Inspire. Challenge. Succeed.
Every Student... Every Heart... Every Mind... This week, Grade 4 has been practicing The Eagle Way, acting safely, giving respect, living responsibly and embracing challenges in the hallways, at recess, and during lunch.
Parents, take the time to ask your child in what ways he/she has been demonstrating The Eagle Way, both in and out of the classroom. Remember to review specific information about The Eagle Way found in the right sidebar of the blog.
Parents, take the time to ask your child in what ways he/she has been demonstrating The Eagle Way, both in and out of the classroom. Remember to review specific information about The Eagle Way found in the right sidebar of the blog.
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Our expectations for you are to feel inspired, and strive to inspire. We expect for you to challenge yourself daily and feel successful. We expect for you to be kind, curious, and respectful. We expect for you to persevere, have integrity, and grow as a learner.
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Curriculum Corner
Literacy. Students will be applying their informational reading skills in Writer's Workshop. Using what they understand about text features and text structures, students will develop an information writing piece that teaches their readers about a topic.
Literacy. Students will be applying their informational reading skills in Writer's Workshop. Using what they understand about text features and text structures, students will develop an information writing piece that teaches their readers about a topic.
Also, students should be reading at least 30 minutes a day. You can support your child by asking him/her questions about the reading, and/or reading aloud with them.
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Use the strategies below to help guide your discussions about the fiction and nonfiction texts your child is reading.
Reading Fiction
Reading Nonfiction
Math. Students continue to learn about big numbers, estimation, and computation. It is important that your child practice his/her multiplication facts on a regular basis. Please review the Unit 5: Family Letter that provides important background information, vocabulary, do-anytime activities and homework support. Additional resources, including information about all Grade 4 math units, can be found under "Math Links" on the blog.
Students, watch the videos to help strengthen your understanding of both new and old mathematical concepts. Be sure to practice your multiplication facts at home every day!
Students, watch the videos to help strengthen your understanding of both new and old mathematical concepts. Be sure to practice your multiplication facts at home every day!
Students, review the skills and concepts learned in our previous math units by rewatching the Math Antics Video Lessons. Sharpen your skills by playing the math games and watching the BrainPop videos listed below.
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| Parents, encourage a growth mindset in your child for Math! |
Units of Study. This week, we launched our new unit in Social Studies: Trade and Economy. Students are learning about supply and demand and other market forces in order to create their own small business for our marketplace activity. Students have started working on their business plan.
Students, remember to follow the timeline and work efficiently in your groups!
Parents, please review the LATEST PARENT LETTER describing the marketplace activity:
Dear Families,
We are getting excited for our Grade 4 Marketplace on March 6, 7, and 8 (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)! We would like to communicate a few important points to make this market a great (safe) learning experience for our students.
Before Market Day
Record Keeping: Students should be recording how much money is being spent on the “raw materials” going into making their product. This is important as students will later be asked to calculate their marketplace profit. Your child’s teacher may provide a recording form for this purpose.
Photographs: Students are required, as a part of their final slideshow, to include photographs of them making their marketplace products. Please help students by documenting their hard work.
On Market Day
Change: It is important students bring change on their market day. We suggest they bring approximately R$20.00 in small money.
Support: Some students are making products that require making products at the market, or products that require the use of machinery (e.g., a blender). These students will require support from a parent or other responsible adult during this time.
Thank you for all of your support!
The Grade 4 Team |
| Grade 4 Market Days |
Students, review our Trade and Economy vocabulary words and use them appropriately in your group's marketplace business plan.
Homework Expectations
Exploring our passions will teach us to be lifelong learners. With this in mind, we feel that time outside of the classroom is important in order to pursue our interests.
The following are our homework expectations for Grade 4:
The following are our homework expectations for Grade 4:
- Read 30 minutes
- Complete one Math worksheet every 2 days
- Complete unfinished class work
- Review our Grade 4 blog for additional curricular information and/or to extend the learning at home
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| Grade 4, practice and develop a growth mindset! |
Parents, make your thinking visible at home! Learning to be flexible in our thinking allows us to reflect and make meaningful connections to the world around us; therefore, a culture of thinking for active, healthy and mindful living is created!
Support Your Child in Arguing Effectively and Persuasively... Help your child apply what he/she has learned about opinion writing! The next time you find yourselves arguing, teach your child to build a case and provide evidence for his/her position. Researchers found that when children argue effectively and persuasively, they learn to speak up and voice their opinion using evidence (Ron Ritchhart, 10 Parent Applications, Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education).
One School. One Community. One Graded.
O Sítio do Carroção... We have decided to postpone our Grade 4 field to o Sítio do Carroção until April 23, 24, 25. Since the yellow fever vaccination has been recommended for travel in areas of São Paulo state, we would like to allow parents who wish to have their child vaccinated prior to the trip to do so. For more information about yellow fever, please click here. We thank you for your understanding and support and we look forward to a fantastic trip in April!
April 23-25 is o Sítio do Carroção!
News from the Library... Your child can use Destiny Discover to access the online library resources at home! Students can open them directly on their devices once they've logged into Destiny Discover. Please ask Dr. Purcell if you have any questions about accessing the eBooks. Enjoy!
Some Grade 4 titles of interest include:
- Trash Talk! Moving Toward a Zero-Waste World
- Recycling and Waste
- Renewable Energy
- Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Important Dates and Events
February 19... After School Activities begin
March 6, 7, 8... Marketplace at recess
March 9... Community A Assembly (Ms. Thibodeaux); Family Movie Night
March 12... LS Trimester 2 ends
March 15... Ms. Arcenas' Birthday!
March 16... Community B Assembly (Ms. Arcenas)
March 21... Half day (students dismissed at 11:30)
March 22... Santos field trip
March 23... Community C Assembly (Mr. Andrew)
March 30... Good Friday (no school)
March 6, 7, 8... Marketplace at recess
March 9... Community A Assembly (Ms. Thibodeaux); Family Movie Night
March 12... LS Trimester 2 ends
March 15... Ms. Arcenas' Birthday!
March 16... Community B Assembly (Ms. Arcenas)
March 21... Half day (students dismissed at 11:30)
March 22... Santos field trip
March 23... Community C Assembly (Mr. Andrew)
March 30... Good Friday (no school)
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