Here is what is happening this week:
Please remember that we have PARENT NIGHT, tomorrow night from 5-6pm. We have important information to give you, including our Fourth grade handbook. If you are able, this is a important night to attend!
Reading/ELA/Social Studies:
Derry/Fortson-
Reading- WE will be introducing Because of Winn Dixie. Students will complete a 4th grade pre-assessment for reading fluency and comprehension.
ELA/Writing- We will introduce the Advanced Word Study. Students will be taking a pre-test on "No Excuse Words" that they should already know. We will discuss how we use AWS in our class on a weekly basis. For writing, we will read and write a response to The Secret Knowledge of Grownups. Our writing trait this week is "Generating Ideas".
Social Studies- Our first unit is, The Lane and the People before the European Exploration. Students will learn how native cultures of Tennessee are alike and different. We will discuss geographic terms such as bluffs, swamps, isthmus, gulf, sea, bay and cape.
Johnson/Maestri:
Reading- We will start the book Because of Winn Dixie. This is our first novel of the year and we will be learning how to dig deeper into our reading and discuss our ideas.
ELA/Writing- This week, we will learn about our "No Excuse Words". These will be used in our spelling and writing. We will also review the types of sentences.
Social Studies-our first discussion will be over landforms and Indian cultures.
Math and Science:
Fortson/Derry and Maestri/Johnson-
Math- Our new math series is Ready Math. Please check the blog page under math for additional information and resources. Our first unit is over place value. This week, students will be using place value charts to discuss the value of numbers, compare numbers and write numbers in multiple ways. There will be homework assigned this week, so please check the weekly assignment sheet daily.
Science- This week, we will do two labs. They will be an introduction into the scientific method and the engineering design process. Students will get a hands on opportunity to practice these processes. Next week, we will connect the actual process with the labs we do this week. There will be a lab sheet for both labs and this is a graded assignment. On Friday, we will do a fun mini lesson over the solar eclipse. Students will receive their Knox County eclipse glasses this week.
