End of the Year Dates
Here are some end of the year dates that you can use to plan accordingly:
Reminders:
Progress Reports go home: April 26th
Last Day to Order Yearbook: April 27th
Field Day for 4th: May 4th
Book Fair: May 7-11th
Early Release Days: May 22-23rd
Last Day of School: May 23rd
Ecosystem Webquest Links
First Link:
Second Link:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/producersconsumers.htm
Third Link:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/foodchain2.htm
Fourth Link:
http://oakdome.com/k5/lesson-plans/powerpoint/animal-camouflage-pictures-and-information.php
Fifth Link:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/endangered_animals/whats_the_problem.htm
Sixth Link:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/endangered_animals/howtohelp.htm
Week of April 9th
I hope you have all had a wonderful spring break with your students! We are so close to the end of the year, but first come Georgia Milestones. Please make sure your students are at school on time during these testing days. We will begin testing immediately following morning announcements and it is imperative that all students are present. Here is the testing schedule for the upcoming weeks:
| Tuesday, April 10th | English Language Arts Section 1 |
| Wednesday, April 11th | English Language Arts Section 2 |
| Thursday, April 12th | English Language Arts Section 3 |
| Friday, April 13th | No testing for 4th Grade on Friday |
| Monday, April 16th | Math Section 1 |
| Tuesday, April 17th | Math Section 2 |
During testing our Lunch and Specials schedule will be:
Specials- 10:00-10:30
Lunch- 11:08-11:38
Reminders:
Milestones Begin: April 10th
Movie and Food Truck Night: April 20th
Progress Reports go home: April 26th
Last Day of School: May 23rd
Week of March 26th
Reading: Will will continue working on Paired Text this week. We will also spend part of the reading time reviewing how to easily answer short answer questions on the Milestones. Please remember that the Milestones begin the Tuesday after we come back from spring break!
Students will not have a vocabulary quiz this week.
Language Arts: This week we will be finishing our Animal Non-Fiction books! The students have worked extremely hard on these, and I can’t wait for you to see them! We will also be taking part of our language arts time to review skills for the Milestones. Your students can also do this from home using IXL.com!
Math: We will be continuing with geometry this week by studying angles! We will be going over Engage NY Module 4, Lessons 12, 14, 15, and 16. These lessons cover lines of symmetry, types of triangles, and constructing quadrilaterals.
Students will be given a Math Review packet for the next few weeks leading up to Milestones. This will be homework and will replace their Grammar Packet for homework.
Social Studies: We had some amazing projects turned in last week! Our students really did a great job showcasing their knowledge of Westward Expansion. We will finish up with Westward Expansion this week and start Science when we get back from spring break!
Spelling: Students will not have a spelling test this week. We are very luck to have wonderful parents coming in to lead the Junior Achievement program all day on Friday, and we will not have time for a spelling test.
Homework:
Math Review Packet: Due Friday (This is taking place of the grammar packet until after Milestones)
Spelling: No spelling test this week
Reading: Reading packet (due Friday)
Math: Math homework will be given nightly
Here is a link on how to access Milestones Prep online at home for your students: GA milestones info
Reminders:
Spring Break- April 2-6
Milestones Begin: April 10th
Progress Reports go home: April 26th
Last Day of School: May 23rd
As always, if you have any questions please email me at [email protected]
“Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.” -Mother Teresa
Week of March 19th
Reading: For reading we will be working on Paired Text. Students will be looking at two texts, and compare them using text evidence. Here is the RAP strategy that we have been using to answer questions using text evidence!
Students will not have a vocabulary quiz this week.
Language Arts: This week during Language Arts time we will be working on our Animal Research Books! The students were assigned one of 6 animals: Gorilla, African Elephant, Humpback Whale, Polar Bear, Deer, and Otter. The students will finish their research to become experts on their animals! Then they will start writing their Non-Fiction Books later this week!
Math: This week we will be starting Geometry! The students will be working on Engage NY Module 4 Lessons 1, 2, 4, 7, and 10. The students will be learning about angles, lines, line segments, rays, and points. We will be talking about perpendicular, parallel, and intersecting lines.
Students will be given a Math Review packet for the next few weeks leading up to Milestones. This will be homework and will replace their Grammar Packet for homework.
Social Studies: The students have been loving Westward Expansion so far! This morning, the students got to play the Oregon Trail Video game! It really gave the students a great idea of what it would be like to travel across the trail with its many challenges. Here is the link if you would like to play at home! http://fourthgradegingerich.weebly.com/oregon-trail-game.html
Also, students will have an at home project on Westward Expansion. The information sheet went home on Tuesday 2/26. The students are to choose ONE of the project options from the sheet. This project will be due March 20th, THIS TUESDAY!
