School Wide Reading Challenge

The school wide reading challenge begins on February 1^st!  Fourth graders need to read 2 and ½ hours each week to reach their goal.  This year there is a component for the adults, as well.  Look for details arriving soon.

Any of the elementary students who meet their goal will be treated to a trip to the movie theater to see the new movie, The Lorax!

Seeker of Knowledge

This week we are reading “Seeker of Knowledge” by James Rumford.  We will focus on the following vocabulary words in this story.  It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.

Vocabulary Word	Meaning
ancient	of times long past
link	anything that joins or connects, as a loop of a chain does
scholars	learned people; people having much knowledge
seeker	one who tries to find; one who searches
temple	building used for the service or worship of God or gods
translate	to change from one language into another
triumph	victory; success
uncover	to make known; reveal; expose

Here are our spelling words for the week. The words in italics are our challenge spelling words.

Spelling Words: village, except, explain, quick, charge, bridge, knowledge, question, equal, queen, excited, expect, Texas, fudge, excellent, exercise, quart, liquid, quilt, expert, expedition, aquarium, inquire, frequent, advantage

NWEA MAP Testing

NWEA MAP winter testing is arriving!  Our class has been scheduled to test on Tuesday- February 7^th, Wednesday  -February 8^th, Thursday- February 9^th and Monday- February 13^th.  Please help your child prepare to do his or her best by encouraging an early bedtime the night before, as well as a good breakfast the morning of each testing session.  Thank you for your help in this matter!

These scores will be given to you at an upcoming meeting for parents in early March.

Science

We have concluded learning about the habitats of Utah:  Deserts, Forests and Wetlands.  We have been studying about basic animal needs and adaptations.  We will be studying vertebrates and invertebrates for the next several weeks.

Math

This week will be more with circles, especially finding radius and diameter.  We will then continue on working with polygons – similar, congruent and symmetry!

Help Needed With Survey

Mrs. Goodrich, along with the School Community Council, would like some feedback from you on how our school is doing.  The results will guide the development of the school improvement plan.  A survey on pink paper is being sent home today.  Please feel this out and return it to school by February 2^nd.

Learning About Lines

We have been working with lines, rays and line segments.  We know there are parallel lines, intersecting lines and perpendicular lines.   Here are here creating the different types of lines with our licorice strips!  Yum!