4th Grade Newsletter
Oct. 26-30
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, October 27th
Class pictures will be taken tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27th. You can pre-order a class picture at a special price of $13.00 (regular price after tomorrow is $20). Your student should have received a picture order form for class pictures to send in your order tomorrow. They will also be doing picture re-takes for new students, students that were absent for picture day, or anybody that would like to have them re-done.
Red Ribbon Week (Oct.26-Oct.30)
Monday -" Rock It and Sock It To Drugs" Wear Crazy Socks
Tuesday - "Team Up Against Drugs" Wear your favorite Team shirt
Wednesday - "Put a Cap on Drugs" Wear your favorite cap
Thursday - " Let Your True Colors Shine Drug Free" Wear your favorite color
Friday -" Pledge to be Drug Free" Wear Red
October 30th
Permission forms are Oct. 23rd. Bus leaves at 8:30am and returns at 2:00pm. Bring a sack lunch.
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS WEEK
Reading: This week we are reading “So You Want to Be President” by Judith
St. George
Comprehension Skills: Main Idea and Details
Grammar: Plural Possessive Nouns
Spelling Words: return, courage, surface, purpose, first, turkey, heard, early, turtle, birthday, journal, courtesy, nourish, purse, furniture, search, curtain, burrow, hamburger, survey
Vocabulary Word
Meaning
Constitution
the written set of fundamental principles by which the U.S. is governed
howling
very great
humble
not proud; modest
politics
the work of government; management of public business
responsibility
the act or fact of taking care of someone or something; obligation; duty
solemnly
seriously; earnestly; with dignity
vain
having too much pride in your looks, ability, etc.
Math: Dividing whole-number quotients and remainders with up to 4-digit dividends and 1-digit divisors.
Science: Light and Sound
Science and Social Studies (2nd Quarter Standards)
Science (2nd Quarter):
Physical Science:
PS.4.2-Compare different pitches of sound produced by changing the size, tension, amount, or type of vibrating material.
PS.4.2a-Describing the relationship between the structure of the ear and hearing
PS.4.3-Recognize how light interacts with transparent, translucent, and opaque materials.
Examples: transparent—most light passes through, translucent—some light passes through, opaque—no light passes through
PS.4.3a-Predicting the reflection or absorption of light by various objects
PS.4.4-Describe effects of friction on moving objects.
PS.4.4a-Identifying momentum and inertia as properties of moving objects
PS.4.4b-Identifying ways to increase or decrease friction
Social Studies (2nd Quarter):
4.5-Describe Alabama’s entry into statehood and establishment of its three branches of government and the constitutions.
4.5.a-Explaining political and geographic reasons for changes in location of Alabama’s state capital.
4.5.b-Recognizing roles of prominent political leaders during early statehood in Alabama, including William Wyatt Bibb, Thomas Bibb, Israel Pickens, William Rufus King, and John W. Walker.
4.6-Describe cultural, economic, and political aspects of the lifestyles of early nineteenth-century farmers, plantation owners, slaves, and townspeople. Examples: cultural—housing, education, religion, recreation economic—transportation, means of support
political—inequity of legal codes.
4.6.a-Describing major areas of agricultural production in Alabama, including the Black Belt and fertile river valleys.
4.7-Explain reasons for Alabama’s secession from the Union, including sectionalism, slavery, states’ rights, and economic disagreements.
4.7.a-Identifying Alabama’s role in the organization of the Confederacy, including hosting the secession convention and the inauguration ceremony for leaders.
4.7.b-Recognizing Montgomery as the first capital of the Confederacy.
4.7.c-Interpreting the Articles of the Confederation and the Gettysburg Address.
4.8-Explain Alabama’s economic and military role during the Civil War.
Examples: economic—production of iron products, munitions, textiles, and ships military—provision of military supplies through the Port of Mobile, provision of an armament center at Selma.
4.8.a-Recognizing military leaders from Alabama during the Civil War.
4.8.b-Comparing roles of women on the home front and the battlefront during and after the Civil War.
4.8.c-Explaining economic conditions as a result of the Civil War, including the collapse of the economic structure, destruction of the transportation infrastructure, and high casualty rates.