Hello Parents and Guardians!
Here is the upcoming information and events for January. Please read through thoroughly. If you have any questions feel free to email us.
Upcoming Events in Fourth Grade
Library Wonder Day
Date: January 19th
Time: 10:50-12:10
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.
Mountain Man Visit
Date: January18th
Time: 2:00-3:00
A local mountain man will be coming to visit with the fourth grade. He will be talking about the life style of a mountain man.
Please no parents.
Martian Luther King Jr. Day
Date: January 15th
Mrs. Wyatt's English Class
Language Arts
Spelling
We will be finishing unit 3 and starting unit 4 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, they need to turn these in Friday. Just a reminder that every student is assigned a specific amount of words to practice.
Spelling tests are given every Friday.
January 2-6: Unit 3 Week 4
January 8-12: Unit 5 Week 5
January 16-19: Unit 4 Week 1
January 22-26: Unit 4 Week 2
January 29-February 2: No Spelling!
Reading
At the beginning of November you should have seen a 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 February 2nd.
Math
We will be starting fractions this month. Please practice with your student at home, with the help of the math websites or the My Math website.
Ms. Zhou's Chinese Class
Chinese
Jan 2-5 Unit 12 story 2 带什么去学校
Jan 8-11 Unit 12 story 3 参观海洋馆
Jan 12 Unit 12 test
Jan 16-19 Unit 13 story 1 爸爸的生日
Jan 22-26 Unit 13 story 2 逛商场
Jan 29-Feb 1 Unit 13 story 3 不听话的玩具
Feb 2 Unit 13 test
Science
This month, we start to learn about Utah's habitats: forest, wetlands, and desert. We will be able to describe the common plants and animals found in Utah environments and how these organisms have adapted to the environment in which they live.
Jan 2- 10 Forest Unit
Jan 11 Forest Unit Test
Jan 16-24 Wetlands Unit
Jan 25 Wetlands Unit Test
Jan 29-Feb 7 Desert Unit
Feb 8 Desert Unit Test
This year, science will be mainly taught in Chinese, but all tests, Including SAGE, are in English. Please encourage your kids to spend more time reviewing science.
Thank you!
Mrs. Wyatt and Ms. Zhou