Benson/Cave News
News from the 4th Grade
January 27, 2017
Math News
Next week we will start our first fraction unit. Fractions will take up the rest of the 3rd nine weeks and will be broken into several smaller units. Students will continue to work in class on their objectives. Homework packets will look a little different next week. There will be 4 sheets and they will be spiral review items that will help students continually remember concepts learned throughout the year. Please encourage your child to do a little each night so that it is not too much at one time and to always put their names on their papers and turn them in on Fridays.
Students are still required to complete 5 topics in ALEKS each week, however if they complete up to 10, they will receive up to 5 bonus points. So for example, if they complete 8 topics, they will have 3 extra credit points. If they complete 10 topics they will have 5 extra credit points. No more than 5 extra credit points will be awarded in a week.
Science News
We finished up our astronomy unit this past week and next week we will begin our unit on organisms. We will be learning about how animals and plants are different, life cycles of different plants and animals, what organisms get from their parents and what they get from their habitat, how animals adapt to survive, and how do plants survive. We may even incubate some chicken eggs when we discuss life cycles.
Only one more week of observing the moon! This next week we will see the moon go from New Moon to first quarter. Don’t forget to keep up with the moon calendar. If you miss a night or it is cloudy, go to: http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases_calendar.phtml
to see what the moon should look like. Moon calendars will be a major grade and are due on Monday, February 6th.
Today students were given a packet from the South Carolina Academy of Science. It is a group of questions that students can answer by researching. They are to be completed without the help of a parent or other adult. It was given to students as an extra opportunity to make a 100 in the gradebook. It is optional. Students will have the next several weeks to work on it. If your child would like me to mail it off to the SCAS and enter it into their competition, they will need to get a permission form from me and pay the $5 registration fee. There are always winners from each school selected. Last year we had 2 fourth graders win and were recognized at our end of the year awards ceremony. For more information you can go to: http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/cse
Language Arts News.
This coming week, students will be doing the 2017 District Writing Formative Assessment #2. Nothing to study for--just make sure your child is here each day and does their best writing when they are here.
Students read the story “The Cricket in Times Square” this week. They will have a vocabulary test on Tuesday and the comprehension test will be on Wednesday. Please always encourage your child to read at least 20 minutes every day.
Social Studies News
Unit 5--The American Revolution--will be finished next week. There will be a unit test on Thursday. Students should bring their SS books home every night and review the material.
Fourth Grade News
The 100th Day of School is Wednesday, February 4th!
Friday, February 3rd is National Wear Red Day.
The next Early Dismissal day will be Friday, February 17th. School will be dismissed at 11:30am. Make sure we know if your child has a different form of transportation.
Ending Thoughts
We are very excited for this school year and to be able to teach your child. You may email us anytime there is a concern. Click on our name below for a direct link to our email.
Thanks for sharing your children with us each day!
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