4th Grade

During the 2nd quarter, you should be able to see your child accomplish the following. Under each item are different ways you can help your child at home.

• Represent, compare, and order fractions with and without models

• Estimate, represent, solve and justify solutions to single-step and multistep using multiplication and division of whole numbers

• Model and determine the probability of an outcome of a simple event

Continue to grow in the following skills from the first quarter:

• Read and write up to nine-digit numbers

• Add and subtract four- digit numbers (without a calculator)

• Estimate solutions to addition and subtraction problems up to 5 digit numbers (without a calculator) up to 7 digits (with a calculator)

• Put a group of up to 4 numbers (up to seven digits) in order from least to greatest and greatest to least (no decimals or fractions yet.)

• Multiplication and Division facts through 12 x 12

⭐ A Simple Family Math Routine

Families can support math learning by spending just 10 minutes a day:

1. 3 minutes: Practice multiplication/division facts.
2. 3 minutes: Practice a current skill such as fractions or probability.
3. 4 minutes: Solve a real-life math problem and explain the thinking.

The most important thing is to encourage children to explain their thinking, estimate, use models when helpful, and make connections to everyday life.

Reading/Writing In the second quarter of fourth grade, students will be learning to…

• Read unfamiliar and familiar multisyllabic words

• Use reading strategies like rereading, context clues, and asking questions when the text is hard to understand

• Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes, topics, and patterns of events in texts

• Compare and contrast details in paired literary and informational texts to aid reading comprehension

• Explore story elements such as Conflict and Resolution in historical fiction like Blood on the River (based on events of the Jamestown, VA colony) and Can’t You Make Them Behave? (about conflicts between the American colony and their then English monarch King George) and in realistic fictional narratives like Tangerine

• Determine how the author uses language, characters, and settings to move the story forward

• Write neatly

• Spell words correctly using fourth-grade spelling rules

• Write clearly using correct grammar and vocabulary for fourth grade

• Speak clearly and work well with others

💡How can you help support at home?

• 15 minutes of reading daily

• Encourage students to write for an authentic audience in letters or post cards, sequential directions with multiple steps, and/or grocery lists

• Practice writing weekly spelling words for accuracy and then using these words in written sentences and in conversation

• Unit 4: Life in the Virginia Colony: Students will be able to

• explain the importance of agriculture and how colonists exchanged goods and services;

• explain how the colony reflected the cultures and traditions of its diverse population;

• distinguish between indentured servants and enslaved people;

• describe the laws that established race-based enslavement; and

• explain the reasons for relocating the capital to Williamsburg.

• Unit 5: The American Revolution: Students will apply history and social science skills to explain Virginia’s role in the American Revolution by:

• explaining the ideas and events that convinced the colonists to declare and fight for independence;

• examining the important contributions, leadership, and experiences of Virginians including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, James Madison, James Armistead Lafayette, Indigenous people, women, and free & enslaved Blacks;

• Identifying the reasons for relocating the state capital from Williamsburg to Richmond

• Identifying the importance of the American victory at Yorktown

• Unit 6: Political Growth and Western Expansion: Students will apply history and social science skills to explain the establishment and growth of the new American nation, emphasizing the role of Virginians and Virginia events during 18th and 19th centuries by:

• explaining the role of George Washington as the “Father of Our Country,” James Madison as the “Father of the Constitution,” and the importance of Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech;

• explaining the development of founding Virginia documents, including George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights and Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom;

• describing how principles of these founding Virginia documents inspired the Declaration of Independence, the Constitutions of both Virginia and the United States and the Bill of Rights;

• explaining how geographical features and technological advances impacted the western movement in the first half of the 1800s; and

• explaining the causes and events of Nat Turner’s Rebellion and how it impacted the institution of slavery.

💡How can you help support at home?

• Your child will bring home annotated passage from class, which should be reviewed and kept in their bookbag for study purposes.

• 📖 Ask your child to Read aloud their Social Studies and then discuss the text
  ❓ Asking questions like:

• What happened in the article?

• What was the main idea?

• What new words did you learn?

Help your child connect what they’re learning to daily life with a few simple questions:

• "What tools do you think meteorologists use to measure today's weather?"

• "How do you think a long period of heavy rain (or no rain) affects the animals in our neighborhood?"

• "What is the difference between today's weather and our region's climate?"

• Keep the conversation going during a outdoor stroll or dinner:

• • "What nonliving things—like sunlight, soil, or water—did you see plants or animals using today?"

  • "Can you trace a simple food chain from our backyard starting with the sun?"

  • "How does an animal's role in nature change as it grows up?"

Our classroom community isn't the same when any student is absent. Every child's presence makes academic achievement possible for all. If students are here for even part of the day, they are counted present and have an opportunity to learn. We are striving to meet our attendance goal, and we really need your support. Unless your child is truly sick, please ensure that he/she attends school every day. When appointments are necessary during the school day, please have your child attend school before and/or after the appointments. We will continue to celebrate our students that have perfect attendance monthly

We have been working hard at collecting PBIS Reward points daily. We earn points by making safe, kind and responsible choices. Weekly, your child can redeem their PBIS rewards points by shopping at our PBIS store. At the end of each quarter, your child will have the opportunity to redeem their remaining PBIS Rewards points. The number of points your child has will determine which activities they can choose to participate in to redeem their points. We are looking forward to these fun experiences!

October 12- Work from Home Day

November 3- No school- PD day

November 12- Global Fest

December 1- Specials Night