4th Grade Info

September 1 - 5, 2025

Please feel free to email us with any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Davis

Mrs. Landry

Mrs. Martin

Mrs. Steele

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4th Grade Team

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 we will review all of our Unit 1 concepts and take our Unit 1 TEKS Check Thursday September 4th. On Friday, we will begin Unit 2 - Multiplication & Division Problem Solving. The students will start with a review of multiplying 3 and 4 digits by 1 digit.

🧪 Science - In Science, the students will learn about the physical properties of matter. This week, the students will focus on density. They will engage in a hands-on investigation, read an article, and participate in activities.

📚 Reading: In our final week of Module 1, we will focus on theme and author's craft in Kitoto the Mightly- a folktale. We will write theme statements on texts and watch a short film. *Extension to theme will be how the setting can impact the story*Students are finalizing their Author's Purpose Challenge (DUE 9/12) to share next week. Module 1 test review on Friday 9/5. Students will have their module 1 test on 9/8.

✏️ Writing: The students will work on revising & publishing their writing. We'll be writing about how our experiences have shaped us. Our moments of "s.o.s." help us to grow and lean on others. We'll be looking at exemplar texts and writing our own stories! We'll be using proper sentence structure ,sentence types, and adding proper use of quotation marks. *If you haven't heard the writing process chant...ask your child about it! We'll be sending home more information on this soon!

🌏 Social Studies - The students are focusing on learning about all the regions of Texas. We are breaking down the regions day by day, discussing it's importance, characteristics and unique traits. Following our discussion we then build our understanding of the region with play-doh. This weeks focus will be on the North Central Plains and the Coastal Plains. We will conclude on Thursday by creating a full map of all the regions of Texas. Going into Friday we start talking about cattle ranching in the regions "Then vs. Now". Please be sure to ask your students about all the fun we're having in SS- vocab challenges, identifying maps, creating our own island map and regions with play-doh.

📆Upcoming Events

September 1-Holiday NO SCHOOL

September 5 -Grandparent's Day Lunch

September 15 -International Dot Day-Please feel free to have your child wear dots.

Welcome members

A welcome packet will be given to those selected for our 2025-2026 KINDNESS SQUAD! We will include the Fall semester meeting schedule, creed, and

NEW*** We will be meeting afterschool one day a month (dates announced upon acceptance) from 3:00-3:45 to work on Kindness projects for our campus! Also, students will need to arrive at 7:15 EVERY FRIDAY! We will greet outside starting at 7:20am with our pom poms and signs!

Every day is a great day to be a TIGER!

THANK YOU to the amazing volunteers that took the time to sort our Social Studies Weekly Magazines! We are so thankful for the gift of time.

Sky Ranch Important Information

Please check your child’s Orange GREAT Tiger Folder for a bright yellow flyer about the following:

Sky Ranch payments - All payments are due on Wednesday, October 1st via online payment or check Please CLICK HERE to pay.
Waiver - Every person going student and chaperon will also need to complete the Sky Ranch Waiver to attend.
Chaperone opportunities - There is no cap for chaperones! The more, the merrier!
Upcoming Meeting - We will share all things Sky Ranch at our meeting on Tuesday, October 7th at 5:00 - 6:00 pm in the learning commons.

Reading Module TIPS

Have yourchild keep a growing list of the Critical Vocabulary words. Quiz each other on their meanings.

Reading Check in:

As your child to identify quotation usage in the text. They can also discuss theme- what was the message of the story? How do they know- what happened in the story to help the character learn that?

🧮Math Homework

Anything that your child does not finish in class will be homework. It will be marked as "Math HW" in their orange GREAT Tiger Folder. We would also like for your child to work on their multiplication and/or division facts for 10 minutes each night.

📖Reading Homework

We want the students to read for at least 20 minutes or more every night. This is the only reading homework we require!

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

Please have your child bring a pair of headphones with them daily. Students use headphones frequently to complete various activities and assessments.

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

As needs arise in our classrooms, we will put them here. We really appreciate your support for us and our students!

Davis - Classroom Wish List. Thank you!

Landry - Bags of 25 pennies (by Sept. 4th)

Martin - Gallon Zip lock bags

Steele - Bags of 25 pennies (by Sept. 4th)

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