Thursday, February 28, 2019

Feb. 28, 2019

Parents,

We completed math lesson 12.5 on line plots using fractions. The reason we jumped over to this lesson to include in the unit is because it was on fractions and we needed to cover that topic first. The homework is pg. 669-670. A tutorial is below, if needed.


Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Feb. 27, 2019

Parents,

The homework is on pg.445-446 on problem solving with fractions on lesson 7.10. The tutorial below will assist you, if needed.


Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Feb. 26, 2019

Parents,

We covered a lesson that was not in their Go Math book today that was needed to be learned. It is on converting tenths to hundredths in fraction form. They received a worksheet on it for homework. The tutorial below will help, if needed. Thanks.

Monday, February 25, 2019

Feb. 25, 2019

Parents,

The students have homework in lesson 7.7 on adding and subtracting mixed numbers. The homework is pg.427-428. This week's curriculum objectives, important dates, and reminders can be found below. There is a tutorial below to assist you, if needed.







Math:
Students reviewed 7.7 today on adding and subtracting mixed numbers, will be completing standard 4NF.5 on expressing equivalent fractions, 7.10 on problem solving, and Line Plots, 12.5, on Thursday and Friday. We will review the unit next Monday and test on Tuesday.


Science/ Social Studies:
They are finishing up the theme on storytelling of an important event that happened in their region. They have written about two important events and now will choose one of them speaking from the first person point of view as if they were at the event, and will explain what they saw and what happened.


Language Arts:
Students are learning new skills in unit 5. They will be working on: read to identify and annotate key details and the main idea; use key details to summarize the main idea; explain how authors use reasons and evidence to support their points; identify reasons and evidence used to support a point in two separate texts; revise my essay to include prepositional phrases to add detail; read to identify and annotate evidence from a text; evaluate text evidence to answer a close reading question; use knowledge of r-controlled vowels to pronounce words; identify r-controlled vowels in a text; edit my essay to improve the structure of my paragraphs; evaluate an author's use of evidence to answer a close reading question; understand the form and use of progressive verb tenses; edit my essay for correct form and use of progressive verb tenses; integrate information from two texts to speak knowledgeably on a topic; assess my writing using a rubric; share my prior knowledge about the Essential Question; read on-level texts with purpose and understanding; read to identify key story events; write a summary; and read and analyze the features of a narrative journal entry.


Important Dates

Feb. 27th
Normal Early Dismissal

Feb. 28th
PBIS Celebration Dance (Students who use 20 Dojo points of their own may attend)

Mar. 1st
School Photos

Read Across America Week Mar.1 - Mar.8th
School Spirit Day - Wear Red, White, and Blue
Mar. 4th - Purple Up Day - Wear Purple
Mar. 5th - Wear a Hat
Mar. 6th - No School
Mar. 7th - Read With a Buddy
Mar. 8th - Dr. Seuss Day

New: There has been an increasing trend in off-task behaviors across the grade level and we are working on going back to basics with behavioral expectations. We would appreciate your parental support in reminding your child to SOAR in school to ensure students are learning during the school day.
 



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 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.

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Feb. 21, 2019

Parents,

The math lesson today was 7.5 on word problems involving the addition and subtraction of fractions. The homework is pg.413-414. There is a tutorial below, if needed.



Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Feb. 19, 2019

Parents,

The students have homework in lesson 7.4 on subtracting fractions using models. The homework is pg.407 - 408. This week's curriculum objectives, important dates, and reminders can be found below. There is a tutorial below to assist you, if needed.




Math:
Students completed 7.4 today on subtracting fractions using models, will be completing 7.5 on adding and subtracting fractions tomorrow, and we will spend two days on Thursday and Friday on adding and subtracting mixed numbers.

Science/ Social Studies:
They are finishing up the theme on storytelling of an important event that happened in their region. They have written about two important events and now will choose one of them speaking from the first person point of view as if they were at the event, and will explain what they saw and what happened.


Language Arts:
Students are learning new skills in unit 5. They will be working on: read to identify and annotate examples of reasons and evidence that support an author's point; use understanding of reasons and evidence to answer a close reading question; understand and recognize r-controlled vowels in a text, and to pronounce unfamiliar words; restate my opinion in a concluding statement; write a conclusion; read to identify and annotate details to integrate information from two texts; compare two texts and analyze them to find the same type of information; correctly use the future progressive verb tense; correctly use other progressive verb tenses; share information I have learned about green technology; explain how green technology affects me and why it is important; consider how readers analyze key details and main ideas; discuss how authors use reasons and evidence in their writing; use key details to summarize the main idea; generate a list of science words related to my topic; and revise my essay to include science technology;

Important Dates

Feb. 20th
Normal Early Dismissal


New: There has been an increasing trend in off-task behaviors across the grade level and we are working on going back to basics with behavioral expectations. We would appreciate your parental support in reminding your child to SOAR in school to ensure students are learning during the school day.
 



