4th Grade December Update

This month we are learning Personal Financial Literacy, including classifying expenses as fixed or variable, learning how to calculate profits, and exploring saving options.

When we return from break in January, students will no longer be able to use their pre-made multiplication charts. It is highly recommended you and your student practice multiplication/division facts over break. We will be starting fractions in January.

Please practice multiplication facts at home.

Reading:

In reading we will work on poetry and drama this month.

Writing:

As we write this month, we will finish our imaginative stories, and focus on revising and editing written passages.

Word Study:

12/4: Words with /k/ /ng/ and /kw/ such as risky, track, topic, blank, and question.

11/13: Words with final /j/ and /s/ such as glance, misjudge, damage, package, twice, and stage.

Science:

In science this month we are completing our study of soils. We will explore the properties of soil, their ability to support plant growth and retain water. Our new concepts and vocabulary include: soil, sediment, humus, clay, silt, and water retention.

History:

This month in Texas history we will learn about the first Spanish settlements and the role they played in the early years of Spanish control in Texas.

8th: PTO Movie Night!

9th: Pancake Breakfast Benefit 9-11 AM

11th: PTO Meeting 6:30 PM

13th: Chick Fil A Spirit Day

14th: Art Show 5 PM

14th: 4th Grade Music Performance 6 PM

18th: Polar Express Day: Wear Pajamas

19th: Fuller Family Gathering Time TBD

20th: Early Release at Noon

21st: Holiday Party 9 AM in the 3-5 Collaboration Space

22nd-January 8th: Holiday Break