Grade 4KW
Weekly Newsletter
May 13 - May 17, 2019
Language Arts
In
our historical fiction unit, we will continue to read and study our Book club
texts, examining how character’s perspective is shaped by the times and by his
or her role. Students will also continue examine the main themes and ideas of
their historical fiction texts. We continue to dissect our mentor text, Number
the Stars, noting character and setting changes as well as important
events.
Students
continue to plan, draft and edit their own literary essays, writing
purposefully to angle their stories to highlight the way it supports and
connects to their thesis, while also focusing on adding quotes and other
evidence from texts.
Math
This
week we start our Geometry unit, in this unit, students draw points, lines,
line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), and perpendicular and
parallel lines. They identify and classify angles, distinguish between parallel
and perpendicular lines, and recognize a right triangle as a category for
classification. Fourth graders identify differences and similarities among two
dimensional figures based on the absence or presence of characteristics such as
parallel or perpendicular lines and angles of a specified size. This first week
we focus on points, lines, rays and line segments and which symbols to use to
represent and label these geometric features.
Social Studies
This
week students will continue learning about vocabulary such as goods, products,
consumers and producers, but through a real products. Students will read
a variety of “How to Make” books on Big Universe and assign vocabulary to the
different stages and materials used. We will also introduce the concept of trade
through the lens of needs and wants, availability and scarcity.
Announcements
- May 10th - June 14th: Car riders pick up will now be in the gym
- Tues, May 14th: ES Spring Music Concert, 5:30-7:00, Melawati Theater
- Wed,
May 15th: Instrument selection is
due
- Mon, May 20th: NO SCHOOL - ISKL Holiday in lieu of Wesak Day
- Tues, May 21st: NO SCHOOL - ISKL Faculty In-Service
- Wed, May 22nd: NO SCHOOL - Nuzul Al Quran
- ES Dress Up Days: Plan your days in advance click HERE for dates and details.
Resources
If
you would like to get a jump start on our next math unit in Geometry
take a look at the link below. Some teachers use Math Learning Center as
a digital math manipulate that helps build a concrete understanding of new
concepts. The link is directly connected to the websites applications or apps
page. Open the geoboard app and the math vocabulary cards (select
geometry) and allow your children to explore and practice new skills.
A
few of our historical fictions texts can be found on a website site that all
readers can access and enjoy. Take a look at the Storyline Online, a
website that has videos of actors reading books aloud while showing
illustrations from the story.
