Fourth

Grade News!
Edition 3; November 8, 2015

On the calendar:
11/20: All the World Festival 6-7:15 pm
11/24: Parent/Teacher Conferences 4 - 8 pm
11/25 27: No School--Thanksgiving Break!
12/10: Winter Concert at GHS

Math:
This month, we will focus on multiplication. We will be
using an alternative curriculum to help students really
understand the meaning behind multiplication. We will
start our unit by analyzing a store, Muffles Truffles and
its products and how we can box them using arrays. This
model will align with our Everyday Math Unit 5:
Multiplication, as students will explore partial products as
a method for multiplying. Students will be learning about
the different properties of numbers (associative,
distributive) while multiplying as well.

Science/Soc. St.:
In Social Studies, we have been focusing on different
features of a map. We used our map skills to create
imaginary islands. Next, we will be moving into even more
geography skills studying the world and our country. We
will be starting global, studying the continents and oceans,
zooming into the countries of North America, and then
learning the major landforms in the United States. Students
will then zoom in even further to learn more about the
region we live in the Midwest. They will then break into
groups to learn about the other regions of the US.

Writing:
Our next writing unit, Personal and Persuasive Essays,
aligns well as we transition into our nonfiction reading unit.
In this unit, students will generate essays with thesis
statements, gathering evidence and supporting details to
help support their claim. Well use a boxes and bullets
organization method to set up our evidence paragraphs
(thesis and reasons). Students will be very well versed into
coming up with an idea and providing reasons and
examples to support their reasons. We apologize in
advance for any arguments at home!

Contact Mrs. Bayer:

Email -
Jessica.bayer@greendale.k12.wi.us
Phone - 414-423-2750 ext. 2211

WIN (What I Need):

We wrapped up our first rotation of WIN
groups this past week. The second round will
begin this week. Some students may be working
in a small group, practicing specific skills in
math or reading. Students not in a group this
session are independently working on math
practice, nonfiction reading, working on
increasing their typing skills, or possibly
pursuing an independent project.

Reading:
We are moving into our next unit of study:
Informational and Literary Nonfiction. In this
unit, students will read a variety of nonfiction
texts, but reading a little further beyond just the
facts. Students will analyze nonfiction text
structures, looking at the way the author
constructed the page, and understand the
purpose for its structure. They will then look at
narrative nonfiction texts, and think about how
we can apply everything weve learned so far
about literature into literary nonfiction. Toward
the end of the unit, the students will be able to put
all of their learning together to help them grow
theories about what their informational texts are
suggesting.

Word Study:
Please help assist with the completion of your childs
word study activities at home. Remember, four
activities should be completed by Friday morning. Two
activities require a partner! Tests are always on
Fridays, and will come home in the following weeks
Friday Folder.

Each week students get 5 new High Frequency
words. They write them down daily into their agenda.
Please help your child practice the 5 High Frequency
words he/she is responsible for knowing--they can be
practiced each night with their weekly words.

Contact Mrs. Wycklendt:

Email
Kimberlee.Wycklendt@greendale.k12.wi.us
Phone - 414-423-2750 ext. 2210

Contact Mr. Rivera:

Email -
tyler.rivera@greendale.k12.wi.us
Phone - 414-423-2750 ext. 2209