4th Grade News at JCT
Week of January 11- January 15
A Peek at Our Week
Reading
This week students are continuing to read nonfiction texts in order to summarize the most important information about the topic.
Spelling/Grammar
This week students are on spelling unit 10- vowel sounds /or/, ough, augh, and au. Students are also learning to recognize when a gerund noun or abstract noun is the subject of a sentence and will be writing using this simple sentence pattern to add variety in their pieces.
Writing
This week students are conitnuing their pieces about a game they like and what makes it so enjoyable. The focus will be on creating a summarizing framework during planning to improve organization and on writing clear and specific topic sentences.
Social Studies
Students are learning how the Mexican government influenced the early inhabitants of Texas.
Science
This week we will build our solar houses.
Math
This week we will be exploring multiplication strategies.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, January 14th - Early Release 12:15
Friday, January 15 Battle of the Books
Friday, January 15 Early Release Day 12:15
Friday, January 15 End of 3rd 6 weeks
Monday, January 18th MLK Jr. Day - No School
Thursday, January 21st Report Card Day - wear college shirt
Friday, January 22nd Third Six Weeks Round Up
2015-2016 JCT Spelling Bee Contestants
Book Clubs
A Book Walk
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