Week of 5/16

Good morning!

Reminders for the week:
*PARCC Math Testing- Tuesday AND Friday
*Please return all field trip permission slips and money orders ASAP!
Word Wizard- Friday
Book club each night with summary and thinking
Math Packet- Wed.

Learning this week:
Math: We will be wrapping up Topic 16 (Angles) and testing on Wednesday. We will be starting Topic 14 (Measurement) by Thursday.
Writing: This week we will wrap up our creative writing pieces by including rich vocabulary words and starting sentences with verbs. In addition, we will finish reading The BFG and students will be given a dream jar to write their own dream.
S.S/Science: We will wrap up simple machines and how they help make work easier. In addition, we will bring studying Mexico.
ELA: We will officially start our new unit on the Holocaust and Word War II. We will begin reading Number the Stars and discussing the genre "historical fiction."

Week of 5/9

Reminders for the week:

*Math PARCC- Thurs.

*Library- Wed.

Read 25 mins. each night. 

Complete Math review packet(s) 

Word Wizard- Fri. 

Learning this Week: 

Math: This week we will be classifying polygons, identifying lines of symmetry and wrap up Topic 16 (Lines, Angles, Shapes). We will also be doing review work, as well as briefly discussing different ways to measure and hopefully going outside to work on perimeter and area!

Writing: This week we will wrap up our opinion writing pieces and begin working on a personal narrative. We will focus on word choice and using our senses to paint a picture for our reader.

S.S/Science: We will continue our unit on simple machines. Students will be able to identify the six types of simple machines and how they make work easier. 

ELA: We will continue working on our biography posters, in addition to starting our new unit, which will be World War II and the Holocaust. We will be looking at events through multiple perspectives. 

Week of 5/2

Happy Monday!

Reminders for the week:

*ELA PARCC- Wednesday
*Yearbook Form- Wednesday
*1/2 Day Hat Day- Thursday 

Book Order- Monday 5/9 

Read  25 mins. each night- this includes book club books!

Word Wizard- Friday

Learning this Week: 

Math: We've just started Topic 16 (Geometry) Students will be learning lots of vocabulary this week in order to identify shapes and angles. 

Writing: We will be wrapping up figurative language and completing final copies of our free-verse poems. In addition, we will start personal narratives. 

Science: We will begin a unit on simple machines. Students will learn about the different types of energy and how forces affect motion. 

ELA: We will continue to work on our biography projects, Students will continue to take notes, summarize, and organize information onto their posters. 

Week of April 25

Good morning and welcome back!

Reminders for the week:

ELA PARCC- TUESDAY 4/26 and FRIDAY 4/27
*Be sure to eat a nutritious breakfast and get a good nights sleep!
Yearbook Form- May 4th
Read 25 mins. EACH night
Word Wizard- Friday

Learning this week:
Math: We will be wrapping up Topic 13 (Fractions and Decimals) and test on Thursday this week. We will be reviewing previously learned concepts and possibly perimeter
Writing: Students will be writing personal narratives to reflect on their vacation week. We will also be writing free-verse poems and will review all the different types of figurative language.
Science: We will begin looking at the different types of animal adaptations.
ELA: We will continue to research for our biography project and continue to look closely at timelines and character traits.

Week of 4/11

Happy Monday!

Reminders for the week:
Vocab. Quiz #1- Friday
Read 25 mins. each night
Spring Vacation is Next Week
Please bring in biography books! (Wednesday)

Learning this Week:
Math: We will be starting Topic 13 (Extending Fraction Concepts). Students will be multiplying fractions and comparing equivalent fractions and decimals.
Writing: We will work on making text connections through our read aloud, The Marvelous Adventures of Edward Tulane. In addition, we will be reviewing the different types of figurative language and write our own free verse poems. We will also answer some prep questions for PARCC.
Science: We will continue to compare and contrast two articles about ocean animals and the ways they are impacted by their environment. Students will turn Venn diagrams into explanatory writing pieces.
ELA: Students will be typing up pourquoi tales in the computer lab. We will start our research this week on our biographies as I model researching by using Jackie Robinson.

Week of 4/4

Hello 4th grade families!

Reminders for the week:
Library-Wed.
1/2 Day- Thursday
Vocab. #2 Quiz- Friday
Pick biography- Friday 

*Staff Basketball Game- FRIDAY, 6:00 P.M. Miss Stebbins will be playing! :)

Learning this Week:
Math: We will wrap up Topic 12 this week and will test on Thursday/Friday. This topic was focused on the addition and subtraction of fractions and whole numbers.
Writing: We will be finished our opinion writing prompts. In addition, we will start a writing piece that requires students to compare and contrast two informational (non-fiction) texts.
Science: We will be reading about endangered animals and the different types of text structures.
ELA: We are starting our new unit, "Biographies" We will begin by looking at variety of biographies and students will prepare their research materials!

Week of 3/28

Reminders:

Vocab. #3 Quiz- Friday

Read 25 mins. 

LAST swimming class- Wed.

Learning this week:

Math: We will be starting Topic 12 Adding and Subtracting Fractions which will include mixed numbers. 

Writing: This week students will be writing an opinion piece using emoji characters to express their opinion about a topic. We will review opinion writing format as well as write this piece in letter format. 

S.S/Science: We will be finishing up rocks and minerals, including the rock cycle and the three types of rocks.

ELA: We will continue with pourquoi tales, students will be comparing and contrasting pourquoi tales as well as begin writing their own.