4th Grade News
May, 2019
Fifth Grade...Here We Come!
With only weeks remaining this school year, we are so impressed with the effort that we are seeing in our classrooms! Our 4th graders are almost 5th graders, and we are so proud of all that they continue to accomplish!
PARCC Testing Continues
ELA PARCC
Thurs., 4/25, 1:25 - 3:25
Tues., 4/30, 9:05 - 11:15
Wed., 5/1, 9:05 - 11:15
Math PARCC
Fri., 5/3, 1:25 - 3:25
Tues., 5/7, 9:05 - 11:15
Thurs. 5/9, 1:25 - 3:25
Mon., 5/13, 9:05 - 11:15
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Reading News
We will return our attention to nonfiction text, studying topics that support our new science units. Students will continue synthesizing and integrating information from more than one text, in order to demonstrate their understanding in a written response.
Students will always be asked to prove their point by citing text evidence.
As your child is reading at home, encourage them to cite evidence from the story/text as they discuss their reading with you. (“How do you know that? What does the author tell you? What can you infer about _____? What do you think the author wants you to learn/understand?”)
Math News
As we enter May, we will be finishing up Unit 9 and beginning Unit 10: Mastery of Multiplication & Division Mastery
During and after this unit, students should be able to say...
(As we are near the end of this school year, all standards/targets come to mastery.)
→ I can solve multistep problems using all four operations.
→ I can persevere to solve complex problems.
→ I can interpret remainders in a division word problem.
→ I can write an equation from a word problem using a letter to represent
the unknown quantity.
→ I can justify the reasonableness of solutions using estimation, mental
computation, and rounding.
→ I can create a model to show multi-digit multiplication.
→ I can multiply a 1 digit number by a multi-digit number.
→ I can multiply two 2-digit numbers.
→ I can divide a multi-digit number by a 1-digit divisor using models or place
value strategies.
→ I can interpret the remainder in a division problem.
→ I can explain how multiplication can be a comparison.
→ I can write an equation for multiplicative comparison.
→ I can solve problems with multiplicative comparison.
**Remember… Students should be accessing sites like XtraMath daily to assist with acquisition of basic facts!**
Science & Social Studies News
Science: Earth's Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth
Our recent trip to the Earth & Space Science Lab (ESSL) was the perfect springboard for this final unit! Students will explore evidence that proves the Earth is always changing. Students will explore evidence that explains how Earth’s changing surface impacts the way humans interact with our planet. Understanding of the impact of earthquakes, erosion, volcanoes, mudslides, and shifting tectonic plates are just a few of the areas where students will focus their learning.
Writing News
Culminating our year-long writing resources, students will be guided through the process of Literary Analysis writing. Students will delve deeper into the messages that authors present to their readers, making notes and comparisons as we make our way through this process.
Ultimately, students will be writing an analytical opinion - one which analyzes and explores the author’s craft and writing style within a story or essay.
May Events
1 Elementary Honor Chorus Concert @ Weinberg
3 Movie Night
6-10 Staff Appreciation Week
8 National Bike to School Day
10 2 Hour Early Dismissal (1:35 pm)
14 Kindergarten Round Up
16 PTA Meeting and Elections @ 6:30
First Annual Dance & PTA Basket Auction @ 6:30 pm
17 Field Trip to Monocacy Battlefield National Park (Weather permitting)
21 Hugh B. Nolan Track Meet (4th & 5th Graders)
27 Schools Closed- Memorial Day
28 Rain Date Hugh B. Nolan Track Meet (4th & 5th Graders)
31 Field Day
Contact Information
Megan Baum
Sandy Cafarelli
Melissa Chapman
Dreda Kelley
Jill Maenner
Cris Pack
Caitlin Roy