August 28-September 1

Upcoming Important Dates:

Monday, September 4th – SCHOOL HOLIDAY

Wednesday, September 20th – Early Release 11:30

Math Learning Goals:  Place Value with Decimals

  • 3.4F Multiplication Review
  • 4.2 A -Place value is 10 times position to right & 1/10 of the place to the left
  • 4.2B- Place value of whole #’s through 1 billion & decimals through hundredths

Math Homework:   Due Thursday, August 31st and study 3’s and 4’s X facts

Homework is sent home on Fridays and is due the following Thursday.  Please study your 3’s and 4’s  multiplication facts.  We will have a squares, 2’s, 5’s and 3’s quiz on Wednesday, August 30th.  We will have a squares, 2’s, 5’s, 3’s and 4’s quiz Friday September 1st.

Science Learning Goals:  Learned Behaviors/Inherited Traits

4.10B  Explore and describe examples of traits that are inherited from parents to offspring such as eye color and shapes of leaves and behaviors that are learned such as reading a book and wolf pack teaching their pups to hunt effectively.

August 21-25, 2023

Important Dates:

  • Wednesday, August 23 Reading MAPS testing
  • Thursday, August 24 Math MAPS testing

Math Learning Goals:  Place Value & Multiplication Facts                                                       

  • 3.4F Multiplication Review
  •  4.2B- Place value of whole #’s through 1 billion & decimals through hundredths

Math Homework:  

  • Math homework was sent home on Friday, August 18th and is due back the following Thursday, August 24th.
  • Study squares, 2’s and 5’s.

Multiplication Quiz:

  • Wednesday, August 23- Squares and 2’s
  • Friday, August 25th- Squares, 2’s and 5’s

Science Learning Goals:

  • 4.1A  The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations, following home and school safety procedures and environmentally appropriate and ethical practices
  • 4.10B  Explore and describe examples of traits that are inherited from parents to offspring such as eye color and shapes of leaves and behaviors that are learned such as reading a book and wolf pack teaching their pups to hunt effectively

May 15-17

Important Dates and Information:

Tuesday, May 16th 8:30am 4th grade Awards (Students may be checked out after awards) EARLY RELEASE 11:30 

Wednesday, May 17th EARLY RELEASE 11:30 Last Day of School

Enjoy Your Summer Break!!!

May 8-12

Important Dates:

  • Wednesday,  Field Day May 10th 8:00-11:30
  • Thursday, bring board games
  • Friday, May 12th Field Trip to Splash Pad 9:30-12:00
  • Tuesday, May 16, 4th Grade Awards, Cafeteria, 9:00 am
  • Wednesday May 17, Early Release 11:30 and Last Class Day

Math Learning Goals:  Review skills

  • No Math Homework

Science Learning Goals:  Energy

  • 4.6B(S): Differentiate between conductors and insulators of thermal and electrical energy.
  • 4.6C(S): Demonstrate that electricity  travels in a closed path, creating an electrical circuit.

May 1-5

Important Dates:

  • Tuesday, May 2, Math STAAR Test 
  • Wednesday, May 10th 8:00-11:30
  • Friday, May 12th Field Trip to Splash Pad 9:30-12:00
  • Tuesday, May 16, 4th Grade Awards, Cafeteria, 9:00 am
  • Wednesday May 17, Early Release 11:30 and Last Class Day

Math Learning Goals:  Review for STAAR

Math Homework: None

Science Learning Goals:  Forms of Energy

  • 4.6A(R): Differentiate among forms of energy, including mechanical, sound,   electrical, light, and thermal.

April 24-28

Important Upcoming Dates:

  • Monday, April 24, PTO Meeting, Cafeteria 6:00
  • Tuesday, April 25, Reading STAAR
  • Tuesday, May 2, Math STAAR
  • Wednesday, May 10th, 4th Grade Field Day
  • Friday, May 12th, 4th Grade Field Trip to the Splash Pad
  • Tuesday, May 16, 4th Grade Awards, Cafeteria, 9:00 am
  • Wednesday, May 17, Early Release 11:30, Last Day of School

Math Learning Goals:  Measurement and Review for STAAR

Geometry and measurement. The student applies mathematical process standards to select appropriate customary and metric units, strategies, and tools to solve problems involving measurement. The student is expected to:

4.8 (A) identify relative sizes of measurement units within the customary and metric systems;

4.8 (B) convert measurements within the same measurement system, customary or metric, from a smaller unit into a larger unit or a larger unit into a smaller unit when given other equivalent measures represented in a table; and

4.8 (C) solve problems that deal with measurements of length, intervals of time, liquid volumes, mass, and money using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division as appropriate.

Math Homework:  Last Math Homework for the year is due Thursday, April 27th.

Math Homework was passed out on Friday, April 21st, and is due the following Thursday, April 27th.  This is the last homework for the year.

Science Learning Goals: Earth Day Activities

4.1B (P): Make informed choices in the use and conservation of natural resources and reusing and recycling of materials.

April 17-21, 2023

Upcoming Important Dates:

  • Tuesday, April 18, Class Pictures
  • Monday, April 24, PTO Meeting, Cafeteria 6:00
  • Tuesday, April 25, STAAR READING TEST
  • Tuesday, May 2, STAAR MATH TEST
  • Wednesday, May 10th 4th Grade Field Day 8:00-11:30
  • Tuesday, May 16, 4th Grade Awards, Cafeteria, 9:00 am
  • Wednesday, May 17, Early Release and Last Day of School

Math Learning Goals:  Finance

  • 4.9B (S) Solve problems using data from tables and graphs
  • 4.10A (S) Classify Expenses
  • 4.10B (S) Calculate Profit
  • 4.10C,D,E (S) Describe savings options, spending, and financial institutions

Math Homework:  Due Thursday, April 20th

  • Math homework was passed out on Friday, April 14th, and is due back the following Thursday, April 20th.

Science Learning Goals:  Force and Motion

  • 4.8A Identify relative sizes of measurement within the customary and metric systems
  • 4.8B convert measurements within the same measurement system- customary or metric
  • 4.8C solve problems that deal with measurement
  • 4.6D(S): Design a descriptive  investigation to explore the effect of  force on an object such as a push or pull, gravity, friction, or magnetism.

March 27-31

Important Dates:

Monday, March 27 – PTO Meeting, Cafeteria 6:00 pm
Thursday, March 30 – Spring Pictures
Saturday, April 1 – PTO Mother-Son Dance, Gym 6:00 pm
April 3-6, Book Fair

Math Learning Goals:  Measuring Angles Using Protractors

4.6D-(R)  Classify two-dimensional figures using lines and angles

4.7A/B – Illustrate angle measures in degrees

4.7C-(R) Measure angles

4.7D-(S) Draw angles

4.7E-(S) Determine angle measures for non-overlapping adjacent angles

Math Homework:  Due Thursday March 30th

Homework was sent home Friday, March 24th and is due back the following Thursday, March 30th.

Science Learning Goals:  Compare and Contrast States of Matter

4.5A(R): Measure, compare, and  contrast physical properties of  matter, including mass, volume,  states (solid, liquid, gas), temperature, magnetism, and the ability to sink or float.