Dear 4B Families,
I know you are all busy packing, but here is a brief letter about post Spring Break programming.
For math, kids will work on reviewing skills for fractions and decimals; and, they will take a battery of summative assessments after Spring Break. They will share these with you during their SLC in April. The SLC will be an opportune time to set final math goals for the year.
For literacy, after Spring Break we will take our old stop n jots and put them next to our recent stop n jots and literacy letters and other types of response writing, and write some self-reflective blog posts. These will be shared during the SLC in April. Students will then know exactly what to practice to reach "Applying" on their reading skills for the Standards Based Report Cards.
For writing, we will push the essay through our final weeks of school with an Indus Valley essay and a water conservation essay: both linked with social studies.
For social studies, we will continue our Indus Valley studies and write a 5 paragraph essay that compares modern India with Ancient Indus life. Students will also use the iPad to make another movie, but this time it will focus on Indus Valley Life: this is for Bringing History to Life.
Our Water Unit is the capstone unit for this year and it is very powerful. Our final project is a Public Service Announcement and parents will be invited to the FAC to view the entire grade 4's PSAs. It's fun!!!
Enjoy your break!
Ms. T and Ms. Deanna
I know you are all busy packing, but here is a brief letter about post Spring Break programming.
For math, kids will work on reviewing skills for fractions and decimals; and, they will take a battery of summative assessments after Spring Break. They will share these with you during their SLC in April. The SLC will be an opportune time to set final math goals for the year.
For literacy, after Spring Break we will take our old stop n jots and put them next to our recent stop n jots and literacy letters and other types of response writing, and write some self-reflective blog posts. These will be shared during the SLC in April. Students will then know exactly what to practice to reach "Applying" on their reading skills for the Standards Based Report Cards.
For writing, we will push the essay through our final weeks of school with an Indus Valley essay and a water conservation essay: both linked with social studies.
For social studies, we will continue our Indus Valley studies and write a 5 paragraph essay that compares modern India with Ancient Indus life. Students will also use the iPad to make another movie, but this time it will focus on Indus Valley Life: this is for Bringing History to Life.
Our Water Unit is the capstone unit for this year and it is very powerful. Our final project is a Public Service Announcement and parents will be invited to the FAC to view the entire grade 4's PSAs. It's fun!!!
Enjoy your break!
Ms. T and Ms. Deanna
