4th Grade Newsletter
Feb. 1-5
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ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK!
Yearbook prices will go very soon! So be sure to order soon and save some money! To pre-order the yearbook go to: http://shop.balfour.com/smi93581/catalog/category/view/s/yearbook-and-accessories/id/312795/
Yearbooks cost $30, but the price will go up during the new year.
Club Day- Feb. 19th
AR Goals
POSSIBLE Snow/No School Days: Feb. 12 and 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:
RL.4.6-Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations
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.
L.4.1-Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
No spelling list this week.
Math:
Topic 12
4.NF.3-Understand a fraction a/b with a>1 as a sum of fractions 1/b.
4.NF.3a-Understand addition and subtraction of fractions as joining and separating parts referring to the same whole.
4.NF.3b-Decompose a fraction into a sum of fractions with the same denominator in more than one way, recording each decomposition by an equation. Justify decompositions, e.g., by using a visual fraction model. Examples:
3/8=1/8+1/8+1/8; 3/8 = 1/8 + 2/8; 2 1/8=1+1+1/8=8/8 +1/8.
4.NF.3c-Add and subtract mixed numbers with like denominators, e.g., by replacing each mixed number with an equivalent fraction, and/or by using properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.
4.NF.3d Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole and having like denominators, e.g., by using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem.
Social Studies: Alabama in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Science: Life Science (interdependence of plants and animals)