Week of Feb.

6, 2023

Room 206 Families,

Notes and Reminders:

● Homework: Homework for the week (Reading Tic Tac Toe and Math Homelinks) is due by
Friday each week. The purpose of the homework is to reinforce the concepts we are learning
in school.
● Our Annual Fourth Grade Wax Museum is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10 at 9:00 am in the
cafeteria. We have been preparing in the classroom. Parents are invited to attend. The only
thing that needs to be prepared outside of school is a costume representing their person.
Students are also encouraged to bring in a prop representing their person. We have been
working very hard and I hope you are able to attend! Students should wear as much of their
costume as possible to school this day so we can make sure to get started right at 9:00 am.
● We will be celebrating Valentine's Day in class on Feb. 14. Students can bring valentines for
their classmates. If doing so, they must bring for ALL the students in the class. There are 26.
Students are also allowed to bring valentine treats for the class (cupcakes, cookies, etc.).
Treats must be store bought and nut free.
● As a reminder, the best way to reach me is email: rmaltz@cps.edu. Everything is also posted
on my website: rmaltz.weebly.com.
● The classroom is in need of both sanitizing wipes and facial tissue. We are grateful for any
donations.

Here is What We Are Working On This Week:

Math
● Our math lessons this week will focus on
adding tenths and hundredths, Queen
Arlene’s Dilemma, subtracting fractions.
● Our weekly progress check will be on
Thursday.
● At the beginning of math each day,
students are either working on their
multiplication facts, a daily math practice
which reinforces past and current
concepts, or word problems.
Reading
● We will continue our new class novel, The
Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
● For literacy centers; students will be given
a contract of activities they are to
complete throughout the week.
● During guided reading this week, we will
try to solve a mystery by making
inferences.

Social Studies Science

● Southwest Region of the United States ● Waves of Sound Lesson 2: Sounds and
● Current Events Vibrations
● Mystery Science Mini Lesson

Writing
● We will work on our Wax Museum
○ Read more about the Wax
Museum in the reminders above
Spelling
● Each week students will be given a
spelling list in class and will do related
activities.
● There will be a spelling progress check on
 Friday.
● Spelling Words This Week: silent, suit,
special, sorry, notice, ceiling, promise,
sudden, cereal, select, circus, office,
sentence, balance, celebrate

Homework

Students’ weekly homework is listed below. All students are expected to read 30 minutes/night.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Reading Read 30 min. Read 30 min. Read 30 min. Read 30 min. Read 30 min.
and complete and complete and complete and complete
reading reading reading reading
activities. activities. activities. activities. Reading
Activities
Practice Practice Practice Practice DUE.
spelling spelling spelling spelling
words words words words

Make sure
you have
everything for
your Wax
Museum
costume and
a prop if
wanted.

Math Homelinks Homelinks Homelinks

5.5 5.6 5.7

Weekly Spelling Words (Spelling Check- Thursday 2/10)- silent, suit, special, sorry, notice,
ceiling, promise, sudden, cereal, select, circus, office, sentence, balance, celebrate

Gratefully,
Ms. Maltz
rmaltz@cps.edu
rmaltz.weebly.com