Hi Everyone!
We have just finished our 5th week of school, here are a
few updates and reminders and a peek into 4th grade!
We are continuing our character study during reading time.
We have finished Tiger Rising and are now reading
Because of Winn Dixie. So far we identified common
themes such as characters struggling with loss and
friendship helping characters that have lost something
important. Next week we will compare and contrast the
main characters of the 2 books and identify similarities
and differences in their struggles. Please continue to have
your child read for at least 20 minutes each night.
In math we have moved from area and perimeter to
multiplicative comparisons (for example- recognizing/understanding
that 12 is twice as much as 6, 15 is 5 times as much as 3, etc)
Next week we will extend that work into word problems.
We have finished our intro to NC unit and started out first
science unit, magnetism and electricity. So far we have tested
a variety of materials and identified commonalities between
magnetic and non magnetic objects. Next week we will build
circuits to operate light bulbs or motors.
Next week we have a HUGE treat! Thanks to the PTA, local poet
Phillip Shabazz will be with each 4th grade class for an hour a day
of poetry workshop. He has been coming to HES for many years
and is AMAZING at getting children to write some pretty amazing poetry.
Today your child is bringing home their interim report and some
of what we’ve been working on in math for the last 2 weeks.
Please sign and return the interim report.
IMPORTANT DATES:
August 22 early release at 11:35
August 23 picture day
September 3 no school- Labor Day
September 14 last day of the 1st 9 weeks
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