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The HLS Fourth Grade News!

Dear Parents Coming in November!

4th Grade Teachers are working together to find ways to make sure parents are more informed about student work; a challenge with paperless, or near paperless, classrooms.

All 4th grade classrooms are now using Seesaw as a way for students to share their work with families. In addition, when there is work to be viewed in other sites, we will be sending “Remind” messages in order to prompt a discussion with your child. Your child should be able to show you all the places where progress in work may be located!

Report Cards 11/11/16

AMERICAN EDUCATION

WEEK

NO SCHOOL 11/21-11/25/2016

Conferences: 11/21-11/22

Thanksgiving Break: 11/23-11/25

N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 6

REMINDERS

BE SURE MACS ARE CHARGED DAILY!

It also helps if chargers are kept in the bag for quick plug-

ins, if needed!

Headphones or ear buds are needed

everyday! Replacement headphones are available in the LLC for $1.00.

THE FLASH!

SIGN-UP FOR “REMIND 101”!

We are using the “Remind 101” application to give regular school and classroom updates. If you haven’t signed up, please do so!

Text this message: @gf37ha

To this Number: 81010

11/14-11/18/2016

Invitation is attached to email

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THE FLASH 2016

READING During this month, we will continue in the theme “Teamwork– What is the value of teamwork?”; focus is on phrasing, expression, text evidence, and dictionary skills. Students will be reviewing affixes and nouns. (Common Core Standards: RFS.3-4, L.2-6) Please remember to encourage independent reading. Checkout this link from our reading specialist, Megan Gidcumb, who illustrates the importance of this activity:

WRITING During this month, we will focus on conventions. Please remind your child to use punctuation and capital letters when you see them working. We will be continuing to work on openings and closing in our required modes: argument, narrative, and informative, while employing the writing process.

(Common Core Standards: W.1 – 6)

MATH We will be focusing on Numbers Base Ten Fraction and Measurement and Data. Our emphasis will be problem solving. Students are being tested regularly on their multiplication facts. They should be practicing their multiplication facts through 12!

(Common Core Standards: OA.1-3; MD. 5-7)

SOCIAL SCIENCE/SCIENCE We will continue our Economy Unit as we develop our own businesses during PBL. We are also continuing to work on our study of living and nonliving things in science. Students will be researching animals and plants that share an ecosystem. (Illinois State Standards: 15A-E; Next Generation Science Standards: LS1-2; Common Core Standards: 4.W.7-8)