Hello Parents and Guardians!
Here is the upcoming information and events for December. Please read through thoroughly. If you have any questions feel free to email us.
Upcoming Events in Fourth Grade
Holiday Party
Date: December 15th
Please contact room coordinators for more information.
Holiday Break
Date: December 16th-January 1st
Enjoy the break!
End of the Term
Date: January 19th
Keep in mind the end of the term comes really fast after the holiday break. If you have questions about grades please ask before we leave for the break.
Mrs. Wyatt's English Class
Language Arts
Spelling
We will be continuing unit 3 this month. The lists are attached on the English documents page. Each Monday students will bring home a list of words that need to be categorized by their root word. Just a reminder that every student is assigned a specific amount of words to practice.
Spelling tests are given every Friday.
November 27-December 1: Unit 3 Week 1
December 4-8: Unit 3 Week 2
December 11-15: Unit 3 Week 3
Reading
At the beginning of the month you should have seen a reading menu and book report information packet.
Each term there will be a genre themed book report. This term is Mythology. They will need to complete a novel with in this genre and create a t-shirt representation of their book. They will present their t-shirt on January 19th to the class.
This terms book report is due January 19th
The reading menu is the other part of how we monitor student reading each month. Students need to pick one novel each month with in the book report requirements. They need to pick an activity for each section (Appetizers, Main Course, and Desserts) and fill out the back of the menu, using details from their book. Menu's are due the last Friday of each month.
This month's reading menu is due December 15th
Math
This month we will be finishing division and we will start patterns. We ask that you review multiplication and division facts with your students by using the multiplication charts provided. Students need to master these facts by the end of the year.
Ms. Zhou's Chinese Class
Chinese
Dec 1 Unit 11 test
Dec 4-8 Unit 12 story 1 班级宠物
Dec 11-15 Review Unit 8-11
Science
We will focus on soil unit. We will learn about basic components of soil, and relate it to plant growth.
Dec 1-13 Soil Unit
Dec 14 Soil Unit test
This year, science is taught in Chinese, but tests are in English. Please encourage your kids to spend more time reviewing science.
Thank you!
Mrs. Wyatt and Ms. Zhou