4th Grade News
November 30, 2017
Academic Infomation
Math
We have begun Unit 4 (Extending Understanding of Fraction Equivalence and Order).
Click here for the Unit 4 Family Newsletter.
Ask your child about the following:
- unit fraction
- decomposing fractions
- adding/subtracting fractions
- representing fractions visually
- fractions on a number line
- mixed numbers
- improper fractions
- equivalent fractions
Math intervention has begun. Click on your child's teacher to find out about intervention in that math class.
Math Facts
Has your child shown mastery of any math facts yet? How many levels has your child completed? Has (s)he earned the addition or subtraction triangle for the class quilt?
Get those math facts moving- make flash cards, download an app, play a math fact car game - students who know their math facts can concentrate more on math concepts and problem solving. Make a goal and work toward achieving that goal regarding math facts.
Language Arts
- Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
- Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem, solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
- 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.
Science/Social Studies
We have started our Science unit; Inside out, Outside in. We have begun to learn about the external and internal structures of plants and animals. As a culminating project, we will create and build an animal applying the knowledge we learned about external and internal structures. Send in those small recyclables (small bottles, small boxes such as shoe boxes or cereal boxes, cardboard, etc.)
Students have also started to research about a famous Marylander. Once the research is completed, students will write a speech that they will present as part of our living wax museum. See detailed information in your child's Thursday folder and/or click here.
Newsela
Give it a try - it's a great way to maintain their reading strategies when they are home sick or on a snow day/delay as well as the weekend.
Ten Marks / Common Core
Has your child accessed his/her account lately?
This is another great way to maintain your child's math skills when home sick or on a snow day/delay or the weekend.
Parents can also create a parent account in order to be able to see how their child is doing. Ask you child's teacher if you need more information regarding how to create the parent account.
Important Dates/Information
December 1 - Grandparent's Day 8:30 AM
December 1 - Picture Make Up
December 1 - Kangaroo Hop - 7:00 PM
December 14 - Chorus Broadway Beat Performance 7:00 PM
December 15 - 2 hour Early Dismissal @ 1:45 PM
December 20 - 4th Grade Famous Marylanders' Living Museum 2:45-3:30 PM
December 22 - Winter White Out
December 25-January 1 - Winter Break
Planning Ahead
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 - Annapolis All Day Field Trip
Recyclable Donations Needed
Please send in small recyclable materials with your child. We will be needing these materials in our upcoming science unit. Thank you!
Dismissal Changes
Spring Ridge Elementary School
9501 Ridgefield Drive, Frederick, MD 21701
240-236-1600 phone
240-236-1601 fax