Week 28: 4th Quarter Begins

 Report cards and AR Reports came home Friday. 

The first week of 4th quarter is under our belts. I am so proud of your children and their hard work this year.  Tremendous growth is taking place!  Please contact me or Mrs. Donner (Science, English, Spelling) if you have any questions about your child's progress.

A word about AR. This year's Literature is a heavy genre study.  I know some parents have questions when they see the AOTS book level of their child's AR choices below a 6th grade level.  Literature class provides our instructional and challenging reading this year, which is why we maintain a 16 point AR goal and don't increase that.  AR is now intended for fun, enjoyable reads, and it's acceptable to read lower than a 6.0 AOTS level.  This is a shift from 4th and 5th grades, as novels were the bulk of the reading curriculum at those levels.  Remember, too, that the book level is only one gauge of the complexity of a read.  I conference with students about their book selections at the beginning of the quarter and encourage those who may need to stretch themselves to explore other genres or topic areas.

Looking forward to partnering with you in this final stretch! 

Here's what's new:

Religion: Test up Monday on Jesus Ministry/True Man, True God. Then we begin the walk to the cross - 

Jesus teaching and Passion Week

G Math: Unit Rate, Consumer Math- Better Buy, Percents

T Math: Ratios and how they are used

English: Analyzing research to create outlines and thesis statements

S.S.: Continuing unit on China with demographic data analysis and exploring world countries

Art: Cross Art - look for these to go on display in the back of church in a few weeks

Lit.: Novel Study: Blended continues

 

 

 Ladies - you are invited by our Women's Ministry to..

Please plan to join us for this meaningful event.  It will be held in the Fellowship Hall of Zion on March 25, 2023.  Breakfast from 8:00-9:00am.  Program from 9:00-11:30am. Cost: $10.00.  All proceeds will go to funding the event.  Any remainder will be donated to the Lutheran Women's Missionary League.

 

Click here to register: GIRLFRIEND GATHERING | Church (zionharvester.org)

 

If you have any questions, please contact Maria Norville at jtmsn@me.com or call the church office at (636) 441-7425.