Week of Jan.

30, 2023

Room 206 Families,

Notes and Reminders:

● Homework: Homework for the week (Reading Tic Tac Toe and Math Homelinks) is due by
Thursday this week. The purpose of the homework is to reinforce the concepts we are learning
in school.
● There is no school for students on Friday, Feb. 3 due to a teacher professional development
day.
● Our Annual Fourth Grade Wax Museum is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10 at 9:00 am in the
cafeteria. We have preparing in the classroom. Parents are invited to attend.
● We will be celebrating Valentine's Day in class on Feb. 14. More details to follow.
● As a reminder, the best way to reach me is email: rmaltz@cps.edu. Everything is also posted
on my website: rmaltz.weebly.com.
● The classroom is in need of both sanitizing wipes and facial tissue. We are grateful for any
donations.

Here is What We Are Working On This Week:

Math
● Our math lessons this week will focus on
the whole for fractions, adding fractions,
and adding mixed numbers.
● Our weekly progress check will be on
Thursday.
● At the beginning of math each day,
students are either working on their
multiplication facts, a daily math practice
which reinforces past and current
concepts, or word problems.
Reading
● We will continue our new class novel, The
Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
● For literacy centers; students will be given
a contract of activities they are to
complete throughout the week.
● We will continue to read different
mysteries during guided reading.

Social Studies Science

● Southwest Region of the United States ● Waves of Sound Lesson 2: Sounds and
● Current Events Vibrations
● Mystery Science Mini Lesson

Writing Spelling
● We will continue work on our Wax ● Each week students will be given a
Museum spelling list in class and will do related
activities.
● There will be a spelling progress check on
Thursday.
● Spelling Words This Week: junk, socket,
carpet, kangaroo, corner, picnic, ticket,
candle, bucket, creaky, attack, plastic,
racket, attic, hockey
Homework

Students’ weekly homework is listed below. All students are expected to read 30 minutes/night.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Reading Read 30 min. Read 30 min. Read 30 min. Read 30 min. Read 30 min.
and complete and complete and complete
reading reading reading
activities. activities. activities. Reading NO SCHOOL
Activities for students
Practice Practice Practice DUE.
spelling spelling spelling
words words words

Math Homelinks Homelinks Homelinks

5.2 5.3 5.4

Weekly Spelling Words (Spelling Check- Thursday 2/2)- junk, socket, carpet, kangaroo, corner,
picnic, ticket, candle, bucket, creaky, attack, plastic, racket, attic, hockey

Gratefully,
Ms. Maltz
rmaltz@cps.edu
rmaltz.weebly.com