• GLA Newsletter posted March 14, 2009
• March Grade 4 Newsletter posted March 4, 2009
• February Grade 4 Newsletter posted February 3, 2009

Homework Guidelines for Parents of Fourth Graders

Teachers and parents need to be partners in the learning process.  Showing involvement in your child’s education is important in fostering learning and self-esteem.  You can demonstrate your involvement and concern by frequently asking your child about something learned during the school day.

It is important for students to review and practice skills learned in class every day.  Children in the Fourth Grade get a math assignment and MCAS prep homework every night during the week.

• Knowing their multiplication facts is important for success in math.  Please be sure that your child has mastered the multiplication tables to twelve.
• Children must read for 20-30 minutes every night. After your child has read for the prescribed amount of time, you might ask about the main characters of the story or have your child make a prediction about what might happen next with an explanation of why.
• Writing a personal narrative is another important skill that our fourth graders are working on so here are a few suggestions you can do at home to encourage better writing.  Ask your child to talk about a favorite memory such as a birthday celebration or the first day your child came to BRCPS.  You might just ask your child to describe something they see, hear, taste, feel or smell.
• Every week fourth graders are asked to write in their professional writing journals.  Have your child talk about what the writing assignment was for the week or, better yet, have your child share their writing journal with you.

Parents can encourage children at home by helping to ensure that homework assignments have been completed.  If your child is having difficulty completing any homework assignment, please let the classroom teacher know.

Read chapter 11 of Where the Red Fern Grows.

Test Prep-magic music

Classroom Updates

Permission slips for A Tale of Desperaux-field trip 12/19/08

Pot Luck 12/18/08

Progress Report Conferences-Week of 12/15

Reader’s Notebook-Where the Red Fern Grows

Monday:

Math: Worksheet: Practice/Re-teach 7-9 (two sided worksheet) and MCAS Problems for Monday

Tuesday:

ELA: Spelling Sentences

Math: “Greatest Common Factors” and “Fractions In Simplest Form” worksheet (double-sided) and MCAS Problems for Tuesday

Social Studies: The Spanish Conquerors worksheet

Wednesday:

ELA: Read Naturally Passage

Math: Double-sided worksheet: “Equivalent Fractions In Higher Terms” and “Fractions” and MCAS Problems for Wednesday

Social Studies: Search for the Northwest Passage Worksheet (due Friday)

Thursday:

ELA: 1) Reading Comprehension Passage, 2) Spelling Worksheet, 3) Study for Story Test and Spelling Test

Math: Practice 7-8 and 7-10 worksheet (2-sided) and MCAS Problems for Thursday. Prepare for tomorrow’s Math Quiz

Social Studies: Finish Search for the Northwest Passage Worksheet

NEWS AND NOTES:

*Class Color Day, Friday, December 12th: Bring one dollar and you can wear jeans and class colors (red for 1007, green for 1009)

*This week is Parent Conference Week. Parent Conferences for 1007 will take place on Wednesday, December 10th from 4PM-6PM and Thursday, December 11th from 7:00AM-8:30AM. If you can not make one of these times please call to set up a phone conference.

*Next Thursday, December 18th, we will be having a potluck. See upcoming flyer for more details.

*Next Friday, December 19th, we will being having a field trip for the 5th grade to see the movie “The Tale of Desperaux.” The cost of the field trip will be $10 and will include admission and a snack pack. If you have any questions, feel free to call.

Read chapter 8 of Where the Red Fern Grows.

Classroom Updates

First Quarter Award Ceremony 12/4 @9:00

Progress Report Conferences-Week of 12/15

Reader’s Notebook-Where the Red Fern Grows

Monday:

ELA: Spelling Sentences

Math: Worksheet: Practice/Re-teach 7-1 (two sided worksheet) and MCAS Problems for Monday

Science: Write 3 sentences that are facts, 3 sentences that are opinions and 3 sentences that are inferences (1009 ONLY!!!)

Tuesday:

ELA: Charles Schulz Worksheet

Math: “Sweet Tooth Fractions” and “In The Bag” worksheet (double-sided) and MCAS Problems for Tuesday

Science: Write 3 sentences that are facts, 3 sentences that are opinions and 3 sentences that are inferences (1007 ONLY!!!)

Wednesday:

ELA: Reading Comprehension Passage

Math: Practice/Re-Teach 7-3 worksheet (2-sided) and MCAS Problems for Wednesday. REMEMBER: MATH CENTER WORKPACKETS DUE TOMORROW!!!!!

Thursday:

Math: Practice/Re-Teach 7-9 worksheet (2-sided) and MCAS Problems for Wednesday.  Prepare for tomorrow’s Math Quiz

Social Studies: Europeans Explore the World worksheet

Friday:

ELA: Spelling Worksheet and Study for Story Test and Spelling Test

*Note: Please Return all Reader’s Notebook books and journals

Monday:

Math: Worksheet: Practice/Re-Teach 3-13 (two-sided)

Social Studies: Finish “Marco Polo Bing-Bang-Bongo” Sheet

Tuesday:

ELA: “Vikings Explore the World” worksheet

Math: Continue to work on seven tasks from the “Thanksgiving Center” packet (Due Tuesday, Nov. 25th)

Social Studies: “Background to European Exploration” worksheet

Wednesday:

ELA: Spelling worksheet, study for spelling test and story test on 11/20 (1009 ONLY!!!!)

Math: Practice/Re-Teach 3-10 worksheet (2-sided)

Science: If not yet completed, write 3 questions that could be used to guide a science experiment. Then take one of those questions and write a hypothetical experiment using the five steps of the scientific process.

Social Studies: “Identify Causes and Their Effects” worksheet

Thursday:

ELA: Spelling Worksheet – study for spelling test and story test on 11/21 (1007 ONLY!!!!)

Math: Practice/Re-Teach 3-11 worksheet (2-sided) AND Continue to work on tasks in “Thanksgiving Center” packet (Due Tuesday, Nov. 25th)

Science: Complete “Fact vs. Opinion vs. Inference” worksheet (TENTATIVE: Check with your student)

Write 10 Spelling Sentences

Christopher Columbus Crossword

Veterans Day read and respond

Readers Notebook

James and the Giant Peach

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

If you didn’t turn in your explorer project or return you prefix and suffix test they are also due on Wednesday and are already late…

Prefix-Suffix Test-signed and corrected by 11/10

Spelling Crossword/Wordsearch

Explorer Project due 11/10

Remember field trip tommorow 11/6-Lasalle College