4th Grade Newsletter
Feb. 22-26
Schoolnet Testing Week of Feb. 29-Mar. 3
*The last day to take an AR test will be March 3rd.
No School Day: March 4th
March 18th, 8:00-12:00
Please see below the two main areas we need your help with to make this day the absolute best for your little pioneer!
OUTFITS: Please start planning a pioneer child outfit with your child. You can always check with previous 4th graders for ideas or check the internet for examples. Here is one website with ideas: http://www.thepolkadotattic.com/pioneer.htm
LUNCH: To make the day even more meaningful, pack a pioneer lunch! Lunches were usually packed in a bucket or pail. Food could include corn, fruit, nuts, jam, jellies, honey, potatoes, carrots, beans, other vegetables, wild game, eggs, bread, etc...
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS WEEK
ELA:
RI.4.6-Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
RI.4.7-Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
RI.4.8-Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
L.4.1d-Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).
L.4.1e-Form and use prepositional phrases.
L.4.2b-Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.
Math:
Topic 13 and Review of this nine week's standards (Fractions and Decimals)
4.NF.4-Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction by a whole number.
4.NF.4a-Understand a fraction a/b as a multiple of 1/b.
4.NF.4b-Understand a multiple of a/b as a multiple of 1/b, and use this understanding to multiply a fraction by a whole number.
4.NF.4c-Solve word problems involving multiplication of a fraction by a whole number, e.g. by using visual fraction models in equations to represent a problem.
4.NF.5-Express a fraction with denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 100, and use this technique to add
two fractions with respective denominators 10 and 100. For example, express 3/10 as 30/100, and add 3/10 + 4/100=34/100
4.NF.6-Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100. For example, rewrite 0.62 as 62/100; describe a length as 0.62 meters; locate 0.62 on a number line diagram.
4.NF.7-Compare two decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two decimals refer to the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with the symbols
Social Studies: Alabama in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Science: Life Science (interdependence of plants and animals)