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Room 114 Weekly Newsletter
Mrs. Kirkland/Coach Collins/Mrs. Kim
[email protected]
Week of December 5, 2016
Reading, Grammar, and Writing
Reading-Main Skill(s): Theme; Strategy: Compare and
Contrast
Read Aloud: THE WITCH, THE LION, AND THE WARDROBE
Cold Read Test on Thursdays
GSE-ELA4RI4: Determine the meaning of general academic
and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to
a grade 4 topic or subject area.
GSE-ELA4RI8: Explain how an author uses reasons and
evidence to support particular points in a text.
Classroom Needs:
Tissues, Earbuds, Lysol Wipes, Dry
Erase Markers, Crayons
Please be sure to review papers sent home and check
planner/agenda for notes and/or assignments.
Mrs. Blewett is looking for regular sized Legos for a reading motivation
project.
Please “Like” our District’s Facebook page
@http://bit.ly/2bPROho. Also, “Like” our SES page.
WRITING Word Study/Spelling/Grammar: GSE4W2,4W3AInformational Writing and Choose words and phrases to
convey ideas precisely.
Dictation Word Study Test Friday, 12/9/16 on the
following words:
Whole, fraction, equivalent
fraction, improper fraction, mixed
number, fractional part,
numerator, denominator, number
line, and common fractions.
HOMEWORK:
 Read daily for at least 25 minutes each day AFTER
SCHOOL. Complete at least two book report each
week.
 Practice 2 digits by 2 digits multiplication and 4 digits
divided by 1 digit division. Ex: 23x45
4 1443
 Review the multiplication facts from 0-9.
Next math challenge in January. Goal at least
81 out of 90 facts correctly. We will have a
class competition on Friday, December 2,
2016. Be ready! STUDY! STUDY! STUDY!
Mark Burns - 11/26
Da’Maurion Shankle - 12/16
Maelyn Johnson - 12/26
REMEMBER:
Be Respectful, Be ready, Be Responsible
If you have not signed up for Class Dojo updates to
monitor your child’s behavior, please let me know. I
will get you connected.
Students must have 50 positive DOJOs, no more than
15 negative DOJOs and no office referrals in order to
participate in the PBIS Acknowledgement
Celebrations.
DOJOs ______ positives ______ negatives
Math, Science, and Social Studies
Science
Continue with MGSE4.NF.3 Understand a fraction / with a
numerator greater than1 as a sum of unit fractions 1/ .
a. Understand addition and subtraction of fractions as joining and
separating parts referring to the same whole. Ex: 2/3 = 1/3 + 1/3;
ex: 1 ¼ - ¾ =
4/4+1/4=5/4
5/4-3/4=2/4 or 1/2
b. Decompose a fraction into a sum of fractions with the same
denominator in more than one way, recording each
decomposition by an equation. Justify decompositions, e.g., by
using a visual fraction model. Examples: 3/8 = 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 ;
3/8 = 1/8 + 2/8 ; 2 1/8 = 1 + 1 + 1/8 = 8/8 + 8/8 + 1/8.
c. Add and subtract mixed numbers with like denominators, e.g.,
by replacing each mixed number with an equivalent fraction,
and/or by using properties of operations and the relationship
between addition and subtraction.
Example: While solving the problem, 3 ¾ + 2 ¼ , students
could do the following: 3 + 2 = 5 and ¾ + ¼ = 1, so 5 + 1 = 6.
Or 3 ¾ = 15/4 and 2 1/4 = 9/4, so 15/4 + 9/4 = 24/4 = 6.
d. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of
fractions referring to the same whole and having like denominators,
e.g., by using visual fraction models and equations to represent the
problem.
S4E1 Students will compare and contrast the physical
attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets. a. Recognize
the physical attributes of stars in the night sky such as
number, size, color, and patterns. b. Compare the
similarities and differences of planets to the stars in
appearance, position, and number in the night sky. c.
Explain why the pattern of stars in a constellation stays
the same, but a planet can be seen in different locations
at different times. d. Identify how technology is used to
observe distant objects in the sky.
S4E2 Students will model the position and motion of the
earth in the solar system and will explain the role of
relative position and motion in determining sequence of
the phases of the moon. a. Explain the day/night cycle of
the earth using a model. b. Explain the sequence of the
phases of the moon. c. Demonstrate the revolution of the
earth around the sun and the earth’s tilt to explain the
seasonal changes. d. Demonstrate the relative size and
order from the sun of the planets in the solar system.
SCIENCE QUIZ – DECEMBER 10, 2016 (Study
Guide given last week!)
The computer lab needs cotton balls and alcohol
to clean the headphones after each class.
MGSE4.NF.4 Apply and extend previous understandings of
multiplication to multiply a fraction by a whole number e.g., by using
a visual such as a number line or area model.
a. Understand a fraction a/b as a multiple of 1/b.
Example: 3/6 = 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 = 3 × 1/6
b. Understand a multiple of a/b as a multiple of 1/b, and use this
understanding to multiply a fraction by a whole number. For
example, use a visual fraction model to express 3 × (2/5) as 6 × (1/5),
recognizing this product as 6/5. (In general, n × (a/b) = (n × a)/b.)
Example: 3 × 2/5 = 2/5 + 2/5 + 2/5 = 6/5 = 6 × 1/5 .
c. Solve word problems involving multiplication of a fraction by a
whole number, e.g., by using visual fraction models and equations to
represent the problem. For example, if each person at a party will
eat 3/8 of a pound of roast beef, and there will be 5 people at the
party, how many pounds of roast beef will be needed? Between
what two whole numbers does your answer lie?
Unit TEST on Friday, 12/9/16
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STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!!
*Please cut out and return to school in weekly folder!
___ YES, I have read the attached IMPORTANT PARENT
INFORMATION.
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Print Parent’s Name:
Print Student's Name:
Teacher:
12/1 – A Martian Christmas - Bulldog Chorus Concert
12/2 – PBIS Acknowledgement Celebration (Polar Express)
Pajamas, Movie, and Hot Chocolate
12/5-9 – Santa Workshop
12/7 - Language Art Unit Assessment (Study Guide given
last week!!!
12/8 – Cold Read (Thursday)
12/9 – Unit 4 Math Test
12/10 – SCIENCE QUIZ
12/12 – PTO: K-2nd Grade performing at 6:00 pm
12/19/16-01/02/17 – Student Christmas Holidays
01/03 – Students return to school from Christmas Holidays
SPECIALS:
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY – PE
TUESDAY-MUSIC
THURSDAY – COMPUTER LAB
FRIDAY
– ART
If you need
to change your child’s transportation,
please send a note to his or her teacher. Mrs.
Ice Cream
$1.00 during
LUNCH If you wish
Cheryl will call
you to- verify
the change.
to call to make the change, please call the school
no later than 2:00 p.m.