Friday, September 16, 2022

NOTE:  Fourth grade is in need of paper towels for science and tissues for all the runny noses we are experiencing  If you can help us out we would be so grateful.

MATH

This week we will be multiplying a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number and a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number.  We will be playing games and solving word problems involving these skills. Since we will be doing multiplication of larger numbers intensive practice of multiplication facts each evening is very important. 

SCIENCE

We will begin our magnetism and electricity unit.  There will be awesome demonstrations with magnets which will spark your kid’s sense of wonder.   

 Language Arts

Grammar – Students will continue working with adjectives in our grammar workbook. They will be quizzed on Friday. We work with homophones and practice with "there, their, they're, it's, its, your, and you're".

Writing – We will have another graded summary this week where students write 3-4 sentences about a text. We will lead the students how to construct an idea web given a prompt. They will practice writing introductory paragraphs that contain a hook, general sentence, topic sentence, and 3-point sentence.

Poetry – Ozymandias is due September 23rd. Please have your child recite this to you to help them prepare.

Literature – Students continue with Chapters 8-13 and discover more about Pollyanna's positive affect on characters in her town. You are welcome to join us for Wednesday reading groups. 

Latin & Greek Roots – Students will have a spelling test on the roots derived from cir and trans. The list of spelling words is accessible by clicking the link to the right.

HISTORY

We will begin our unit on the Middle Ages starting with the fall of the Roman Empire.  We will cover chapters 1-2 in our history book.  This unit is fun.  Every year fourth grade students love learning about the Middle Ages.  We will be using what we learn for writing assignments.