Mrs.

Dalton
FOURTH GRADE daltondo@hickoryschoo
ls.net

FOCU
Mrs. Marvin
February-March 2017
marvinla@hickoryschoo
ls.net
Ms. Phillips

Reading/ELA
We will complete our study of figurative language. We will
practice summarizing the key and supporting details, along
with identifying the main idea. Upcoming Events!
Feb. 1-Let it Shine: American Civil
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We will continue our study of fractions. Students will learn Feb. 16-NAEP testing for 4th graders
how to multiply fractions and whole numbers by modeling Feb. 17-Progress Reports
and explaining via various strategies, including using a Feb. 20th- SNOW MAKEUP day-Attend
number line. We will explore how decimals and fractions are School!
related, use decimal notation to represent fractions, compare Mar. 10th-NO SCHOOL-Teacher Workday
decimals and model and explain the equivalence between Mar. 24th-Field Trip: GEM SHOW
tenths and hundredths. Mar. 27th-NO SCHOOL-Teacher Workday
Mar. 31st-Field Trip: SQUID Science at the
Catawba Science Center
Science
We are recognizing that energy takes various forms that may **If you plan to hand out Valentines,
be grouped based on their interactions with matter. please make sure you have a Valentine for
Specifically, students will recognize that basic forms of energy every student in your class!
(light, sound, heat, electrical, and magnetic) as the ability to
cause motion or create change.

Social Studies
We are completing our study of the influence of colonial
history in North Carolina and how it affected the governing
documents of our state. We are taking notes and putting
together a movie using a green screen to help others learn
about North Carolinas history.