4th Grade News
The Parent Resources tab has been updated!
Fourth Grade Team
Vanessa Burke vanessa.burke@pisd.edu
Teresa Horton teresa.horton@pisd.edu
Jana Martin jana.martin@pisd.edu
Leisa Rickle leisa.rickle@pisd.edu
The Parent Resources Tab has been updated.
New user guides have been updated by the district so if you had trouble accessing programs online before please use the new information given and try again. Think Through Math is a very important tool for your child's success. Your child will be given some homework each week to do in Think Through Math. Think Through Math practice increases the chance of STAAR success in math and your child's readiness for 5th grade. Please have your child login to Think Through Math each week to practice their skills.
Weekly Spelling Words - inflectional endings
strumming
exploded
flipping
admitted
exploding
outwitted
prepared
demonstrated
realized
Vocabulary words:
scornfully
eavesdropping
jumble
logical
route
"Cricket in Times Square" Vocabulary
2. acquaintance - a person one knows but not as a close friend
3. route - a course, road, or way of travel
4. jumble - a messy pile of things
5. scornfully - showing dislike or disgust
6. logical - making sense; having good reasons
Math
Thursday Daily TEKS Review
15 minutes of Think Through Math completed by Friday.
Spelling & Reading
Think Through Math
Please help your child remember to bring a jacket, mittens, and possibly a hat
Parent Resources
Big Brainz - math fact fluency for all operations
http://k-12.pisd.edu/hotspot/UserGuides/BigBrainzHomeUseLetter_rev.pdfThink Through Math
http://k-12.pisd.edu/hotspot/UserGuides/TTM_StudentLogin_2015.pdf
http://k-12.pisd.edu/hotspot/UserGuides/TTM_ParentLetter_English_2015.pdf
ConnectEd - Reading book, allows access to the stories read in class each week
http://k-12.pisd.edu/hotspot/UserGuides/ConnectEd-home-password.pdf
pearson.pisd.edu - Used for both math & social studies assignments
**Periodically check Pearson for Social Studies/Math updates and assignments.
http://k-12.pisd.edu/hotspot/UserGuides/PearsonRealize_GettingStarted2015.pdf
plano.discoveryeducation.com - Science Tech Book