4th Grade Newsletter
October 2014
Mrs. Moilan and Mrs. Locke
Upcoming Unit Assessments:
Tuesday - 10/14 Reading
Wednesday - 10/15 - Math
Friday - 10/18 - Science and Social Studies
Snacks
Please feel free to send a healthy snack daily for your child to enjoy in the afternoon since our lunch time is very early - 11:05 A.M. We let them enjoy their snack around 1:30 - 2 P.M. each day.
WIT
"Whatever It Takes" is our school motto this year. We will work together to get the job done to help this be a successful year at Hackberry for everyone!
Student Behavior Expectations at Hackberry
- Be Respectful
- Follow Directions of all staff
- Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself
- Be Prepared
- No bad language, rude gestures, or put downs
Class Schedules for Moilan and Locke
- 7:40 Announcements/Tardy Bell/Teacher Conference Time
- 7:50 - 8:40 Specials (PE, Music, Art, or Library)
- 8:45 - 11:00 Content Instruction ( ELA, Reading, Math, Science, or Social Studies)
- 11:05 - 11:35 Lunch
- 11:35 - 12:05 DEAR time; tutoring
- Homerooms Exchange Classrooms
- 12:05- 2:20 Content Instruction (ELA, Reading, Math, Science)
- 2:00 - 2:30 Recess
- 2:35 - 2:40 Dismissal
Homework Policies/Tuesday Folders
All 4th grade students will have a Homework Folder that should be kept with them at all times. Students should use this folder to store work that goes home and is to be returned the following day.
Every Tuesday, a designated Tuesday Folder will be sent home with the previous week's work, school flyers and/or important information that is intended to be shared with the parents. Please go through this folder with your child and empty it out. The folder should be returned on Wednesday.
Current Units of Study
ELA: Working on the Writing Process and Editing and Revising
Reading: Working on Figurative Language, Elements of a Story and Summarizing
Math: Multiplication and Division; Interpreting Data
Science: The World of Matter and their Physical Properties; Energy
Social Studies: The First Texans
4th Grade Field Trip
Grade levels are allowed one field trip per year. We will have more information for parents in the near future about our field trip this year.
Chromebooks
We are thrilled to have the Chromebooks to use in our classrooms this year. However, we need students to bring them to school fully charged on a daily basis. We do not have enough outlets for everyone to charge them at school, so please encourage your child to charge their Chromebooks each evening. Good websites to visit: