Q1 Week 1

Dear Parents,

Welcome again to the 4th grade. It is my hope that we can work together this year to continue to help your students down the path toward success and virtue.

The purpose of this blog will be to create a reliable stream of communication from myself to parents. I will update the blog every Monday with an outline of the content we will be covering that week, test dates, and other important announcements.

I plan on creating an automatic notification for all 4th grade parents every time my blog is updated. Please email me at bohbayashi@archwaytriviumeast.org if you would prefer not to receive this update.

This Week

So much of this week will be dedicated to getting the students back into school mode. We will be practicing procedures a lot, but also introducing the main themes and ideas that are going to define our learning this year.

Writing/Grammar: Why do we write? What is the purpose of communicating through written word and what skills are fundamental to excelling at it? We will be discussing these questions and setting up our Writing and Grammar notebooks. We will also be reviewing the Spalding phonograms. Make sure your students are brushing up on them!

History: Why do we study history? In class we will be exploring the purpose of learning about the history humanity. What can we learn from it practically, and are there reasons that go beyond what is practical to learn about history?

Literature: This week we will be jumping right into Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis. We will be reading together in class and reading at home, so make sure to purchase a copy of the book for your student if you haven't already!


If you want to know what homework is being assigned to your students, check their agenda! They should be recording all homework in their agendas and putting any worksheets they need to complete in their red homework folders.

This week is going to be a lot of work for your students! Make sure to congratulate them Friday for getting through it!

Best,

Mr. Ohbayashi