Welcome to Mrs. Ayres & Kitts' Class

3/16-3/30

Parents,

I am posting the information and directions which I emailed to you earlier, just in case you need to refer to them as you access the websites I have recommended.

I will miss my students while we are out for the next couple of weeks.

Wake County has asked us not to give assignments over the break. However, I can provide optional supplemental materials. I know that students and parents might be looking for educational opportunities to fill some of their time at home.

Math:

Dream Box

Students can continue to work on the "Dream Box" math app. Dream Box presents math skills in a game like manner, however, they are high quality educational games. Students progress through this program at their own rate. The program adapts to their skill level and needs. It is easy to get to Dream Box from their Rapid Identity Screen which they sign on to from the Davis Drive Elementary Site.

Khan Academy

We worked on Khan Academy during the first and second quarter. I gave each student log-in information which I believe they wrote down in their Agenda. I am pretty sure that you can also access Khan Academy by doing a Google Search for Khan Academy plus the skill number (Example 4NBT4 Khan Academy) Khan Academy has short "How to" videos and then practice problems.

Ascend Math

Students who have not yet mastered their multiplication or division facts with accuracy and speed should work on this site. Students should be able to answer 100 facts in 5 minutes. Students can access this application from my webpage on the Davis Drive Elementary Site. Choose Website Links. Scroll to the bottom and click on Ascend Math. Once there, choose the operation, choose "A Range", Choose

"Range Start: 0", Choose "Range End: 10", Choose "Timer On", Choose "Time Limit", Choose: 5 min. Choose Default "100", Click Start.

After completing the time, students may print the report. They should try to beat their score the next time they play. The goal is to eventually score 100 correct in 5 minutes.

Science

Brain Pop

Students can watch videos and take quizzes to review topics that we have studied or touched on this year such as:

Earth Systems: Avalanches, Climate Change, Crystals, Earth, Earth Structures, Earthquakes, Erosion, Floods, Fossils, Geologic Time, Glaciers, Ice Age, North Pole, Plate Tectonics, Rivers, Rock Cycle, Salt, Seasons, Solstice and Equinox, South Pole, Tides, Types of Rocks, and Volcanoes. Wow! We have learned a lot this year!

Social Studies

We learned about the Revolutionary War and the formation of our Government. The students can watch the series "Liberty Kids" on You Tube (with your supervision of course). We have watched a few of these, but it is an extensive series. The series is designed for this age level.

This should be a good start of things to do. I will be adding more things later. If you have any questions please email me and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Best regards,

Mrs. Lisa Ayres

3/16-3/20

Parents,

Check out our web links page for some activities you can have the kids do over this time away from school. We have sent you via email the directions on how to proceed once you click on a web link. Please feel free to email us if you have any questions. Hopefully, we will see the kiddos soon!! Best Regards, Lisa & Melissa

2/27/20-3/6/20

Week and a half Announcements:

Math:

4NF3 Add and subtract mixed numbers with like denominators, e.g., by replacing each mixed number with an equivalent fraction, and/or by using properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction. Prove answer with a visual model.

4NF4 Solve word problems involving multiplication of a fraction by a whole number, e.g., by using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem. For example, if each person at a party will eat 3/8 of a pound of roast beef, and there will be 5 people at the party, how many pounds of roast beef will be needed? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?

Social Studies:

4.C&G.1.1 Summarize the key principles and revisions of the North Carolina Constitution.

4.C&G.1.2 Compare the roles and responsibilities of state elected leaders.

4.C&G.2.1 Analyze the preamble and articles of the North Carolina Constitution in terms of rights and responsibilities.

4.C&G.2.2 Give examples of rights and responsibilities of citizens according to North Carolina Constitution.

Assessments:

Math assessment: Friday 2/28/20 4NF3 Quiz on Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers (algorithm).

