Welcome to 4th Grade! 🎉

Hello amazing 4th grade families. We are so thrilled to kick off this school year with your wonderful kids. We can’t wait to see all the learning and fun ahead. Let’s make this year unforgettable together!

This week, we will focus on establishing classroom procedures and routines while beginning to introduce our subject-specific content. We will spend time getting to know one another, learning our classroom expectations, and building a strong foundation for a successful school year.

Specials Reminder:
Please begin sending a change of clothes for your child to wear for Specials starting Tuesday this week. Thank you for helping us get off to a smooth start!

Things to remember 💡

• Please make sure your child brings a water bottle with a secure spill proof lid ( no straw ) each day to stay hydrated.

• Label all personal items to avoid mix-ups.

• No toys or non school related personal belongings allowed.

•  When you see notes on the calendar page in the folder, please initial them so we know you’ve seen the important info. 

• Check back each week for updates and reminders — staying connected helps your child succeed! 

Highlights from this week 🌈

We spent time building a positive classroom community, learning routines, and starting some fun activities to spark curiosity. It’s been wonderful to see everyone settling in and making new friends!

👋 We are looking for Room Parents!

If you are interested in being a room parent for your student's homeroom, please email that teacher to let them know. Thank you for helping make our classroom community even stronger! 

Looking Ahead: What’s Next? 👀

Next week we will ease students into the curriculum by reviewing concepts from 3rd grade and building on those. 

ELA/Reading: We are continuing to learn about the characteristics of personal narratives. 

Math: We will review place value and comparing numbers. 

Science/Social Studies: This week in science we will be building on what we learned in 3rd grade and looking deeper into matter, density and physical properties.  

Upcoming Events 🎉

Howdy Week: August 24 - 28

•  Monday - Western Wear

•  Tuesday - Mismatch 

•  Wednesday - Crazy Hair Day

•  Thursday - Monochromatic Day  

•   Friday - Time Travel Day

MAP Testing: August 24 - 28

Things to remember 💡

• Please make sure your child brings a water bottle with a secure spill proof lid ( no straw ) each day to stay hydrated.

• Label all personal items to avoid mix-ups.

• No toys or non school related personal belongings allowed.

•  When you see notes on the calendar page in the folder, please initial them so we know you’ve seen the important info. 

• Check back each week for updates and reminders — staying connected helps your child succeed! 

Highlights from this week 🌈

This week, we delved into our academics and the students have been showing great classroom behavior. Their hard work and positive attitudes are making our classroom a wonderful place to learn!

👋 We are looking for Room Parents!

If you are interested in being a room parent for your student's homeroom, please email that teacher to let them know. Thank you for helping make our classroom community even

 stronger! 

Looking Ahead: What’s Next? 👀

ELA/Reading: We are planning and adding details to our personal narratives.

Math: We will be working on multi-digit rounding, addition, and subtracting

Science/Social Studies: We will continue matter for 2 days then move to social studies to review map skills.  

 Conference Period  🗓️

We want to remind everyone how much we value communication and partnership with our families! To help protect instructional time, please email us to schedule a conference during our designated conference period. For urgent or time-sensitive messages during the school day, please contact the front office so we can make sure your message is received promptly. We will respond to emails as soon as reasonably possible. Thank you for your support!

Upcoming Events 🎉

Howdy Week: August 24 - 28

•  Monday - Western Wear

•  Tuesday - Mismatch 

•  Wednesday - Crazy Hair Day

•  Thursday - Monochromatic Day  

•   Friday - Time Travel Day

MAP Testing: TBD

Things to remember 💡

• Please make sure your child brings a water bottle with a secure spill proof lid ( no straw ) each day to stay hydrated.

• Label all personal items to avoid mix-ups.

• No toys or non school related personal belongings allowed.

•  When you see notes on the calendar page in the folder, please initial them so we know you’ve seen the important info. 

• Check back each week for updates and reminders — staying connected helps your child succeed!

Highlights from this week 🌈

This week, we celebrated Howdy Week. It was wonderful to see our students' personalities shine through their creative dress-up clothing. The smiles, laughter, and unique outfits made our classroom feel extra special. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make this week memorable.

Looking Ahead: What’s Next? 👀

ELA/Reading: We will work on correctly punctuating and using dialogue in personal narratives.

Math: We will use what has been learned to solve word problems and finish Module 1. We will start module 2 with metric length and mass measurements. 

Science/Social Studies: We will continue our study of maps and possibly start regions of Texas.

Celebration Treats  🍪 

Our 4th grade classrooms are nut-free. If you're planning to send in treats for any celebration, make sure they do not contain nuts. Thank you for helping keep all our students safe and included.

Conference Period  🗓️

We want to remind everyone how much we value communication and partnership with our families! To help protect instructional time, please email us to schedule a conference during our designated conference period. For urgent or time-sensitive messages during the school day, please contact the front office so we can make sure your message is received promptly. We will respond to emails as soon as reasonably possible. Thank you for your support!

