Weekly Newsletter: April 30 - May 4, 2018

Language Arts
This week in reading, the students will begin their new Historical fiction book club and focus on the setting. As they focus on the time and place in the story, they will also have an opportunity to inquire into the real historical time period and important events from that era.

Math
This week the students will begin looking at points, lines, line segments, rays, angles, perpendicular lines and parallel lines. They will be identifying and classifying angles along with distinguishing between parallel and perpendicular lines. You might want to brush up on your geometry vocabulary through Quizlet. https://quizlet.com/284437039/iskl-grade-4-geometry-flash-cards/

Social Studies
This week is a short week, and students will continue their investigation into natural resources (renewable and non-renewable) and their connection to our physical environment. Some classes have begun looking at where these natural resources are located around the world.

Announcements
ISKL Holiday - April 30th and May 1st

Weekly Newsletter: April 23 - April 27, 2018

                                       

Language Arts
This week, students will be getting into Historical Fiction book clubs and begin reading a new story while investigating the historical period connected to the book. In writing, the students will be showing off their learning in a final independent assessment of their nonfiction writing.

Math
This week the students will be finishing up the Decimals and Fractions Unit and will take the final assessment. Our next and final math unit for the year will be Geometry.

Social Studies
We are launching our unit on Trade and Resources this week. The big ideas of this unit are: “Where you live impacts how you live” and “Resources impact the economy and trade in regions around the world”. The student will begin the week tapping into their current knowledge of natural resources and how they connect with products and trade. We will then look more closely

Announcements
Earth Dress Day - April 27th

ISKL Holiday - April 30th

Weekly Newsletter - April 16th - April 20th

Weekly Update: April 16 - April 20, 2018

Language Arts
In writing, the focus will turn to editing and revising of their work and most children will be publishing their nonfiction books this week. In reading, we will begin a new Historical fiction unit and get into our final book clubs for grade 4.

Math
This week the students will be using their understanding of fraction equivalence to investigate decimal numbers on the place value chart expressed in different units.

Science/ Social Studies
We are finishing up our unit by communicating our expertise to others. Students are drafting their books to describe how Earth changes connect to Earth layers, plate tectonics, and/or erosion, weathering and deposition.

Announcements

• Maps Tests begin next week
• Earth Week is next week. Students are encouraged to send in videos or pictures of them doing something good for the environment. 
• Earth Week Assembly - April 20th, from 11:50 - 12:20pm
• Earth Dress Day  (Wear something Blue/Green)- April 27th BRING 5RM (Donation)
• ISKL Holiday - Monday, April 30th

Weekly Newsletter - April 9th - April 13th

Grade 4 Newsletter
Weekly Update: April 9 - April 13, 2018

Language Arts
This week in writing, the students will be working on publishing their Earth change information books. This will include revising their writing to ensure they have used scientific vocabulary and a variety of evidence to teach their reader about their topic. In addition to their writing, each student will be adding text features to emphasize important information in their text.


Math

This week the students will be using manipulatives to show how decimals can be represented through the base-ten model to the hundredths. They will learn that the square is referred to as the whole or one unit, the rods become the tenths, and the unit cubes become hundredths. They will then have the opportunity to draw their own models that will represent given decimals and the equivalent fraction.


Science/ Social Studies

We are finishing up our unit by communicating our expertise to others. Students are drafting their books to describe how earth changes connect to Earth layers, plate tectonics, and/or erosion, weathering and deposition.


Resources

As we are now studying decimal fractions in math, here is a Quizlet that will help you and your child be familiar with the vocabulary of this math unit:

https://quizlet.com/278715586/iskl-grade-4-decimal-fractions-flash-cards/


Announcements

WIDA testing will begin Tuesday April 10th to April 13th. This test is only for some students, and those students and parents have already been informed through a take home letter.