Grade 4KW
Weekly Newsletter
May 6 - May 10, 2019
Language Arts
In
our Reading unit, students will continue to explore their Historical Fiction
Book Clubs. Students will work on unpacking components of historical
fiction, making agreements, revisiting tools and self assessing in order to
lift their book club conversations.
While
continuing to read the mentor text, Number the Stars, students will be
encouraged to think deeply about passages in the text, finding big ideas
in small details and symbolism. Students will also determine themes, developing
deeper ideas through conversation with other readers who can contribute to
build a richer, more powerful interpretation.
In
our Literary Essay unit, students will begin to plan and draft their essays, as
well as learn how to use direct quotes to support their claims about text. They
will also use lists as evidence to support their claims.
Math
This
week in math, the students will be using number lines and the area model to
help master the concept of decimals. They will also be decomposing decimals to
understand more about the numbers. The students will also be using the expanded
form to help understand how decimals are composed.
Social Studies
This
week students will be reflecting on their google map of natural resources and
start investigating vocabulary like: Needs and Wants, Consumers and Producers
etc. This quizlet is a good resource for kids to practice learning the
new vocabulary tied to the unit. https://quizlet.com/280191208/iskl-grade-4-resources-and-trade-flash-cards/
Announcements
- Friday, May 10th: Free Dress Day, suggested donation
5RM
- Tuesday, May 14th: ES Spring Music Concert, 5:30-7:00, Melawati Theater
- 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.
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