Upcoming Events 🎉

MAP Testing: TBD

No School: September 7 - 8

$5 Fundraiser PJ Day: September 11

Things to remember 💡

• Please make sure your child brings a water bottle with a secure spill proof lid ( no straw ) each day to stay hydrated.

• Label all personal items to avoid mix-ups.

• No toys or non school related personal belongings allowed.

•  When you see notes on the calendar page in the folder, please initial them so we know you’ve seen the important info. 

• Check back each week for updates and reminders — staying connected helps your child succeed! 

Highlights from this week 🌈

We are so proud of how our students are growing, learning, and supporting each other every day. Their enthusiasm and hard work make our classroom a wonderful place to be

Looking Ahead: What’s Next? 👀

ELA/Reading: Map Testing next week.  Homework going home this Friday, September 3rd. (Reading handout pages 30, 31, and 32 with Activity page 67.) Students will read the passage and take notes on the events of the story on the bulleted lines.  We worked together on similar notes on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in class.  They should not have any problems doing this assignment.

Math: MAP testing.

Science/Social Studies: Map test

Celebration Treats  🍪 

Our 4th grade classrooms are nut-free. If you're planning to send in treats for any celebration, make sure they do not contain nuts. Thank you for helping keep all our students safe and included.

Conference Period  🗓️

We want to remind everyone how much we value communication and partnership with our families! To help protect instructional time, please email us to schedule a conference during our designated conference period. For urgent or time-sensitive messages during the school day, please contact the front office so we can make sure your message is received promptly. We will respond to emails as soon as reasonably possible. Thank you for your support!

Upcoming Events 🎉

No School: September 7 - 8

MAP Testing: September 9 -11

$5 Fundraiser PJ Day: September 11

Things to remember 💡

• Please make sure your child brings a water bottle with a secure spill proof lid ( no straw ) each day to stay hydrated.

• Label all personal items to avoid mix-ups.

• No toys or non school related personal belongings allowed.

•  When you see notes on the calendar page in the folder, please initial them so we know you’ve seen the important info. 

• Check back each week for updates and reminders — staying connected helps your child succeed! 

Highlights from this week 🌈

Hello 4th grade families. We hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing and fun long weekend. Our students returned with big smiles and jumped right back into our classroom routines, showing us they hadn’t forgotten a thing! Their positive attitudes and great behavior made for a smooth transition back to learning.

Looking Ahead: What’s Next? 👀

ELA/Reading: Map testing is possible next week.  Narrative Details and Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

Math: MAP Testing(maybe). Pending on how MAP testing goes, we will also finish Module 2 by working on input/output tables.

Science/Social Studies: Map test or continuing matter and maybe starting force and motion.  

Conference Period  🗓️

We want to remind everyone how much we value communication and partnership with our families! To help protect instructional time, please email us to schedule a conference during our designated conference period. For urgent or time-sensitive messages during the school day, please contact the front office so we can make sure your message is received promptly. We will respond to emails as soon as reasonably possible. Thank you for your support!

Upcoming Events 🎉       

MAP Testing - September 14-16 (hopefully)

Wear Gold & Sky Blue - September 18th

Things to remember 💡

• We are nut free classrooms.

• Please make sure your child brings a water bottle with a secure spill proof lid ( no straw ) each day to stay hydrated.

• Label all personal items to avoid mix-ups.

• No toys or non school related personal belongings allowed.

•  When you see notes on the calendar page in the folder, please initial them so we know you’ve seen the important info. 

• Check back each week for updates and reminders — staying connected helps your child succeed! 

Parent Teacher Conferences  👥 

October 8, 2026  from 12:00-4:30

Parent-teacher conferences are coming up, and conference times are available for families who would like to connect. In order to accommodate as many families as possible, conferences will be scheduled in 10 minute time slots. These conferences will provide an opportunity to touch base on your student's overall academic progress and social development. Only one time slot is available for each student and their family.  

The deadline to sign up is October 5, 2026.

If you are unable to find a time that works for your schedule, please feel free to reach out, and we can work together to find an alternative date or time.  We are available Monday - Wednesday from 1:25-1:55 and 2:10-2:40 for in person, online, or phone.  

Thank you, and we look forward to partnering with you. Click the link below to sign-up!

Parent conference sign up

Thank you, Your 4th grade team

Highlights from this week 🌈

This week, our classes tackled MAP testing! We are so proud of how well the students maintained a calm and focused testing environment. We should have the result next week. 

Looking Ahead: What’s Next? 👀

ELA/Reading: Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts (aka primary and secondary sources) and Character Traits

ELA/Writing: Narrative Details (putting them all together); no spelling lists in this part of the curriculum

Math:  We will start Module 3 by looking at area and perimeter, and multiplying by the power of 10 and 100.

Science/Social Studies: We will end our unit of matter with a review and test.  Then we will being Force and motion.  

Conference Period  🗓️

We want to remind everyone how much we value communication and partnership with our families! To help protect instructional time, please email us to schedule a conference during our designated conference period. For urgent or time-sensitive messages during the school day, please contact the front office so we can make sure your message is received promptly. We will respond to emails as soon as reasonably possible. Thank you for your support!

