Grade 4 News
Mrs. Tajima's Grade 4 Class
IMPORTANT NOTES:
HOMEWORK: Students must have completed their assigned chapter books by tomorrow so that they can take part in our literature circles event. New fiction and non-fiction texts will be assigned for the next cycle of reading homework later this week. One reading response is due each Friday through the month of May.
Tomorrow is the DOUGLAS FUN RUN! I will distribute student t-shirts tomorrow morning. We will be on the Elm Street fields between 10:30-11:15 if you would like to cheer us on!
FIELD TRIP PERMISSION FORMS are coming home today! We will visit the Southwick Zoo on June 10. Two chaperones are free with our entry, though anyone is welcome to join us if you are willing to drive and pay the entrance fee. I will select two chaperones randomly, and these two will be assigned a small group to escort on the bus and around the zoo. Others are welcome to join your student's group once we arrive!
Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday 5/1 - Douglas Fun Run! 10:30-11:15 am
Thursday 5/2 and 5/3 - Makeups for Math MCAS
Monday 5/13 - Spirit Day: Wear Blue & Gold or Douglas Gear
Tuesday 5/14 - Gr 4 Cultural Enrichment: James Bruchac
Wednesday 5/15 - K-3 Talent Show - Cafeteria (9:30 am)
Friday 5/17 - Spirit Day: Dress Fancy or Comfy
Gr K: Special Person’s Tea - classrooms (9:15 - 10:00 am)
Wednesday 5/22 - Memorial Day Program - Cafeteria (9:15 am)
Gr 3 & 4 Cultural Enrichment: Sky Dome Planetarium
Douglas Art Show - Learning Commons (6 - 7:30 pm)
Monday 5/27 - No School: Memorial Day
Wednesday 5/29 - Douglas Day - Elm Street Fields (Schedule TBA)
Friday 5/31 - Term 3 Marks Close
Helpful Links:
Lunch MENU
Class Updates:
Illustrative Mathematics Update: Unit 7: Students are learning to draw and identify points, rays, segments, angles, and lines, including parallel and perpendicular lines. Students are learning how to use a protractor to measure angles and draw angles of given measurements, and identify acute, obtuse, right, and straight angles in two-dimensional figures.
Check out the Unit 7 Parent Letter
Social Studies: European Explorers: Motivations and Consequences
We have had fun writing persuasive essays about whether or not we should embark on an oceanic adventure, exploring new land as the European explorers did centuries ago! I look forward to sharing these creative works with you. We will begin reading about the consequences, both positive and negative, of this time in history over the next few weeks.
English Language Arts: Students will be choosing an "expert animal" to research in the coming weeks. They will be creating "choose your own adventure" stories, sharing the non-fiction information that they've researched in a creative way!
Science: Animal Defense Mechanisms: We are excited to combine ELA and science for this close study of how animals adapt for survival! Our upcoming trip to the Southwick Zoo will celebrate this work!
There are MANY events coming up in May and June! Please be sure to take note of the calendar above. Please reach out if you have any questions. Thank you!
Classroom Needs:
Our classroom could still use emergency snacks, thank you!
School Expectations:
