May 13, 2013- May 17, 2013

Announcements and Reminders:

• Please return the yellow Investigations Student Math Handbook (SMH) to school with your child no later than TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 14^th. If you cannot locate this book, please let me know and I will let you know the replacement cost.
• Field Day is scheduled for THIS Friday, May 17^th. Students will need to dress comfortably in shorts and tennis shoes and bring a water bottle to carry around with them for the day. 
• Several parents have asked about a 4th grade graduation ceremony. We are not having a formal graduation ceremony for fourth grade students. Students will wear special shirts on field day and walk the halls as tradition with the rest of the school cheering them on and celebrating their time at SSC.
• Lost and Found items that are not claimed by Monday, May 20^th will be donated to charity. Please encourage your child to check lost and found for missing items.
• On Wednesday, May 22nd, students will dismiss at 12:45 p.m. Lunch will be served prior to dismissal.
• On Thursday, May 23^rd, students will dismiss at 11:00 a.m. Students will have the opportunity to purchase a sack lunch prior to dismissal. This is the LAST day of school!
• Class photos are still available for sale in the office.  If you would like a copy, send in a check written to SSC in the amount of $7.00.

This week in fourth grade:
Math: We are exploring parts of Unit 7, 3-D Geometry and Measurement, in Investigations. Our objectives include:  recognizing how components of 3-D cube buildings come together to form the whole building, finding the volume of cube buildings, and drawing silhouettes of 3-D cube building from different perspectives. We will have our final computation quiz for the year on Thursday.
Vocab/Spelling: This week is our final week of Vocabulary and Spelling. Students will have nightly homework through Wednesday and the quiz will take place on Thursday.
Language/Reading: We are working on finding nonfiction text features in texts.  We will complete a nonfiction text feature project in class this week.  
Science: Last week we started our unit on Motion and Design. This is a hands-on unit that students love! We will discuss gravity, inertia, and Newton's Laws.

Thanks!
Mrs. Wilkes