Math assessment: Wednesday 3/5/20 4NF4 Quiz on Multiplication of a fraction by a whole number (algorithm)

Math assessment: Friday 3/7/20 Final Test on 4NF1, 4NF2, 4NF3, 4NF4 (algorithms, drawing visual models and solving word problems

S.S. assessment: Friday 2/28/20 Quiz on N.C. Constitution (Students have been studying Quizlet and Study Guide all week)

S.S. assessment: Friday 3/7/20 Quiz on 3 Branches of N.C. Government, How a Bill Becomes Law and Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens.

2/10/20-2/14/20

Weekly Announcements:

Valentine Card Exchange: Friday, February 14 at 1:00

Math:

FYI: Last week, I discovered that we needed more practice with equivalent fractions on a number line and comparing fractions. The fourth grade teaching team decided to give extra practice on these skills and to hold off on introducing decimals and decimal notation until after we finish working with addition and subtraction of mixed numbers and improper fractions which also requires the ability to convert into equivalent fractions.

This week we will focus on changing mixed numbers into improper fractions and improper fractions into mixed numbers. We will add and subtract mixed numbers and improper fractions. We will use strategies from last week to change fractions into like denominators so that we can add and subtract.

NC.4.NF.3 Understand and justify decompositions of fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.

 Understand addition and subtraction of fractions as joining and separating parts referring to the same whole.

 Decompose a fraction into a sum of unit fractions and a sum of fractions with the same denominator in more

than one way using area models, length models, and equations.

 Add and subtract fractions, including mixed numbers with like denominators, by replacing each mixed number

with an equivalent fraction, and/or by using properties of operations and the relationship between addition and

subtraction.

 Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions, including mixed numbers by writing

equations from a visual representation of the problem.

Science: We will conclude our study of rocks and minerals by observing our own "found" rock or mineral sample and creating a Google Slide Show about our observations.

Social Studies: We will begin our study of North Carolina Government on Tuesday or Wednesday.

4.C&G.1 Understand the development, structure and function of North Carolina government.

4.C&G.2 Analyze the North Carolina Constitution.

Assessments:

On Monday we will take an assessment in math on 4.NF1 and 4NF2 understanding fractions, equivalent fractions and comparing fractions.

On Monday we will finish our Rock and Mineral Assessment in Science which we were unable to finish on Friday due to the early release. We will also begin our independent Rock and Mineral Observation Slide Show. This will also be an assessment for the unit.

2/3/20-2/7/20

Weekly Announcements:

Math:

4.NF.2 Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators, using the denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10,

12, and 100. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole. Use various strategies to compare such as drawing models, common numerators, common denominators, comparing to benchmarks on a number line or changing fractions into lowest common denominator.

4.NF.5 Express a fraction with denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 100, and use this technique to add two fractions with respective denominators 10 and 100.

4.NF.6 Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100. For example, rewrite 0.62 as 62/100; describe a length as 0.62 meters; locate 0.62 on a number line diagram.

Assessments:

4.NF.2 We will complete our study of comparing fractions with a quiz on Monday, February 3. 2020.
4.NF.5 and 4.NF.6 We will have a quiz on Friday, depending on student readiness.

Science:

Rocks, Rock Cycle and Minerals Unit

4.P.2.1 Students know that samples of matter have many observable properties that can be measured. Students know that samples of matter can be described according to the characteristics of the materials they are made from. Students are familiar with, and can test for the following properties: strength, hardness, flexibility, ability to conduct heat, ability to conduct electricity, ability to be attracted by magnets, reactions to water (dissolve) and heat/fire (melt, evaporate)

4.P.2.2 Students know that minerals can be identified by using particular tests. Students know how to perform tests for hardness and streak. Students are able to describe the color, luster, and cleavage of a mineral.

4.P.2.3 Students know that rocks are classified as metamorphic, igneous or sedimentary, and that these classifications are based on the processes that create the rock. Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock. Sedimentary rocks are formed from deposited rock particles (sediments) that are then compacted. Igneous and sedimentary rocks can be transformed into metamorphic rocks through the application of heat and pressure over long periods of time.

Assessments:

Assessment on Rock and Mineral Unit Goals, Thursday, February 6, 2020.

