Nov.29, 2018

Parents,

We started a new unit today with chapter 12 on lesson 12.1 on measurement. The homework today was an overview of measurement on pg.645 - 646. They received new math books (volume 2) for this unit and others going forward. The tutorial below will assist you, if needed. Have a good night.

Nov. 27, 2018

Parents,

The math homework tonight is for students to finish the study guide that we completed in class if your child didn't finish it. If it was done, you can still review the problems with them to make sure they know how to multiply and divide. The unit test is tomorrow. Have a good night.

Nov.26, 2018

Parents,

The math homework tonight is in the blue PARCC book on pg.19-22 which is practice on multiplication and division that we have covered in this unit. This is practice in preparation for the Unit 2 math test this Wednesday. We are doing more review in class tomorrow, as well.

Math:

Students will practice multiplication and division tomorrow during class and have a study guide to finish up for homework if it is not complete. The unit 2 test will be on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday, we will be starting a new math unit on chapter 12 on measurement completing lessons 12.1 and 12.2.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students are continuing a new science unit on energy, specifically on electricity. They will study what conductors and insulators are.

Language Arts:

Students will continue unit 3 on nature on identifying and describing how an informative report is organized, identifying personification in text, comparing and contrasting first person narrative points of view, ordering adjectives within sentences, explaining how to identify descriptive, literary language in text, use key details to summarize the main idea, using a writing checklist to guide the planning of writing, identifying and analyzing figurative language, identifying and analyzing facts and details from a print source text, using understanding of point of view to answer a close reading question, identifying and pronouncing vowel team syllables in words, and organizing notes by categorizing information.

Important Dates

Nov. 27th
Fall Photo Retake Day

Nov. 28th
Unit 2 Math Test (Check out study guide that will go home tomorrow)

Reminder: We are looking at doing a fun festive activity building gingerbread houses and doing a funny gift exchange next month. (More details to come soon)

There are still some students who are struggling with their multiplication facts. Please practice them at home.

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.

Nov.19, 2018

Parents,

The math homework tonight is on lesson 4.9 on using base-ten blocks to model division with regrouping. The tutorial below will assist you in helping your child with math homework tonight, if needed.

Math:

Students will continue division tomorrow on lesson 4.12 on problem solving with division. We are skipping lessons 4.10 and 4.11 until another time.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students are continuing a new science unit on energy, specifically on electricity. They will study simple circuits and then move onto conductors this week.

Language Arts:

Students will continue unit 3 on nature on editing writing for the correct form and usage of the progressive tenses, comparing and contrasting character actions and events in two texts, edit and publish fairy tale writing, read to identify and annotate key details, use key details to determine the main idea, describe the structure of part of a literary essay, recognize and explain the meanings of idioms, identify facts and details in a source text when researching for an informative report, gather information from a print source, identify words with open syllable patterns, and gather important facts and details from a video source.

Important Dates

Thanksgiving Break
No School Nov.21st - Nov.25th

Reminder: If you missed your conference, please contact your child's homeroom teacher to reschedule.

There are still some students who are struggling with their multiplication facts. Please practice them at home.

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.

Nov. 15, 2018

Parents,

The math homework tonight is lesson 4.7 on investigating division with repeated subtraction. The homework is pg.239-240. There is a tutorial below to assist you, if needed since this is a strategy that you might not be familiar with.

Nov.14, 2018

Parents,

The math homework tonight is on lesson 4.6 on investigating division using the distributive property. They have to complete pg.231 - 232 in their math book. The video below will assist you in helping your child with this division strategy that you may not be familiar with. Thank you and have a good night.

Nov.13, 2018

Parents,

The math homework tonight is on lesson 4.5 on division . This lesson has students using multiples to find a number that is close to the dividend in order to get a quotient that is near the actual dividend. The tutorial below will help, if needed. Thanks.

Math:

Students will continue division Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Tomorrow we will be learning 4.6 on division and the distributive property, Thursday on 4.7 which studies division using repeated subtraction, and Friday is on 4.8 which covers division using partial quotients.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students are starting a new science unit on energy, specifically on electricity. They will study simple circuits and then move onto conductors this week.

Language Arts:

Students will start unit 3 on nature on editing writing for the correct form and usage of the progressive tenses, comparing and contrasting character actions and events in two texts, edit and publish fairy tale writing, read to identify and annotate key details, use key details to determine the main idea, describe the structure of part of a literary essay, recognize and explain the meanings of idioms, identify facts and details in a source text when researching for an informative report, gather information from a print source, identify words with open syllable patterns, and gather important facts and details from a video source.

Important Dates

Reminder: Early Dismissal Every Wednesday at 1:40

Reminder: If you missed your conference, please contact your child's homeroom teacher to reschedule.

There are still some students who are struggling with their multiplication facts. Please practice them at home.

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.

Nov. 7, 2018

Parents,

We gave students homework since we covered math lesson 4.4 today on dividing tens, hundreds, and thousands. There is a tutorial below to assist you, if needed. The G Force 4th grade team looks forward to meeting for conferences with you tomorrow or Friday. Have a great long weekend.

Nov.6, 2018

Parents,

The math homework tonight is lesson 4.3 on interpreting the remainder on pg.213 - 214. There is a tutorial below to assist you, if needed. We sent home conference times for Thursday and Friday depending on what day you signed up for. Please look it over to confirm your time. Have a great night.

Nov.5, 2018

Parents,

The math homework tonight is on lesson 4.2 on division with remainders. This lesson has them use models or draw circles and then place tallies in the circles so students can see how many each group receives and what the left over or remainder is. The tutorial below will help, if needed. Thanks.

Math:

Students will continue division tomorrow and Wednesday. We completed 4.2 today on division models with remainders, tomorrow is 4.3 on interpreting the remainder and Wednesday's lesson is 4.4 on dividing tens, hundreds, and thousands.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students are presenting their rover project on the green screen this week.

Adjusted Timeline:

Oct. 12: Research the region that your group is assigned.  Use your social studies textbook to find the information and record it on the graphic organizer.

Oct. 19: Use the map, poster-board, paint and dough provided to create a “salt map” of your assigned region.  Your map should include a map key and labels. (see this link for directions http://kidworldcitizen.org/2012/01/29/3d-salt-dough-maps/ )

Oct. 26: Explore the purpose of a “rover” or “drone.” Bring in recyclable materials that could be used to design a vehicle that can explore your region. Your design should consider the geography of your region. You should also consider how your vehicle will collect information about the region.

Nov.2: Present to the class a “documentary” about the discoveries of your vehicle in your region.

Language Arts:

Students will continue Unit 2 Week 3 on finding and annotating key details in a text, summarizing a text referring to annotations, making connections between text and video versions of a story, comparing and contrasting how characters are portrayed in different media, revising their fairy tale to add concrete and sensory details, connect the content of text and visuals to identify similarities and differences between them, identify words into syllables, edit for comma usage in dialogue, identify similes, explain the meaning of them in context, interpret one to understand a character in a story, and edit writing for the correct form of the progressive tense.

Important Dates

Wednesday Nov.7
CES Parent Forum with the Principal 8:30 - 9:30
CES Family STEM/STEAM Night 4:00 - 6:00

Thursday Nov.8
No School (Parent-Teacher Conferences)

Friday Nov.9
No School (Parent-Teacher Conferences)

Mon. Nov.12
Veteran's Day - No School

Reminder: Early Dismissal Every Wednesday at 1:40

Reminder: Parent-Teacher conference reminders will be going home tomorrow and/or Wednesday.

There are still some students who are struggling with their multiplication facts. Please practice them at home.

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.