Oct. 30, 2017

Parents,

The students need to complete pg.123 - 124 on multiplication with regrouping. The strategy for today's multiplication is using regrouping which is the normal algorithm you most likely used when you learned multiplication. For example, if you are multiplying 45 X 5 you multiply 5 X 5 first which is 25. The 5 goes in the ones column while the 2 tens will be regrouped above the 4 in the tens place. Then multiply 5 X 4 which is 20 plus 2 to get 225. 

The following is what was sent home today in the G Force Gazette.

Neighborhood News

Dear Parent(s),

• Mrs. Hamill now has email so you may email her when needed. It is listed below with the fourth grade team.
• Students should know all of their multiplication tables 1- 12 upon leaving 3rd grade.  Please work with your child as much as possible as we still have a very high number of students who do not know them with speed or accuracy and confidence. A suggestion would be practicing flash cards with your child.
• Please encourage students to take reading counts tests as they complete their books throughout the year. Reading counts points are being calculated for neighborhood recognition.
• The Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) is a test that students will take each quarter to measure your child’s reading level. SRI growth is usually related to continual reading.  The more a student reads, the better reader they will become.  
• If you need to contact any of us, the quickest way is probably through email. Our emails are as follows: charles.utter@am.dodea.edu; kali.hamill@am.dodea.edu and judith.ward@am.dodea.edu.
• If your child will be absent from school, please let the office know with a call, email, or note. You can email the school at CESattendance@am.dodea.edu
• New DODEA rules prohibit food for birthdays so please do not send in cupcakes or other food for your child.

Weekly Homework:

Monday:

• Math homework on pg.123 - 124 to be completed on concepts learned in class.
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts

Tuesday:

• Math homework on pg.129 - 130 to be completed on concepts learned in class.
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts

Wednesday:

• Read for at least 20 minutes.
• Practice your multiplication facts

Thursday:

• Math homework on pg.103-104 to be completed on concepts learned in class.

• Read for at least 20 minutes.
• Practice your multiplication facts

Friday:

No School For Students

Educational Targets:

Math:

Students are continuing unit 2, chapter 2 on the multiplication of one-digit numbers. We are specifically working on multiplication using 2-digit, 3-digit, and 4-digit  numbers with regrouping, solving multistep problems using equations and applying problem solving skills with multiplication.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students are continuing a PBL project on the regions.

Students are learning about different types of maps and gathering information about the significant landforms in each region. They will complete a map of the U.S. using play-doh.

Language Arts:

Students are learning about main idea and supporting details. We are reading a story called, Letters Home From Yosemite, which is nonfiction text that reinforces main idea and supporting details along with other valuable comprehension skills. Our grammar skill that we are working on is clauses and complex sentences. We will soon be writing a persuasive narrative. This week they will use a graphic organizer with specific criteria to back up their evidence.

Important Dates

Oct.30th - Nov.2nd

SRI Will Be Taken

Nov.2nd

End of 1st Quarter

Nov.3rd

No School For Students/Teacher Workday