Grade 4 AW
Weekly Newsletter
January 14th - January 18th, 2019
Welcome back to a new year 2019! I hope that all of you had a grrrreat (!) vacation and that you are looking forward to the grade 4 Camp-In experience that happens on Thursday (earlier arrival at 7am) and continues all day ...and night ...until Friday at the end of school. Included in this newsletter is a link to the packing list in the resources section. See below.
Language Arts
In writing we will be continuing our unit of realistic faction writing where students will be planning, rehearsing and drafting their stories - making their characters come alive by using a balance of description, action, thinking and dialog.
In reading, the students will be independently reading stories and looking at how the authors tell us more about the characters by what the characters say, do and think and how other characters in the story respond/react. We will also be starting a new class read aloud.
Math
Our new math unit being launched this week will be Fraction Equivalence and Ordering, where students will be using models to show/ prove that fractions are equivalent or not and using benchmark fractions to compare size. Here is a link to a quizlet vocabulary set that will be a good preview of vocabulary. As always with quizlet, start with 'flashcards' and 'learn'. This week we will be assessing the students previous understandings of fraction ordering and equivalence using a pre-assessment. We will use this information to group students within the class to target key knowledge or skills that they need through the coming weeks as we teach this unit.
This week we will also be sending home the post assessment for the unit on Measurement and Conversion unit. This will be sent home, please look at it with your child. This will need your signature and should be sent back to school by the end of the week.
Science
Science will not start this week as it is such a short week due to our Camp-In Experience on Thursday and Friday. Here is a preview of the unit on Earth Changes that we will be starting to teach next week just to whet your appetites:
In the role of geologists, students investigate how a dinosaur fossil found in the fictional Desert Rocks National Park formed. This investigation serves as the anchor phenomenon for the unit. Students will make inferences about the history of the park based on the fossil itself and the rock layers in which it is embedded. Investigating how the fossil formed and how the Earth has changed.
Announcements
- CAMP-IN - Be sure that your child has a Home Snack and Home Lunch for Thursday. It is also recommended that your child gathers up all that they will need for their sleepover on Thursday night. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact your child’s classroom teacher. Camp-In Packing List
- Water Bottles & Hats - Please check that your child comes to school with their water bottles and hats every morning. Recently, many students seem to be forgetting them at home.
- ES Dress Up Days - plan your days in advance click HERE for dates.
Repeat: Grade 4 Camp-In Resources
- Camp-In Information Presentation
- Camp-In Permission Form - should be completed already.
- Camp-In Packing List
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