January 26-30, 2026
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4th Grade Team
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At O. C. Taylor, we LOVE you. We think you're children are GGGRRRRREAT! 💙🧡
🔌 💻 Parents, please remind your student to charge their Chromebook every night.
Curriculum
🧮 Math - This week is all about comparing fractions. The students will compare fractions with like denominators, fractions with like numerators, and fractions with different denominators and numerators. On Thursday, the students will take the Math Interim Assessment. Please visit with your child about the importance of this assessment as well as make sure that they are prepared. We look forward to seeing how they rock this test!
🏡Weekly Homework: Spiral Review Week 12 - Due Friday, January 30th. (available on Friday, January 23rd)
🧪 Science - This week, we will continue our unit on The Water Cycle. Students will create a Comic Strip describing the journey of a water droplet through the water cycle. The students will develop a storyline and give their droplet a name as it moves through the water cycle.
📚 Reading - This week, students will be wrapping up Module 6 with a review and TEKS check. Students will write an ECR this week using the RACES strategy to identify the central idea of a text and support it with text evidence and reasoning. This will provide a baseline for us as we continue to provide feedback and improve our writing.
🏡Weekly Homework: Spiral Review Grammar - Due Friday, January 30th. (available on Friday, January 23rd)
✏️ Writing - Students will be reviewing spiral grammar skills and focus on their ECR feedback to improve. We will compare written Claims to analyze the rubric to the evidence of a proper claim. Reminder to check HW---look at what we miss!
🌏 Social Studies - In Social Studies this week, students will learn how Texas became a state and what life was like in the mid-1800s. We will study why people moved to Texas, where they settled, and how the land and resources helped Texas grow. We will also learn about early jobs, transportation, challenges Texas faced as it developed, and a focus on Free Enterprise.
January 27th- 5th Grade Science Interim Testing (closed campus)
January 29th- 4th grade Math Interim Testing (closed campus)
February 7th- Snow Hill (5-8 p.m.)
February 13th- Class Valentine's Day Party ❤️ (2:00-2:50 p.m.)
SQUAD GREETING--
SQUAD GREETING--
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
2/2, 3/9, 4/6, and 5/4
Interim Testing Coming Up...
Interim Testing Coming Up...
Please mark your calendars for our Reading and Math Interim testing dates this month. We ask that you try not to schedule any appointments or trips during these dates.
Thursday, January 29th - 4th Grade Math Interim
Reading Module TIPS
Have yourchild keep a growing list of the Critical Vocabulary words. Quiz each other on their meanings.
Reading Check in:
I ready my path
Be sure to click the links on the document to get access to more practice!
🧮Math Homework
🧮Math Homework
NEW! Weekly Math Spiral Review Homework
Beginning the week of January 12th, your child will have a weekly math spiral review to complete at home. The homework assignment will be found in your child’s Math Canvas Course under the “🏠Homework🏠” Module. Each homework assignment will be available the Friday before in case your child wants to work on it early. The homework will be due each Friday by 7:30 a.m.
📖Reading Homework
📖Reading Homework
NEW!
Weekly Grammar Spiral Review Homework
Beginning the week of January 12th, your child will have a weekly Grammar spiral review to complete at home. The homework assignment will be found in your child’s ELAR Canvas Course under the “🏠Homework🏠” Module. Each homework assignment will be available the Friday before in case your child wants to work on it early. The homework will be due each Friday by 7:30 a.m.
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch for fourth grade is from 12:20-12:50. Don’t forget to set up a lunch account for your child in the cafeteria. We will use our "Forget Me Not" system again this year. If a student forgets his/ her lunch, parents may bring it to school before lunchtime. Please leave it on the shelf in the lobby (labeled with the student's name). Teachers will remind students to check the shelf before lunch.
🎧Headphones
🎧Headphones
Please have your child bring a pair of headphones with them daily. Students use headphones frequently to complete various activities and assessments.
Snacks
Snacks
We invite your child to bring a healthy snack to school each day. The snack needs to be something that is not messy and does not require silverware. We are going to be eating and working at the same time. Any snack that contains candy is not considered healthy. A few suggestions are: goldfish, cheerios, pretzels, grapes, raisins, carrots, etc. Your child’s snack must also be NUT-FREE.
Student Absences
If your student is absent for any reason, please email the following people:
your child's teacher
copy: paola.cervantes@gcisd.net and elissa.faught@gcisd.net
Arrival
Students report to the cafeteria starting at 7:25. Then they will be released from the cafeteria to their classrooms at 7:30 a.m. The tardy bell is at 7:35 a.m.
Ride Changes
If you find your child must go home a different way than planned, please notify the office via email by at least 2:00 p.m. Teachers and our front office staff do not always have access to email or are busy teaching or helping others. A phone call is required. Sometimes we have only one person in the front office, so we want to provide ample time to be able to meet your needs. When making ride changes, picking up students for appointments and absences, please email both Sierra Salter (sierra.salter@gcisd.net) and Paola Cervantes (paola.cervantes@gcisd.net) in case one of us is out of the office.
Pick up Reminder
Students should be promptly picked up after school at 3:05. We appreciate your efforts to be on time to pick up your child. Finally, when dropping off or picking up your child, please pull your car all the way down to the end of the line. Duty personnel will send your child down to your car. This keeps the traffic flowing. Don’t forget your School Safe ID Number. Thank you for your help in keeping our students safe.
Communication
Please feel free to contact your homeroom teacher if you have any concerns or questions. We are happy to meet in person, call or email. We want to help immediately with any issues that arise.
✏️4th Grade Wish List
✏️4th Grade Wish List
As needs arise in our classrooms, we will put them here. We really appreciate your support for us and our students!
McMahon- amazon wish list
Landry - Lysol Wipes
Martin - Nothing at this time!
Steele - Paper bowls
Thank you for taking the time to read ALL of the newsletter! Please tell your student the secret phrase... "The time is always right to do what is right."- Martin Luther King, Jr. so they can earn 2 house points and 2 tickets for our raffle!
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