Fourth Grade News
November 2018
Meet the Team
Mr. Underwood
Ms. Rice
Ms. Smith
Student of the Month: Influential
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Devin Tanner
Devin has stood out as an influential student since the very first day that I met him. He is always on task, doing the right thing and looking out for others. He is a leader at PES!
Adelyn Carlile
Adelyn is very influential in the classroom. She always participates and is willing to model proper behavior consistently everyday.
Madyson Clark
Madyson does an exemplary job of being influential to those around her. For the month of October, Madyson has continuously been a positive influence.
Curriculum
Mathematics
Concepts Covered:
1. Reasoning with Divisibility
2. Multi-digit whole number multiplication
3. Angles
4. Measurement
5. Introduction to Fractions
Key Vocabulary
1. quotient
2. product
3. prime factors
4. divisibility
5. angle
6. numerator
7. denominator
Homework
- homework will be sent home each Tuesday and Thursday. Please return homework the following day.
- Underwood Math Newsletter will be sent home Monday of each week
Helpful Hints
For helpful hints and explanations of fourth grade mathematics, the following website details every item discussed in fourth grade mathematics. It also includes a Parent Newsletter which explains what each concept means. Click on "Fourth Grade" and the information will appear.
Reading & ELA
Overcoming Obstacles
Extended Text: Riding Freedom
Reading Skills
- theme
- comparing/ contrasting theme
- text structure
Grammar Skills
- Relative pronouns and adverbs
- Progressive verbs
- Helping/ Linking verbs
Informational Writing
- Introduce informative Rubric
- introduce flee map
- Guided Informational Writing
- genre
- chronology
- cause/ effect
- problem/ solution
- comparison
- story
- drama
- poem
- summarize
- compare
- contrast
- relative pronoun
- relative adverb
- progressive verbs
- helping verbs
- linking verbs
- informative
Homework
- Read for at least 20 minutes
- Reading Question (Pride Time book/ Guided Reading Group book)
Social Studies
In social studies, we are currently in unit 3. The students are learning about the foundations of the US government (Articles of Confederation, constitutional convention, US Constitution, Preamble, three branches of government-executive, judicial and legislative, Bill of Rights, etc)
Key Vocabulary/ Important People:
Popular sovereignty
Constitution
Representative
Ratify
Amend
George Washington
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Science
Ask your students what kind of clouds are in the sky!
Topics of Study:
- The Water Cycle
- Types of Clouds
- Weather Instruments
Key Vocabulary
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
collection,
cirrus clouds
cumulus clouds
nimbus clouds
barometer
thermometer
anemometer
rain gauge
wind vane
Links to Websites & Tools
Items for Sale
- pencils
- erasers
- pens
- highlighters
- sharpeners
- lanyards
*Items will change based on student demand
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