Concert Week!

Dear Parents,

Welcome to week 17! We are only two weeks away from Christmas break and we have a lot of exciting events coming up.

This week we have our second round of the school spelling bee. It will take place at some time on Wednesday during the school day. Winners from each classroom will compete against each other, and the winner of this competition will represent Trivium East in a further competition against the winners of all other Great Hearts grade schools.

As I’m sure you are all aware, the winter concerts are also this week. The 4^th grade concert is at Palm Valley Church from 5:30-6:30 on December 10. While the concert does not start until 5:30 students are required to be there by 4:30. This will allow adequate time to make sure everyone is in their places and to run through some last minute rehearsals.

Requirements for dress code have already been sent by email. Also, please be aware that performing in the concert is required. It makes up part of the quarter’s music grade. If you have any questions regarding the concert, you can email me or Dr. Janet Norman, our music teacher. Her email is jnorman@archwaytriviumeast.org.

In math class this week we will continue to work on long division and we will also work on order of operations. In science, we will complete our study of the circulatory system and begin a brief look at the respiratory system. We have already covered many important points of the respiratory system in our study of the circulatory system because the intimate connections between the two systems make it difficult to talk about one without the other.

Next week, we have science our science and math tests coming up. The science test will be on Wednesday, and the math test will be on Thursday. If your student is not going to be present for one or both of those dates, please let me know so they can make up the tests beforehand. Students who are absent without excuse and do not make prior arrangements to make up the tests before Christmas will not be permitted to make them up, resulting in a zero grade.

As we approach the end of the semester, students often become anxious for break and lose some of their focus. Please encourage them to put their full effort into classes and homework all the way until break. We will have high quality material to present to them through the end of the last day, and we would not want them to miss out.

These are all the notes I have for you for the week. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments or concerns. You can email me at rwycklendt@archwaytriviumeast.org.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Wycklendt