4th Grade News
April 18th-22nd
Upcoming Dates
April 18th- Fundraiser Kick-off Pep Rally
April 22nd- Student Holiday
April 28th- Report Cards go home and Trailblazer Awards
April 29th- Northwest Reads; Glow Run
May 2nd-Teacher Appreciation Week
May 9th-STAAR 3rd & 4th-Math
May 10th-STAAR 3rd & 4th-Reading
NEWS! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Northwest Reads April 29th from 9:00-10:00am
We would like to fill each of our 35 classrooms with a volunteer who will read aloud for approximately 20-30 minutes. Volunteers may read an age-appropriate book(s) from their personal collection or borrow a book(s) from the library. Volunteers may sign up at http://www.nisdtx.org/northwestreads .
Summer Reading Round-up
The Clara Love Library will be open every Tuesday evening June 7- August 9 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. for checkout with storytime and a craft/activity
Apex Run
Language Arts and Social Studies
ELAR: This week in Language Arts we have a district CBA reading test. Our main focus is inferences about the author's message and why author's include text features.
Social Studies: This week is super exciting. Your students will start learning about WW1 and the effects that it caused for Texas. This will lead up to the 1920s then the Great Depression, where we start our DBQ about the Dust Bowl.
Homework
Just a reminder: Students have reading and math homework which comes home Monday in their SPUR Folder and is due Friday. In addition to the short paper assignments, we ask that students complete a minimum of 60 minutes of Stride. Doing 30 minutes of reading Stride and 60 minutes of Math Stride will help fill the gaps in skills your students may have or simply increase their skills if they are on or above grade level in all areas. However, we understand that things come up during the week that are beyond your control so 60 minutes is our requirement.
Please email us or write a note if the Stride program is not working at your house for any reason, so we can contact the program and work out any bugs. If your student doesn't have access to a device or internet we can work out another arrangement please let us know. We are here to help and appreciate your support!
Math & Science
This week in math we are reviewing previously learned concepts that many of the students struggle with. Students will rotate through each 4th grade teachers class for hands on instruction including games, manipulatives and independent stations.
This week in science we will finish our unit on food webs and begin learning about animal adaptations. Students will explore how adaptations enable organisms to survive in their environment.