4th Grade Newsletter
February 21, 2019
Important Dates
February 25th: Picture Day!
February 27: Practice Writing STAAR
March 1st: Read Across America Character Dress Up
March 1st: Six Flags Reading Logs Due (Optional)
March 7th: Open House
Language Arts
Only include Information from the text
Do not include your opinions
Include the most important information from the text
We will continue to build on this idea next week using more complex texts.
The students have also enjoyed learning applying what they know about text structures to our Storyworks article, The Pigeon Hero of World War I. Ask them how Cher Ami saved hundreds of American soldiers during WWI!
Please continue to make sure that your child is reading every single day at home. As we continue to move through the year, it becomes very important for them to develop stamina as readers. The only way for them to do this is to have calm, quiet time reading each day.
Math
Students will be learning about units of time. We will convert seconds, minutes, hours, weeks, months and years. There will be a heavy emphasis on elapsed time (how much time has passed). Students will use a T-Chart for them to grasp a better understanding of this concept. There will not be a full assessment, just a quiz on February 26th.
We will then move into Perimeter and Area. Students will be involved in outdoor activities for hands-on learning for these standards.
Six Flags Reading Challenge
Don’t forget that students can earn a free ticket to Six Flags by turning in their Six Flags Reading Log (attached here) by the March 1st deadline. Students who have logged 6 hours (360 minutes) of reading time will receive their ticket in May.
Please contact Mrs. Edwards at paige.edwards@pisd.edu with any questions.
Picture Day-Monday-February 25
Picture day will include Class Picture and Individual Spring Pictures. Picture forms will be sent home on February 14th with more details. Class picture must be preordered and paid for before picture day. Individual pictures will come home later for you to purchase if you like.
Book Character Dress Up Day-March 1
Federal Meal Program Application- (Free or Reduced Meal Application)
Application in Spanish https://fans.pisd.edu/lfserver/fma_spa