Benson/Bodrick News
News from the 4th Grade
January 12, 2018
Math News
Today we took our Unit 7 division test. There were a lot of word problems on the test. I will have it graded soon and the grades put into PowerSchool. I will send it home next week also so you can see how your child did on these problems.
Next week we will start our Geometry unit. We will be describing and drawing lines, angles, and rays. We will also practice using a protractor and measuring angles. You do not have to provide a protractor--I have plenty to use in class and I will provide a paper protractor for everyone to take home with them.
There will be one more ALEKS grade for this nine weeks also. I will be counting all topics mastered between January 3rd and January 18th. I have encouraged students to master as many as they can so that they can get some extra credit points for extra topics. I’m not telling them a number, but they should master at least 10-15 topics and any over than amount will count as extra points.
No homework packet will be sent home next week. Please have your child practice their multiplication facts. There are many games on www.multiplication.com that they would love to play that will help them. The better they know their facts, the easier this unit will be for them to complete.
Science News
This week we focused on the moon and its phases. Fun fact: Did you know we never see the backside of the moon? Next week we will review for our big astronomy unit test. Tuesday I will give each student a study guide. I will post the correct answers in Google classroom that afternoon so that they can check their study guides and study the correct information. The test will be on Thursday.
ELA News
This week, we focused our attention on informational text features and visual aids that help make navigating through informational text easier. Students received a colorful note-page with all features and their purpose. Please make sure they study it because they will need to be familiar with when they TEST at the end of next week! Students will also conduct research to create their own informational magazines. They will have all week to work on both at school and at home. Guidelines will be sent Monday and finished product will be due on Monday, January 22, 2018.
Additionally, I would like to continue to shine a light on my Lexia completers so special shout out to the following students who finished Lexia Core 5:- Jack Dalrymple
- Aiden Grant
- Brooke Blanding
- Aaron Fonce
- Austin Jeffcoat
- Harris McLean
The following students are almost there! Keep pushing: Lily Calhoun, Thomas Bozard, Daija Caldwell, Liana Adams, Caroline Goff, Jake Gonzales, Jeremy Harris, Emily Lancaster LaLonnie Mitchum, and Libby Lee
What you can do at home to help your child be successful:
- Discuss What Your Child is Reading and help them complete weekly Reading Responses which will now be checked as they are submitted via Seesaw
- Find Reasons to Write outside of the Classroom
- Play Educational Games/Watch Educational Videos - LEXIA and STUDY ISLAND can be used at home and is strongly encouraged for students who are pulled out during class time/not meeting weekly requirement.
Social Studies News
Next Week: The Triangular Trade and Early Slavery in the Colonies - TEST Wednesday
This week students made a Paper bag Book on the Triangular Trade. Please ask them about it and have a conversation with them about what they learned to prepare for test. They also have a map that they completed in class today that shows what was exported and imported along the three routes. (Some students left at school which was not supposed to happen!)
Remember:
- Students (and now parents) can access Google Classroom at home. All presentations and special links are posted there as references. Students may use these references when studying and completing weekly RAP questions. Some links are interactive games and videos!
- RAP Questions are assigned every Thursday and it is highly encouraged that students use notes to complete. Social Studies journals will come home on Thursday.
- A parent study guide has been issued for your personal use (so you can help your child if for some reason they are missing information or you aren’t exactly abreast on your history!)
Fourth Grade News
Related Arts Schedule for next week
We are going to the Koger Center on Tuesday, February 13th to see a performance of “Freedom Train.” Information was sent home last week. The cost is $13 per student and the money and permission forms are due by Friday, February 2nd.
We took class picture this week. You can still order pictures. The cost is $12 and the money is due no later than Wednesday, January 17th.
Ending Thoughts
Thank you for sharing your children with us! Please feel free to email us with any questions. For those who signed up for Remind 101 with Ms. Bodrick, feel free to shoot a text if necessary. 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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