We started unit 7, chapter 10, today with lesson 10.1 in geometry on lines, line segments, rays, etc. They will need to complete homework pg. 553-554. A tutorial is below, if needed. You will also find this week's content area to be covered, important dates, reminders, etc.
Math:
Students completed lesson 10.1 on lines, rays, and angles, 10.2 on Tuesday on classifying triangles, Summative Assessment review on Wednesday, 10.3 on Thursday on parallel and perpendicular lines, and 10.4 on Friday on classifying quadrilaterals.
Science/ Social Studies:
They are continuing the science unit on building an electromagnet, testing its strength, and reinventing the telegraph before we move into soil when we come back from Spring break.
Language Arts:
Students are learning new skills in unit 6. They will be working on: share my ideas about the Essential Question; read to identify and annotate key details; distinguish between important and unimportant details; use key details to determine the main idea; read and analyze a writing prompt; read and analyze a news report; identify and understand a chronological structure; describe events in a chronological order; explain how information in a timeline supports and extends information in a text; use a graphic organizer to organize a news report; decode unfamiliar, multisyllabic words with /oi/ and /ou/; understand how writers incorporate information from multiple sources; explain the meaning of similes and metaphors; explain how a writer uses quotes to support a point in a text; and explain how a writer uses historical photographs to support a point in a text.
Important Dates
Month of the Military Child Week
April 9th
Wear Red, White and Blue
April 10th
Wear your camouflage
April 11th
Purple Up
April 12th
Wear Stars, Stripes, and Sparkles
April 10th
Normal Early Dismissal
April 12th
Report Cards Go Home
New:
Please make sure your child has all past due assignments handed in. If your child has completed their reading log for the month, they will earn free pizza via the Book It! program.
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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