4th Grade Weekly Update
December 16 - December 20
Happy Holidays
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 wish everyone a wonderful and safe holiday!!!
Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendars
Monday Dec 16 & Tuesday Dec 17: 2nd Quarter Math AMP assessment
Thursday, Dec. 19th: Park Street Student Holiday Performance and PTA meeting (5:30 PM)
Dec. 21 - Jan. 5th. Holiday Break
Holiday Performance on December 19 at 5:30
4th and 5th graders along with the Performing Panthers will be performing
Holiday Performance on December 19 at 5:50pm
4th and 5th graders along with the Performing Panthers will be performing
Last Week in 4th Grade
The students continued to learn about:
Math: Unit 4: Fractions
- Added and subtracted mixed numbers
- Reviewed for our 2nd Quarter AMP assessment
ELA: Wit and Wisdom Module 2: Extreme Settings:
- Worked on Narrative writing: using sensory details to describe a character and setting
Social Studies: Westward Expansion
- Learned about the California gold rush how it related to the Westward Expansion
Students explored how reptiles adapt to extreme environments
Jayce and Drako, the snake
Aislinn and Drako, the snake
Junior and Drako, the snake
This Week in 4th Grade
Here is what the students will be learning this week:
Math: Unit 4: Fractions
- Quarter 2 AMP assessment
- Holiday math review
ELA: Wit and Wisdom Module 2: Extreme Settings:
- Continue to work on Narrative writing: using sensory details to describe a character and setting
Social Studies: Westward Expansion
- Continue to finish up activities from the unit
Thursday: Holiday activity rotations: where students will rotate classes and participate in various activities.
Friday: Holiday party
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
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
Memorizing Multiplication facts
Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Regrouping
Equivalent Fractions Anchor Chart and Video
Comparing Fractions video
Decomposing Fractions video
Multiplication with Partial Products and Division with Partial Quotients
Science Resources
Oregon Trail On Line Game
Reading Resource Links
"Show, Not Tell" Video on using the 5 Senses
Story Elements Anchor Chart
The past 2 weeks the ESOL students have been practicing some vocabulary. Students are encouraged to practice these words at home too!
This website is great for students to practice vocabulary. It was mentioned at the ESOL parent meeting., and students have been using it at school some. We encourage students to practice on it for 10-15 minutes a couple of times per week.

