FOURTH GRADE NEWS
September 28, 2017
Welcome to Fourth Grade
Skaggs Family Picnic- tomorrow at Russell Creek Park starting 5:30-7:30pm. Bring a picnic dinner and join us for face painting, bounce houses, snowcones, and more!
Technology
For specific directions of how to access each subject areas textbook check out our fourth grade website at https://sites.google.com/a/pisd.edu/fabulous-fourth-grade-friends/home and click Resources for Home.
Language Arts
Next week students will demonstrate their learning from our unit of student. Students will review and be assessed on their understanding of simple, compound, and complex sentences. Look for a 1/4 sheet that details items to be reviewed. Students will bring their writing binders home as a study reference.
Students will also analyze fictional story structure, story elements, and unit vocabulary. A purple 1/2 sheet with the unit vocabulary will be going home. Students should ensure they have an u derstandibg of all of the unit's vocabulary along with the completion of all vocabulary cards/slides. The vocabulary words are also listed on google classroom.
Want to help your child practice at home? Our Google Classroom Reading/Language Arts page has links to games, videos, and more. Students log in through the app on their device or by going to classroom.google.com and signing in with their school email (@mypisd.net) and password.
Math
Don't forget the Unit 2 test is tomorrow- Friday, September 29
Unit 3 (part 1): Multiplying Whole Numbers
Unit Targets:
- multiply by 10 and 100
- use expanded and standard algorithm
- multiply multiple digit numbers by one digit numbers
If your child is struggling with multiplication fact fluency, please practice this at home.
Unit 3 part 1 test will be Wednesday, October 18.
Social Studies
Next week, in Social Studies, students are going to learn and explain the meaning of Texas symbols. They are also going to interpret and describe information on a physical map of Texas. Practice with your child identifying the states, country, and major bodies of water surrounding Texas. There will be a test on this information later in our unit.
Vocabulary Words : geography, physical map, legend, map scale and symbol
From the Teachers
- We are still looking for Parent Volunteers to be apart of the District Key Communicators Group. Find out more information: https://docs.google.com/a/pisd.edu/document/d/1XE9n91p317ENiB0bjDDFoNOe_wthpITosam8crZ4Ij0/edit?usp=sharing
- We would like to encourage your child to bring their electronic device. Electronic devices are being used in music, art, and guidance as well as the content area classes.
- SPARKLE Store will open tomorrow morning! Sparkles are an incentive that we give to our students throughout the day. These sparkles may be used on Fridays to buy privileges in the Sparkle Store. The Sparkle Store is open from 7:30-7:45 a.m. You will find a link below for what your students may buy with their sparkles.
Important Dates
- 9/29 Fall School Picnic @ 5:30 pm
- 10/2 Wear Blue for World Day of Bullying Prevention
- 10/3 Picture Day
- 10/9 No School for Columbus Day
- 10/10 Parent Teacher Conference Day- No School for Students