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*4th Grade Weekly Update, 01-20-26*
*01-20-26 Weekly Update* |
Important Dates: 1.22-Bookmobile 1.27-1.30 National School Choice Week 1.27-School Choice Week AM Assembly 1.28 - SAC Meeting 1.28 - BOD Meeting
Academics:
CKLA In this unit, students will learn about Earth's layers and geological features. What's the story? Students will learn that the earth is composed of layers that, through heat and pressure, cause movements that result in geological features above and below the earth's surface. They will also explore the relationships between those different geological processes and how they affect the landscape and related environments of the earth. What will my student learn? Students will learn about the theory of plate tectonics and how it explains the presence of volcanoes, mountains, underwater trenches, ridges, and other geological features. They will also study geological processes like rock formation, weathering, and erosion to understand how the earth changes over time and why it looks the way it does. Students will review the stages of the writing process and engage in several short writing projects. They will have many opportunities to write, some of which include drafting an informational pamphlet about tsunamis, writing a wiki entry about a specific volcano, and creating a descriptive paragraph about a type of rock or item in the rock cycle. Conversation starters: Ask your student questions about the unit to promote discussion and continued learning:
1. What similarities did geologists observe as they examined fossils on different continents? Follow up: What similarities did geologists observe as they examined rock formations on different continents? 2. What are seismic waves? Follow up: What did scientists learn from studying them? Where can seismic waves travel? 3. What are tectonic plates? Follow up: What are some different ways tectonic plates can move? 4. What is the difference between an earthquake and an aftershock? Follow up: What does a seismograph do? 5. What happens below the earth's surface to form a volcano? Follow up: What happens above the earth's surface to form a volcano?
Math: Students are working to meet a math throw down challenge: by Friday, January 23rd, you student should be able to pass a quiz about their divisibility rules (see below) with a 100%. If they do, they earn a candy bar (and a 100% in the grade book)! Students will rely on these rules throughout this chapter and in consecutive grades, hence the request to memorize.
Grammar: We continue to practice Possessive Pronoun Adjectives to the mix and continue to work on mastering subject pronouns and review the realm of "You Understood".
Riggs: Tuesday: Test list 12: Expedition, errand, cantankerous Wednesday: Test List 13 empire, explorer, colony Thursday: Test List 14 erupt, fossil, sediment
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Your child has been acquainted with the following programs. They should be able to show you what to do at home, but here's the low down just in case. Google Classroom: See attached page for step by step directions
Big Ideas Math Book: -Log in through Google Classroom-Navigate to Math, then Big Ideas Student log-in is their email address (first name, middle initial, last name @re3j.com) Student password is their first name (capitalized), middle initial, last name
CKLA Readers: -Log in through Google Classroom or -Clever -Click on Orange Amplify Icon -Click Log IN with Google -In the Library tab, your student can access all readers
IXL -Log in on Google Classroom -student username is their first, middle inital, and last name -student password is ccastudent3
Prodigy- -Log In through Google Classroom -Our Class Code is 93D8E31 -If asked, please have your child play in school mode. This way, I can see successes and struggles. |
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It is an absolute privilege to teach your kiddos, and I look forward to a fabulous year. If you have any questions, please reach out to me.
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