Our next novel we will read is Poppy, by Avi. Watch the author in this video talk about his Poppy story and the entire Poppy series.







Tuesday, March 18
4th Grade Instrumental Selection Timeline

8:30 - 9:45 (approximately) in the Cafeteria
Anderson Music will introduce the instrumental program, as well as demonstration of all instruments taught in the beginning band and orchestra program. A Selmer Music Survey is administered to all participating students. All students will need a #2 pencil.

10:30 (approximately) - the rest of the school day in the Band and Orchestra rooms
We will have a rotation of students – (4 to 6) Students at a time will be fitted to the recommended instruments. Please instruct the students to wash their hands before the fitting session.


Important information
A letter will be sent home to all 4th grade parents March 1 explaining the process.

Later in the week the students will be given a form to take home. The form will indicate which instrument Anderson Music recommends. The students will need to return the form by April 1 stating which instrument they have chosen or if they will be participating in the instrumental program.

Mr. Wallington out March 10th for district training.

Special Dates:


Language Arts homework:

Daily reading

Spelling homework and test due March 14th.

4th mathematics homework is Unit 7 review due March 3rd. Study Links 7.9-7.10. Finally,
if you did not finish journal pages 207-210, please finish the pages.

Social Studies homework is to learn the names, location AND spelling of all fifty states.

Hints to Help Learn 50 States plus a video
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Occasionally we stumble onto interesting pieces of information that help us learn faster and retain longer. Some of these may take imagination, but others are so obvious that we wonder why we didn't think of it sooner. Here are some that we have found.

Vermont is shaped like the letter "V". While writing answers on a blank map, students often transpose the positions of Vermont and New Hampshire. After this, they will never make that mistake: Vermont is shaped like the first letter of it's name (V).

Louisiana is shaped like the letter "L".

Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon. If you use the Click and Learn system to learn the states alphabetically on the screen, you will begin to notice patterns. For example, when you get to North Dakota, the next three states form a line from east to west (point to Ohio and then Oklahoma and then Oregon).

California - Colorado - Connecticut. Alphabetically, these states are in a line from west to east.

Mississippi - Missouri - Montana. Alphabetically, these states are in a line from southeast to northwest.

Eight states begin with the letter "M".


Eight states begin with the letter "N"