Grade 4
Weekly Newsletter
May 13 - May 17, 2019
Language Arts
In our historical fiction unit, we will continue to read and study our Book club texts, examining how character’s perspective is shaped by the times and by his or her role. Students will also continue examine the main themes and ideas of their historical fiction texts. We continue to dissect our mentor text, Number the Stars, noting character and setting changes as well as important events.
Students continue to plan, draft and edit their own literary essays, writing purposefully to angle their stories to highlight the way it supports and connects to their thesis, while also focusing on adding quotes and other evidence from texts.
Math
This week we start our Geometry unit, in this unit, students draw points, lines, line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), and perpendicular and parallel lines. They identify and classify angles, distinguish between parallel and perpendicular lines, and recognize a right triangle as a category for classification. Fourth graders identify differences and similarities among two dimensional figures based on the absence or presence of characteristics such as parallel or perpendicular lines and angles of a specified size. This first week we focus on points, lines, rays and line segments and which symbols to use to represent and label these geometric features.
Social Studies
This week students will continue learning about vocabulary such as goods, products, consumers and producers, but through a real products. Students will read a variety of “How to Make” books on Big Universe and assign vocabulary to the different stages and materials used. We will also introduce the concept of trade through the lens of needs and wants, availability and scarcity.
Announcements
- May 10th - June 14th: Car riders pick up will now be in the gym
- Tues, May 14th: ES Spring Music Concert, 5:30-7:00, Melawati Theater
- Wed, May 15th: Instrument selection is due
- Mon, May 20th: NO SCHOOL - ISKL Holiday in lieu of Wesak Day
- Tues, May 21st: NO SCHOOL - ISKL Faculty In-Service
- Wed, May 22nd: NO SCHOOL - Nuzul Al Quran
Resources
If you would like to get a jump start on our next math unit in Geometry take a look at the link below. Some teachers use Math Learning Center as a digital math manipulate that helps build a concrete understanding of new concepts. The link is directly connected to the websites applications or apps page. Open the geoboard app and the math vocabulary cards (select geometry) and allow your children to explore and practice new skills.
https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/resources/apps
A few of our historical fictions texts can be found on a website site that all readers can access and enjoy. Take a look at the Storyline Online, a website that has videos of actors reading books aloud while showing illustrations from the story.
https://www.storylineonline.net/
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