Weekly Communication Sheet
Lucy Barnsley 4th Grade Center Issue #1
September 11th-15th, 2017
Please check the Homeroom Classroom (google classroom) every day for important information!
How to support your child’s learning at home: As the year gets off to a running start there are a few ways that you can help you child to be successful at this time;
- Become familiar with Google Classroom- set up a routine where you are visiting the Classrooms on a regular basis, with your child. The more informed you are, the more you can help.
- Communicate with the teacher- if your child is struggling in any way, please don’t wait to bring this to our attention. Often times students are good at hiding the fact that they’re having a tough time here in school so we are unaware. Also communicate absences and positive happenings with us too.
- Read the Weekly Communication Sheet- We put a lot of important information in these weekly communications, please take a moment to read over it all, preferably with your child, to help stay informed.
Happenings:
★Math –• This week we will focus on Read and write multi-digit numbers (to 1,000,000), Apply place value generalizations to read and compare multi-digit numbers; Please check the Homeroom Classroom (google classroom) for nightly homework assignments. You can also check the Math Classroom in “General Information” to see a list of topics to be covered this quarter.
★ Reading- We will begin our unit of Mythology. Some assignments may need to be completed at home, please see the Homeroom Classroom (google classroom) for specific assignments and details.
★Writing– We will be learning about the elements that make up good writing. We will begin brainstorming ideas for writing Greek god/goddess bio-poems and we will go through the writing process by starting with rough drafts.
★Science –our first unit is on ecology and how to classify organisms. We will study the basic needs of living things and observe our Eco-columns in preparation of the “critter arrival” in the upcoming weeks.
★Social Studies –Our first unit is about maps and how to use them. We’ll be broadening our understanding of geographic and man-made features to look at the entire United States.
Long Term assignments:
➔Independent reading- 25 books need to be read by the end of the school year. A reading log will be available in the Reading Classroom (google classroom). Students should keep up with this reading log regularly, so as not to fall behind. Each teacher has a different due date, so please check with your child for specifics.
Comments/Reminders:
➔No School September 21st
➔Principal/Parent Coffee- September 26th 8:30 am
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