June 3, 2019

Parents,

There is no more homework for the rest of the remaining school days. Students should still read at least 20 minutes every night and should continue to read over the summer.

Math:

Students are working on unit 8 on reviewing concepts that were learned this year. This week students will multiply three factors, work on problem solving, subtract related fractions, and add/subtract dollars and cents.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students will continue to work on the Smithsonian PBL. They are setting up the artifacts that they completed this year into a presentation.

Language Arts:

Students are finishing unit (8) on Earth changes. This week they will be working on: use text details and language to draw an inference; use my knowledge of variant vowel sounds to read words accurately; define and spell words with variant vowels; describe and identify relative adverbs; edit my informative report for the correct use of relative adverbs; compare and contrast information from two texts on the same topic; create a visually appealing title for my informative report; and include illustrations to help readers of my informative report

Important Dates

Wednesday June 5th
Normal Early Dismissal

Thursday June 6th
Unit 8 Reading Test



New: Send in money if you are purchasing student or class pictures. If not, return them to school.

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:
• charles.utter@am.dodea.edu; kali.hamill@am.dodea.edu and judith.ward@am.dodea.edu.
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• 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
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• New DODEA rules prohibit food for birthdays so please do not send in cupcakes or other food for your child.