| Writing: This month in writing we will write our 4th grade state research
reports! Each student was given a state from the United States to research
in social studies. Now that researching is complete the students will take
their note cards they wrote in social studies to create an outline, rough
draft, and final copy for their state report. Final copies will be typed in
the computer lab. All components of the research report will be stapled
together and sent home in June!
Reading: In reading this month we will form book clubs based on genre.
Students will first analyze which genre of reading they are not reading
often enough. Students will then be given books from this genre to read and
discuss in book clubs. Each week the students will meet to discuss their
favorite passages from the book and/or help each other understand confusing
parts of the story. The students will also be responsible for reading up to
an assigned chapter each week. If a student does not finish his/her chapter
in time he/she is expected to read his/her book at home in order to be ready
for the book's meeting.
Health: In health this month we will start chapter 3 and learn about ways
we can take care of our skin, hair, teeth, and heart. Also, our school
nurse Mrs. Demetor will meet with our class for five periods to discuss the
importance of saying no to drugs, the consequences of smoking and drinking
alcohol, and an introduction to HIV and AIDS.
Math: In math this month we will begin learning about geometry including
symmetry, reflections, translations, and rotations. You can help your child
by pointing out ways these occur in the real-world. We will also introduce
adding positive and negative numbers. Toward the end of the month, we will
learn about 3-dimensional shapes.
Social Studies: We have finished taking notes for our state research
reports. For the remainder of the month we will study New Jersey in the
1800's and 1900's. This will include learning about Thomas Edison,
immigration, and assembly lines.
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