I hope everyone got outside on Sunday and enjoyed the wonderful weather. My husband and I took a long walk around the lake near our house. Gotta love North Carolina in January!
This week we begin reading "Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse. I will teach the history of the Stock Market crash of 1929, the Great Depression, the dust-bowl and the migration west of many farmers during the 1930"s. We are in full swing of the weather unit and studying literature and informational texts. "Out of the Dust" is a historical novel with many of the events in the book based on facts. It is a sad book that takes place in hard times, although it does have a hopeful ending. The book is written in poetic form and we will read it aloud in class.
As it is a 4 day week, we will not have vocab this week.The quarter ends on Thursday. Make sure you check with your student and their agenda for any missing work. Many students have been telling me they do not have their agenda with them lately. I will post absent work in agendas, but I will not send home a class grade before report cards unless your student has either a "D" or "F". Makeup work loses at least 5 points, more if it is later than 2 weeks overdue.
Reading homework is due this week. Also, keep in mind the 3rd book report is either a biography or autobiography. Correction: The project is an epic or narrative poem about the person featured in the auto/biography and a portrait.. This can be a lot of fun! Costumes encouraged! This project can either be live or on video.
Report cards go home next week, Jan 25, awards is the following week on Friday, Feb. 1.
Talent Show auditions will be in about 2 weeks (I will post the date asap), this year, for the first time, 4th graders are allowed to audition! If you child wants to show off their skills, make sure they start rehearsing now. The show is competitive and we don't have space for everyone who auditions, so make sure your child has a polished act to share!
New Info: Talent Show Auditions are Feb.11-14. Sign up sheets will be posted soon!
Link for the American Experience video we watched in class today about the Dust Bowl:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/dustbowl/
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