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.
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