4thgrade+newsletter

4th Grade News August 20, 2014 The **Virginia ****Studies ****: **. Use those study guides to review with your child. My favorite way of reviewing is having them quiz me! Generating questions is a great skill! Some students have brought home flashcards to review VS2 in preparation for a retake – please use these handy tools! We are now in our Jamestown unit. Many students have asked to complete a project. I’m working on creating a project for those interested! As always, we welcome hearing from parents – if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us during school hours at 586-3821 or by email: mclark@bedford.k12.va.us and psmith1@bedford.k12.va.us 4th Grade News August 20, 2014 As always, we welcome hearing from parents – if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us during school hours at 586-3821 or by email: mgardner@bedford.k12.va.us and psmith1@bedford.k12.va.us
 * Word Study: **Contracts were sent home Monday of this week. Please note that THREE activities are due on FRIDAY. These are counted as a grade in Spelling. Work can be spread out throughout the week to make it easy! Test on Friday!
 * Language/Writing: **We are beginning our unit on Nouns this week. Students need to become proficient at identifying the parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives. We are working to elaborate in our writing while thinking about these parts of speech.
 * Reading ****: **In reading, we are learning how to use our reading journals effectively. We are working on taking notes “before reading”, “during reading”, and “after reading”. As we begin our small group reading, the journals will be used to monitor understanding and help aid in comprehension as well as working on vocabulary and summarizing skills. We are now in our fall testing window for QRIs – this week passages. Groups will be based upon our findings!
 * Math **: We are starting on SOL 4.1 that includes place value, comparing, ordering, & estimating (rounding) numbers to the hundred millions. The children are adding, subtracting, and multiplying whole numbers as well as solving single & multi-step problems. Any extra **__practice__** that you can provide at home with **__math facts__** (+,-, x) would be most helpful.
 * Science: **We are beginning our Plant unit (SOL 4.4) where students will learn about plant structures & their functions, as well as how plants reproduce and make their own food.
 * __ From the teachers __** : Homework is important – we are using our planners daily to record any assignments, quizzes, or tests.
 * __****Food Alert!!!!!!! __**<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> If you would not want your child to participate when we occasionally taste or have food items during instructional activities, please let us know.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Word Study: **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Contracts were sent home Monday of this week. Please note that THREE activities are due on FRIDAY. These are counted as a grade in Spelling. Work can be spread out throughout the week to make it easy! Test on Friday!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Language/Writing: **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">We are beginning our unit on Nouns this week. Students need to become proficient at identifying the parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives. We are working to elaborate in our writing while thinking about these parts of speech.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Reading ****<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">: **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">In reading, we are learning how to use our reading journals effectively. We are working on taking notes “before reading”, “during reading”, and “after reading”. As we begin our small group reading, the journals will be used to monitor understanding and help aid in comprehension as well as working on vocabulary and summarizing skills. We are now in our fall testing window for QRIs – this week passages. Groups will be based upon our findings!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;">Math **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We are starting on SOL 4.1 that includes place value, comparing, ordering, & estimating (rounding) numbers to the hundred millions. The children are adding, subtracting, and multiplying whole numbers as well as solving single & multi-step problems. Any extra **__practice__** that you can provide at home with **__math facts__** (+,-, x) would be most helpful.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;">Science: **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif;"> We are beginning our Plant unit (SOL 4.4) where students will learn about plant structures & their functions, as well as how plants reproduce and make their own food.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Virginia ****<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Studies ****<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">: **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">. Use those study guides to review with your child. My favorite way of reviewing is having them quiz me! Generating questions is a great skill! Some students have brought home flashcards to review VS2 in preparation for a retake – please use these handy tools! We are now in our Jamestown unit. Many students have asked to complete a project. I’m working on creating a project for those interested!
 * __ From the teachers __** : Homework is important – we are using our planners daily to record any assignments, quizzes, or tests.
 * __<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">****Food Alert!!!!!!! __**<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> If you would **__not want__** your child to participate when we occasionally taste or have food items during instructional activities, please let us know.