4th Grade News

February 21, 2025

Late Assignments Due By March 11th

Just a reminder that any late assignments need to be turned in the Tuesday before the grading period ends, which is Tuesday, March 11th. Late assignments not turned in by that due date will receive a grade of zero. Thank you.

Curriculum Next Week

Language Arts:

Writing an ECR

4th Math:

Frequency Tables
Dot Plots

Science:

Weather and Climate
- I can differentiate between weather and climate.
- Engineering Design Challenge: The Right House for the Climate

Social Studies:

Road to Revolution- The Siege of Bexar; Sam Houston; David Crockett; James Bowie; William Barrett Travis

Lead With GCISD

The district created a special "commercial" highlighting The ASPIRE Academy a little over five years ago. Some of our own previous ASPIRE 5 students are even featured. We thought you might like to see it!

ASPIRE "Commercial"

6 Tips for Cultivating a Growth Mindset

Vision boards, self-contracts, reflecting on your past, PLANTS...these tips are interesting and we hope you find some value in them! A link is below for the article titled "6 Tips for Cultivating a 'Growth Mindset' (& Why It Will Totally Change Your Life)."

https://parade.com/1172081/marynliles/growth-mindset/

GT Corner

We are excited to announce a three-week summer camp opportunity for GT students who will be entering grades 3-5 in the fall called DECATS! Space is limited, so be sure to register soon if you are interested. Miss Hayes, Mr. Henrickson, Mrs. Griffard, and Mr. Parthemore (all Glenhope teachers) will be mentor teachers for all three weeks as well as some other wonderful teachers. Please use the links below to gain more information, to register for elective classes, and to pay for the camp.

DECATS - More Information

DECATS - Register for Elective Classes

DECATS - Make a Payment

Please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Griffard (tiffani.griffard@gcisd.net) with any questions you may have about this experience.