1/21/20-1/24/20

Weekly Announcements:

Math:

4.NF.1 Explain why a fraction is equivalent to another fraction by using area and length fraction models, with

attention to how the number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same size.

NC.NF.4.2 Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators, using the denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10,

12, and 100. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole. Record the results of

comparisons with symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions by:

 Reasoning about their size and using area and length models.

 Using benchmark fractions on a number line: 0, ½, and a whole.

 Comparing common numerator or common denominators.

Science:

Rocks, Rock Cycle and Minerals Unit

Assessments:

1/24/20 Math Quiz : Finding Equivalent Fractions

1/24/20 Science Quiz: Drawing the Rock Cycle

1/13/20-1/17/20

Weekly Announcements:

Math:

4.MD.3 Solve problems with area and perimeter.

Assessment: (On Monday, 1/13/20, we will complete the assessment on this skill.)

New Skills: beginning Tuesday, 1/14/20

4.NF.1 Explain why a fraction is equivalent to another fraction by using area and length fraction models, with

attention to how the number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same size.

NC.NF.4.2 Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators, using the denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10,

12, and 100. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole. Record the results of

comparisons with symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions by:

 Reasoning about their size and using area and length models.

 Using benchmark fractions on a number line: 0, ½, and a whole.

 Comparing common numerator or common denominators.

Science:

We will complete our study of the moon and moon phases with a learning experience on Monday. Students should review the Google Classroom Moon Quizlet and practice with the Moon Phase Flashcards for Homework.

Assessment:

On Tuesday, 1/14/20, we will take an assessment on the moon and the moon phases.

New Skills for Science, Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020

Rocks, Rock Cycle and Minerals Unit

We will begin this unit by learning about the rock cycle and the types of rocks (Sedimentary, Metamorphic and Igneous)

1/6/2020-1/10/2020 Happy New Year!

Weekly Announcements:

Math:

We will continue our study of area and perimeter by finding the area and perimeter of rectilinear shapes.

4.MD.3 Solve problems with area and perimeter.

 Find areas of rectilinear figures with known side lengths.

 Solve problems involving a fixed area and varying perimeters and a fixed perimeter and varying areas.

 Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real world and mathematical problems.

Science:

We will learn about the moon and its phases.

The moon's appearance (phase) changes in a specific and observable pattern. (4.E.1.2)

Sub Concept: The moon's appearance (phase) changes from day to day. (4.E.1.2)

Sub Concept: The different shapes of the moon’s appearance are called phases. (4.E.1.2)

Sub Concept: The moon goes through and repeats a sequence of phases as it rotates and revolves (orbits) around Earth approximately every 28 days. (4.E.1.2)

Sub Concept: The moon’s appearance (phase) is determined by its position relative to Earth and the Sun. (4.E.1.2)

Sub Concept: During part of the moon phase cycle the moon’s visible portion appears to increase in size which called waxing. (4.E.1.2)

Sub Concept: Following the waxing phase the moon’s visible portion appears to reduce in size which is called waning. (4.E.1.2)

Assessments:

Quiz on Moon Phases, Friday, 1/10/20.

Quiz on Area and Perimeter of Rectilinear Shapes on Friday, 1/10/20 or Monday, 1/13/20 depending on when students are ready.

12/16/19-12/20/19

Weekly Announcements

Math:

This week we will finish our study of division (4.NBT.6). On Monday we will review, on Tuesday we will take our final assessment on this skill. For the rest of the week we will review our math skills from the quarter with games and activities.

S.S.

On Monday, we will complete our study of the Civil War by learning about the Reconstruction period. The students will get a study guide to help them review for the Civil War Assessment which we will take on Tuesday.

Science:

Beginning on Wednesday, I will introduce three different science units in a unified Winter Learning Experience. We will learn about Magnetism and Electricity by studying the Earth's magnetism and the Aurora Borealis. We will learn about the tilt of the Earth and how it causes the seasons. As part of this study, we will learn about the arctic regions and how the Earth's tilt causes 24 hours of darkness in the Arctic Circle during winter. We will also learn about animals and how they adapt to their environment by learning about reindeer in Lapland. On Friday as a culmination of our studies, we will create a chalk drawing of Lapland and the Aurora Borealis.

