4th Grade Newsletter
Feb. 8-12
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Valentine's Day Party
Students are asked to bring a valentine for each member of the class. Teachers will send a class list. We plan to watch a good movie, enjoy some yummy pizza, and exchange valentines with all of our friends! =)
Club Day- Feb. 19th
AR Goals
No School Days: Friday, Feb. 12 and Monday, Feb. 15
March 18th, 8:00-12:00
Please see below the two main areas we need your help with to make this day the absolute best for your little pioneer!
OUTFITS: Please start planning a pioneer child outfit with your child. You can always check with previous 4th graders for ideas or check the internet for examples. Here is one website with ideas: http://www.thepolkadotattic.com/pioneer.htm
LUNCH: To make the day even more meaningful, pack a pioneer lunch! Lunches were usually packed in a bucket or pail. Food could include corn, fruit, nuts, jam, jellies, honey, potatoes, carrots, beans, other vegetables, wild game, eggs, bread, etc...
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS WEEK
ELA:
RI.4.6-Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
RF4.4c-Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
L.4.2b-Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.
Spelling List: tomorrow, borrow different, rabbit, matter, written, bottle, ridden, odd, bubble, offer, suffer, slippers, grasshopper, worry, current lettuce, saddle, shudder, hobby
Math:
Topic 13
4.NF.4-Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction by a whole number.
4.NF.4a-Understand a fraction a/b as a multiple of 1/b.
4.NF.4b-Understand a multiple of a/b as a multiple of 1/b, and use this understanding to multiply a fraction by a whole number.
4.NF.4c-Solve word problems involving multiplication of a fraction by a whole number, e.g. by using visual fraction models in equations to represent a problem.
4.NF.5-Express a fraction with denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 100, and use this technique to add
two fractions with respective denominators 10 and 100. For example, express 3/10 as 30/100, and add 3/10 + 4/100=34/100
4.NF.6-Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100. For example, rewrite 0.62 as 62/100; describe a length as 0.62 meters; locate 0.62 on a number line diagram.
4.NF.7-Compare two decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two decimals refer to the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with the symbolsSocial Studies: Alabama in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Science: Life Science (interdependence of plants and animals)