4th Grade Weekly Update
October 7-October 11
We are excited to be working with your child!
We strive to create an environment that helps our students to meet their highest potential.
Please read our newsletter each week to get important updates and reminders.
We hope that everyone had a wonderful and safe Fall Break. The students back into the swing of things this past week.
Upcoming Events
This week:
October 9: Students take their Unit 2 Math assessment
October 10: Hispanic Heritage Celebration/PTA meeting 5:30pm
October 11: ESOL informational meeting 8:30-9:30am
October 11: Coffee with the Principal 8:30-9:30am
Next Week:
October 14-18: Conference week/Early Release
October 14-18: Book Fair
October 16-17: Math Quarter 1 AMP assessment
Coming up later this month:
Parent Teacher Conferences October 14-18
Parent Teacher Conferences October 14-18
PTA Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Last Week in 4th Grade
The students continued to learn about:
Math: Students continued their unit on Patterns and preparing for their unit test:
- Continued to learn about shape and number patterns
- Continued to learn about factors and multiples
- Continued to learn about prime and composite numbers
ELA: Wit and Wisdom Module 1: A Great Heart
- Continued to learn about figurative language
- Continued to learn about main idea and key details of informational text
- Continued to learn how to summarize informational text
Social Studies: American Revolution
- Began to learn about the causes of the American Revolution
- Learned how the French and Indian War and Stamp Act lead to the American Revolution
This Week in 4th Grade
Here is what the students will be learning this week:
Math: Students will finish up their unit on Patterns and take their Unit 2 assessment on:
- Shape and number patterns
- Factors and multiples
- Prime and composite numbers
- Then begin reviewing for the Quarter 1 AMP assessment
ELA: Wit and Wisdom Module 1: A Great Heart
- Begin to learn about poetry
Social Studies: American Revolution
- Continue to learn about the causes of the American Revolution
- Learning how Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, and the Boston Massacre lead to the American Revolution
How to Help at Home
*Please make sure that your child completes their nightly homework which includes math and reading.
*Please have your child practice their multiplication facts every day! (see the link below for skip counting songs)
*Please make sure that your child is reading every day for at least 20 minutes and talk to your child about what they had read.
*Asking your child what they learned today.
News from PTA
Click to access the Panther Store
Boo Grams will be on sale October 21-31!
Boo Grams will be on sale October 21-31!
Uniform Reminder
All students are expected to be in uniform. Fridays "Spirit Days" are the only days students should be out of uniform, on these days, students are still expected to wear Marietta/Park Street gear and be weather and school appropriate.
Reminder that all students should be wearing tennis shoes every day.
Transportation and Attendance Reminders
Arrival / Dismissal
Change of Transportation
If there is a change in transportation arrangements, we require notice from the parent before allowing students to be transported by anyone other than a parent. You may send in a note with your child or email parkstreet@marietta-city.org with the details of the change. We do not allow students to walk or to ride home with unauthorized people.
At dismissal time bus riders will be put on the school bus unless a parent is present for pick-up, or the parent has notified the school office of another arrangement.
Students are not permitted to change buses to ride home with friends without a note from their parent. Please make arrangements for your child before he/she comes to school. If you must make a change during the day, notify the school office staff before 2:30 p.m.
Pick-up by Car in the Afternoon
Anyone picking up a child must have his/her Panther Car Tag. If you do not have a Panther Car Tag, you may get one at Sneak-A-Peek or by coming to the front office.
Please do not park across the street and have your child designated as a “walker”.
This is extremely dangerous, and teachers on duty will stop children crossing the street
unescorted by a parent or adult. If you need to come into the building, please park in a parking space.
Tardy Drop-Off
When a student arrives late (after 8:30), an adult must sign the student in at the office.
Early Pick-Up
Please limit early pick-up of children to emergencies and appointments. If a child is out for any portion of the school day, the missed time is recorded as a tardy. A note sent in the morning will help us to have your child ready. To avoid interruptions to instruction, no student
will be released between 2:45 and 3:15. Parents will be asked to wait for the dismissal bell. Come to the office to check out a student. Please be prepared to present photo identification upon request. No student will be released to an unknown or unauthorized person.
Late Pick-Up
Students waiting to be picked up will be supervised until 3:30. After 3:30 they may be sent to the After School Program if they are pre-registered ($10 fee). Regular after school charges will apply. Many parents sign up for the program so their children can attend in case of emergency.
Attendance
When your child is absent, please remember to send in a note explaining the reason why your child was not at school.
* If you child has 3 or more unexcused absences, you will receive a phone call from your child's teacher.
*If after 5 unexcused absences, you will receive an official notice from the school.
Fourth Grade Teachers' Contact
Ms. Gibson - 4A
Ms. Han - 4B
Ms. Rivas - 4C
Ms. Johnson - 4D
Mrs. Montgomery - Reading Specialist
Mrs. Staphylaris - EIP Math Teacher
Mrs. Perry - ESOL Teacher
Mr. Wright - IRR Teacher
Links to Important Websites
Math Resource Links
Reading Resource Links
Parents, Please check your child's folder for an invitation to attend an ESOL information meeting. This meeting is on October 11th from 8-9am in the media center. All parents who have a student in ESOL are invited. This meeting will go over Access Scores and what your child is learning with their ESOL teacher.
Also, we are practicing items found in a school. Please use this video to review at home with your child.