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4 Thgradewelcomeletter
4 Thgradewelcomeletter
schoolyear.Therearelotsofgreatthingsinstoreforyouandweareveryexcitedtogettheyear
started!Infourthgrade,studentswillreviewandbuilduponmanyoftheconceptstheyhavelearned
inpastyears,aswellaslearnmanynewones.Thereareafewdifferencesstudentswillexperience
infourthgrade:teamteachingstudentswillhave2differentteachersoneforreading&writingand
anotherformath,science&socialstudies.Oneoftheseteacherswillalsobetheirhomeroom
teacher.Mrs.Fleming(math,science&socialstudies)andMrs.George(reading&writing)areone
teamandMs.Ehlers(math,science&socialstudies)andMrs.Foster(reading&writing)arethe
secondteam.Anotherchangeinvolveshomework.Studentswillbeginreceivingnightlyhomework
assignmentsinvarioussubjectareas.Thisyear,wewillalsohaveseveralcurriculumrelatedfield
tripsthatwillprovideeachstudentwithafun,educational,andmeaningfulexperience.
CurriculumSnapShot:
Reading:
Studentswillworkonbuildingreadingstamina,fluency,andcomprehension.They
willworkonmanyskills,someincludingmakingconnectionsandpredictions,determining
pointofview,andlocatinginformationinnonfictiontext.
Math:
Studentswillcontinuetodeveloptheirmultiplicationanddivisionskillsaswemoveinto
multidigitmultiplicationandlongdivision.Studentswillalsobeexposedtodeeperfraction
concepts,aswellasintroducedtodecimals.
Writing:
Studentswillwriteavarietyofpiecesrangingfromnarrativestopoetry.Theywillalso
berequiredtowritetwoNorthCarolinacontentareawritingpiecesthroughouttheyear.
Science:
Studentswillparticipateinfourscienceunitsthroughouttheyear,includingEarth
Materials,MagnetismandElectricity,AnimalStudies,andLandforms.Thesekitswillallow
studentstimetocompletehandsoninvestigationandexperiments.
SocialStudies:
StudentswillbeimmersedinNorthCarolinasculture,people,economy,and
regions.
Thefourthgradeteachersarelookingforwardtogettingtoknowyourchildandfamily.Weknowthat
theschoolyearisgoingtobegreat!
SeeyouinAugust!
TheFourthGradeTeam