National Parks: Road Trip

https://www.nps.gov/state/ut/index.htm

Wagon Train One: Arches National https://www.nps.gov/arch/planyourvisit/upload/2012archesvisitorguide.pdf

Wagon Train Two: Bryce Canyon National 

https://www.nps.gov/brca/learn/news/upload/Newspaper-Compress.pdf

Wagon Train Three:  Capital Reef National 

https://www.nps.gov/care/planyourvisit/brochures.htm

Wagon Train Four:  Zion National Park

https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/upload/Zion-Summer-2017-web.pdf

Rock Cycle

https://quizlet.com/164001280/rock-cycle-flash-cards/

Water Cycle Quizlet Review

https://quizlet.com/142377693/water-cycle-4th-grade-flash-cards/

This is the Place Field Trip and Game Inventions

Weekly Update: May 8th - May 12th

Special Events

Sage End of Year Assessment: May 1st-May 12th

The Lion King: Matinee for Students: May 10th, Parents Performance: 6:30 PM

Running with Ed:  May 20th---Sign Up NOW!

Swaner Nature Preserve Field Trip: May 25th

Track Meet at Dozier Field: June 1st

Curriculum Focus

Math:

Review!

• As a class and in small groups, we will be reviewing difficult 4th grade math concepts as a review.  Small groups will be working on preparing for fifth grade!

Reading and Writing:

• Small Group Novels: During novel rotations, students will use details to describe the settings and events in the story to help them understand.
• Writing: Students will be writing their SAGE End of Year Essays:  Persuasive and Informational
• Writing: Students are writing FOSSIL Stories:  The life of an organism and how it becomes a fossil.

Science:

• Students will understand how fossils are formed, where they may be found in Utah, and how they can be used to make inferences.

Social Studies:

• Students have been placed in Wagon Trains and have their own unique identities which inspire them to take on the challenge to leave “Missouri” and travel along the Hacker Trail to “Oregon.”  Ask them about their “journey” so far!

Homework

Homework: Last Week for Homework Grids!

• Math Facts
• No More Homework Grids, due to SAGE and End of Year Testing!

Update of Events, Curriculum and Homework

Special Events	Creative Writing Contest: April 26th Water Festival:  April 27th (No Need for Volunteers) This is the Place:  May 2nd (Need Volunteers) Sage End of Year Assessment: May 1st-May 12th Running with Ed:  May 20th---Sign Up NOW! (Info Attached)
Curriculum Focus	Math: Measurement:  Geometry I can classify two-dimensional figures based on sides and angles by using vocabulary and describing the attributes. I can draw and identify lines of symmetry in shapes. Students will create an end of unit project by writing a persuasive advertisement on why his/her polygon is the best.  Students will use the technology, GarageBand, to help them accomplish this. Reading and Writing: Small Group Novels: During novel rotations, students will use details to describe the settings and events in the story to help them understand. Writing: Students will write an informational article on Westward Expansion, specifically on the Oregon or Mormon trail. P30: Reading: Students have completed the P30 Reading Rotations.  We will be practicing and learning SAGE Assessment testing skills and strategies in class. Science: Students will understand how fossils are formed, where they may be found in Utah, and how they can be used to make inferences. Social Studies: Students have been placed in Wagon Trains and have their own unique identities which inspire them to take on the challenge to leave “Missouri” and travel along the Hacker Trail to “Oregon.”  Ask them about their “journey” so far!
Homework	Homework: Last Week for Homework Grids! Geometry Practice Reading YEARBOOKS! Running with Ed! Field Trip Slips! Yearbook Info: ybpay.lifetouch.com (code: 3221017)

Upcoming Field Trip and Events Calendar!

Upcoming Events:

April 2017
Mon, 10		SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL
Tue, 11		SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL
Wed, 12		SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL
Thu, 13		SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL
Fri, 14		SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL
Tue, 18		Natural History Museum Visit 9-2 (I have three volunteers, please join us!)
Thu, 27		Water Festival Fourth Grade 8:30-12:30
May 2017
Tue, 2		This is the Place Field Trip
Sat, 20		Running with Ed! Get out and run!
Mon, 22		2:15 UTAH! Program Rehearsal in the Gym
Tue, 23		2:00 UTAH! Program for Parents in the Gym
Fri, 26		Field Day!
Mon, 29		Memorial Day NO SCHOOL
June 2017
Thur, 1		Track Meet

Fri, 2		Cultural Night! (Talent/Art Show!)
Tue, 6		Used Book Fair!
Wed, 7		Used Book Fair!
		5th Grade Wax Museum
Thu, 8		Used Book Fair!
Fri, 9		Last Day of School-Graduation Day