Below you will find current unit information for all subjects, this week's lesson plans, and any 'need to know' information for the week. Parents, if you ever have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher. We hope you have a great week!
- The Fourth Grade Team
Current Unit Information:
- 4.1 Math - Unit 4 : Adding and Subtracting Fractions
- This week we will be reviewing for our unit test on Wednesday. On Thursday, we will preview our upcoming unit, Unit 5: Fractions and Decimals.
- 4.2 Math - Unit 2 (5th Grade) : Adding and Subtracting with Decimals
- This week we will focusing on rounding decimals.
- 5.1 Math - Unit 4 : Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
- This week we will be reviewing for our unit test on Wednesday. On Thursday, we will preview our upcoming unit, Unit 5: 2D Shapes.
- Science - Unit 4: Force and Motion
- This week we will be learning all about balanced and unbalanced forces.
- Reading - Unit 5: Historical Fiction Book Clubs (Genre: Historical Fiction)
- During this unit, we will be learning all about how to read historical fiction chapter books, as this is a new, and challenging genre for students. This week we will continue with our read aloud Number the Stars. We will 'journal' daily in our Number the Stars journal as we practice various reading skills, and we will then apply those skills while reading our independent historical fictions novels!
- Writing - Unit 4: Bringing History to Life (Genre: Informational writing)
- During this unit, we are learning how to write informational books. We start with topics we are already experts in, and then move on to topics we have learned about/may have to do additional research on (in this case, students will research American Revolution topics and write a chapter book about their chosen topic).
This Week's Lesson Plans:
- A Note About Valentine's Day from Mrs. Lemons: "As we approach Valentine’s Day, I wanted to let you know that candy, desserts, baked goods (store bought/homemade), or other edible items are not to be distributed during school hours. This means that students cannot have candy as a part of their Valentine's cards this year. Refer to communication from your child's teacher about card distribution if they decide to do that in a safe way. Please know that taking these measures will help us maintain a safe environment for all students. You can help us protect your children by requesting that they not eat anything given to them by another person, anything that they have not brought from your home or anything not in its original sealed package. Thank you for your continued partnership in keeping all of our students safe at school!"
- A Note About Valentine's Day from the 4th Grade Team: You all should have received communication by now from you child's teacher in regards to how we will be handling Valentine's Day this year :) Please reference that email for details, and if you ever have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher! :)
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Upcoming Important Dates:
- February 11 - Valentine's Day Exchange
- February 11 - ELA Interim Assessment
- Not a graded test, just a 'check in' on student understanding of 4th grade standards.
- February 12 - No School - Teacher Workday!
- February 15 - No School - Presidents' Day!
- February 11 - Math Interim Assessment
- Not a graded test, just a 'check in' on student understanding of 4th grade standards.