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Liberti News Grade 4 / Track 3 Mr. Liberti (jliberti@wcpss.net)  

==End of Quarter 1 ==

Reminders: - Please review your child’s report card, sign the envelope and return it on Monday. Thank you!   ==Academically speaking... == == == Math: This week we worked with prime factors, exponents, and factor trees. The students took their end of quarter test and did a great job. It will be coming home in the Friday folder. Next week we will be working on graphs again and revisiting median, mode, range and mean. Writing: This week we finished our poetry unit and celebrated all of their hard work. Next week we will take an unassisted poetry writing assessment and review leads, narratives, similes, metaphors and imagery. Also next week, Richard Krawiec an local author will be here to work with our students on writing….what a great opportunity. Thanks to PTA for setting this up. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Reading: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">This week we worked with figurative language and poetry. Next week we will jump into Non-fiction texts. Their response journals are due weekly, they have time in class and they can bring them home to work on. Have your child bring theirs home and show you what we are working on. I am continuing to read our new book, <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN; text-underline: single">The Tale of Despereaux <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> by Kate DiCamillo and we are going to be finished soon. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Science: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">This week we worked on magnetism and predicted what items were magnetic and why. Next week we will be back on social studies and we will be studying the mountain region of North Carolina. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">I will be going over their Heritage Project as well. It will be due on Tuesday 10/14. Your child will be bring home the assignment on Monday and review it with you. Please let me know if you have any questions. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">

<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 104%; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> If your child is running low on supplies; sticky notes, pencils or erasers please send them in for class. Thank you. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 104%; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 104%; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Centaur; mso-default-font-family: Centaur; mso-ascii-font-family: Centaur; mso-latin-font-family: Centaur; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Please remember to send snacks with your child, it is a long day and they get hungry.

<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN; text-underline: single">Specials for <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN; text-underline: single">9/26-10/3 <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Mon. = Technology <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Tues.= Guidance <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Wed.= Art <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Thurs. = Music <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Fri.= PE <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Family journal is due on Monday <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">___ <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">We are in need of healthy snacks like goldfish or pretzelsfor students who may forget theirs. Individually wrapped are the easiest! Thanks!