1st Nine Weeks

This nine weeks in ELA we will focus on Referring to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. 

 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text 

 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.          Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including words that affect meaning and tone. 

Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems and drama when writing or speaking about a text.

This nine weeks in Social Studies we will focus on The role of citizens in local and state government

Compare the roles and responsibilities of state elected leaders

Women, indigenous, religious, and racial groups influence government
Differentiate between rights and responsibilities

                                                                      2nd Nine Weeks

This nine weeks in ELA we will focus on Comparing and contrasting the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.

Making 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.

Compare and contrast the use of similar themes and topics and patterns of events in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures. 

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. 

 This nine weeks in Social Studies we will focus on The role of citizens in local and state government

Compare the roles and responsibilities of state elected leaders

Women, indigenous, religious, and racial groups influence government
Differentiate between rights and responsibilities

                                                             3rd Nine Weeks

This nine weeks in ELA we will focus on Determining the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. 

Determine the meaning of general academic and domain specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area. 

Describe the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text. 

This nine weeks in Social Studies we will focus on historical events that occurred in the local community and regions over time. Historical events can have effects on the local community or regions over time. • Past events may cause communities and regions to undergo political, economic, or social change. 

                                                                4th Nine 9 weeks

This nine weeks in ELA we will focus on the following standards: Making Connections, Asking and Answering Questions, Main Idea and Key Details, Time and Sequence, Cause and Effect, Describing Characters and Recounting stories

This nine weeks in Social Studies we will focus on historical events that occurred in the local community and regions over time. Historical events can have effects on the local community or regions over time. • Past events may cause communities and regions to undergo political, economic, or social change. The difference between a community and a region (e.g., a community is a local area, a region contains a number of communities) • Examples of historical events and their impacts on communities and regions 

                     Our country this 9 weeks is Kenya 

                          Tiger Word of the month: Positivity 

Mission Statement

 To positively provide a safe and quality education with high expectations so that we can excel and grow.

     Don't Forget to READ!!