Fourth Grade Parkside Elementary
October 13th - 20th, 2016
Math
This Week.....
This week we began to reteach in our mastery cycle. Your child participated in reteach groups of any standards that they did not master on their test. We will continue these reteach groups into next week.
- ยท Begin our multiplication unit
o Your child will be taught various strategies to multiply 3 digit by 1 digit numbers
Example: To illustrate 154 x 6 students use base 10 blocks or use drawings to show 154 six times. Seeing 154 six times will lead them to understand the distributive property, 154 x 6 = (100 + 50 + 4) x 6 = (100 x 6) + (50 X 6) + (4 X 6) = 600 + 300 + 24 = 924.
Helpful video link:
https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6025-solve-multiplication-problems-using-distributive-property
learnzillion.com In this lesson you will learn how to solve multiplication problems by using the distributive property.
- we will continue with our multiplication unit. We learn to multiply 2 digit by 2 digit numbers using an open array model. https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6075-use-an-area-model-for-multiplication-of-two-digit-numbers-by-two-digit-numbers
Use an area model for multiplication of two-digit numbers ...
learnzillion.com
In this lesson you will learn how to multiply a 2 digit number by another 2 digit number by applying your understanding of the area model for multiplication.
Make sure your student is practicing their multiplication facts. Knowing their facts will make solving multiplication problems much easier!
Literacy/Reading
4th Grade Literacy -Nonfiction Text
This week...
- reviewing Cycle 1 Assessment and making test corrections
- continuing with vocabulary/Word Work (students only have homework if they don't finish their classwork)
- students are continuing to work in teacher led and independent groups
- Word Sort Assessment on Friday
- Introducing Nonfiction Text Features
- continuing to practice answering a question using the RACE writing strategy
- New Word Sort
Science
Students will use flashlights, make electrical circuits and Noodle racers to show the force and motion of magnets.
Field Trip!!
4th Grade Field Trip Information
- Information Sheets and Permission Slips due ASAP
- Date October 21, 2016 (Trip was changed from October 14th to October 21st because of the Fun Run)
- Grandfather Mountain and Linville Caverns $85 per child
- Chaperones needed- $85
Calendar
Oct 14 Fun Run Oct 14 School Store Open Oct 17 - 21 Bus Driver Appreciation Week Oct 17 Box Tops Due Oct 20 Kindergarten Field Trip to Lewis Farms Oct 21 4th Grade Field Trip to Grandfather Mountain Oct 21 5th Grade Field Trip to Greensboro Science Center Oct 22 Fall Festival @ Parkside
Fall Festival Oct. 22 from 11am-3pm
Book Fair Oct. 24-28 and Family Book Fair Night Wed., Oct. 26 from 5-7pm (Free Pizza Dinner)