4th Grade News
October 10th, 2022
It's Homecoming Week! Join us in the dress-up days!
Early Release Friday 10/14 at Noon; Homecoming Parade at 2:00 pm
What we're learning this week
Science: Students will differentiate among forms of energy, including mechanical, sound, electrical, light, and thermal. 4.6A
ELAR: Students will recognize the characteristics and structures of informational text. 4.9D
Students will make inferences and use evidence to support understanding. 4.6F
Social Studies: Students will identify American Indian groups in TX and North America before European exploration .4.1C
Upcoming Tests
Science: Test over energy (4.6A) on Wednesday 10/12. (Quiz to review and prepare on 10/11)
ELAR: Test over text structures on Thursday 10/13.
Social Studies: Test over American Indian groups in Texas (4.1C) on Friday 10/14.
Important Dates
October 14: Homecoming & Early Release @ 12:00 (Parade at 2:00 pm)
October 20: Early Release @ 12:00 pm & Staff Development
October 21: Parent Teacher Conferences -- NO SCHOOL for Students
October 25: Title 1 Family Trunk-or-Treat 6:00-7:00 pm
October 24-28: Book Fair Week (open during Trunk-or-Treat event)
October 31 - November 4: CBA Review & Testing Week *Specifics to come closer to this week*
November 1 - Picture Re-Take Day - Picture Day ID: EVTZFN7CN @ lifetouch.com
Parent-Teacher Conference Information
You only need to schedule 1 conference. All teachers will be in the conference.
To schedule a parent/teacher conference with our team of 2 (Fortner/Inman), click this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F49ADA628ABFBCF8-parent1
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What can we do at home to continue learning?
You may have noticed that your student does not have daily homework.
Homework is only given for two reasons:
Absent work that needs to be made up OR
Incomplete work from class
Here are some suggestions if you want your student to have extra practice.
No Device Needed:
Daily Fact Grid (multiplication chart 1-12)
Read daily for at least 20 minutes
Practice fact fluency (addition, subtraction, multiplication & division)
Device Needed Options:
Login to Classlink for:
Reflex - Math Facts
Frax - Fraction Understanding
Zearn - Math
Progress Learning (used to be Education Galaxy) - Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies
SORA - Online Library
Epic - Video and Audio Books
Take Home Folders
In take-home folders, you will see if they have unfinished classwork that is homework, graded papers, and important information related to things happening at school.
We ask that parents SIGN the take-home folder once per week to ensure it is cleaned out and graded papers have been seen. Students are getting dojo points as rewards for getting their folders signed.
JOIN CLASS DOJO
Why do parents need to join it? It is proven by research that parent involvement positively impacts students' success! Your student and teachers want to highlight all the great things happening in the classroom and show it all to everyone at home. Dojo makes this easy to do!
How do I join my student's class? There is a Class Dojo app for Android and Apple users that is free to download. It's completely free to use at home and at school. You will be able to connect to your student ONE TIME and have access to all of your student's teachers. Only join the HOMEROOM class for your student.
Mrs. Fortner's Homeroom will connect using: https://www.classdojo.com/invite/?c=C6RYD4S
Mrs. Inman's Homeroom will connect using: https://www.classdojo.com/invite/?c=CM8WRBC
Mrs. Bennett's Homeroom will connect using: https://www.classdojo.com/invite/?c=CDYTSD4
Mrs. Griggs' Homeroom will connect using: https://www.classdojo.com/invite/?c=CRLU42D
Mrs. Villinger's Homeroom will connect using: https://www.classdojo.com/invite/?c=C9ADMK4
4th Grade Team
Mrs. Bennett - Math - rhonda.bennett@redoakisd.org
Mrs. Villinger - ELAR - megan.villinger@redoakisd.org
Mrs. Griggs - Science/Social Studies - susan.griggs@redoakisd.org
Team of Two (Twins)
Mrs. Fortner - ELAR/Social Studies - lindsay.fortner@redoakisd.org
Mrs. Inman - Math/Science - elyse.inman@redoakisd.org
Conference Time: 10:00 - 10:45 am daily
Phone: 972-617-3523