Welcome back to school, fourth grade families! We are off to a wonderful start in fourth grade (thank you for that!), and I look forward to the coming days and weeks and months…I hope all parents can come to our Back to School night this Wednesday at 6:30; I will go over procedures and expectations, along with an overview of the coming year.

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Religion: We begin Unit One, focusing upon our relationship with Jesus, who is the Way to the Father. Today I sent home two family information pages from the religion book.

Math: Our first unit focuses upon geometric constructions. We are making an illustrated geometry booklet of key terms. This week students need to complete ixL Math skills A1 and A3.

Reading: Students received their reading logs today; they will keep track of time spent reading in class as well as at home. I would like them to read 20-30 minutes at home every day. During our first unit of Reader’s Workshop we will be reading fiction only (nonfiction will come later). We have a large library of leveled books here in the classroom, but students may also bring books from home, and I will determine the reading level for those books, if possible. Please initial the reading log for any reading that was done at home. Click here for a copy of the reading log. reading log

Reading Fluency: Students should complete fluency homework #1. I would like them to do the work on the back, including writing a short summary of the article. This will be due next Monday.

Spelling: We started Unit One last week; the test on these twenty words will be on Friday.

Vocabulary: We started Unit One today. This is a two-week process, so the test will be next week.

Grammar: We have begun our study of sentences: kinds of, subjects and predicates.

Social Studies: We are working on map skills, learning where the seven continents are located, and we will also be learning about hemispheres and latitude and longitude.

Science: Our first chapter focuses on ecosystems.

Thanking you for your support,

Mrs. Mary Dwyer