FOURTH GRADE NEWS
August 16, 2018
Welcome to Fourth Grade
From Mrs. Pickles:
The 4th and 5th graders will be singing "Are you Sleeping" solo and in canon the week of August 27th during music class. Students who demonstrate wonderful musical skills will be invited to participate in the Skaggs Honor Choir and the North Texas Children Choir.
Language Arts
Literary Understanding Begins with Fiction/Poetry
Vocabulary
*clarity *line break *lyric *metaphor *meter *simile *stanza *free verse
Comprehension and grammar test will be the week of September 24
Math
Unit Targets:
*Name and represent numbers to the billions place
*Understand decimal place value: tenths and hundredths
*Write fractions as decimals and decimals as fractions
Unit vocabulary: decimals, tenths, hundredths, millions, ten millions, hundred millions, billions
The Unit 1 test is scheduled for Friday, September 7.
Science
Students will learn that inquiry progresses through a continuous process of questioning, data collection. analysis, and interpretation. Students will independently use their learning to evaluate a scientific claim, construct explanations, and/or design solutions.
Content Vocabulary-graduated cylinder, microscope
Important Dates
- September 20-24 Howdy Week
- September 3: No school
- October 17: PACE referral deadline