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4th Grade Newsletter September 19-23
Looki ng Back at Last Week:
Reading – The students practiced summarizing, sequencing, and identifying point of view of fictiona l texts.
Writing – The students practiced their writing strategies, capitalization and punctuation.
Language Arts – The students edited a nonfiction text, focusing on capitalization errors, using the CU PS strategy.
Math – The students compared and ordered decimals and related decimal numbers to fractions.
Social Studies – The students learned about Native American Tribes.
Looking Ahead at Next Week:
Weekly Learning Objectives:
Reading: Genre: Fiction
- Point of View
- Changes in Character Relationships
Writing: Personal Narrative Compositions
- Catchy Introductions- Memorable Conclusions
Language Arts: Irregular Plural Nouns
Math: - Decimals on a Number Line
- Place Value Relationships
Social Studies:European Explorers
Additional Notes:
Important Weekly Events:
Monday: Reading CSA
Tuesday: None
Wednesday: None
Thursday: Grades close
for progress reports
Friday: NO SCHOOL
Ms. Nguyen [email protected] Mrs. Priego [email protected]. Gesink [email protected]. McGrath [email protected]
Mrs. Taylor [email protected] Mrs. Salazar [email protected]
Teacher Contact Information
-Students will work on their Explorers Brochure project for their major grade
Social Studies-Students can find information about their explorers to bring to class to work.
This is a Spelling week.
day
Many students are already working towards the Bluebonnet Celebration.
There is no school on Friday due to Fort Bend County Fair Day.
You can sign up and edit your contact information in Family Access. (This is where you
can access your child’s grades.) Please visit http://www.lcisd.org/students-parents/family-
access for more information.
September 22 – Grades close for progress reports
September 30 – PTA membership drive ends
Math: - Fact Fluency Log (Monday-Friday) – All facts 2-9.o Fast Facts Quiz this week is on Wednesday. They will have 3 minutes to
answer 15 basic facts.
- Monday-Thursday: Math worksheeto Monday – Spiral Review
o Tuesday –pg. 65 and 67 over decimal number lines
o Wednesday – Spiral Review
o Thursday – pg. 10 over place value relationships
** Please do NOT work ahead! It is important for students to have daily practice.
Reading:
Writing: Spelling (list is attached below)
- Monday: Put your words in alphabetical order.- Tuesday: Write your words 3 times each.- Wednesday: Use the first 10 words in a complete sentence.- Thursday: #11-20 words in a complete sentence.
- Monday-Friday: Read for 20 minutes & get a parent’s signature on the Reading Log.
- Monday and Wednesday: Reader’s Response over what they read. Follow the guidelines for writing a response. Use BME for nonfiction texts. Use SWBST for
fiction texts. (See attached anchor charts for examples.)- Tuesday and Thursday: Reading Menu
Spelling List 2
Plurals
4.22A.i A plural is when
there’s more than one of a
nour. We have irregular
plurals n this list too.
-s –es: more than one
-i: more than one
1. goose
2. geese
3. berry
4. berries
5. gate
6. gates
7. dish
8. dishes
9. pencil
10. pencils
11. child
12. children
13. tooth
14. teeth
15. cactus
16. cacti
17. myth
18. itchy
19. blotchy
20. friendship
Spelling List 2
Plurals
4.22A.i A plural is when
there’s more than one of a
nour. We have irregular
plurals n this list too.
-s –es: more than one
-i: more than one
1. goose
2. geese
3. berry
4. berries
5. gate
6. gates
7. dish
8. dishes
9. pencil
10. pencils
11. child
12. children
13. tooth
14. teeth
15. cactus
16. cacti
17. myth
18. itchy
19. blotchy
20. friendship
Spelling List 2
Plurals
4.22A.i A plural is when
there’s more than one of a
nour. We have irregular
plurals n this list too.
-s –es: more than one
-i: more than one
1. goose
2. geese
3. berry
4. berries
5. gate
6. gates
7. dish
8. dishes
9. pencil
10. pencils
11. child
12. children
13. tooth
14. teeth
15. cactus
16. cacti
17. myth
18. itchy
19. blotchy
20. friendship
FICTION SUMMARY FOR READER’S RESPONSE
NONFICTION SUMMARY FOR READER’S RESPONSE
