4th Grade
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August 11th, 2023

Birthday Slip

4th Grade News

Dear families,

What a great start for this school year! Students have already created their classroom contracts, started working through multiplication and are reading and writing in both Spanish and English.

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

Literacy

Learning Goal

Writers will create and develop stories and characters that feel real.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

They are learning that fiction writers get ideas for stories from small moments in their lives, developing believable characters who encounter struggles and motivation. How to Write a Fiction Story Anchor Chart.

Advice for Developing a Character

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Spanish

Learning Goal

Leer intensamente para desarrollar ideas.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los lectores leerán como si estuvieran en el libro, poniendo atención a todos los detalles y averiguar las partes confusas con ayuda de lo que leyeron previamente. También deberán tomar en cuenta las partes importantes para poder hablar de ellas más tarde.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Students will learn the relationship between multiplication and division using number lines, ratio tables, and area model. 

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Students will work in different story problems that led to classroom discussions about the different strategies like numberlines, ratio tables, and area model that they are using to solve each problem. Besides, students will have their first math forum focusing on grouping and sharing problems using the array model to strengthen understanding. 

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Science

Learning Goal

How does erosion affect our campus during rainy season?

What scientists are doing at school..

Students will be making observations and collecting data about how erosion is affecting the ANS campus.

What scientists could be doing at home...

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

Make proper use of the Relaxation Station.

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What friends and learners are doing at school...

Friends and learners are going to practice strategies of Relaxation Station 

What friends and learners could be practicing at home...

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Upcoming Events

Aug. 14

After School Sports Start

Aug. 21

TTT Starts
(Teacher Table Time/Small Group Interventions)

Aug. 23

PEP Starts
(Primary Extracurricular Program)

Sept. 6

Primary School
Tiger Experience
(Open House 4-6pm)

August - Calendar

Swimming

Big Questions Day

Meet the Team

Mrs. Lea Silva

4A

Mrs. Cookie Reyes

4B

Mrs. Denise Dukeshire

4C

Mrs. Eva Pérez

Fourth Grade
Spanish Lead

Álvaro Solano

4th Grade Paraprofessional

Javiera Sánchez

4th Grade Paraprofessional

Mrs. Estefania Narváez

Fourth Grade
Inclusion Lead