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Thefourthgradeteacherswouldliketowelcomeallfourthgradestudentsandfamiliestothenew

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

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