Many students completed the winter break reading incentive, and they will be getting a small prize from Miss Park.

Memory work: Psalm 135:13-15 Your name, O LORD, endures forever, your renown, O LORD, through all generations. For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. Units: Our next unit is health science, and we will discuss what being healthy really means, and then we will learn about drugs.

Writing:
Students will begin exploring another writing trait: Word Choice. They will learn to use interesting and colorful words to add sparks to their writing.

Days to Remember:
1/10 1/10 1/11 1/14 1/17 1/18 Units test on temperate forests Parents in Prayer (8:30 a.m. - 9:30a.m.) Elementary Chapel (2:55-3:30) Bible test (Unit 3: Creation through Joshua) Math test (Unit 5) Staff Workday; No school for students

Math:
This week students will practice (1)rounding and (2)doing mental math that involve extended multiplication/division facts. Examples: 200 40 = 60 x 30 = We will finish up Unit 5 and begin Unit 6: Division; Map Reference Frames; Measures of Angles.

A big warm welcome to Joshua Parsons! We are excited to have a new student join us this year.

Bible:
This week we will begin Unit 4: Judges. Since students will have to take three tests in the next two weeks, I decided to scatter them. Bible test will be

Do Hard Things
Dont let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12)