4th Grade / Overview

Welcome to Team 4!

4 F: Ms. Fawcett

4 B: Ms. Beahm

4 M-S: Ms. Moustakas and Ms. Schrack

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Fourth Grade Daily Schedule:

8:39 - 8:45 Homeroom

8:45 - 9:15 IFE

9:15 - 10:45 Language Arts

10:45 - 11:15 Gym

11:15 - 11:45 Special (Art, Technology, Dance, Music, or Theatre) 11:45 - 12:25 Recess/Lunch

12:25 - 12:55 Spanish

1:00 - 2:00 Math

2:00 - 3:00 Science/Social Studies

3:00 - 3:20 Core Extension

3:20 - 3:30 Closing & Pack up

Grade 4: Scholastic Reading Club

Help us earn free books for 4th grade!

Are you interested in ordering books from the Scholastic Reading Club?

You can order online with the site: https://clubs.scholastic.com/

Our Team Activation Code is: R8Q78

Our next order due date is: Wednesday, October 31

**If you have any questions, please contact Emily Schrack at schrack@alexandriaschools.org**

Here's an overview of what we will be learning throughout the course of the year:

Language Arts

Writing

During the course of the year, fourth graders will learn to write for different audiences and for different purposes- to persuade, to entertain, and to inform. They will be taught various types of writing including prose, poetry, and short stories.

Revising/Editing Tips:

Here are some skills you can focus on while helping your writer revise and edit his/her work at home:

Correct capitalization (beginning of a sentence, proper nouns, pronoun "I")
End punctuation
Correct spelling for words previously introduced
Descriptive vocabulary words
Correct tense (past, present, future)
Clear sentences that make sense
Beginning sentences in different ways
Including different types of sentences (exclamatory, declarative, interrogative, & imperative)
Strong opening (catches the reader's attention & states the main topic)
Strong closing (states a final reflection & leaves the reader wondering)

Reading

Throughout the school year, students will read and study various genres of literature including poetry, realistic fiction, historical fiction, plays, folktales, and non-fiction (informational text.) We will be utilizing short stories, picture books, novels, and other reading material to guide instruction, and each unit of study will focus on skills that will enhance reading comprehension and vocabulary development.

Students will also use a Reader's Response Journal (RRJ) to make connections to the literature being read. Students will write detailed responses using the RACES strategy, among others.

Math

The program that guides our 4th grade curriculum is the enVision 2.0 Common Core Math Program. We will be covering many topics in Math this year including but not limited to Number Sense, Multiplication, Division, Graphing, Fractions, Probability, and Decimals.

Visit some of the following sites for extra help and/or practice!!!

www.aaamath.com

www.multiplication.com

http://khanacademy.org

www.prodigygame.com

www.ixl.com

Social Studies