4th Grade News at JCT
Week of January 4 - January 8
A Peek at Our Week
Reading
This week students will be reading nonfiction texts in order to summarize the most important information about the topic.
Spelling/Grammar
This week students are on spelling unit 10- vowel sounds /or/, ough, augh, and au. Students are also learning to recognize when a gerund noun or abstract noun is the subject of a sentence and will be writing using this simple sentence pattern to add variety in their pieces.
Writing
This week students are writing an exposiotry piece in response to a prompt. The focus will be on creating a summarizing framework during planning to improve organization and on writing clear and specific topic sentences.
Social Studies
Durign the next two weeks we will be focusing on how the Mexican government influenced the early inhabitants of Texas.
Science
This week we will continue designing our solar houses.
Math
This week we will explore using strip diagrams as a tool for problem solving.
Upcoming Events
Friday, January 8 - JCT Spelling Bee 8:15
Thursday, January 14th - Early Release 12:15
Friday, January 15 Battle of the Books
Friday, January 15 Early Release Day 12:15
Friday, January 15 End of 3rd 6 weeks
Monday, January 18th MLK Jr. Day - No School
Thursday, January 21st Report Card Day - wear college shirt
Friday, January 22nd Third Six Weeks Round Up
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Macheca/Reich Homerooms: http://Texas.StrideStart.com
Class Code: KCC38536
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