12/9/19-12/13/19

Weekly Announcements:

Math:

4.NBT.6 Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, place value models, and/or area models. (This week we will focus on learning the standard algorithm for long division.)

4.H.1.4 Analyze North Carolina’s role in major conflicts and wars from the Pre-colonial period through Reconstruction.

This week students will be learning about the causes of the civil war including slavery, the major events of the civil war, and reconstruction. Students will have a Civil War Quizlet to study for homework.

Assessments:

4.NBT.6 division of 3 digit by 1 digit numbers using the standard algorithm. Quiz on Thursday or Friday, depending on student readiness.

4.H.1.4 Analyze North Carolina’s role in major conflicts and wars from the Pre-colonial period through Reconstruction. Quiz on Wednesday or Thursday, depending on student readiness.

12/2/19-12/6/19

Weekly Announcements:

Music Class Announcement:

4th Grade Parents,

As you know, a recorder was sent home with your child about 2 weeks ago. This is a part of the music curriculum that your child will be graded on. Your child should be practicing their recorder at home. This year students will be participating in a program called "Recorder Karate". Students can earn "belts" for their recorder by performing pieces that have been sent home. They will pass off pieces during their music time. I have posted these pieces on my music google classroom. I saw that 47 students had joined. However, there are 190 4th graders, so I will need all of the others to join! This allows them to play along with the music and recognize if they are getting the correct sound out of their recorder. If they are playing them like I have taught them, no one should be holding their ears and no pets should run out of the room!

Like I said earlier, your child will be graded on their recorder participation so please have them enroll in the google classroom and practice at home.

The code is .... bsiigu0

Thanks so much!- Paula Clark, Music Specialist

Math:

4.NBT.6 Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, place value models, and/or area models. (Students will have an example of dividing using place value models and area models in their math journals.)

Social Studies:

4.H.1.4 Analyze North Carolina’s role in major conflicts and wars from the Pre-colonial period through Reconstruction.

Assessments:

Math:

4.NBT.6 division of 3 digit by 1 digit numbers using the area model. Quiz on Wednesday, December 4.

Social Studies:

4.H.1.4 Civil War vocabulary and main events Quiz on Friday, December 6.

11/18/19-11/22/19

Weekly Announcements:

Mrs. Kitts and Ayres' Classes will go on our field trip this Tuesday, 11/19/19. Bring a healthy snack to eat before we leave. Lunch will be eaten when we return. Please wear your Class T-shirt, comfortable walking shoes and a jacket. Chaperones need to meet us at the registration desk in the main lobby at 10:00. We will reload the busses at 11:45.

Our Goals This Week:

Math:

4.NBT.5 Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

Social Studies:

Continue NC History Study: This week- The Revolutionary War

4.H.1.4 Analyze North Carolina’s role in major conflicts and wars from the Pre-colonial period through Reconstruction.

Assessments:

Math: Tuesday, November 19: Multiplying multi-digit by one digit number using area model and standard algorithm.

Social Studies: Friday November 22: Causes of the Revolutionary War, Major Battles and Events of the Revolutionary War and Outcomes of the Revolutionary War

10/28/19-11/1/19

Weekly Announcements

Our Goals This Week:

Math:

4NBT4 Add or Subtract multi-digit numbers with regrouping. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
4OA3 Solve multi-step word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.

Social Studies:

4.H.1.1 Summarize every day life and changes in cultures of indigenous Native American groups in N.C. before and during European exploration.
4.H.1.2 Explain how and why NC was established.

Assessments:

Social Studies Quiz: 4.H.1.1 and 4.H.1.2: Lost Colony Quiz on Wed. Oct. 30, 2019 (Students should study The Lost Colony Quizlet on Google Classroom.)
Math: 4NBT1 and 4OA3 Test on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019

10/21/19-10/25/19

Weekly Announcements

Our Goals this Week:

Math:

4NBT4 Add or Subtract multi-digit numbers with regrouping. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.

