Curriculum

🧮 Math - This week the students will continue practicing addition and subtraction of decimals, but with multi-step word problems.  They will solve a variety of word problems including problems where they will need to calculate the profit (income - expenses).

Unit 3 TEKS Check will be THIS Friday, November 7th.  The test will be over decimal place value, relationships, comparing, ordering, addition, and subtraction.  It will also cover financial literacy - profit, fixed expenses, variable expenses, and financial institutions. 

🧪 Science - In Science this week, the students will focus on our study of acquired and inherited traits of plants.  Students will focus on answering the essential question..."Why are organisms sometimes alike and different from their parents?"

📚 Reading: Module 4: Heroic Feats —This week, our 4th graders are soaring to new heights as we explore the skills of text features, author’s purpose, text structure, and media. Our new unit, “What It Takes to Be a HERO,” kicks off with a high-flying guest — a retired Special Forces Paratrooper who knows all about courage, grit, and teamwork! Students will connect his story to our HMH text on smokejumpers — those brave firefighters who parachute into danger to protect others. Throughout the week, students will “gear up,” “dig in,” and “put out” any confusion as they work through each reading challenge. By the end, they’ll have earned their wings (and maybe a few bragging rights) as Certified Smokejumpers of Learning!  We’re fired up for a week full of heroic effort, sky-high thinking, and smokin’ good reading! 

✏️ Writing:  Students are reading Cinderella Adaptations with a group to determine the plot elements and will select one scene to create a SKIT to showcase their understanding of drama elements. Parents, thanks for taking the time to read our 4th Grade Newsletter — we love staying connected with you! If your child tells us the secret kindness quote — “Kindness is a superpower” — on Monday before the bell, they’ll earn a house point and 2 tickets 🐾 

🌏 Social Studies - This week we will be finalizing Unit 3 discussing The Mexican War of Independence and the Constitution of 1824. Students will also be finishing up their mission project (DUE Wednesday 11/5). Also, this week there will be 2 days of review (Wednesday & Thursday) before our Unit 3 TEST on Friday 11/7.