Grade 4KW
Weekly Newsletter
March 18 - April 5, 2019
This
newsletter covers the week before Spring Break and also the week after Spring
Break. Please note that there is no school on Monday March 18th due to Professional Learning for faculty.
Language Arts
In
Language Arts throughout the next couple of weeks we continue to follow our
topic across texts, cross-referencing information to ensure accuracy. Students
continue to use notes to add any missing information to their writing,
documenting sources used in their reference section. Students continually
revise their work, adding and deleting parts to ensure that the reader is
hooked and that essential paragraph elements are included namely a main idea
sentence, details including facts, examples & data as well as an ending. We
introduce transitions and figurative language to help the students link their
information and to keep the reader interested. The students will work to
collate their information into their typed slide show presentation, using ARMS
and CUPS to self, peer, and teacher edit their work.
Math
In
the next two weeks, the students will be continuing the unit on fraction
operations. They will continue to work on using visual models to add and
subtract fractions. They will also be introduced to mixed numbers and improper
fractions. Another area of focus with be an introduction to be using line plots
to display and answer questions about fraction data.
Science
In
the next two weeks in Science, students will discuss and model what they know
about the past environments of Desert Rocks National Park and are introduced to
the question What is the order of the past environments of Desert Rocks
National Park? They construct ideas about the order in which rock layers
form by using relevant models and the Fossil Hunter’s Handbook and then model
their understanding. Students then gather and organize evidence for two claims
about the order in which layers formed in a rocky outcrop. Next, students read
and discuss how scientists use data and ideas about rock layers to make
arguments about what caused the dinosaurs to go extinct. Later, students write
about which argument is most convincing and why.
Announcements
- March 18th: NO SCHOOL - ISKL Faculty Inservice
- March 25th -March 29th: NO SCHOOL - March Break
- April 1st: Coffee Chat & Resource Fair @ 8:00am - 9:45am This is a great opportunity for
you to learn about the resources that the Student Resource Team (SRT)
offers to support all students in their learning and development at ISKL.
In addition to learning about speech and language therapy, educational
psychology, and counseling available at ISKL, parents will learn about
additional supports that can be accessed outside of school to support
their child and family. Coffee and snacks will be provided. RSVP Required.
Registration Link
- ES Dress Up Days: plan your days in advance click HERE for dates and details.
Resources
Below
is a link to our ES Library page filled with incredible reading resources
including current event links to news sites such as Newsla (news site
with the capability to adjust reading level), DOGOnews (news site with
the capability to read articles out loud). Support our Grade 4 scientific
exploration of the natural world or search articles related to interests,
either way, all readers can access and engage in news and information.
Below
is a link to Splash Math: Fraction Games for 4th Graders. There are a number of
games to play that support our unit related to building fractions greater than
one whole.
Note:
a free login is required to play past the demo stage.
