Next week in our grammar class we will begin identifying and using subject and object pronouns, along with placing reflexive pronouns in our sentences.
In our science class, we will begin to look at inventions that have improved our quality of life. Your child should have brought home the Invention Parent Packet that explains and lists the deadlines we have set for completing a quality project. If you have not seen the Invention Packet Packet, please discuss this issue with your child. I have extra packets available for three StarBucks.
- Math: I will be sending home test scores for Unit 3 on Monday. In Unit 4, we will be learning about angles and polygons. This week, our lessons will focus on naming and measuring angles, rotations, symmetry and triangles. Students will have a homework sheet Monday-Thursday and be given time to work on it during class. Please continue to work on multiplication and division facts at home.
- Reading: The main reading skills we will be focusing on this week include author's purpose, analyzing story structure and fluency intonation. We will also be practicing analogies. I did not send a new reading log home for next week due to our busy day. Please have your student continue to read 20 minutes each night and record their minutes in their agendas. New reading logs will go home next Friday.
- On Monday, your child will be starting a new tracking system for reading books and taking AR tests. All 4th graders will have an ivory colored chart stapled into their agendas. Please look this over with your child and help them come up with a reasonable yet challenging point goal for the trimester. I can also help with adjusting/suggesting goals if needed. I think that this tool will be great for accountability with choosing the right books, finishing and testing on books. Please check this chart weekly with your child to monitor their progress.
- Due to the new trimester and MAPS testing this week, we may be doing some adjusting of reading levels for some students. If a change to your child's good fit level is made, I will record it on their new book logs in their agendas.