Social Studies:

4.H.1.1 Summarize every day life and changes in cultures of indigenous Native American groups in N.C. before and during European exploration.
4.H.1.2 Explain how and why NC was established.

ELA:

RF 4.4, RF 4.4a, RF 4.5, RF 4.5a, & RF 4.5c - This week students will complete a fluency assessment while reading poetry. It is important that students read with expression, and they are understanding what they are reading.
L 4.3c - Formal and Informal Language - there is a video and Quizlet on my Google Classroom for students to use to help them with a test that will be this Friday. Please have your child look over them 10 minutes each night.
We are finished up our poetry unit. Studenta will continue typing the poems that they have written into Google Classroom.

Assessments:

Social Studies Goal 4.H.1.1 Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday, October 24th. Students should study Quizlet on Google Classroom each night for homework.

Math Goal 4NBT4 quiz on Friday, October 25th. Students will prepare by doing nightly homework assignments.

10/14/19-10/18/19

Weekly Announcements

Our Goals this week:

Math:

4NBT1 In a multidigit number, a number in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right
4NBT2 Read and write multi-digit numbers up to the 100,000 place. using standard, expanded and word form.
4NBT7 Compare two multi-digit numbers up to the 100,000 place.

Social Studies:

4.H.1.1 Summarize every day life and changes in cultures of indigenous Native American groups in N.C. before and during European exploration.
4.H.1.2 Explain how and why NC was established.

Assessments:

Quiz in Math on NBT1, NBT2, NBT7: Friday, October 18, 2019
Quiz on Native American Vocabulary, Tuesday, Oct. 22. Begin to study the Quizlet this week.

ELA:

W.4.2b, W.4.2g, W.4.6, This week students have begun to write their own original poetry. They are using graphic organizers to brainstorm meaningful topics. They are using imagery to add depth to their work. We will be wrapping up the quarter on October 30 and moving from poetry to Animal Defense Mechanisms.
Students are also creating a Digital Portfolio and will soon be adding their Poet Essay project, as well as, Original Poetry project.

10/7/19

Weekly Announcements

Our Goals this week:

Math:

(4.MD.3) Solve problems involving area and perimeter, including problems involving a fixed area and varying perimeters, and a fixed perimeter and varying areas.
4.NBT.1 Explain that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right.
4.NBT.2 Read and write multi-digit whole numbers up to and including 100,000 place using standard, expanded and word forms. (In my lessons, I include up to the one millions place but students will be tested only to 100,000 place.)

Social Studies:

4.H.1.1 Summarize every day life and changes in cultures of indigenous Native American groups in N.C. before and during European exploration.
4.H.1.2 Explain how and why NC was established

Assessments this week

4.MD.3 Solving problems with area and perimeter. On Tuesday we will take this assessment. It was scheduled for last Friday, but students were not quite ready for it.

ELA:

We are continuing writing our Expert Poet Essays. Students are researching, writing, and publishing (on Google Docs) a 3 to 4 paragraph essay. We are covering a variety of standards in ELA on this writing piece. These standards include: RI.4.1, RI.4.10, L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3a, L.4.3b, W.4.2b, W.4.2d, W.4.2f, W.4.2g, W.4.6
These Expert Poet Essays are considered a formal assessment grade.

9/30/19-10/4/19

Weekly Announcements:

Our goals this week:

Math:

(4.MD.3) Solve problems involving area and perimeter, including problems involving a fixed area and varying perimeters, and a fixed perimeter and varying areas.
(4.OA.4) Find all factor pairs for whole numbers up to and including 50.

Science :

4.E.2.3 Students know that the surface of the earth changes over time. Students know that there are many factors that contribute to these changes.

Tests and Quizzes;

Math:

On Tuesday 10/1, some students will be finishing the 4.OA.4 test that we took on Friday. We will also begin our unit on 4.MD.3 Area and Perimeter.
On Friday 10/4, all students will take a test on 4.OA.4 Solving word problems involving Area and Perimeter.

