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August 18th, 2023

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Dear families,

We have been learning so much throughout this week! Students are writing realistic fiction stories based on their small moments and personal ideas, with well-developed characters that have feelings and struggles. In Math, students have been using different strategies to multiply such as open number lines, ration tables, and tile arrays. We are eager to see how our students grow this week into powerful scholars! If you need to contact us, we are available through our emails. We are here to support your child to grow into independent and responsible learners.

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Plotting with a Story Arc and choosing one that Map Our stories the Best.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Students are learning how to write a True Story by thinking, touching and telling, sketching, and finally, writing. Adding twin sentences, planning stories with structure in mind, and identifying small moments, are some examples of strategies that our fourth graders will be using this week. In addition, they will work hard in developing and creating characters (main and secondary) that feel real.

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

How to Write a Fiction Story

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Crear una cultura lectora.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los lectores colaborarán para crear una cultura lectora. Tambien practicarán recontar y sintetizar para cimentar la comprensión. Los lectores no deben olvidar leer intensamente haciendo peliculas en su mente.

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

Los lectores practicarán leer intensamente, escribiendo todos sus pensamientos sobre la lectura.

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Students will identify factors on numbers from 1 to 36. Besides, they will explore prime and composite numbers.

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Students will use tile arrays to investigate factors of numbers and determine whether numbers are prime or compositte. Furtheremore, they will consider and use multiplication facts strategies like ratio tables, number lines , and area model to solve problems.

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

Monday, August 21st - page7, page8
Wednesday, August 23rd pages 9, page 10

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

What scientists are doing at school..

Students will begin to look at different types of erosion and then will perform and experiment to see how different amounts of rainfall affect different types of earth and dirt( three different areas with Sand, loose dirt and then dirt that is hard packed or has objets to change the rate of erosion)

What scientists could be doing at home...

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

Friends and learners will use their social skills to work through conflict.

What friends and learners are doing at school...

Introduce Peace Place as a tool for Primary Students to use to resolve conflicts with their peers with steps before their problem turns into a bigger problem.

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

You can post the Peace Place poster at home so when a disagreement occurs you can follow the Peace Place steps to try to find a constructive solution.