Fourthie Activity in May

May is here and along with that a lot of fun things for the Lower School and the Fourthies.

Monday, May 9, is Roberts' Fourthies day for the BOOK FAIR.  1:50 - 2:10.  Your daughter should have a hard copy with all of the information in her backpack.

Wednesday, May 11  -  Fifth Grade Orientation  It will last from 9:00 - 1:00.  The girls will have a wonderful visit in the Middle School and great chance to see what their school day will be next year.  This is always a time of excitement, curiosity, and just plain fun!  They will eat lunch with the Middle Schoolers.

More information to come about the Class Party, Final Assembly, etc., but it's too early to think about all of that.

Math
We are taking our time with Unit 7 in Math because it is all about Fractions, Equivalencies, and Probabilities.  Fractions are challenging, so our goal is really to introduce basic concepts, practice working with them in different ways, including hands-on activities.  The girls are beginning to understand how to find an equivalent fraction, but mastery will happen in later grades.  When you order a pizza or make a giant chocolate chip cookie (What happened to the Cookie Factory?) then that's a great time for you to help your daughter understand the advantage of sharing with four people as to eight!  Good concept builder!

After a fabulous field trip to Judge Lauck's courtroom and the Naturalization Ceremony, we are moving into our Immigration unit, a perfect way to introduce it.  The girls learned so much from seeing people from all over the globe become citizens. To actually pledge your allegiance to another country is a big step, and the girls were there to see that.  They each wrote wonderful letters to Judge Lauck telling her what they had learned in her courtroom and from the entire experience.  I am proud of what terrific writers they have become.

The last few days they have been learning how to write Haiku, and I must say, they are getting really good at it.  Tomorrow we are joining forces with the McCallum Fourthies to put them in an Animoto, so that will be a lot of fun!