Spelling: Students will receive their spelling sort Monday morning. Their test will be this Friday. Here is the spelling sort for the week: Sort 26
Homework:
Math Review Packet: Due Friday (This is taking place of the grammar packet until after Milestones)
Spelling: Students no longer have spelling homework BUT will still have a test on Friday.
Reading: Reading packet (due Friday)
Math: Math homework will be given nightly
Here is a link on how to access Milestones Prep online at home for your students: GA milestones info
Reminders:
Social Studies Project Due- March 20th
3rd Nine Weeks Report Cards go home- March 22nd
Nickajack Dash- March 24th
Spring Break- April 2-6
As always, if you have any questions please email me at [email protected]
“F.A.I.L.: First Attempt In Learning’
Week of March 12th
Reading: For reading we will be working on Paired Text. Students will be looking at two texts, and compare them using text evidence. Here is the RAP strategy that we have been using to answer questions using text evidence!
Students will not have a vocabulary quiz this week.
Language Arts: This week during Language Arts time we will talk about Point of View and Perspective. The students will be learning about how to distinguish between 1st and 3rd person point of view. They will also be looking at the same stories, but told from two different characters. How does changing the perspective change the story?
Math: This week we will be continuing with fractions. We will be talking about changing fractions into decimals. Example: 32/100 = 0.32. Later in the week we will also be talking about line plots. Here is an example of a line plot: Line Plot Video
Students will be given a Math Review packet for the next few weeks leading up to Milestones. This will be homework and will replace their Grammar Packet for homework.
Social Studies: This week we will be continuing with Westward Expansion. We will discuss the Louisiana Purchase, War of 1812, and much more!!
Also, students will have an at home project on Westward Expansion. The information sheet went home on Tuesday 2/26. The students are to choose ONE of the project options from the sheet. This project will be due March 20th.
Spelling: Students will receive their spelling sort Monday morning. Their test will be this Friday. Here is the spelling sort for the week: Sort 25
Homework:
Math Review Packet: Due Friday (This is taking place of the grammar packet until after Milestones)
Spelling: Students no longer have spelling homework BUT will still have a test on Friday.
Reading: Reading packet (due Friday)
Math: Math homework will be given nightly
Reminders:
Early Release Day- March 14th
Social Studies Project Due- March 20th
3rd Nine Weeks Report Cards go home- March 22nd
Nickajack Dash- March 24th
Spring Break- April 2-6
As always, if you have any questions please email me at [email protected]
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” -C.S. Lewis
Week of February 26th
Reading: We are moving on to the second part of our American Revolution reading unit! This week we will be starting a book called Divided Loyalties! This book will follow a family during the American Revolution and if their loyalties are with Britain or with the 13 Colonies!
Students will have a vocabulary quiz on Friday. Here are the words they will be given on Monday:
- jeered- teased, made rude remarks
- lodged- stuck
- vittles- food
- spectacles- glasses
- inconsolable- unable to be calmed
- ransacked- to go through things causing damage
Language Arts: This week in grammar we will be continuing with Adverbs. Students will have a short adverbs quiz on Friday:
We will be starting a new informational writing this week! Students will begin researching a specific animal, and in the next few weeks they will be making an informational non-fiction book about their animal!
Math: This week we will be continuing with fractions. We will be going over lessons 11-14 in Module 5 of Engage NY. Friday students will have a quiz on Friday over these four lessons.
Please remember that YouTube is a great resource if you or your student needs help at home!
Social Studies: This week we will be starting Westward Expansion! We will be discussing the Louisiana Purchase and the Pony Express, along with Lewis and Clark! Westward Expansion Website
Also, students will have an at home project on Westward Expansion. The information sheet will go home on Tuesday 2/26. The students are to choose ONE of the project options from the sheet. This project will be due March 20th.
Spelling: Students will receive their spelling sort Monday morning. Their test will be this Friday. Here is the spelling sort for the week: Sort 23
Homework:
ELA: Grammar Packet (due Friday)
Spelling: Students no longer have spelling homework BUT will still have a test on Friday.
Reading: Reading packet (due Friday)
Math: Math homework will be given nightly
Reminders:
Picture Day- March 2nd
Cobb Youth Museum Field Trip- March 6th
Social Studies Project Due- March 20th
3rd Nine Weeks Report Cards go home- March 22nd
Nickajack Dash- March 24th
Students will be unable to go on the field trip to the Cobb Youth Museum on March 6th without permission slips returned. If you need another copy, please let me know. Please get these in as soon as possible! The cost for this trip is $20.
As always, if you have any questions please email me at [email protected]
“Every mistake you make is progress.”
Week of February 12th
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Happy Valentine’s and last week before February Break!
