Fabulous Fourth Grade
Mathews Elementary
What are we learning?
ELA:
Reading- Summarizing (Strategy: Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then)
Writing- Personal Narrative Writing (about a time with a special person)
Social Studies: Regions of Texas Research Project
Science: Forms of Energy (Thermal/Heat, Light, Mechanical), Thermal Conductors & Insulators, Setting up Scientific Investigations
Math: Relating Fractions to Decimals, Decimals on a Number Line, Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers, Estimating Sums and Differences of Whole Numbers
Looking Ahead:
9/17- Constitution Day
9/17- Spirit Night at Chipotle (Park & Preston)
9/19- Unit 1 Science Assessment
9/20- Unit 1 Math Assessment
9/23-9/26- Book Fair Week
9/24- Picture Day
9/25- Grandparent Lunch
9/26- Book Fair & Family Night at 6pm
9/26- English Language Arts Unit 1 Assessment
9/27- Writing Unit 1 Assessment
October:
10/4- Field Day
10/7- 10/11- Fire Prevention Week
10/11- Field Day Rain Date (if needed)
10/14- Student/Teacher Holiday
10/15- Parent/Teacher Conferences (Student Holiday)
10/21- 10/25- Red Ribbon Week
10/25- PTA Carnival & Dance 6-8pm
GRADING POLICY
Daily grades are in-class assignments completed during station times.
Major grades are tests/assessments or projects that took multiple class periods to complete.
In fourth grade, daily and major grades are weighed 50/50 for students' overall grade.
Daily: In-Class Assignments or Station work
*Assignments not completed during class time may be completed at home.
*Assignments scoring below a 70 will be eligible for corrections up to a 70. (If all corrections are correct)
*ALL CORRECTIONS MUST BE MADE AND TURNED IN WITHIN 10 SCHOOL DAYS OF ASSIGNMENTS BEING RETURNED.
Major: Tests/Assessments or Projects
*Assignments may only be completed at school.
*Unit Assessments do not go home.
*Test/Assessment or Project grades scoring below a 70 will be eligible for reteaching and corrections up to a 70. (If all corrections are correct.)
*ALL CORRECTIONS MUST BE MADE AND TURNED IN WITHIN 10 SCHOOL DAYS OF ASSIGNMENTS BEING RETURNED.
*NO HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FOR A GRADE*
Homework is provided to reinforce and practice skills learned in class.
Homework
*If your student would like to attach a separate sheet of paper for their reading responses, please do so!
In Math, fourth graders should be writing their assigned pages in their planners for each night (Monday- Thursday) and putting the page(s) in their binder. An average of 5-10 problems will be assigned each night, as decided by your student's homeroom teacher.
*NO HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FOR A GRADE*
Contact Us:
469-752-
Beth Hunter-Dowd (Co-Team Leader)
elizabeth.hunter-dowd@pisd.edu
469-752-2362
Ginny Selec
469-752-
Katie Specht (Co-Team Leader)
469-752-2335