Fourth Grade News Letter
Mr. Dinsmore's Class
This Week In Fourth Grade
Fourth Grade Families,
It has been a nice start to the school year. This past week we got to know our reading & math classes. We also got to meet our "Reading Buddies" in first grade. With the delivery of the Dream Depot 2.0 Parts, there is a lot of anticipation at school. Your child also took several test in reading this past Friday and their graded papers should be coming home soon. We missed two days of math last week because of pictures and our school wide behavior behavioral expectations review last Thursday. Therefore, little homework was sent last week in math. Expect it to be daily this week.
This is our second week in the curriculum. Spelling words will come home Monday for Journeys Lesson 2 Words. Social Studies Chapter 1 Test are this week. Check out the 4th grade site to get the study guide or Quizlet practice link. I have also added a "Help Video" on the site explaining where things are located. Remember to keep an eye on the site for updates.
It has been a nice start to the school year. This past week we got to know our reading & math classes. We also got to meet our "Reading Buddies" in first grade. With the delivery of the Dream Depot 2.0 Parts, there is a lot of anticipation at school. Your child also took several test in reading this past Friday and their graded papers should be coming home soon. We missed two days of math last week because of pictures and our school wide behavior behavioral expectations review last Thursday. Therefore, little homework was sent last week in math. Expect it to be daily this week.
This is our second week in the curriculum. Spelling words will come home Monday for Journeys Lesson 2 Words. Social Studies Chapter 1 Test are this week. Check out the 4th grade site to get the study guide or Quizlet practice link. I have also added a "Help Video" on the site explaining where things are located. Remember to keep an eye on the site for updates.
Math
In math this week we are continuing Unit 1 which focused on "place value" and how multiplying numbers by "10" effects place value. We also timed our addition and subtraction facts fluency for 2 minutes. Your child should be around 40 problems in 2 minutes in addition and subtraction. We will graph their results and be sending them home.
Reading
TARGET VOCABULARY
captured, dream, encounters, example, injustice
nourishing, numerous, preferred, recall, segregation
TARGET SKILL Author’s Purpose Use text details to figure out the author’s reasons for writing.
TARGET STRATEGY Monitor/Clarify Notice what is confusing as you read. Find ways to understand it.
GENRE Biography tells about events in a person’s life, written by another person.
Writing
WRITING TOPIC: Personal Narratives
We are working on writing descriptive paragraphs using the 5 senses and better descriptive words (adjectives).
GRAMMAR: Nouns & Sentence Fragments
We will review what every sentence needs to be a complete sentence and look at the types of Nouns. We will also look at FOUR KINDS OF SENTENCES:
We are working on writing descriptive paragraphs using the 5 senses and better descriptive words (adjectives).
GRAMMAR: Nouns & Sentence Fragments
We will review what every sentence needs to be a complete sentence and look at the types of Nouns. We will also look at FOUR KINDS OF SENTENCES:
1) declarative sentence 2) interrogative sentence 3) imperative sentence 4) exclamatory sentence
Science
In science we are studying the Unit View From The Earth. We are recording the weather daily and your child should be checking the Moon Phase each night. Ask your child what are some ways we measure the weather.
Social Studies
We are studying the Types of Social Scientist in Chapter 1. Our test is this week. Go to wacousta4.weebly.com blog to review using the Quizlet Study Guide.
Technology
Our computer sign-out has not been made available yet.
When it does I will be sending your child's school email and Power School login in card home. I will also be sending other learning accounts too. Continue to use the 4th Grade site wacousta4.weebly.com and my site mrdinsmore.weebly.com to keep informed. I have also created a Help Video on the site to show how to locate resources.
When it does I will be sending your child's school email and Power School login in card home. I will also be sending other learning accounts too. Continue to use the 4th Grade site wacousta4.weebly.com and my site mrdinsmore.weebly.com to keep informed. I have also created a Help Video on the site to show how to locate resources.
Mr. Dinsmore
Email: dinsmorer@glcomets.net
Website: wacousta4.weebly.com
Phone: 925-5786