FOURTH GRADE
With Mrs. Copeland and Mr. Nicholson
For the week of November 17th - 21st, 2014
Reading: Summarizing short stories: Story elements and conflict
Language Arts: Amazing introductions and conclusions
Social Studies: Spanish missions
Math: Comparing and ordering numbers
Science: Electrical circuits
Thanksgiving break
Our campus will be closed from Monday, November 24th through Friday, November 28th for Thanksgiving break. We hope you enjoy this time with your family. We'll see you again on Monday, December 1st.
Box Tops
Please keep cutting out, collecting, and turning in those Box Tops. You're doing an amazing job this year! All money raised from Box Tops is used to support our students.
UPS Check!
UPS Check is our thinking strategy that we use to break apart story problems in math, decided what is happening, what we need to find, and what we're going to do to find it.
Mr. Nicholson's Math and Science Class
Check out our class Facebook page to see what going on in class each day. There are daily updates, important information, and lots of photos.
Think Through Math
Students are to complete 60 minutes of Think Through Math each week. Their time starts on Friday and goes until the following Friday. www.thinkthroughmath.com
Today, Fourth Grade. Tomorrow, The World!
We've already raised $300 towards the purchase of two iPad minis for the classroom. Only $700 more to go. Please visit our page at www.donorschoose.org to help our students prepare for this new high tech. world and jobs that haven't even been created yet!
Istation
Please make sure that your child is completing their reading Istation minutes each week at home.
Mrs. Copeland's Kid Blog
Student's will use this blog to respond to the reading that they are doing in class. This will help them make connections with their own experiences.
Austin Field Trip
You may continue sending in payments towards the $83 total for the Austin field trip.
It's that time of year
Please make sure that your student comes to school with weather appropriate clothing. While we won't go to recess when the weather is below freezing or raining, we will still be outside on some cool or windy days. We want to make sure everyone is prepared for these days.
Math humor
Mrs. Copeland
Email: ccopeland@ems-isd.net
Website: www.emsisd.com/Domain/1849
Location: 8100 Comanche Springs Drive, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Phone: 817-847-8700
Mr. Nicholson
Email: snicholson@ems-isd.net
Website: www.emsisd.com/Domain/1848
Location: 8100 Comanche Springs Drive, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Phone: 817-847-8700