Upcoming Events 🎉       

Free Dress for Paper - September 23rd

Parent Teacher Conference - October 8, 2026 from 12:20-4:30

Things to remember 💡

• We are nut free classrooms.

• Please make sure your child brings a water bottle with a secure spill proof lid ( no straw ) each day to stay hydrated.

• Label all personal items to avoid mix-ups.

• No toys or non school related personal belongings allowed.

•  When you see notes on the calendar page in the folder, please initial them so we know you’ve seen the important info. 

• Check back each week for updates and reminders — staying connected helps your child succeed! 

Parent Teacher Conferences  👥 

October 8, 2026  from 12:00-4:30

Parent-teacher conferences are coming up, and conference times are available for families who would like to connect. In order to accommodate as many families as possible, conferences will be scheduled in 10 minute time slots. These conferences will provide an opportunity to touch base on your student's overall academic progress and social development. Only one time slot is available for each student and their family.  

The deadline to sign up is October 5, 2026.

If you are unable to find a time that works for your schedule, please feel free to reach out, and we can work together to find an alternative date or time.  We are available Monday - Wednesday from 1:25-1:55 and 2:10-2:40 for in person, online, or phone.  

Thank you, and we look forward to partnering with you. Click the link below to sign-up!

Parent conference sign up

Thank you, Your 4th grade team

Highlights from this week 🌈

This week, we officially dove into the second six weeks of school! The first six weeks have flown by, and our 4th graders continue to impress us every day. Plus, all of our technology apps are now up and running, so we've started settling into our normal classroom routines with technology. 

Looking Ahead: What’s Next? 👀

ELA/Reading: Identifying similes and metaphores in writing; comprehension questions and evidence

ELA/Writing: Writing an introduction; sharing, revising and editing chronological personal narratives; no spelling lists in this part of the curriculum

Math: We will continue multiplying by the power of 10 and 100 as well as two-digit by one-digit, three-digit by one-digit, and four-digit by one-digit multiplication.

Science/Social Studies: In social studies we will begin studying Native Texans.   

Conference Period  🗓️

We want to remind everyone how much we value communication and partnership with our families! To help protect instructional time, please email us to schedule a conference during our designated conference period. For urgent or time-sensitive messages during the school day, please contact the front office so we can make sure your message is received promptly. We will respond to emails as soon as reasonably possible. Thank you for your support!

Upcoming Events 🎉       

Wear your birthday hat - October 5

Picture Day - October 7

Half Day - October 8: K-1 @ 11:15, 2-5 @ 11:30

Parent Teacher Conference - October 8, 2026 from 12:00-4:30

No School - October 9-13

Things to remember 💡

• We are nut free classrooms.

• Please make sure your child brings a water bottle with a secure spill proof lid ( no straw ) each day to stay hydrated.

• Label all personal items to avoid mix-ups.

• No toys or non school related personal belongings allowed.

•  When you see notes on the calendar page in the folder, please initial them so we know you’ve seen the important info. 

• Check back each week for updates and reminders — staying connected helps your child succeed! 

Parent Teacher Conferences  👥 

October 8, 2026  from 12:00-4:30

Our conference day on October 8th is officially all filled up. We are thrilled that so many families have registered and will be joining us. Thank you for partnering with us to support your child's learning journey. We can't wait to connect with you!

Your 4th grade team.

Highlights from this week 🌈

This week, the weather has finally started to get cooler, and as a result we've been able to go outside for recess more often. It's been beneficial for everyone, giving students a chance to enjoy fresh air and recharge during the school day.

Looking Ahead: What’s Next? 👀

ELA/Reading: Author interview and reading a conclusion

ELA/Writing: Writing a conclusion; sharing, revising and editing chronological personal narratives; no spelling lists in this part of the curriculum

Math: Next week we are going to use multiplication in word problems, take a mid-module assessment, and start division using arrays and area models. 

Science/Social Studies: We will be starting our force and motion unit this week.  

Conference Period  🗓️

We want to remind everyone how much we value communication and partnership with our families! To help protect instructional time, please email us to schedule a conference during our designated conference period. For urgent or time-sensitive messages during the school day, please contact the front office so we can make sure your message is received promptly. We will respond to emails as soon as reasonably possible. Thank you for your support!

Upcoming Events 🎉       

Picture Day - October 7

Half Day - October 8: K-1 @ 11:15, 2-5 @ 11:30

Parent Teacher Conference - October 8, 2026 from 12:00-4:30

No School - October 9-13

Things to remember 💡

• We are nut free classrooms.

• Please make sure your child brings a water bottle with a secure spill proof lid ( no straw ) each day to stay hydrated.

• Label all personal items to avoid mix-ups.

• No toys or non school related personal belongings allowed.

•  When you see notes on the calendar page in the folder, please initial them so we know you’ve seen the important info. 

• Check back each week for updates and reminders — staying connected helps your child succeed!