4th Grade
Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Carlson, Mrs. Conley & Mrs. Marcks
Friday, December 13th
Reading & Language Workshop
Readers have been digging into our current unit: Discovery. Our most recent books that we have been reading in Language Workshop are Tito Puente and When the Beat was Born. Next week, we will be reading a book about Johnny Cash, a famous country artist. All of the musicians we are reading about have opened doors for other musicians and genres with their passion for music. Our Literature Discussion Groups have been focusing on other types of discoveries and how those discoveries have impacted the world. Our next unit, Investigation, will begin after the holiday break. In this unit, students will be learning about how mysteries are written and how readers can use the elements of mystery to make inferences, while keeping track of clues, suspects, and events.
Writing Workshop
Math Workshop
Social Studies & Science
We are wrapping up our Geography Social Studies unit with an assessment on Tuesday, December 17th. Students will be assessed on the cities and counties of Wisconsin, states surrounding Wisconsin, and the Great Lakes.
In Science, we started a new unit on Energy. Our essential question is How does energy influence both living and nonliving things? Students are learning about about the relationship between speed and energy.
Important Dates
Friday, December 20th - Winter Party
Friday, December 20th - Winter Sing at 3:00pm
Monday, December 23rd - Wednesday, January 1st - No School - Holiday Break
Monday, January 20th - No School - Staff Development
Monday, January 27th - No School - Staff Development
Tuesday, February 18th - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 4:30-8:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 27th - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 4:30-8:00 p.m.
Friday, February 28th - Early Release Day
Friday, March 6th - End of 2nd Trimester
Monday, March 23rd - Friday March 27th - No School - Spring Break
Friday, April 10th - Monday, April 13th - No School
Sunday, April 26th - Chicken BBQ
Friday, May 22nd - Early Release Day
Monday, May 25th - No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 2nd - Madison Field Trip 8:30am to 5:30/6pm