Grade 4KW
Weekly Newsletter
February 25 - March 1, 2019
Chinese New
Year was celebrated at ISKL with gusto.
Language Arts
This
week in language arts students are beginning to explore possible non fiction
topics that can be used as part of their research for their own projects.
Students will continue to learn how to deconstruct non fiction texts, note
taking according to the author’s text structure. I have asked the students to read aloud to a parent at least once per week. They may need a reminder.
Math
This
week we are finishing the unit on fraction equivalency. Next, we will be moving
on to adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. The students
will continue to use the area model to decompose and show equivalency with
fractions.
Science
This week students read about, consider details of,
and model sedimentary rock formation in different environments. Students add a
new layer to their Sedimentary Rock Formation Models, showing two different
kinds of sedimentary rock, to apply what they learned about what makes
sedimentary rock different and how different rock forms in different
environments. Students will reflect on what they’ve learned by returning to the
Rocks and Fossils anticipatory chart and engaging in a short reflective writing
activity in response to the question How do rocks provide information about
what an environment was like in the past? Students will then begin to
apply their understanding about what rock layers suggest about previous
environmental changes.
Announcements
- March
7th & March 8th
- Student Led Conferences (SLC): Be sure to sign up for a
time slot on POWERSCHOOL. If you are unable to attend, please contact your
child’s teacher so that an alternative date can be set up.
- ES Dress Up Days: plan your days in advance click HERE for dates and details.
Resources
To
further support our exploration of non-fiction text log on to Newla, which is
an online news website that has the capability of breaking down the text into
different reading levels that all readers can access. https://newsela.com/ (focus on Science)