April News
4KF
Math
Our decimal unit continues with the study of
- thousandths - reading and writing 3-place decimal numbers
- comparing and ordering numbers up to 3 decimal places as well as a mixture of decimals and fractions
- expressing a decimal as a fraction in simplest form
- rounding decimals to the nearest whole number, tenth or hundredth
- at the end of the month we will begin to study the four operations of decimals
Of course, we will continue our daily mental math and word problems. And, as always, multiplication facts will be practiced.
Writing
They are very excited to share their writing with you at the State Fair!
Reading
Using picture books and our upcoming read aloud, the class will be studying the elements of folklore and fairy tales. We begin the month by meeting in book groups to chart the plot of picture books. Students will then use their picture books to create a chart of common elements in different versions of the same story, such as The Three Little Pigs. This will aid them in creating their own written fairy tales next month.
Social Studies
This month students will work on completing many of the components of the project. Students will use various sources to create a map of their state and to find the information needed to complete the projects. Students will then take this information to create a poem about their state, a bar graph of the 5 largest cities, a timeline, and a bio cube about a famous person from their state.
They are all very excited to share all their knowledge with you on May 16 from 10:00-11:30!
Upcoming events:
Monday, 4/21 - No school
Thursday, 4/24 - 4th/5th grade show
Friday, 5/16 - State Fair 10:00-11:30
Monday, 5/19 - Field Day