The math homework tonight is on elapsed time with lesson 12.9. The homework is pg. 695-696. The tutorial below will assist you, if needed. You will also find this week's learning objectives, important dates, and reminders.
Math:
Students will finish chapter 12 on measurement this week on reviewing elapsed time, 12.10, and 12.11. Tomorrow they will review elapsed time, Thursday they will convert mixed measures, and Friday they will complete patterns in measurement units using algebra.
Science/ Social Studies:
Students are continuing a science unit on energy, specifically on electricity. They will study parallel circuits this week.
Language Arts:
Students will finish unit 3 on nature and then start a new unit later in the week. Students are making connections between poems and pictures; identifying vowel-r syllable patterns; ordering adjectives to add detail; determine the theme of a poem; read and understand the meaning of words, phrases, and figurative language in a poem; edit a text to correct inappropriate fragments; compare and contrast the language of poetry and prose; integrate information from two texts; read to annotate key events and summarize; read and analyze a writing prompt; tell the difference between a narrator's observations and a narrator's interpretations; refer to specific details in a text when drawing inferences; and gather relevant information from sources.
Important Dates
Dec. 12th
Normal Wednesday Early Dismissal
Normal Wednesday Early Dismissal
New: Below this message is the letter we sent home last week. We are still in need of the following items below in order to build our gingerbread houses for the STEAM project next week. We also need some parent volunteers to help us make icing. The recipe is below. Thank you so much!
During the week of December 17th, there are a few special activities that fourth grade would like to do.
During the week of December 17th, there are a few special activities that fourth grade would like to do.
- Gift Exchange: This is an activity that is meant to be silly and fun, so gifts don’t need to be special or valuable. Your child can just wrap a toy or item that they already own and that they don’t use or play with anymore. Please don’t feel like you need to go out and buy a gift! (If you really can’t think of anything and plan on buying something, please don’t spend more than $5.) We will do the gift exchange on Thursday, December 20th, which is the last day before the break. Please bring the wrapped gift anytime that week.
- Gingerbread House STEM Project: We will also be doing a STEM project that involves building a gingerbread house. We begin the planning for our structure on Wednesday December 19th, and we will be building it Thursday December 20th from 8:45 to 10:45.
For this project, we need:
**Volunteers! Our student groups always benefit from having an adult assistant while we build. You are welcome to help them on that Friday morning.
**Supplies! In order to construct the houses, we need a lot of materials. We are asking you to bring in one (or some!) of the following items.
Graham crackers
Marshmallows
Pretzel sticks
Lifesavers
Twizzlers
Candy canes (small)
Gumdrops
Jelly beans
M & M’s
Skittles
Plastic bowls
**Frosting makers--We are also asking for a few brave parents to put together some icing. The stiff icing recipe is listed below. We will need about 18 bags. Please let us know if you’re willing to help out with this.
Royal Icing Recipe #1
- 1 pound of confectioners sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 3 egg whites
Beat slowly until stiff peaks form. Put icing in a gallon sized plastic bag.
Thank you so much for your support and for making these activities successful and fun for the students. If you have questions, please let us know.
The G Force
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:
- 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.
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