FOURTH GRADE NEWS
January 10th, 2019
Welcome to Fourth Grade
Thank you so much for sharing your cheerful and eager students with us. They make our days so much fun and continue to impress us with their ideas and perspectives. We can tell it’s going to be a wonderful year!
Coding Club (PTA Sponsored)
Are you interested in your child learning more about coding? If so, Skaggs PTA has brought a coding club for you! With the help of UTD (The University of Texas at Dallas) and State Farm, Skaggs Stars can learn to code better! The following 2 courses will be offered after school.
Grades 1-2: Explore Coding Visit code.org/learn to preview.
Grades 3-5: Animations using MIT Scratch Visit utdallas.edu/~jeyv/scratch to preview.
Fridays after school (2:45 - 4:00 PM) starting from Feb 1st, 2019
Registration is OPEN now: http://bit.ly/skaggsutdcc.
Limited Seats!
First come, first served!
Registration will be closed on Jan 15th, 2019.
Language Arts
Grammar Skill: Review Main, Action, Linking and Irregular Verbs
Reading Skills: Review Summary, Drawing Conclusions and Theme
Math
Please use www.mobymax.com to practice fact fluency. Don't forget to complete your Dream Box lessons
FRACTIONS
vocabulary words:
- benchmark fractions
- improper fraction
- mixed number
This week, we will be adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators including mixed numbers.
The test is scheduled for February 1.
Science/Social Studies
SOCIAL STUDIES: Our next social studies unit will focus on the importance of the Texas Revolution and the Republic of Texas.
Vocabulary Words to focus on : revolution, historical documents, leadership qualities and democratic process.
Social Studies Test - Friday, January 25th
Important Dates
- January 14th-18th - College and Career Week
- January 18th - School Spelling Bee
- January 22nd - Science Fair projects due