Fourth Grade Parkside Elementary
January 25th -29th
Math
This week in math we will be starting our unit on Area and Perimeter. Your child will be exploring how to find the area and perimeter of regular and irregular shapes. We will also be finishing up our mastery cycle of multiplication and division. In small groups, students are in the process of mastering how to conquer a division and multi-step word problem this week. Please keep encouraging your child to master their multiplication facts, as this will help them with understanding how to multiply, divide, and find the area of an object.
For an overview of what we will be learning in Area and Perimeter, please visit this link:
http://www.whs.rcs.k12.tn.us/teachers/bartc/AreaorPerimeter-irregular%20shapes.pdfLiteracy/Reading
In literacy this week are continuing to work through text structure. With text structure we are focusing on problem/solution, cause/effect, differentiated between problem/solution and cause/effect (this can be tricky!) and comparisons. Can your child prove which structure the text is written in? How so? Clue words are one big help. Also, asking yourself "What is the author doing in this paragraph?" and restating it in your own words are another way to discover the structure. Complete the graphic organizer for your best guess and see if your guess fits!
We will begin to move into author's reason and evidences. In a text, an author can present the reader with information that he or she wants the reader to believe. To support this information, the author will include reasons and evidence. These parts of the passage give readers more information about why they should believe what the passage says.
While reading through nonfiction text nightly be sure to also carefully analyze the information provided. Does the author add any illustrations, diagrams, voice overs, etc. to help the reader understand the text better? How is it helpful for the reader/viewer?
Check agendas nightly for homework assignments and notes.
Google Classroom will be utilized in literacy. Please be sure to take a moment to browse through with your child. Work, work samples, helpful charts and other things will be available in their to assist in learning.
Tentative Dates include
-Wednesday, February 11- Quiz on author's reasons and evidences
-Friday, February 19- End of Cycle 3 Assessment (all skills noted above)
Science, Social Studies and Health
Our study guide and test will be coming the 2nd week in February...date to com.
We will work in groups to discover the properties of magnets. Students will make a booklet about Earth's magnetic field, what magnets attract, what the magnetic field looks like and how magnets are used in our daily lives.
Health will be into next week due to the shortened week.
Field Trips!!
Field Trip Info
Permission slips have been sent home for both trips. Payments need to be made for the trips via the Online Payment system located on the school's website.
http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/parksideES/Pages/Default.aspx
There are a few payment options available for the NC Mountains trip and those are noted on the permission forms as well as on the school's website.
Payment Dates are:
-January 20, 2016 - First Payment for Grandfather Mountain and Linville Caverns ($20)
-January 29, 2016- Payment for Vulcan Materials ($6)
-February, 12, 2016- Second Payment for Grandfather Mountain and Linville Caverns ($30)
- March 15, 2016- Third/Final Payment for Grandfather Mountain and Linville Caverns ($30)
Survey, Remind App and Dates to Remember!!
In October we sent a link to complete a Family Information Survey- if you have not had the chance to complete it please do so- http://goo.gl/forms/694pBuHBbJ .
Remind Me- Another communication tool the fourth grade team will be using this year! For grade level reminders parents and students can sign up here: http://www.remind.com/join/ps4th
Jan 25
School Closed for Students
Jan 26
Fun Run Committee Meeting @ 3:30
Jan 29
Winter Dance 6:00-8:00 pm
Feb 2
Fifth Grade Field Trip Meeting
Feb 4
Report Cards Go Home
Feb 5
PreK Field Trip to Discovery Place
Feb 5
School Store Opens at 7:45 am - 8:10 am
Feb 8
All About Teeth Presentation for 1st Grade
Feb 10
5th Grade to Charleston
Feb 15
There is School for Student (snow makeup day).
Burrus
tinyurl.com/burrusPS4th