CELEBRATION OF LEARNING #2: The new Sarah Smith Intermediate Campus will be open for parents and students on Tuesday, January 5th from 1:00 until 3:30. Stop by and see our new classroom! SPELLING BEE: Congratulations to George and Ben, winners of our class spelling bee! They will participate in the school spelling bee on January 20th, 2009. MATH: Unit 6 continues. Focus areas include division, map coordinates, and using a protractor to measure angles. READING: Our Treasures story this week is "Dear Ms. LaRue". TREASURES FAMILY LETTERS: Family letters for each of our weekly stories with vocabulary and extra activities may be accessed at the Treasures website: http://treasures.macmillanmh.com/georgia/families/creating-a-home-school- partnership/grade-4-letters-%C2%BB. SOCIAL STUDIES: We will begin studying the American Revolution following the Holiday Break. SCIENCE: Students return to the Science Lab rotation this quarter. Water cycle, Weather (continues), Sound, Light. LANGUAGE ARTS: Persuasive Writing. Points of View. Audience. How do we persuade? Why do we persuade? PORTAPORTAL: The website PortaPortal.com (GUEST LOGIN: SRS4thGrade) is a convenient way to access many current websites being used in our studies. READING AT HOME: All students should be reading a MINIMUM of 20 minutes each day. They should be recording the number of pages read when they sign-in each morning. The importance of individual daily reading cannot be stressed enough. SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST: Student will complete a short self-assessment checklist at the end of each school day. These weekly "Pink Sheets" will be sent home every Monday for the previous week, along with any completed work that can be sent home for review. Parents should sign and return the "Pink Sheet" AND the attached work.