The Burg Beat - November 22, 2016

Mrs. Burgs Fourth Grade Newsletter

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What are we learning next week?

Questions to review the week

Tell me the first 5 multiples of 3.

What are the factors/factor pairs of 24?
Math: Chapter 4 - Multiply with One-Digit
In your Scholastic News, what did you
Numbers
learn about life on Mars? What do humans
Multiply multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000 using
need to be prepared for, if they were to
basic facts and patterns.
live on Mars?
Estimate products by rounding.
What are some interesting inventions that
Explore multiplication using models.
you learned about in theHow
biography,
Vocabulary: multiples, patterns, place value,
Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning?
round
In the Thanksgiving scavenger hunt, tell
me some facts you learned about the
Reading:
holiday.
Shared
Dear Reading:
Mr. Winston

(
humorous
What have you been working on in the
Snakes
fiction) and
(electronic encyclopedia
Healthy Lifestyles room for Physical
example)
Education?
Comprehension strategy: making inferences
Tell me about your new unit in Social
with clues from a story
Studies with Mrs. Sulkowski.
Vocabulary: weekdays, cardboard, slithered,
genuine, apologize, harmless, ambulance
Denim and Black Tie PTO Fundraiser
Vocabulary strategy: base words, prefixes,
This week, your child brought home a letter
and suffixes
about the PTO Denim and Black Tie Fundraiser in
March. Our classroom has an art project we will
Writing/Grammar:
be completing to auction at the fundraiser that
Opinion writing - The best candy ever!
will accompany a state of Michigan themed basket.
Students will be talking about their
If you are able to donate any items or supplies for
writing with their ELA partners and
this project, it will be greatly appreciated!
working on proofreading together to
polish their pieces for publishing
Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes

Spelling:

Words with soft c (sounds like s) and soft g

(sounds like j)

Social Studies:
The United States in Spatial Terms:
Where is the United States located?
Physical characteristics of the United
States

I have attached a link for a healthy playground

makeover sweepstakes. Anyone in the community
can enter for a chance at our school to win a
$30,000 grant for an extreme playground
makeover! You can enter once a day, every day,
until March 24, 2017. It is a quick entry! Please
share with family and friends!

http://www.togethercounts.com/at-school/win-for
-your-school/sweepstakes

Important Upcoming Dates

November 23-25: Thanksgiving Break

November 29: Consumers Energy

EmPOWERed Kids presentation on
electrical safety (for the 4th grade
classes)

November 29: Perry Spirit Wear orders

due