4th Grade ROE
Week of August 26, 2024
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Open House - Thursday, August 29th
from 5:30-6:30 pm
No children should come to Open House as we will be addressing housekeeping items.
Thank you for your understanding.
Meet Your 4th Grade Team
Stacy Beard: ELA/Social Studies Partner Teacher.
Birthday:
November 15th.
Email: stacybeard@houstonisd.org
ClassDojo Code: TBA
Kristen Goodwin: Math/Science Partner Teacher.
Birthday:
December 22
Email: kristen.goodwin@houstonisd.org
ClassDojo Code: Click here
Smita Ghosh: Math/Science Partner Teacher.
Birthday: July 8th
Email: smita.ghosh@houstonisd.org
ClassDojo Code: TBA
Kristie Jones: ELA/Social Studies Partner Teacher.
Birthday:
March 18th
Email: kristie.jones@houstonisd.org
ClassDojo Code: TBA
Violetta Vrettos: Self-contained 4th Grade Team Lead.
Birthday: October 7th.
Email: violetta.vrettos@houstonisd.org
ClassDojo Code: PDWGPC2MW
4th Grade Specials follow a rotating schedule that starts with Day 1 on the first day of school. Students cycle through five days, and if there’s a planned day off, we simply pick up with the next scheduled day when school resumes. However, if there's an unexpected school closure, we skip that day's Special and continue with the next day in the rotation.
On Fridays, instead of Specials, students participate in Electives. For example, if Thursday is Day 4, then Friday will be Electives, and Monday will be Day 5. We also have Science Lab and Library check-out on Fridays. While Library lessons may occur on other days, book check-outs will only happen on Fridays. See below rotation for your homeroom teacher.
JOIN CLASS DOJO We will communicate here and you can monitor student behaviors and rewards.
New to ClassDojo:
1. Download the ClassDojo app for iPhone or Android.
2. Sign up as a parent.
3. Type your code to join the class.
Already on ClassDojo:
1. Open the app and go to the “Kids” tab.
2. Tap “add code.”
3. Type your code to join the class.
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
Reading:
Novel Study: Restart by: Gordon Korman (Feel free to listen to the audio book or get your own copy for home.)
Reading: Plot, Misunderstood Words, Personal Narratives.
Spelling: TBA
Wordly Wise: Lesson 2
Grammar: Commonly Confused Words: To,too, two and There, they're, their, and it's and its.
Writing: Narrative through show don't tell seed stories.
Science:
Monday: Matter - Mixtures
Tuesday: Matter - Solutions in all three states of matter.
Wednesday: Matter - Solutions as liquids.
Thursday: Matter - Review
Friday: Matter - Lab
Social Studies:
Monday: Texas Regions
Tuesday: Texas Landforms in Regions
Wednesday: Texas Climate based on Regions
Thursday: Texas Regions Review
Friday: Texas Regions Test
Math: Module 1
Monday: Mid Module Review
Tuesday: Mid Module Test
Wednesday: Lesson 11
Thursday: Lesson 12
Friday: Lesson 13
TEST SCHEDULE:
ELA: Personal Narratives, Plot Maps, Unfamiliar Words: Friday, September 6, 2024
MATH: Eureka Mid-Module 1: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
SOCIAL STUDIES: Texas Regions: Friday, August 30, 2024
SCIENCE: Matter: Friday, September 6, 2024
HOMEWORK
ELA:
Grammar: Grammar Practice Workbook pages;
Tuesday: page 136
Wednesday: page 137
Thursday: 138
Spelling: Not yet Wordly Wise: Unit 2
Monday: 2A
Tuesday: 2B
Wednesday: 2C
Thursday: 2E
Writing: Students will get a personal journal of their choice to use at home. Each day they will write to a prompt (see below). Every 6 weeks we will bring our journals to school and go to the garden to read and share if we want with our peers. If you need a composition book, reach out to your homeroom teacher. She will send one home. Many students like getting a special journal for their home use.
Steps:
1. Jot a few responses on a piece of paper.
2. Organize your responses by grouping them or sequencing them.
3. Elaborate on your responses.
4. Write your response in your journal.
HOME WRITING PROMPTS:
● Monday - What makes you who you are?
● Tuesday - What makes you laugh?
● Wednesday - What is your favorite thing about your family?
● Thursday - What do you think is one of the world’s biggest problems right now, and how would you solve it?
● Friday - What do you think is one of the world’s biggest problems right now, and how would you solve it?
Reading: Read for 30 minutes. Pick your favorite genre, when you complete the book and complete a book review for 25 dojo points. You can print from this file or get a printout from school. This is to be done at home and turned in for points. Book Review Form
Cursive Writing: Practice writing your first and last name in cursive, if able to start practicing the months of the year. If you do not know any cursive then practice letters Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk (in isolation and repeatedly).
IXL: 30 minutes a week cross disciplinary.
Science: No homework but we will notify you here when we will be needing supplies for science experiments.
Social Studies: Study your Regions packet. (Tuesday-Thursday)
Math: Module 1
Monday: Mid-Module Review
Tuesday: No Homework
Wednesday: Succeed Lesson 11
Thursday: Succeed Lesson 12
Friday: Succeed Lesson 13
Novel Study
Novel Study is always more fun if we read ahead. Some students benefit listening to the novel as well. Feel free to use this tool to prep your child.
If you would like to see a checklist of skills your student needs to master in 4th Grade ELA please select the links below:
Reading: ELA Checklist
Writing: Editing Checklist
1st IB Unit of Inquiry
UNIT OF INQUIRY
Theme: Who We Are: An inquiry into human relationships with self and others.
Central Idea: Challenges are opportunities for personal growth and action.
Key Concepts: Connection and Responsibility
Related Concepts: Perspective and Empowerment
Learner Profile: Open-minded, Risk-taker, Principled
Lines of Inquiry:
- The ways people overcome life- changing adversity.
- Setting and accomplishing short- term and long-term goals.
- Embracing challenges in academic and personal settings.
- Action steps, including visualization and planning, to meet a goal.
Approaches to Learning: Self-management skills, Informed Choices, Time-Management, Organization
PROJECT: TBA
Field Trips
Field Trips
TBA
Let's Celebrate August Birthdays
Beard: Cherry 8/3 and Jace 8/10
Jones:
Ghosh: Musa 8/21 and Ephraim 8/18
Goodwin: Aurora 8/14 Isabella 8/23
Vrettos: Ella 8/1 and Harper 8/27
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