Jan.30, 2018

Parents,

I apologize if you were looking for a post last Wednesday or Thursday. I was ill and not able to update it. Tonight's homework is pg.337 - 338 on generating equivalent fractions. The following video below can assist you in helping your child with today's lesson, if needed. You can also find this week's G Force Gazette below.

Neighborhood News

• The end of the 2nd quarter was last Friday so students will be receiving their report card this Friday.
• Please check the 4th grade blog for updates and assistance in homework at www.gforceeagles.blogspot.com
• Our SMART goal this year is to increase multiplication fluency so that every student has mastered their multiplication facts. This week we will be targeting sixes. We will be monitoring their daily progress.
• 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.
• 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:

• No School - Teacher Workday

Tuesday:

• Math homework pg.337 and 338 to practice concepts learned in class
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts on 8’s

Wednesday:

• Math homework pg.343 and 344 to practice concepts learned in class
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts on 8’s

Thursday:

• Math homework pg.349 and 350 to practice concepts learned in class
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts on 8’s

Friday:

• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts on 8’s

Important Dates

Jan. 29th

No School - Teacher Workday

Jan.31st

Normal Wednesday Early Out

Feb.2nd

Reading Test on The Stranger

Report Cards Go Home

Educational Targets:

Math:

Students are working on chapter 6 (6.2 - 6.5) on generating equivalent fractions, turning fractions into simplest form, making common denominators, and finding equivalent fractions using problem solving.

Science/ Social Studies:

We are going back to social studies to work on our Alien PBL project where students will be taking the research and turning it into a product to present to their peers.

Language Arts:

Their reading comprehension skill this week is finishing up cause and effect within reading passages and the leveled readers. The grammar skill is action and linking verbs and the rough draft on the personal narrative writing on nature is due on Friday.