4th Grade News
November 2013 • Clarksville Elementary
Upcoming Dates
November 4: Mrs. Kwak and Mrs. Suknova Quarter 1 Science Test
November 11: Fourth Grade Field Trip to Baltimore Aquarium
November 18-22: American Education Week
November 25 and 26: 1/2 Day for students and Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 27-December 1: Thanksgiving Break
Fourth Grade Writing
Throughout the year, students will learn to identify and use text features. They will also be able to explain how text features help us understand the topic we are reading about. As you read nonfiction books with your child, ask them about the following text features:
-title: helps us know what the book is about
-table of contents: helps us find specific information about a topic
-heading: helps us to know that we are going to read about a different idea about the topic
-photographs: helps us know what the topic actually looks like
-caption: helps us understand the picture better and gives us more information about the topic
-labels: helps us understand more about the parts of a picture/illustration
-index: tells us what page or pages we will find information about the topic
Fourth Grade Content
Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Baldi’s homeroom classes are studying all about the Native Americans throughout the US and early exploration. Please visit Mrs. Johnson’s website for additional social studies information like the Parent Preview Sheets for each Unit and some quizzes online for students to test their vocabulary! Mrs. Kwak and Mrs. Suknova's homeroom classes are studying all about our solar system and properties/resources on Earth including rocks and minerals. There will be a final science test on Monday, November 4th. A study guide has gone home this week!
Words Their Way Online
If your child forgets to bring home their Words their Way Notebooks, don't worry! The lists for each group are now available online. Visit my website and click on the Words Their Way Tab. There are also other helpful documents that can remind students the correct way to complete various sorts!
Fourth Grade Student Leaders!
The Fourth Grade Team
Jenna Baldi, Teacher - jenna_baldi@hcpss.org
Jennifer Kwak, Teacher - jennifer_lee@hcpss.org
Irina Suknova, Teacher - irina_suknova@hcpss.org
Website: http://web.hcpss.org/~lisa_johnson/
Location: 12041 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville, MD
Phone: 410-313-7050