Where is fall?!? I am hoping for cooler temperatures soon. We have been forced to have recess inside due to the heat indexes, and we want to play outside on a nice, cool, fall day!!! Cross your fingers this late summer heat passes soon. Here are some upcoming dates:
Monday: read 20 minutes, picture day
Tuesday: read 20 minutes, PTA meeting 6:30 pm
Wednesday: read 20 minutes, Early Release at 1:50, Curriculum Night 6-7 pm
Thursday: read 20 minutes, Pencil Palace, MAP testing water balloon toss at 3 pm
Saturday: Hazelwood West High School Homecoming Parade

ELA: We are continuing spelling with similar sound patterns this week: -ence (fence, hence, whence) and -ense (sense, tense). We are also taking our first monthly Evaluate test. This test checks proficiency on all fourth grade learning targets. Since we are only about 1/8th through the school year, our goal is a 42% on the assessment at this point. We will also work on comparing and contrasting the adventures of characters in a story or novel. Check out these practice pages:
1. Interactive PBS Stories
2. Compare and Contrast Chicken Volleyball
3. Compare and Contrast Sheep Fight

Science: We will focus this week on looking at models of erosion and weathering in the classroom by building a glacier, testing “acid rain”, looking at water erosion, and watch wind erosion take place. Check out the following practice activities:
1. Studyjams video and online quiz
2. Weathering and Erosion Jeopardy
3. Erosion Simulation Game