Sept. 27, 2018

Parents,

Tonight's homework is on 2.2, pg.73-74 on multiplicative comparisons. This is a difficult concept for 4th graders to grasp but with practice, they can master it. I am providing a video below to assist you in helping your child, if needed. Thank you and have a good night.

Sept. 26, 2018

Parents,

We started a new unit on chapter 2, lesson 2.1 on Algebra: Comparison Problems. They are responsible for completing pg.67-68. They should also read for at least 20 minutes. There is a video below to assist you with this lesson, if needed. Thank you to those of you who could make it to the open house today.

Sept. 25, 2018

Parents,

Due to the math test today on Unit 1 (chapters 1 and 5), we did not give the students math homework tonight. They should still read for at least 20 minutes. We also had them record in their agenda a reminder to you that our 4th grade open house is tomorrow from 9:25 - 10:10. We hope to see you there tomorrow. Have a great night.

Sept. 24, 2018

Parents,

The homework tonight is a review of unit 1, chapters 1 and 5, in preparation for the test tomorrow. The students completed the even numbers for review during class and need to complete the odd numbers for homework. There are a lot of problems since it is a review of the many concepts we covered in chapter 1 (lessons 1.1 - 1.8) and chapter 5 (lessons 5.1 - 5.6). This is obviously not like the normal homework the students receive each night. Chapter 1 is really a review of concepts they learned last year with the exception that the numbers are larger going to the hundred thousands place. The page numbers for the review tonight is pg.55 - 60 and pg.317-322.
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Math:

Students are testing tomorrow on unit 1 (chapters 1 and 5) and will begin unit 2 (chapter 2) on multiplication by 1-digit numbers.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students are working with live aquatic organisms (gold fish, guppies, elodea, and gammarus) and their environment.

Language Arts:

Students will continue Unit 1 on main idea and summarizing as they also transition to working stations of writing letters, word work, and reading.

Important Dates

Sept.25th

Vision and Hearing Screening

Math Test Unit 1 (chapters 1 & 5)

Sept.26th

4th Grade Open House 9:25 - 10:10

Reminder: Early Dismissal Every Wednesday at 1:40

Grading:

This year your child will have letter grades on their report cards.  It is important for you to review the papers that come home with your child on a regular basis. If your child has a C or below on an assignment, please help reinforce the concepts and have your child redo the assignment.  Sometimes you may also see a 1-4 score on your child’s paper. This type of score reflects a rubric score for the assignment. See the grade equivalents below:

4-A, 3-B, 2-C, 1-D or Below

Interims will keep you informed of your child’s current grades. The first interim, however, will be very general since only a few grades will be given by that date.

Homework:

Please check your child’s homework notebook for daily homework assignments.  The basic nightly routine will be 20 minutes of reading AND a math assignment.  The math will be the homework pages in the math workbook that correlate with the daily lesson OR a Think Central assignment.  Your child should have the pages written down in their notebooks. Mr. Utter will also post daily assignments with how to videos on the G-Force blog.

Snack:

Fourth grade students have a very early lunch this year, so we will not have a snack time.  Our time is limited in the afternoon due to recess and specials. Please make sure your child eats a sufficient amount of lunch to get them through the school day.

FYI...

• Looking for extra math practice? Please go to the following site to assist you in parent math newsletters, extra practice for the math units we are working on, games, and many other useful resources to help your child with math concepts. (https://sites.google.com/view/midatlanticmathresource This site is found on the Crossroads homepage.

• If you need to contact any of us, the quickest way is through email. (NOT through Class Dojo).Our emails are as follows:
• charles.utter@am.dodea.edu; kali.hamill@am.dodea.edu and judith.ward@am.dodea.edu.
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• 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.
• 
  

Sept. 20, 2018

Parents,

The homework tonight is on lesson 5.5 on prime and composite numbers on pg.309-310. They already have been working with factors but haven't given it a name when the product only has two factors or the product has more than two factors. The video below can assist you, if needed. Have a good night.

September 19, 2018

Parents,

The homework tonight is on lesson 5.4, factors and multiples on pg.304-305. They not only have to know the difference between factors and multiples, but they need to be able to find the common multiples of two or three numbers. The video below can assist you, if needed. Have a good night.

Sept. 18, 2018

Parents,

The homework tonight is on lesson 5.3 on problem solving using common factors. They need to complete pg.295 - 296. They are basically finding all the factor pairs for the presented products and then finding the "common" factors which are the factors found in the products. The video below will assist you, if needed.

Sept. 17, 2018

The homework tonight is on lesson 5.2 on figuring out whether a number is a factor of a product. They should use the divisibility chart in the lesson to help them. You can also watch the video below to assist you. You can also find some important information for this week at Crossroads down below.

Math:

Students are working on chapter 5 this week on factors, multiples, prime, composite, and patterns. They will be testing on chapters 1 and 5 sometime next week. We will give you a specific day to prepare your child and review concepts.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students are working with live organisms (meal worms, isopods - pill bugs and sow bugs) and their environment.

Language Arts:

Students will be working on Unit 1 on main idea and summarizing as they also transition to working stations of writing letters, word work, and reading.

Important Dates

Sept. 20th

Family Night at the Book Fair

Reminder: Early Dismissal Every Wednesday at 1:40

Grading:

This year your child will have letter grades on their report cards.  It is important for you to review the papers that come home with your child on a regular basis. If your child has a C or below on an assignment, please help reinforce the concepts and have your child redo the assignment.  Sometimes you may also see a 1-4 score on your child’s paper. This type of score reflects a rubric score for the assignment. See the grade equivalents below:

4-A, 3-B, 2-C, 1-D or Below

Interims will keep you informed of your child’s current grades. The first interim, however, will be very general since only a few grades will be given by that date.