Science:

On Friday 10/4, all students will take our end of unit test on 4.E.2.3 Earth Changes . (On Tuesday through Thursday nights, they should review their Science Journals and the Google Classroom Quizlet which they have been studying since last week.)

ELA:

This week, students will be researching a poet that they picked on Friday. In the research, we will be looking closely at what inspired the poet to write the type of poetry he or she did. We will collect information using different methods. These include: collaborative discussion groups, individual rearch on computers, and information provided in our EL Student Workbooks. Students will then complete graphic organizers that they can use when they begin writing their Informative paragraphs.
There will be no Unit Assessments this week.
Please know that all EL assessments are based on classroom discussions, note taking by students, and information provided by the classroom teacher. Occasionally, I will put up Quizlets via Google Classroom for students to review, but assessments are based on ongoing material students have access to in the course of a unit.

9/16/19-9/20/19

Weekly Announcements:

Math:

Our goals this week:

4.OA.1 Understand a multiplication equation as a comparison, 35 = 5 × 7 means 35 is 5 times as many as 7 . We will be solving word problems involving multiplicative comparisons. Our strategies willl be drawing comparison bars to illustrate the situation, writing equations and solving.

Quiz on Friday, Sept. 20.

3) 4.OA.4 Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1-100.

We will be using this skill to help us solve our multiplicative comparisons this week. Then next week we will be concentrating on this skill.

4) 4.E.2.3 Understand that the Earth Changes over time due to both slow and rapid forces.

This week we will learn about slow changes including Weathering, Erosion and Deposition.

Quiz on Friday, Sept. 20 or Monday Sept. 23. Students can study for this test using the QUIZLETT Assignment on Google Classroom.

9/3/19

Weekly Announcements:

Math: Last week we began learning about representing and interpreting data using frequency tables, scaled bar graphs, and line plots ( goal 4.MD.4) We will continue with this goal this week. On Wednesday we will have a quick quiz and on Friday we will take the final test on this goal. Each day in class we prepare for these quizzes through group, partner and independent practice. Our homework each night reinforces these skills. Also your child is making a Math Journal with homework helpers in it. This journal may be brought home each evening.

Math: During this semester your child should master the basic multiplication facts. Each week we will take a speed test which requires your child to rapidly recall the multiplication facts 0xN to 10xN with N being 0 through 10. Your child will have 5 minutes to complete 100 facts. Your child should practice these facts daily until he/she can score 100% on this test.

Science: Last week we began learning about Earth History. Our goals are: 4.E.2 Understand the use of fossils and changes in the surface of the earth as evidence of the history of Earth and its changing life forms. 4.E.2.1 Compare fossils (including molds, casts, and preserved parts of plants and animals) to one another and to living organisms. 4.E.2.2 Infer ideas about Earth’s early environments from fossils of plants and animals that lived long ago. We will continue this study during this week. On Wednesday your student should bring home a study guide to help him prepare for our test on these skills on Friday.

4/29/19

Weekly Announcements:

Math; We will be working on metric and customary measurement systems for the next 2 weeks. Then we will begin to review for the EOG.

EL: We continue to read The Hope Chest and discuss the ratification of the 14th amendment. The students are working on writing summaries of fiction. We are discussing idioms, adages and proverbs as well as theme.

Upcoming events:

Field Day is Friday, May 10th.

EOGs are Thursday and Friday, May 30th and 31st.

Learning Experience will be sometime the week of June 3rd through 7th.

Math Carnival for Fourth Grade Friday, June 7th and Monday, June 9th.

4/8/19

Weekly Announcements:

End of Geometry Unit Test on Thursday, April 11th.
End of Unit ELA Assessment on Friday, April 12th
Enjoy your Spring Break 4/15/19-4/23/19

April 1-5

Weekly Announcements:

Wednesday, April 3rd - both classes go to the NC Capitol and Legislative Building - 9:30-1:00. Lunch will be eaten when we get back from the field trip.

Friday, April 5th - 3rd Quarter Report Cards go home.

