Fourth Grade News
February, 2024
Upcoming Dates
February 1 - No Early Childhood Classes
February 2 - PTA Quiz Bowl
February 5 - No School
(Conferences)
February 8 - Conferences After School
February 12-18 - Dress-up Days
(see picture below)
February 13 - PTA Meeting 6:00-7:00
February 14 - Valentine’s Day Party
February 19-20 - No School
(President’s Day Break)
Reminders
-Dress for the weather
-Sign up for conferences
-Family response journal needs to come
back each week
Spelling
Week 17 Spelling Test - February 2
Week 18 Spelling Test - February 9
Week 19 Spelling Test - February 16
A Peek at our Month
Reading
This month we will continue to work on making inferences in
our reading. We will focus on learning about our main
character by making some inferences and understanding
character change. We will continue learning new strategies
for working in groups, including “group brainstorming.”
Books we will read together:
-Amelia’s Road
-Peppe the Lamplighter
-Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words
-Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
Math
In math we will work on fluently solving multi-digit addition
and subtractions problems using a variety of strategies,
including the U.S. standard algorithms. We also practice
reading, writing and comparing numbers up to 1,000,000
and rounding them to any place.
Science
In science students will continue to gather information to help
them answer the question “How do rocks and fossils tell us about
the way Earth changes over time?” Students will learn how fossils
are formed and will do several investigations to gain a deeper
understanding.
Writing
This month we will read and explore books about various countries
in our Expository Nonfiction writing unit. We will prepare
notecards to research a country with a partner. The students will
be learning how to research and organize information.
 “It always seems
impossible
UNTIL IT’S DONE!”
-Nelson Mandela