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 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.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Feb. 13, 2019

Parents,

We had Infrastructure Practice Testing today so the only homework they have is to study for the unit 4 test tomorrow. They can do this be reviewing the study guide and by practicing problems in chapter six on Think Central. Have a good night.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Feb. 12, 2019

Parents,

The homework tonight is for students to finish the Study Guide that we started in class. Some students might have finished it but can still review it with you. The test is on Thursday since we have Infrastructure Practice Testing tomorrow. Have a good night.

Monday, February 11, 2019

Feb. 11, 2019

Parents,

The students have homework in lesson 7.6 on fractions greater than 1 as mixed numbers and writing mixed numbers as fractions greater than 1. It is on pg. 421-422. This is the last lesson in chapter 7 for this unit. We will be working through the other lessons in chapter 7 in the next unit. There is a tutorial below to assist you, if needed.





This week's curriculum objectives, important dates, and reminders can be found below.


Math:
Students completed 7.6 on fractions greater than 1 as mixed numbers and writing mixed numbers as fractions greater than 1. They will do review on Tuesday on Unit 4 in preparation for the test on Thursday. A study guide will be worked on during class tomorrow and what isn't finished will become homework. We will be completing an Infrastructure Practice Test on Wednesday.

Science/ Social Studies:
They will start a new "theme" on story telling where they will be responsible for reporting an important event that happened in the past in their region. This will also be presented later on in the "museum."


Language Arts:
Students are learning new skills in unit 5. They will be working on: analyzing opinions to find reasons and supporting evidence; discussing in a group environment the use of reasons and supporting evidence; integrating information from two texts to speak knowledgeably on a topic; applying my cross-text analysis by writing a speech on the pros and cons of solar energy; forming and using prepositional phrases; reflecting on and sharing my knowledge about green technology; explaining how readers analyze key details to determine the main idea; explain how readers use context clues to define domain-specific vocabulary; using key details to summarize the main idea; introducing my topic clearly, stating my opinion; incorporating research into my essay to support my opinion; providing reasons that are supported by facts and details; determining the meaning of domain-specific words in an informational text; identifying evidence of a problem-and-solution text structure; creating oral and written sentences to demonstrate my understanding of text structures; and identifying r-controlled vowels in texts.

Important Dates

Tuesday, Feb. 12th
Study Guide Sent Home For Test

Thursday, Feb. 14th
Valentine's Day (bring in cards to exchange if desired, no candy)
Math Test on Unit 4

Monday, Feb. 18th
No School President's Day


New: Please sign the sheet that says you received your child's report card and send it back to school in the provided envelope if you haven't done so already.
Infrastructure Practice Testing is practice problems that students are completing last week and this Wednesday to prepare for the Assessment in April.



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 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.

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Feb. 7, 2019

Parents,

We did not have practice testing today and completed a normal math lesson on 7.2 on writing a fraction as a sum of fractions with the same denominators. Their homework is pg.395-396. There is a tutorial below to assist you, if needed.



Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Feb. 6, 2019

Parents,

There is no math homework tonight due to the Practice Testing. Have a good night.

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Feb. 5, 2019

Parents,

Due to the Infrastructure Practice Testing, there is no math homework tonight. They should still be reading for at least 20 minutes. Have a good night.

Monday, February 4, 2019

Feb. 4, 2019

Parents,

The students have homework in lesson 7.1 on adding and subtracting parts of a whole. It is on pg.389 - 390. We started a new chapter on adding and subtracting fractions. There is a tutorial below to assist you, if needed.



This week's curriculum objectives, important dates, and reminders can be found below.


Math:
Students completed 7.1 today on adding and subtracting parts of a whole. They will learn 7.2 on comparing and ordering fractions on Thursday. Due to Infrastructure Practice Testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, the students will only learn two lessons this week. The Infrastructure Practice Testing is practice on the computer in preparation for the testing in April that all students will take that is similar to last year's PARCC.


Science/ Social Studies:
Students are finishing up their artifacts for Native American art and architecture. They will start a new "theme" on story telling where they will be responsible for reporting an important event that happened in the past in their region. This will also be presented later on in the "museum."



Language Arts:
Students are finishing new skills in the last part of unit 4 and will be learning new skills starting unit 5. They will be working on: reading to identify text evidence; making a judgment based on text evidence; sharing my prior knowledge about the Essential Question; reading to identify key details and the main idea; summarizing the text; brainstorming an essay topic in the area of science and technology; determining the meaning of domain-specific vocabulary; describing the overall structure of events in a text; reading to identify and annotate key events; identifying words containing the hard and soft c and g sounds; sorting words by their c and g sounds; spelling words with the hard and soft c and g sounds; recognizing credible online sources; gathering relevant information from sources; taking notes from sources; describing the overall structure of an opinion text; identifying the features of an opinion text, including the author's opinion and supporting reasons; pronouncing words with the hard and soft c and g sounds; sorting and spelling words with the hard and soft c and g sounds; and organizing my essay.


Important Dates

Feb.4th
Report Cards Sent Home

Feb. 6th
Open Forum 8:30 - 9:30 in Upstairs Common Area

Feb. 8th
PEA Sponsored Family Dance



New: Please sign the sheet that says you received your child's report card and send it back to school in the provided envelope.
Infrastructure Practice Testing is practice problems that students are completing over the next two weeks to prepare for the Assessment in April.



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 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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