4th Grade News
September 28 - October 2, 2015
Dates to Remember
- Wednesday, Sept. 30: Text Structures test
- Thursday, Oct. 1: Science test - Earth, Moon, Sun
- Friday, Oct. 2: Fundraiser packets due
- Friday, Oct. 2: Early Release
- Friday, Oct. 2: Fall Festival
- Thursday, Oct. 8: Field trip permission slips and money due
Our First Field Trip!
- Students brought home field trip information and permission slips Friday. We are asking that you please fill out the permission forms and make your payments ASAP. The deadline for turning in field trip forms will be next Thursday, October 8th. This is a school performance only; unfortunately no parent chaperones will be allowed to attend. However, we would love for parents to join us on our next field trip to Raleigh this spring.
- We are encouraging parents to make payments online at www.K12paymentcenter.com. If you are unable to pay online you may send $8.00 in exact change to the school - cash or check.
Math News
This week we will continue our unit on addition and subtraction of whole numbers. We will use the standard algorithm and estimation. We will also work on fact fluency. Students will also continue to practice those skills already taught through spiral review. There is so much to cover in math this year!
Language Arts News
We will finish our study on text structures. Students should be familiar with the five different text structures, and should be looking for signal words as they read nonfiction texts. We will have a test on Wednesday.
After the test, students will be completing a writing assignment integrating their expert topic (from the text features booklet) and the five text structures as they create and write their own brochure. Students have had class time over the last two weeks to write their paragraphs; however some students chose to write paragraphs unrelated to their expert topics. These students may have to do some writing at home!
Science News
Students will learn to explain the monthly changes in the appearance of the moon based on the moon’s orbit around the earth. We will have a test on Thursday and complete a special project on Friday. Our "Birthday Moon" project is due October 1 - please pay attention to the grading rubric and turn in your BEST work!
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Contact Mrs. Crain
Email: craint@gcsnc.com
Website: http://alamance.gcsnc.com/pages/Alamance_Elementary
Phone: (336) 697-3177
Twitter: @teacherofwolves