Grade 4KW
Weekly Newsletter
April 29 - May 3, 2019
Language Arts
In
our Reading unit, students will be introduced to their Historical Fiction Book
Clubs. Book Clubs assist students in developing interpretations in the company
of their peers, which provides a sounding board for students to clarify their
thinking. Students will begin to track the setting, character, mood and theme
of their historical fiction text.
We
will also examine, using our mentor text, Number the Stars, how
character perspectives are shaped by their roles. Readers are encouraged to
step into characters shoes and conclude that their thoughts and actions are
shaped by both their roles and the times in which they lived. In our literary
essay unit, students are discovering how to craft a thesis, honing their skills
in discovering a big idea and determining what they really want to say. The
students will learn to purposely angle their stories to highlight the way it
supports and connects to their thesis.
Math
This
week students will be showing equivalent decimals and fractions. They will be
using the area model as well as number lines to decompose decimals and
fractions to understand their the place value up to the hundredths place. The
students will also use base ten blocks and place value mats to model their
work.
Social Studies
This
week students will continue their investigation into natural resources
(renewable and non-renewable) and their connection to our physical environment,
looking specifically at different landforms. If we have time, we may begin
using some mapping skills to see where different natural resources are located.
Announcements
- Monday, April 29th: MAPS Testing - Grade 4 students will begin taking their math
test.
- 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 like Big
Universe (electronic books with varying reading levels), BookFlix &
Trueflix and TumbleBooks which can all support our Grade 4
exploration of historical fiction.
Note:
your child’s ISKL username and password are required to access these external
resources. Please email jgormley@iskl.edu.my to request your child’s login
information.
Below
is a link to Splash Math: Decimal Games for 4th Graders. There are a number of
games to play to reinforce decimal concepts.
Note:
a free login is required to play past the demo stage.
If
you are interested in extending your understanding of how to think about and
teach fractions take a look at the link below:
