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| Dear Parents,  | | It’s hard to believe that we are half way through fourth grade. We have both seen growth in all of the students since the beginning of the school year, and we are sure you have, too.
In the second half of the year, we will continue working on all of the same subjects, although we are going to challenge your child to think more critically and creatively. As we continue to encourage this kind of thinking at school, please encourage it at home as well. Please continue to sort through the graded papers that your child brings home on Fridays. This is an excellent way to see what material your child needs to have reinforced at home. We look forward to a great second half of fourth grade!
-Mrs. Dyke & Mrs. Pause |  |
| Math | | This month in math, we will begin Unit 6. This unit will expose the students to the method of solving division, and measuring and drawing angles. Please ask your child each night if he/she understands the material being taught in class. | |
| Science | | In Science, the students continue a
unit on weather. The students learned about climates and how they change, what
determines weather patterns and how human activity can affect climate. The
students learned about the greenhouse effect and extended chapter concepts with
hands-on investigations. They learned
about recycling
plastics, paper, and aluminum and explored new ways to use old household items
in green projects. | |
| L.A. | | In Reading, Mrs. Dyke’s class will finish reading The Hollow Tree and begin reading Out of the Dust. This book, written in free verse, tells the story of a family in the year 1934, struggling to survive during the Dust Bowl. Most of the novel will be read in school; however, there may be times when the students will be assigned at-home reading. Both classes will view an educational documentary on the Dust Bowl for background history. Mrs. Pause's class will conclude our unit on American Stories and begin reading the novel Sarah Plain and Tall. This is the story of a family living in a Midwestern rural community during "turn of the century" America.
This month's book report will involve reading the biography of a famous American, followed by creating a timeline. Directions for this project will be coming home. | |
| Regions | | This month, we finish the Midwest. Notes will be coming home soon to study for a test on the Midwest Environment. | |
| Craftsman Project | | The students are off and running on their colonial craftsman projects. Your child is encouraged to work ahead, but the teacher needs to see all work before progressing to the next step. Your child should have finished reading the book, and should now be working to answer the questions in his/her packet. Answers to those questions are due February 4th. So that writing the rough draft will be easier, please make sure that your child is answering the questions in complete sentences that restate the questions. Please continue to ask your child about the project and encourage him/her to stay up-to-date on the current assignment. The rough draft will be written at school, with the final draft being typed at home. | |
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| | February Events | | Midwest Cap. Test | 2 | Craftsman Questions Due | 4 | Parent Visiting Day | 9 | Field Trip Fred. Hist. Museum | 11 | Valentine’s Day Party | 14 | No School (President’s Day) | 21 | Craftsman Rough Draft Due | 23 | | No School (NAIS Conference) | 25 | | February Keyboarding Calendar Due | 28 |
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| March Events | | February Book Report Due | 7 | Field Trip Freedom Train | 10 |
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| Future Dates | | Seneca Schoolhouse Field Trip | April 18th | | 4th Gr. State Fair (in gym 8:30-10:30 am) Parents invited-mark your calendars | May 13th | | Fort Frederick Field Trip | May 20th | | C & O Canal Field Trip (all day event) | May 23rd |
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| Spanish | | Fourth grade is learning the CALENDER in Spanish. We are learning numbers one through thirty-one; seven days of the week and twelve months of the year. | |
| Art | | The majority of fourth graders have finished their Colonial Limner paintings which are hanging in the hallway. We have now begun a unit on embroidery. The children are using embroidery hoops and thread to create an image of their choice using crosshatch and regular sewing stitches. This is a good time to make sure that all of your children are capable of tying knots and bows a skill they should have learned in the primary grades.
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| Music | | In music class, the Fourth Grade students have rung in the New Year with bells, and songs about bells. They sang about Peace. They have also sung songs of Initiative and Courage, the Virtues-Of-The-Month for January and February. They are singing songs about Winter, and they continue to build their repertoire of traditional and fun folk songs which have originated in our great big, diversified country of America. They are playing their recorders in music class, learning new notes while mastering good tone production. They have been listening to instrumental duets, and piano trios by Chaminade, Beethoven, and Dvorak. | |
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