Sendera Ranch Elementary News
4th Grade Edition - September 18th
Meet the 4th grade team!
From left to right. Mrs. Garcia, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Covarelli, Mrs. Sample, Mrs. Young. From and center, Mr. Mahler
Ranch News and Upcoming Events
September 30- October 1st- Writing Benchmark
October 6th-9th- Parent Teacher Conferences (look for sign up info in email and coming home this week)
October 9th- Report Cards AND Big Kahuna delivery
October 10th- Early Release
October 13th- NO SCHOOL- Columbus Day
What are we learning about in Language Arts and Social Studies?
By the end of this week (9/19) your child should be able to...
-Identify cause and effect relationships
- Discuss characters traits and how they effect the theme
- Explain how characters change in a book through a readers response
-Make inferences using background knowledge and text evidence
-Draw conclusions based on given evidence
- Understand the importance of The Constitution and Constitution Day. (Social Studies)
- Know when you use there, their and they're appropriately
- Identify and edit run on sentences with proper punctuation or conjunctions
By the end of next week (9/26) your child should be able to...
- Ask questions about their reading to understand meaning and make discoveries
- Define revision and editing in their own words
- Supply specific feedback for a peers writing
- Understand the narrative rubric and how writing is assessed.
- Research a region in Texas and create a project with key components
- Understand the difference between to, too, and two.
- Identify and correctly use singular and plural pronouns.
What are we learning about in Math and Science?
By the end of this week (9/19) your child should be able to...
- understand patterns in our place value system.
- read, write, and say 5-digit numbers in expanded form and standard form.
- round numbers with and without the use of a number line.
- demonstrate knowledge of lab safety, lab tools, and the scientific process.
- perform repeated scientific investigations to increase the reliability of results.
- analyze data to construct reasonable explanations.
By the end of next week (9/26) your child should be able to...
- use addition and subtraction to estimate total cost.
- add whole numbers up to 5-digits using the traditional algorithm, including regrouping.
- model regrouping with base-10 blocks.
- differentiate between producers and consumers.
- describe the stages of the carbon-dioxide/oxygen cycle.
- explain the process of photosynthesis.
Other important info that may be useful!
- Please take time to review the student dress code. Shorts need to be mid thigh and no shorter. Thank you. http://www.nisdtx.org/StudentHandbook
-The building can be cold. Please send a light jacket for your child to have if they get cold during the day.
- Please check the AMP schedule on the team webpage so your child can be prepared for PE with the appropriate shoes!
- Monthly breakfast and lunch menus can be found on the NISD website: http://www.nisdtx.org/Page/52149.