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

Angles: Games and More

https://www.brainpop.com/search/?keyword=Angles

School Username: parleyspark
Password: parkcitysd

Reading: Context Clues

https://quizlet.com/124279591/reading-4th-qtr-context-clues-flash-cards/

Mean, Median, Mode and Range

Definitions: Mean - When people say "average" they usually are talking about the mean. You can figure out the mean by adding up all the numbers in the data and then dividing by the number of numbers. For example, if you have 12 numbers, you add them up and divide by 12. This would give you the mean of the data. 

Median - The median is the middle number of the data set. It is exactly like it sounds. To figure out the median you put all the numbers in order (highest to lowest or lowest to highest) and then pick the middle number. If there is an odd number of data points, then you will have just one middle number. If there is an even number of data points, then you need to pick the two middle numbers, add them together, and divide by two. That number will be your median. 

Mode - The mode is the number that appears the most. There are a few tricks to remember about mode: If there are two numbers that appear most often (and the same number of times) then the data has two modes. This is called bimodal. If there are more than 2 then the data would be called multimodal. If all the numbers appear the same number of times, then the data set has no modes. They all start with the letter M, so it can be hard to remember which is which sometimes. Here are some tricks to help you remember: Mean - Mean is the average. It's also the meanest because it take the most math to figure it out. Median - Median is the middle. They both have a "d" in them. Mode - Mode is the most. They both start with "mo". 

Range - Range is the difference between the lowest number and the highest number. Take, for example, math test scores. Let's say your best score all year was a 100 and your worst was a 75. Then the rest of the scores don't matter for range. The range is 100-75=25. The range is 25. 

WordMasters Final Quizlet!

https://quizlet.com/193863069/wordmasters-2017-grade-4-blue-div-3-flash-cards/

The Rock Cycle

http://learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/

Apply what you have learned about the rock cycle to complete the flow chart.  Ms T will hand it out today!

Pacific Ring of Fire

Background Knowledge:
In class, we are studying the earth's layers and plate movement.  The Ring of Fire is a horseshoe pattern of volcanic activity on the earth's surface.  It is the movement of the Pacific plate that causes volcanic activity, because as the plate moves underneath the over-riding plates, it melts.  The hot melted crust then becomes less dense and rises up through the cold crust to create volcanoes.  Because the Ring of Fire is a plate BOUNDARY, plates are moving past each other here, and so earthquakes are also created.

Task:
You are in charge of researching at least 5 different countries that are connected to the RING of FIRE.  You can find stories of natural disasters in those countries, and discover what the citizens did to recover from the disasters.

Website Resources:

http://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ring-fire/

http://www.kids-fun-science.com/pacific-ring-of-fire.html

http://www.basicplanet.com/pacific-ring-fire/

http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/662139/Earthquakes-Facts-Where-Happen-World-Ring-of-Fire-Countries-at-Risk

Context Clues Practice Games!

http://www.learningfarm.com/web/practicePassThrough.cfm?TopicID=161

Measurement Games! Metric and Customary

https://www.funbrain.com/measure/

http://www.softschools.com/measurement/games/

http://www.mathgametime.com/subject/measurement

http://mrnussbaum.com/fourth-grade-math/

WordMasters Link: Section 3

https://quizlet.com/191847045/wordmasters-grade-4-list-3-flash-cards/

February Word Masters Quizlet

https://quizlet.com/175473555/test

Idioms Practice

Click on the link below to practice what you have learned about Idioms today.

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/idioms/

WordMasters Word Work Lists

WordMasters Word Work

February

garrison	moist	stride	shoal	sheepish
slink	stamina	military	extricate	arsenal
rustic	agitate	aerie	marine	censor
burrow	arrogant	thrash	hypocrite	sodden
curb	glen	lethargic	invigorate	predicament

Word Work Menu:

• All about SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS!:  Google Slide show ILLUSTRATING and Labeling these!
• Comic Life or Story using all of the words in sentences to convey meaning.
• Write your own ANALOGIES using the THREE STEPS BRIDGE Sentences!

February Word Work Lists

February Word Work

actually	compare	decision	daily	interest
against	complete	dependent	either	several
among	close	develop	else	should
brought	clothes	different	familiar	shown
certain	describe	difference	instead	sincerely

Word Work Menu

Focus: Spelling, Part of Speech, Used in a Sentence

Ms. T will initial when completed

• ABCYA.com: Word Cloud (Spelled Correctly) _________
• ABCYA.com: Word Search (Spelled Correctly) __________
• Google Slide Show: Part of Speech (Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb etc) and Used in a Sentence _________
• Comic Life: Comic with ALL words used properly _________