EL: With the start of a new quarter, we begin a new unit of study. This quarter will we be concentrating on Women's Suffrage. Our Common Core objectives for the quarter are as follows: refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says, determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text, by the end of grade 4, read and understand informational texts within the 4-5 text complexity band proficiently and independently for sustained periods of time. Connect prior knowledge and experiences to text, compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided, and many more.

April 1-5

Weekly Announcements:

Wednesday, April 3rd - both classes go to the NC Capitol and Legislative Building - 9:30-1:00. Lunch will be eaten when we get back from the field trip.

Friday, April 5th - 3rd Quarter Report Cards go home.

March 18-22

Weekly Announcements:

Roger Day - Monday (3/18) and Tuesday (3/19)

DDMS Field Trip - Friday (3/22) 12:50-1:50 p.m.

EL: This is the last full week of quarter 3. We are completing our unit on the American Revolution with writing an opinion piece on from the Patriot perspective. Students will organize, write 4 paragraphs, peer proofread and edit, then publish through Google Classroom.

Math: This week we are beginning our study of geometry with lines, line segments and rays. We will learn about parallel, and perpendicular lines. We will identify them in shapes and construct them on our own. We will also learn about line symmetry.

Science: We are finishing our study of animals and how they survive in their ecosystems. We will have a vocabulary quiz on Friday and a final test next Tuesday. Next week we will begin our study of Magnetism and Electricity.

March 11-15

EL: This week the students will continue to work on 1st person narration. They will continue to use evidence that is cited from the text as evidence to support the character's opinion the American Revolution. We are also scheduled to take a Mid Unit Assessment on information we have been covering the last few days. Homework this week is a grammar packet instead of Google Classroom. Students will be reviewing subject/predicate, verb tenses, and pronouns.

March 4-8

Math: We will complete our study of fractions this week. The students have learned about equivalent fractions, comparison of fractions, addition and subtraction of fractions and mixed numbers. This week we will finish the unit by learning how to multiply a whole number by a fraction. Then we will review all of these skills as we solve word problems. On Friday, we will have a unit test on all of the fraction skills.

Science: We will begin our study of animals this week. We will learn about food chains, food webs and related vocabulary. On Friday, we will have a quiz. Students will need to draw a food web and explain how energy flows through the web using relevant vocabulary such as producer, consumer, herbivore, and carnivore, etc.

EL: We will take and End of Unit Assessment for Module 3 Unit 2 on Monday and Tuesday. The students will continue to learn about 1st person narration and begin writing narrative from 1st person. We will also start to learn and use progressive verbs. This is a standard that was covered in 3rd grade, but we will look at it more closely this quarter.

February 25 -March 1

ELA: This week the students are working in collaborative groups to discuss a question based on the book we are reading, "Divided Loyalties." Once the students have gathered all the text evidence needed and assigned speaking parts, they will See Saw their discussions. We will also begin learning about 1st and 3rd person point of view and how to determine from which point a story is told.

February 18-22

We are getting ready for our Wilmington Field Trip. Both classes have Sign Up Geniuses up for parent volunteers. Please consider going on the field trip. You will need a current parent volunteer clearance for this school year. If you have not had a clearance for this year, please come to the Media Center and get a clearance. It is not too late. The field trip is Thursday, March 28th!

EL: This week the students are reading an excerpt of The Declaration of Independence. For each part of the students will have to rewrite it in "kid speak." They will also have to look at the Revolution from both sides of the conflict and what it would be like to live in a family that had divided loyalties.

Math: This week we are continuing our study of decimals and fractions. Students will reason about the relationship between fractions and decimals by making models and placing fractions and decimals together on a number line. Later in the week and next week, we will learn about mixed numbers and improper fractions. Students will reason about the relationship between mixed numbers and fractions by placing them on a number line. Students will also use equations to convert fractions to mixed numbers and mixed numbers to fractions. We will also add and subtract mixed numbers and improper fractions.

Social Studies: We will learn about the three branches of government. Students will know what each branch is, who serves in these branches, what are their jobs or duties and how they are elected.

