4th Grade Little Warriors
May Magic in the Classroom
Important May Events
May 3-6: PARCC testing, grades 3-5
May 8: Happy Mother's Day--Thanks for all you do!
May 11: PTA meeting
May 13: Library Movie Night, 8:30 at the ball field
May 17: Hat Day
May 23: History Club movie premier, 7 pm
May 24: Food pantry, and Celebration of Learning from 5-6 pm
May 25: Spring Orchestra Concert at 7 pm
May 30: No School--Memorial Day!
Language Arts
Reading
We have just started literature novel projects, where we will be focusing on reading fluency and comprehension. Reading comprehension consists of students' understanding of what is written within the text, beyond the text and about the text. The students are really loving Indian in the Cupboard and Night of the Twisters!
Writing
Students will be wrapping up their opinion/argumentative writing this marking period. We will then focus on reviewing what we have learned this year in writing by revisiting narratives, informational, and opinion/argumentative writing, as well as research, vocabulary, and grammatical skills.
Social Studies and Science
As our Civil War unit comes to an end, we will start to study magnetism and electricity in science. This tends to be one of the students' favorite units. With many engaging, hands-on activities, your child will soon become a master electrician!
Math
In math, we will continue our geometry and measurement unit. We will focus on measurement units within different systems, as well as analyzing data using line plots, generating and analyzing shape and number patterns, and measuring angles.
**REMINDER**
Please continue to practice your math facts at home. We are nearing the end of the year. All 30 levels should be passed. It may be a good idea to practice written quizzes of 20 facts in one minute for the timed practice as well.
4th Grade Team
Miss Kirkpatrick- kirkpale@wcps.k12.md.us
Mrs. Ross- shawhea@wcps.k12.md.us
Mrs. Monninger- monniamy@wcps.k12.md.us
Location: Sharpsburg Elementary School, Shepherdstown Pike, Sharpsburg, MD, United States
Phone: (301) 766-8321
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