Announcements
We are meandering our way through the new school year with perseverance and poise! The students continue to amaze me everyday! I'm so grateful to have such an amazing group of students and families to work with.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, concerns, thoughts, and/or ideas as we continue to venture the storm together. : )
Hope all is well!
Ms. Lisa Comeau
978-597-0380 Ext. 6219
SAve the Date!
November 11th - NO School - Veterans' Day
November 23rd & 24th - Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 25th -27th - NO School - Thanksgiving Break
December 11th - Report Cards
December 23rd - Jan 1st - NO School - Winter Break
What's happening in the fourth grade?
Language Arts
Our first module uses literature and informational text to introduce students to what inspires people to write. It is intentionally designed to encourage students to embrace a love of literacy and writing. In Unit 2, students continue thinking about what inspires writers to write poetry. In the first half of Unit 2, students finish reading Love That Dog. They think about what inspired the main character, Jack, to write and they collect evidence from his poetry supporting their thinking. They are introduced to informative writing and write an informative paragraph for the mid-unit assessment about what inspires Jack.
Recommended Books
"2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow's Kids", by Amy Zuckerman and Jim Daly
"The Great Brain", by John D. Fitzgerald
"No More Dead Dogs", by Gordon Korman
Mathematics
Our second unit is designed to extend students' understanding of multiplication and division.
Students will:
solve problems involving multiplication comparisons by using multiplication and division.
know basic multiplication facts to find the factors of a number.
use rules to generate or extend a number or shape pattern.
Social Studies
Ancient Civilizations of North America
How do archaeologists develop theories about ancient migrations? In our second unit, students will understand that the North American continent has been inhabited for thousands of years, and that large and highly organized ancient societies flourished long before Europeans arrived in North America.
Physical Science
Waves of Sound
In our second unit, students develop the idea that sound is an actual thing, a wave of vibrations traveling through the air. Equipped with this understanding, students will begin to make sense of how sound and music work.