February 11-15

Just a few reminders: Early Release is this Friday (2/15). Students are dismissed at 11:45 a.m.

Teacher Workday is Monday (2/18). Students are scheduled to come to school on Tuesday (2/19). This day is a snow makeup day.

EL: Students will take the End of Unit 1 assessment this week. We continue studying the American Revolution and the different groups of people that contributed. We will also continue working on our summaries, main ideas, supporting details, and proofreading and editing our writings.

February 4- 8

On Monday, students had an assembly Bright Star. The performance was on African Americans that have made a difference throughout our country's history.

EL: The students will take a Mid Unit Assessment this week on what they have read and studied in class about the American Revolution. We have covered reasons why colonists might have been Loyalists or Patriots. Students have also written informative paragraphs about each side of the revolution.

Math: Students will continue working on fractions and comparing fractions. Mrs. Vezina will be substituting from Mrs. Ayres this week.

January 28-Feb 1:

Math: This week we will continue our study of Fractions. On Thursday we will have a quiz on equivalent fractions. Students should be able to model equivalent fractions using area and length models. Students should be able to justify the model with a multiplication or division equation. Example: 1/2=1/2 x 3/3=3/6

Science: We are learning about phases of the moon and what causes them. On Wednesday we will have a quiz on the phases of the moon.

ELA: We will continue with our 3rd quarter unit on the American Revolution. Students will learn about the events leading up to the War and begin to form their opinion on which side they would choose if they lived during that time. Also, your child brought home or will be bringing home the 2nd quarter End Unit Assessment. Please discuss with your child the importance of going back over work to check for errors. Students had the opportunity to proofread and edit their adventures before turning them in for a final grade. Many did not make the corrections needed. We also go over in class everyday a DOL (Daily Oral Language) sentence that has mistakes the students are to find. The sentence contains many errors (punctuation, capitalization, spelling, commas, etc.) the students are to correct. It is good practice for when they have to correct their own work.

9/9/19-9/13/19

Weekly Announcements:

Math: We will conclude our study of line plots and bar graphs this week (4.MD.4). Due to the untimely hurricane last week, our quiz and unit test will be on Monday and Tuesday 9/9-9/10.

We will begin our study of Multiplicative Comparisons on Wednesday. This unit focuses on two goals: 4.OA.1 Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 4.OA.3 Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity.

Science: We will finish up our study of fossils this week. The students will make a mold and cast fossil. We will review for the test on Tuesday. Your child should study the study guide on Monday and Tuesday nights. We will have our quiz about fossils on Wednesday.

On Thursday, we will begin our study of Earth History and Changes, 4.E.2.3 Students will understand that the surface of Earth changes over time. Some changes occur over time, such as erosion and weathering and some changes occur rapidly, such as landslides, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Reading: We are currently working on our quarter 1 Poetry unit. Students are reading "Love That Dog" and finding out what inspires the character to write his poems. Students are also working on writing a good summary (they worked on this in 3rd grade also). We will be having a Mid Unit assessment this week, but there is no need to worry. Students will have lots of guidance from me and there is nothing to study for at home.

11/4/19-11/8/19

Weekly Announcements:

Thank you to everyone who helped with Learning Experiences last week.

Mrs. Ayres will send home Friday Folders on Monday. Look for ART BY ME and BOOK FAIR INFORMATION.

Report cards go home this Friday.

Our Goals This Week:

4NBT4 Add or Subtract multi-digit numbers with regrouping. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
4OA3 Solve multi-step word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.

Social Studies:

4.H.1.1 Summarize every day life and changes in cultures of indigenous Native American groups in N.C. before and during European exploration.
4.H.1.2 Explain how and why NC was established.

Assessments:

Math 4NBT4 and 4OA3: The text which was scheduled for 11/4/19 will be postponed until this Thursday, 11/7/19. The students were not yet ready to solve multi-step word problems. We will be solving difficult problems for homework this week in order to prepare. Please check your child's math homework carefully and have them rework any problems that they do incorrectly.