The homework tonight is on equivalent fractions on pg.337 - 338. A tutorial is below to assist you, if needed. You will also find this week's important dates, learned content, and reminders.
Math:
Students completed 6.2 on generating equivalent fractions. Tomorrow we will be working on 6.3 on changing fractions to simplest form, Thursday will be 6.4 on making common denominators, and Friday will be 6.5 on finding equivalent fractions using problem solving.
Science/ Social Studies:
Students are continuing a new project on regions. They will be researching information and coming up with artifacts that visitors will read and see when the "museum" is open. They will also be building artifacts that correlate with the standard. The "theme" they are starting with is Native American art and architecture from the five regions of the U.S.
Language Arts:
Students are continuing to learn new skills in unit 4. They will be working on: summarizing key ideas, identifying key events, summarizing a story, explaining why certain details are important to a piece of writing, using context clues to determine word meaning, reading to identify and annotate examples of first person point of view, determining the effect of first person point of view in a text, applying grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words, using knowledge of letter-sound connections and syllable patterns to read unfamiliar words of more than one syllable, providing reasons that are supported by facts and details, providing a concluding statement related to the opinion presented, revising my writing using modal auxiliaries to strengthen my discussion of my opinion, reading to identify and annotate examples of text evidence that reveals character, using knowledge, identifying, and listing of the consonant-le syllable pattern, and editing a text to check or correct frequently confused words.
Important Dates
Jan. 23rd
Normal Early Dismissal WednesdayJan. 25th
Last Day of Quarter 2
Club and Candid Photos Day
Jan. 28th
No School - Teacher Workday
New: Friday is the end of the 2nd quarter. All unfinished work MUST be in by Friday or incomplete work will be an F. Please make sure all assignments are handed in.
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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