The math homework tonight is on perimeter with lesson 13.1. The homework is pg. 721-722. The tutorial below will assist you, if needed. You will also find this week's learning objectives, important dates, and reminders listed below.
Math:
Students will work on chapter 13 on perimeter and area today and tomorrow. Tomorrow they will go over 13.2 on area. We are doing different math practice on Wednesday and Thursday. When we return from the break, we will finish the last three lessons in chapter 13 and have the unit test that will cover chapters 12 and 13.
Science/ Social Studies:
Students are finishing a science unit on energy, specifically on electricity. They have studied series and parallel circuits.
Language Arts:
Students have started unit 4 on different points of view. They are referring to specific details in a text when drawing inferences; describing a character's thoughts and feelings based on specific details in a text; telling the difference between a narrator's observations and a narrator's interpretations; gathering relevant information from sources; taking notes and categorizing information; reading to identify and annotate key events; using key events to summarize the text; explaining the meaning of compound words; identifying three types of compound words; identifying third person point of view; and explaining the effect of third person point of view on a narrative. Due to the planning stages in the engineer design process of the gingerbread house, there will not be as many language arts lessons this week. The students will be completing the ask, imagine, and planning stages on Wednesday and then create and improve stages on Thursday.
Important Dates
Dec. 18th
Parent Open Forum with the Principal 8:30 - 9:30
Normal Wednesday Early Dismissal
Dec. 19th
All library books should be returned
No after school clubs or tutorials
Dec. 20th
Winter Break Begins - Happy Holidays
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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