4th Grade Newsletter
Feb. 15-19
AR Goals
No School Days: Friday, Feb. 12 and Monday, Feb. 15
March 18th, 8:00-12:00
Please see below the two main areas we need your help with to make this day the absolute best for your little pioneer!
OUTFITS: Please start planning a pioneer child outfit with your child. You can always check with previous 4th graders for ideas or check the internet for examples. Here is one website with ideas: http://www.thepolkadotattic.com/pioneer.htm
LUNCH: To make the day even more meaningful, pack a pioneer lunch! Lunches were usually packed in a bucket or pail. Food could include corn, fruit, nuts, jam, jellies, honey, potatoes, carrots, beans, other vegetables, wild game, eggs, bread, etc...
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS WEEK
ELA:
RI.4.6-Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
L.4.1e-Form and use prepositional phrases.
L.4.2b-Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.
See assignment sheet for spelling list/homework.
Math:
Topic 13
4.NF.4-Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction by a whole number.
4.NF.4a-Understand a fraction a/b as a multiple of 1/b.
4.NF.4b-Understand a multiple of a/b as a multiple of 1/b, and use this understanding to multiply a fraction by a whole number.
4.NF.4c-Solve word problems involving multiplication of a fraction by a whole number, e.g. by using visual fraction models in equations to represent a problem.
4.NF.5-Express a fraction with denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 100, and use this technique to add
two fractions with respective denominators 10 and 100. For example, express 3/10 as 30/100, and add 3/10 + 4/100=34/100
4.NF.6-Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100. For example, rewrite 0.62 as 62/100; describe a length as 0.62 meters; locate 0.62 on a number line diagram.
Social Studies: Alabama in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Science: Life Science (interdependence of plants and animals)