Weekly Social Studies Report

Current Events or This Week in History…

Weekly Social Studies Report

Directions:

Keep this paper in your folder so you can use it each week for your Current Events report. Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper using complete sentences. You will have Wednesday to Wednesday (one week) to work on this assignment either at home or during your free time at school. I will not assign you a specific time to work on this; it will be your responsibility to finish it on your own time. Every Wednesday morning, we’ll have a discussion time to share what we’ve found in our research.

Here are some websites that will be useful to you:

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/	http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/	http://www.eduplace.com/ss/current/index.html
http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_social.shtml	http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scholasticnews/index.html
http://www.dogonews.com/

Questions to help you write your report:

3^rd & 4^th Grade must answer:

1.      Give the title (always capitalize all important words of a title and put it in quotations) and the author of your article.

2.      Give the name of the website, magazine, book, or newspaper where you found your article and bring it to share with the class.

3.      Tell us if your event happened historically (in the past) or is it current (happening now).

4.      Give a summary (short description answering the Who? What? Where? When? How? questions) about the article you have selected.

JUST 4^th Grade must answer:

5.      Do you think this event is a national event (affecting only one country) or a global event (affecting our whole world)? Explain why you think this.

6.      What was the cause? What was the effect? What do you think will happen next?

7.      Finish this sentence: This is event is similar to…

8.      Finish your report by telling us your reaction to the event.

Notes, Memory & Spelling: Sept. 9-13

Notes:

• Monday, 9/09: Chapter 2 Social Studies test corrections due. Students who wish to earn back half credit on their tests, need to write the correct answer choice on a separate sheet of paper as well as the page number where they found the answer in the text.
• Permission slips for Field Day field trip due along with money if ordering lunch. I don't have any chaperones yet, so I encourage you to pass the message onto aunts, uncles, and grandparents if you are unable to attend.
• Thursday, 9/12: First home baseball game at Tri-Township Park vs. Belleville at 4:30PM.
• Home volleyball game at 6:30PM vs. Staunton
• Wednesday, 9/18: Ch 2 Science test
• Thursday, 9/19: Ch 3 Social Studies test
• Friday-Saturday, Sept. 20-21: Saint Paul's Rummage Sale. We're still asking for volunteers as it takes a lot of us to work this event. Volunteers will begin setting up the Rummage Sale the week before it is to occur. This is one of our biggest fundraisers for the school so we hope you can be a part of it!

Memory Work:

33. Micah (MY-kuh)

34. Nahum (NAY-hum)

35. Habakkuk (huh-BAK-kuk)

36. Zephaniah (zef-uh-NYE-uh)

37. Haggai (HAG-ee-eye)

38. Zechariah (zek-er-EYE-uh)

39. Malachi (MAL-uh-kye)

New Testament

40. Matthew (MATH-yew)

41. Mark

42. Luke

43. John

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Spelling Words:

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Spelling Words-3rd Grade

Story: Pop’s Bridge

1. load
2. opening
3. told
4. yellow
5. soak
6. shadow
7. foam
8. follow
9. glow
10. sold
11. window
12. coach
13. almost
14. throat

Challenge Words:

1. tomorrow
2. sailboats

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Spelling Words-4th Grade

Story: The Power of W.O.W.!

1. block
2. shown
3. oatmeal
4. wrote
5. fellow
6. scold
7. coast
8. odd
9. locate
10. slope
11. throat
12. host
13. online
14. shock
15. solve
16. known
17. remote
18. stock
19. boast
20. globe

Challenge Words:

1. bonus
2. approach
3. motion
4. continent
5. accomplish

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Field Day for 3rd & 4th graders at Metro-East Lutheran High School

Our class will attend the annual Field Day for 3^rd & 4^th graders at Metro-East Lutheran High School in Edwardsville on Tuesday, September 24 with a rain date scheduled for the following Tuesday, October 1. The high school is located at 6305 Center Grove Road right next to Edwardsville High School. Registration begins at 9 a.m. so we will leave Saint Paul’s at 8:45 a.m. Our day will wrap up about 1:30 p.m. and we’ll head back to Saint Paul’s. 

The children will participate on teams of four in various competitions throughout the day. I welcome any of you who are available that day to join us—parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles! Please let me know if you would like to chaperone the field trip as we will need drivers to transport the students. Please also let me know how many children (including your own) you can transport.

I would like to know if your child will be bringing a packed lunch or purchasing a lunch on the field trip. Pre-ordered lunch bags will be available so that students don’t have to wait in the concession line. Pre-ordered lunch bags cost $3.00 and include a hot dog OR hamburger, chips, and bottled water. There will also be a concession stand selling all kinds of items for $1.50-$2.00/item. Please circle the items you wish for your child to order from the concession stand and send the appropriate money amount with the permission slip. Your child should wear a red shirt uniform for the day (They may wear athletic shorts or pants instead of their uniform bottoms). We’re looking forward to our trip! Hope you can make it!

Notes, Memory & Spelling: Sept. 2-6

Notes:

• Tuesday: Parent/Teacher League meeting tonight at 6:30PM in the gym. Please come and learn how you can get involved in our school community!
• Thursday: Chapter 2 Social Studies test
• Home volleyball game at 6:30PM vs. Hamel/Prairietown
• Sept. 7: This Saturday is the 5K Run/Walk in memory of SrA Brad Smith. I'll be walking in it and would love to have others join me if you're interested. Cost is $25 and the money goes towards scholarships to area students furthering their education. Last year, $29,000 was awarded in scholarships so it's a great cause! 5K begins at the park at 8AM. Here's the link: http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c2c55f5c5f9447633feb5a50e&id=d7eef9391c&e=d491a3393b
• Sept. 20-21: Saint Paul's Rummage Sale. A note went home Friday asking for volunteers as it takes a lot of us to work this event. Volunteers will begin setting up the Rummage Sale the week before it is to occur. This is one of our biggest fundraisers for the school so we hope you can be a part of it.

Memory Work:

22. Song of Solomon (SOL-o-mun)

23. Isaiah (eye-ZAH-uh)

24. Jeremiah (jair-uh-MYE-uh)

25. Lamentations (lam-en-TAY-shunz)

26. Ezekiel (e-ZEEK-yul)

27. Daniel (DAN-yul)

28. Hosea (ho-ZAY-uh)

29. Joel (jole)

30. Amos (A-mus)

31. Obadiah (oh-buh-DYE-uh)

32. Jonah (JO-nuh)

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Spelling Words:

Spelling Words-3rd Grade

Story: Destiny’s Gift

1. lay
2. real
3. trail
4. sweet
5. today
6. dream
7. seem
8. tea
9. treat
10. afraid
11. leave
12. bait
13. cheer
14. speed

Challenge Words:

1. yesterday
2. explain

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Spelling Words-4th Grade

Story: My Librarian Is a Camel

1. skill
2. crime
3. grind
4. tonight
5. brick
6. flight
7. live
8. chill
9. delight
10. build
11. ditch
12. decide
13. witness
14. wind
15. district
16. inch
17. sigh
18. fright
19. remind
20. split

Challenge Words:

1. ignorant
2. recognize
3. advice
4. twilight
5. rigid

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