The math homework tonight is finding the area of combined rectangles. They are basically breaking apart the shape into two or three rectangles so they can apply the area formula to each one. The homework is on pg. 733-734. The tutorial below will assist you, if needed.
Math:
Students completed 13.3 today, will do 13.4 on finding unknown measures tomorrow, 13.5 on Thursday on problem solving on area and review on Friday. We will also be reviewing next Monday and Tuesday in preparation for the unit 3 test on chapters 12 and 13. The test will be next Wednesday. We will also provide a study guide.
Science/ Social Studies:
Students are starting 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 have started unit 4 on different points of view. Students are identifying third person point of view; explaining the effect of third person point of view on a narrative; explaining, identifying, and spelling compound words; understanding how a concluding statement differs from an introductory opinion statement; finding and annotating key details in narrative text; using evidence to draw inferences; comparing and contrasting first and third person point of view; understand and use modal auxiliary verbs; answer questions about stories; summarize ideas; read to identify key events and summarize a story; explain the meaning of certain key events; analyze the meanings of metaphors and identify reasons and details from the text to support my opinion.
Important Dates
Jan. 9 - No School For Students
New: Friday is a day to make sure students have all their work caught up. Friday afternoons from 2:30-2:50 may be used as an incentive for the students who have finished ALL work where students who are caught up with all assignments will be given free time!!!
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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