Homework:

Please check your child’s homework notebook for daily homework assignments.  The basic nightly routine will be 20 minutes of reading AND a math assignment.  The math will be the homework pages in the math workbook that correlate with the daily lesson OR a Think Central assignment.  Your child should have the pages written down in their notebooks. Mr. Utter will also post daily assignments with how to videos on the G-Force blog.

Snack:

Fourth grade students have a very early lunch this year, so we will not have a snack time.  Our time is limited in the afternoon due to recess and specials. Please make sure your child eats a sufficient amount of lunch to get them through the school day.

FYI...

• Looking for extra math practice? Please go to the following site to assist you in parent math newsletters, extra practice for the math units we are working on, games, and many other useful resources to help your child with math concepts. (https://sites.google.com/view/midatlanticmathresource This site is found on the Crossroads homepage.

• If you need to contact any of us, the quickest way is through email. (NOT through Class Dojo).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.
• 
  

Sept. 13, 2018

Parents,

The homework tonight is pg.53-54 on addition and subtraction problem solving. There are some different ways to get assistance for your child if you are struggling to help them with their math. You can look back in their math book on what they worked on during class. You can have your child log into Think Central. You can create an account through Tutor.com which is free to military families. I am also providing a video below. Have a good night.

September 11, 2018

Parents,

The homework today is on adding numbers. This is a concept that students have been doing since first grade. The difference is that as fourth graders, they are expected to add numbers up to the hundred thousands place. They also need to round the numbers in some cases to make an estimate and then add them together. This is to prove their exact calculation is probably correct if it is close to the estimate. A video is provided below, if needed. Have a good night.

Sept. 10, 2018

Week of September 10, 2018

Math:

Students will continue to work on concepts in unit 1 chapter 1 on place value, rounding, ordinal numbers, expanded form, standard form, written form, comparing numbers, renaming numbers, and adding and subtracting numbers.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students are studying meal worms, pill bugs and sow bugs.

Language Arts:

Students are still going over routines, protocols, and expectations for reading and writing stations. They will also be taking the Scholastic Reading Inventory this week to gauge where their reading level sits.

Important Dates

Sept. 11th

PEA sponsored Boo Hoo-Yahoo Social for parents (9:00 - 10:00)

Reminder: Early Dismissal Every Wednesday at 1:40

Tonight's homework is on renaming groups to rename numbers on lesson 1.5. The homework is pg. 35 - 36. The video below will assist you if needed. The students should have their agenda updated to reflect this week. They are using the same template as last week with the updated information for this week. 

Sept.6, 2018

Parents,

The math homework tonight is on comparing and ordering numbers up to the hundred thousands place. It is pg.21 and 22. They should also be reading for at least 20 minutes or more each night. Just a friendly reminder that the PEA has an ice cream social tomorrow evening. The video below will assist you, if needed. Have a good night.

Sept. 5, 2018

Parents,

The math homework tonight is pg.15 - 16 on reading and writing numbers. Students learned about standard form, expanded form, and written form. They have done these concepts before. However, fourth grade students are responsible for writing numbers in the different forms up to the hundred thousands place. The video below will assist you with today's lesson, if needed.

Week of September 4th, 2018

Welcome to our 4th grade blog parents!

Math:

Students will begin the year off by working on concepts in unit 1 chapter 1 on place value, rounding, ordinal numbers, expanded form, standard form, written form, comparing numbers, renaming numbers, and adding and subtracting numbers.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students will start by reviewing geography by studying the northern, southern, eastern and western hemispheres of the world, latitude and longitude, and political and physical maps.

Language Arts:

Students have been going over routines, protocols, and expectations for reading and writing stations. They will also be taking the Scholastic Reading Inventory this week to gauge where their reading level sits.

Important Dates

Sept. 5th

Parent Open Forum 8:30 - 9:30

Sept. 7th

PEA Ice Cream Social with Silent Auction

Reminder: Early Dismissal Every Wednesday at 1:40

Grading:

This year your child will have letter grades on their report cards.  It is important for you to review the papers that come home with your child on a regular basis. If your child has a C or below on an assignment, please help reinforce the concepts and have your child redo the assignment.  Sometimes you may also see a 1-4 score on your child’s paper. This type of score reflects a rubric score for the assignment. See the grade equivalents below:

4-A, 3-B, 2-C, 1-D or Below

Interims will keep you informed of your child’s current grades. The first interim, however, will be very general since only a few grades will be given by that date.

Homework:

Please check your child’s homework notebook for daily homework assignments.  The basic nightly routine will be 20 minutes of reading AND a math assignment.  The math will be the homework pages in the math workbook that correlate with the daily lesson OR a Think Central assignment.  Your child should have the pages written down in their notebooks. Mr. Utter will also post daily assignments with how to videos on the G-Force blog.

Snack:

Fourth grade students have a very early lunch this year, so we will not have a snack time.  Our time is limited in the afternoon due to recess and specials. Please make sure your child eats a sufficient amount of lunch to get them through the school day.

FYI...

• Looking for extra math practice? Please go to the following site to assist you in parent math newsletters, extra practice for the math units we are working on, games, and many other useful resources to help your child with math concepts. (https://sites.google.com/view/midatlanticmathresource This site is found on the Crossroads homepage.

• If you need to contact any of us, the quickest way is through email. (NOT through Class Dojo).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.