4th Grade Newsletter October 24-28, 2016

Teacher Contact Information

Looki ng Back at Last Week:

Reading – The students learned about the elements of a literary non-fiction text. The students created story maps that included the plot, theme, and sequence of the text that

they read.

Writing – The students used the Big T to start a new prompt.

Language Arts-The students practiced writing dictation sentences correctly.

Math – The students multiplied two digit numbers using area, array, and base ten models.

Social Studies – The students learned about Austin's Colony and took their CSA

Looking Ahead at Next Week:

Weekly Learning Objectives:

Reading: Genre: Expository

- Fiction vs. Non- Fiction

- Text Features in Nonfiction

Writing: Expository Writing

- Prewriting- Rough Draft- Final Copy

Language Arts: Irregular Verbs- Commas

- Apostrophes

- Capitalization and Punctuation

Math: Division

- Relating division to multiplication

- Equal groups

- Remainders

Science: Forces and Motion

Important Weekly Events:

Monday: None

Tuesday: *Science District Assessments

Wednesday: None

Thursday: None

Friday: Spelling Quiz #4

*District Assessments will be used for data, not for

a grade.

Ms. Nguyen trnugyen@lcisd.org Mrs. Priego pcarrillopriego@lcisd.org Mrs. Gesink hgesink@lcisd.org Mrs. McGrath patricia.mcgrath@lcisd.org

Mrs. Taylor ctaylor02@lcisd.orgMrs. Salazar jsalazar04@lcisd.org

District Curriculum Checkpoints – The students take curriculum checkpoints for Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies. The checkpoint is not for a grade however; we use it for data to help guide our instruction. We want the students to do the best they can. The checkpoint is over topics we have taught this nine weeks.

You can sign up and edit your contact information in Family Access. (This is where you

can access your child’s grades.) Please visit http://www.lcisd.org/students-parents/family-

access for more information.

October 24-28 – Red Ribbon Week

October 24-28 -Book Fair October 25– Science District

Assessment

October 27 – Family Fun Night November 3-4 – Early Release

November 11-Veternan's Day Program(4thgrade will be at 8:15am)= TTThere is a flyer attached with more information.

Math:- Fact Fluency Log (Monday-Friday)

- Monday-Thursday: Math worksheet

o Monday –Spiral Reviewo Tuesday – Fact Family Handout(Front side)o Wednesday – Fact Family Handout (Back side)o Thursday – pg.321

** Please do NOT work ahead! It is important for students to have daily practice.

Reading:

Writing:

- Mon– Alphabetical Order- Tues- 3 times each- Wed- Sentences 1-10- Thursday– Sentences 11-20-

Study Spelling words

- Monday-Friday: Read for 20 minutes & get a parent’s signature on the Reading Log.

- Monday and Wednesday: Reader’s Response over what they read. Follow the guidelines for writing a response. Use BME for nonfiction texts. Use SWBST for

fiction texts. (See attached anchor charts for examples.)- Tuesday and Thursday: Reading Menu

Spelling List 4 Irregular Verbs

4.22Aii Verbs that do not follow the past tense rule of adding –d or -ed.

 

1. teach

2. taught

3. buy

4. bought

5. think

6. thought

7. bring

8. brought

9. catch

10. caught

11. seek

12. sought

13. write

14. wrote

15. written

16. library

17. interesting

18. remember

19. neighbor

20. people

Spelling List 4 Irregular Verbs

4.22Aii Verbs that do not follow the past tense rule of adding –d or -ed.

 

1. teach

2. taught

3. buy

4. bought

5. think

6. thought

7. bring

8. brought

9. catch

10. caught

11. seek

12. sought

13. write

14. wrote

15. written

16. library

17. interesting

18. remember

19. neighbor

20. people

Spelling List 4 Irregular Verbs

4.22Aii Verbs that do not follow the past tense rule of adding –d or -ed.

 

1. teach

2. taught

3. buy

4. bought

5. think

6. thought

7. bring

8. brought

9. catch

10. caught

11. seek

12. sought

13. write

14. wrote

15. written

16. library

17. interesting

18. remember

19. neighbor

20. people

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Asking Questions Before, During, and After Reading

FICTION SUMMARY FOR READER’S RESPONSE

NONFICTION SUMMARY FOR READER’S RESPONSE