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Ms. Rosenblatt, Language Arts, 4th Grade

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May 28-31

This week there are a lot of things going on! Below is a quick rundown of everything that is coming up. Please let me know if you have any questions.
 
Monday, May 27th: Memorial Day, No School
Tuesday, May 28th : Normal school hours
Wednesday, May 28th: Normal school hours AND the Continuation Ceremony from 10:15-11:15 am
  • This is a celebration of the student's hard work this year and a send-off to their next grade
Thursday, May 29th: Half-Day (7:50-11:15 am)
  • End of the year party will happen from 10:15-11:15 am
  • The Carnival will happen from 2:00-6:00 pm
  • The Open House will happen during the carnival from 3:00-5:00 pm. Students will have work from Language Arts and Math displayed in their advocacy classes for you to see!
Friday, May 30th: Half-Day (7:50-11:15 am), Last Day of School 

May 20-24

This week is all about poetry and fables!
 
Students will work on their own fable to present at the end of the year (for a class fable book).
 
Students will learn about figurative language and different parts of a poem through music and more. Students will also write poems about nature and their senses.

May 13-17

Students will finish reading their Novel Study books and create a new cover for the book (including a short summary of the book and an explanation for the new cover art). We will also finish our fables and slowly transition into poetry.
 
 

May 6-10

Students will create a new book cover for their Novel Study book. We will continue working on their fable writing (in groups and individually).
 
We will also work on our biography writing for Night of the Notables.

April 29th-May 3rd

This week we are focusing all on fables and folktales! Students will not only read wonderful stories to help strengthen their understanding of morals, plot diagrams, and theme, but will continue to write their own. We will finish up our partner fable writing from last week and transition into writing our own fables. By the end of May, our class with a have a "published" book of stories to take home.
 
Our next unit is reading and writing poetry. I recommend talking about this at home because this unit can be challenging for students to grasp (figurative language is hard!).
 
We will also celebrate AAPI Heritage month!

April 22-26

This week we are taking CMAS ELA. Make sure your student gets a good night's sleep and has something to eat before testing starts. They are going to crush it!
 
We are also working on our Social Studies Night of the Notables biographies! Students are working hard researching and learning. We also finished up presentations on our projects: "be the teacher", "unsolved mysteries", and "criminally underrated".

April 15th-19th

This week we are taking CMAS Math. Make sure your student gets a good night's sleep and has something to eat before testing starts. They are going to crush it!
 
We are going to work on grammar review and fable writing during ELA. We will also work on a fun activity called, "A Grimm Adventure"! This consists of word puzzles and reading challenges using Grimm's fairytales.

April 8th-12th

Welcome back from spring break! This week we are working on identifying fragment vs. run-on sentences in texts and in our writing. We are also working on reviewing story elements: main idea/details, fact vs. opinion, moral/theme, context clues, plot diagrams, and problems/resolutions. Students are also continuing to read their Novel Study Books and identify character relationships and traits.