May 29, 2018

Parents,

We did not assign any math homework tonight or any night this week. We are working on unit 8 in math which is preparing students for the fifth grade. This will consist of problem solving tasks, reviewing concepts from this year, and introducing some concepts that they will see next year. This week's G Force Gazette is listed down below. Thank you.

Neighborhood News

• Field Day is this Thursday Morning for our neighborhood!
• Supplies would be appreciated (PENCILS, scissors, glue sticks, highlighters, dry erase  markers, and folders
• Please go to the following site to assist you in parent math newsletters, extra practice for the math unit we are working on, games, and many other useful resources to help your child with math concepts. (https://sites.google.com/view/midatlanticmathresource Found on Crossroads homepage
• 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.

• Please check the 4th grade blog for updates and assistance in homework at www.gforceeagles.blogspot.com

Weekly Homework:

Monday:

• No School - Memorial Day

Tuesday:

• No Math homework
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts if you don’t have them memorized

Wednesday:

• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts if you don’t have them memorized

Thursday:

• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts if you don’t have them memorized

Friday:

• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts if you don’t have them memorized

Important Dates

May 30th

Normal Wednesday

Early Dismissal

May 31st

Field Day - From 9 - 11:15 For Our Neighborhood

Educational Targets:

Math:

Students will start unit 8 which are math concepts to prepare our students for fifth grade next year. This will consist of problem solving, review of some concepts learned this year, and touching on concepts they will learn next year.

Science/ Social Studies:

We are bouncing back to science where we will do activities on the unit called Soils, Rocks, and Landforms. They will identify types of soil and what is found in them, do an activity to understand how rocks break down, and complete an activity to understand how acid rain effects rocks.

Language Arts:

Groups will be finishing up their literature circle project of their choice on the book they read earlier. They will also be required to finish last week’s grammar skill on adverbs. The reading comprehension skill this week is still drawing conclusions. For writing, some students are finishing up the publishing of their poetry books while others are selecting a writing choice activity to work on that is due this Friday.