Our Fourth Grade team hopes your Thanksgiving holidays were enjoyable and a time to reflect on what is truly important to be thankful for in life. We are looking forward to three more weeks of school until our Winter Break begins on 12/19 and ends with school resuming on 1/5/26.
NEWS:
On December 16th, Fourth Grade is holding our annual Robin Hood Party.
CURRICULUM:
ELA:
The last poem of Quarter 2 is "Norman and Saxon". It is due on December 12th.
LITERATURE We are wrapping up reading "Robin Hood" in week 8. In Q3, we'll spend the first weeks using our Literature time on our Poetry unit. Students will need the poetry anthology from the required list, "The Harp and Laurel Wreath". They will also utilize this book in fifth grade. In Q3W4, the fourth grade will begin the next book in the Chronicles of Narnia series, "Prince Caspian". If your child has never read the prior, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", please insure they read it before we begin the next book.
We finish our COMPOSITION program for the quarter with the writing of the Robin Hood 5-Paragraph Persuasive Essay by finishing rough drafts, editing and composing the final drafts. These must be completed (in-class) for scholars to attend the Robin Hood Party.
In GRAMMAR, we begin with a Chapter 7 open note quiz followed by WOL chapter 8 concepts which include possessive nouns. These act as adjectives modifying nouns in sentences.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
In LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS our roots are thermos (heat) and photos (light). Their derivatives are: thermal, thermos, thermometer, thermotropic, thermogenic, endothermic, thermograph, photograph, photometer, photojournalist, photocopier, photosynthesis, photon, telephoto, photophobia.
For PHILOSOPHY, we will use the time to finish up all the work from the end of the quarter.
Math:
In Math, we will Begin Chapter 6 about fractions greater than 1 applying mixed number and improper fractional concepts for comparing, ordering and computing fractions.
Math Test Corrections:
Students will attach a separate piece of paper to their graded math tests and write the problem number of each problem missed. They will re-do the problem correctly and show their work. They will also write a short sentence about why they missed that problem. Students can earn up to 5 points for their corrections. Students who missed no problems, do not need to submit corrections.
History:
In History, we will continue the book by reading chapters 6-8 over the Dynasties of China. Scholars will take a Comprehension Check in W9. Describe one of the following dynasties of China — the Han, the Tang, or the Mongol Empire. Your response should give a clear, overall picture of what life and leadership were like during that dynasty. You do not need to include specific dates or highly detailed events. Instead, focus on the major characteristics, accomplishments, and the ways this dynasty influenced China and the world. Scholars will use this prompt to explain what made the dynasty important, how it was governed, and what cultural or historical impacts it had.
Science:
This week will highlight a central theme: all living things sense and respond to their environment, but animals and plants do so in different ways. By the end of the week, students will have a clearer understanding of how structures—like hair cells, sense organs, and plant tissues—will help living things survive in constantly changing environments. Scholars will read chapters 6 and 7 in the Science text. The Comprehension Check will be in week 9. Students will be asked to explain, in their own words, how living things get energy, how they sense what is happening around them, and how their body parts help them do important jobs. They may write about examples such as roots, stems, and leaves in plants; sense organs in animals; how food chains move energy through an ecosystem; and how both plants and animals respond to different stimuli in their environment.
Demonstrating the Vestibular System
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