FOURTH GRADE NEWS
May 7, 2018
Welcome to Fourth Grade
- On Saturday, May 12th students will participate in a Color Run from 2- 3:30 pm. You can learn more information in the attached documents! Please remember to have students wear either sunglasses or goggles.
- On May 21st our counselor, Nia Carranza, will be having a seminar about Middle School and how to help smoothly transition your older elementary student! This event will take place at Skaggs Library from 10 to 11 am.
- Field day is Friday, May 25! 4th grade will participate from 11:15-2:15. There will be activities that involve water, so be sure to pack a change of clothes, socks, shoes, and a towel. Lunch will be at 10:30, and we will eat picnic style outside our grade level.
Language Arts
Math
STAAR test is Monday, May 14
Science/ Social Studies
Science Unit 7/8- Space
Students will...
- Collect and analyze data to identify sequences and predict patterns of change in the appearance of the moon over time, in shadows, and in seasons.
Vocabulary:
Critical Vocabulary and Tools: tides
Critical Vocabulary from a previous grade: orbits, planet, revolve, rotate, solar system, model, Moon, seasons, stars, patterns, Sun
Content Builders: cycle, hemisphere, equator, angle, motion, tilt, system, axis, shadow, reflection, lunar, clockwise, counter-clockwise, orbit, revolution, rotation, phases, apparent shape
Organisms and Environment Unit 5 Assessment: May 4th (Friday)
From the Teachers
- We would like to encourage your child to bring their electronic device. Electronic devices are being used in music, art, and guidance as well as the content area classes.
- SPARKLE Store will open tomorrow morning! Sparkles are an incentive that we give to our students throughout the day. These sparkles may be used on Fridays to buy privileges in the Sparkle Store. The Sparkle Store is open from 7:30-7:45 a.m. You will find a link below for what your students may buy with their sparkles.
Important Dates
- Math STAAR: May 14th (Monday)
- Reading STAAR: May 15th (Tuesday)
- STAAR days: May 14th- 16th, there will be NO visitors allowed on campus these days
- Library books due: May 18 (Friday)
- Field Day: May 25th (Friday)
- 5th Grade Graduation: May 29th at 6 pm (Tuesday)
MAP Testing Dates:
May 21-24 Math MAP
May 24-31 Reading MAP
Technology
Another resource is our fourth grade parent website. Under the Resources for home section you will find specific directions of how to access each subject areas textbook along with resources but u additional websites for practice. https://sites.google.com/a/pisd.edu/fabulous-fourth-grade-friends/home