Reading: We are moving on to the second part of our American Revolution reading unit! This week we will be starting a book called Divided Loyalties! This book will follow a family during the American Revolution and if their loyalties are with Britain or with the 13 Colonies!
Students will have a vocabulary quiz on Friday. Here are the words they will be given on Monday:
- plot- piece
- bountiful- a large amount
- grieve- to feel great sadness
- silhouetted- to show as a dark shape or outline
- scolded- to rebuke or fuss
- foretold- predicted
Language Arts: This week in grammar we will be talking about adverbs! Here is a great website you can use at home that has games, pictures, and videos: Adverbs Website
We have finished our research for our planet writing, so this week we will be working on our rough drafts! We will be writing an informational essay that provides a ton of information about one planet!
Math: This week we will be continuing with fractions. We will be going over lessons 7-10 in Engage NY. Friday students will have a quiz that covers all 4 of these lessons. The students are working on recognizing equivalent fractions and determining if two fractions are equivalent or not.
Please remember that YouTube is a great resource if you or your student needs help at home!
Science: We are working on our Solar System! Students are working on learning about the 8 planets in our Solar System. We will also be moving in to talking about the Sun, our Moon, and stars! Check out this video: https://youtu.be/ZHAqT4hXnMw
Spelling: Students will receive their spelling sort Monday morning. Their test will be this Friday. Here is the spelling sort for the week: Sort 22
Last week I was out sick with the flu on Friday when the students would have their normal spelling tests. In order to keep on schedule, students were given a multiple choice spelling test that you will see going home in their folder this week. We will resume with our normal spelling tests this week.
Homework:
ELA: Grammar Packet (due Friday)
Spelling: Students no longer have spelling homework BUT will still have a test on Friday.
Reading: Reading packet (due Friday)
Math: Math homework will be given nightly
Reminders:
February Break- February 19th-23rd
Cobb Youth Museum Field Trip- March 6th
Nickajack Dash- March 24th
Students will be unable to go on the field trip to the Cobb Youth Museum on March 6th without permission slips returned. If you need another copy, please let me know. Please get these in as soon as possible! The cost for this trip is $20.
As always, if you have any questions please email me at [email protected]
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says “I’m possible”!” —Audrey Hepburn
Week of February 5th
Reading: We are moving on to the second part of our American Revolution reading unit! This week we will be starting a book called Divided Loyalties! This book will follow a family during the American Revolution and if their loyalties are with Britain or with the 13 Colonies!
Students will have a vocabulary quiz on Friday. Here are the words they will be given on Monday:
- debts- money owed to someone else
- tended- to take care of something
- volunteer- someone who works without pay
- industrious- steady and hardworking
- temporary- short term
- treaty- agreement
Language Arts: This week in grammar we will be talking about Comparative Adjectives! An example of this would be cute, cuter, cutest! The main example the quiz at the end of the week will focus on is good, better, best. We will be making sure that students know when to use each type of adjective!
We have finished our research for our planet writing, so this week we will be working on our rough drafts! We will be writing an informational essay that provides a ton of information about one planet!
Math: This week we will be continuing with fractions. We will be going over lessons 20 and 21 in Engage NY. Friday students will have a test that will cover all of Unit 4.
Please remember that YouTube is a great resource if you or your student needs help at home!
Social Studies: This week we will finishing discussing the Constitution. We will be talking about the Bill of Rights. Students will also be working together on Wednesday to create our own classroom Bill of Rights! Toward the end of the week, we will begin diving in to planets and stars!
Spelling: Students will receive their spelling sort Monday morning. Their test will be this Friday. They are to complete one activity per night in their spelling journal. This is due Friday. Here is the spelling sort for the week: Sort 21
Homework:
ELA: Grammar Packet (due Friday)
Spelling: Students no longer have spelling homework BUT will still have a test on Friday.
Reading: Reading packet (due Friday)
Math: Math homework will be given nightly
Scholastic: Scholastic Reading Flyers were sent home in Thursday folders. Please consider letting your student pick a book or two out that they would like to read. Studies show that students are much more likely to read when they get a choice in the book they are given!
Reminders:
Cobb Fire Safety Village Field Trip- February 6th
February Break- February 19th-23rd
Students will be unable to go on the field trip to the Cobb Fire Safety Village on February 6th without permission slips returned. If you need another copy, please let me know. Please get these in as soon as possible!
As always, if you have any questions please email me at [email protected]
“If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” -Frank A. Clark
Field Trip Reminders:
- All completed permission slips are due before the day of the field trip.
- If students are bringing a lunch, they need to bring it in a bag that can be thrown away at the Cobb Fire Safety Village. This includes the containers inside the bag as well. For example, if your student is bringing a sandwich, please put it in a sandwich bag instead of a plastic container.
- No glass containers or bottles. No soda cans.
