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PS/IS 119Q Principal Jeanne Fagan
“Realize the power of your dreams”
74-01 78th Avenue, Glendale, NY 11385 Telephone (718) 326-8261
Fax (718) 456-9523
4th Grade January Newsletter 2018 Happy New Year!!! Units of study for January… ELA: This unit of study will be centered on this essential question, “Why is it important to understand the theme of a story and how similar themes are presented in different ways?” Students will be learning to write opinion essays that will be based on this standard: W.4.1-Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. We will be simultaneously closely reading realistic fiction based text centered on the theme of social issues. I would encourage you to have discussions with your child surrounding this topic in order to deepen their understanding. An activity you can do at home with your child is, attend a movie or play together as a family. Have discussions and state your opinion regarding the movie. Be sure to support your opinion with details from the movie! Also, create an at home word wall. Help your child write down as many words as you and your child can come up with for this unit of study. Next, use it as a reference tool when completing homework or studying! Feel free to send me pictures of your completed word wall! Also, your child should be reading realistic fiction based books at home every night for 35 minutes and logging it onto their reading logs. Please remember I-Ready is a great computer support that may be used at home. Math: January's focus will be the largest focus of fourth grade; fractions. Our first fraction chapter is about equivalence and comparison and then we move into adding and subtracting fractions. We will be discussing how to know when a fraction is bigger or smaller than another one by using other equivalent fractions. One of the best ways to help your child succeed with fractions is to let them help you cook when there are things to measure. If they see something such as 1/2 cup of flour is bigger than the 1/4 cup of sugar they will gain more understanding of the topic as we continue through the topic. Social Studies: January is the start of Colonization and the Revolutionary War Period in Social Studies. Our focus continues to stay in New York State, as we take a look at how geography and trade influence the settlement of the colonies. We will take closer looks at the daily life in New Amsterdam and have opportunities to create journals as if we lived during this time in history. Science: For the month of January grade 4 will be focusing on the essential question, how do natural events affect our world? Students will describe and illustrate the natural processes by which water is recycled on earth (groundwater, runoff). We also will focus on how erosional processes cause surface changes to the land. Students will learn through a hands-on investigation and a written lab report the relationship between weathering and the process of erosion and how it contributed to the formation of the Grand Canyon. Reminders: No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
PS/IS 119Q Principal Jeanne Fagan
“Realize the power of your dreams”
74-01 78th Avenue, Glendale, NY 11385 Telephone (718) 326-8261
Fax (718) 456-9523
4th Grade January Newsletter 2018 Happy New Year!!! Units of study for January… ELA: This unit of study will be centered on this essential question, “Why is it important to understand the theme of a story and how similar themes are presented in different ways?” Students will be learning to write opinion essays that will be based on this standard: W.4.1-Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. We will be simultaneously closely reading realistic fiction based text centered on the theme of social issues. I would encourage you to have discussions with your child surrounding this topic in order to deepen their understanding. An activity you can do at home with your child is, attend a movie or play together as a family. Have discussions and state your opinion regarding the movie. Be sure to support your opinion with details from the movie! Also, create an at home word wall. Help your child write down as many words as you and your child can come up with for this unit of study. Next, use it as a reference tool when completing homework or studying! Feel free to send me pictures of your completed word wall! Also, your child should be reading realistic fiction based books at home every night for 35 minutes and logging it onto their reading logs. Please remember I-Ready is a great computer support that may be used at home. Math: January's focus will be the largest focus of fourth grade; fractions. Our first fraction chapter is about equivalence and comparison and then we move into adding and subtracting fractions. We will be discussing how to know when a fraction is bigger or smaller than another one by using other equivalent fractions. One of the best ways to help your child succeed with fractions is to let them help you cook when there are things to measure. If they see something such as 1/2 cup of flour is bigger than the 1/4 cup of sugar they will gain more understanding of the topic as we continue through the topic. Social Studies: January is the start of Colonization and the Revolutionary War Period in Social Studies. Our focus continues to stay in New York State, as we take a look at how geography and trade influence the settlement of the colonies. We will take closer looks at the daily life in New Amsterdam and have opportunities to create journals as if we lived during this time in history. Science: For the month of January grade 4 will be focusing on the essential question, how do natural events affect our world? Students will describe and illustrate the natural processes by which water is recycled on earth (groundwater, runoff). We also will focus on how erosional processes cause surface changes to the land. Students will learn through a hands-on investigation and a written lab report the relationship between weathering and the process of erosion and how it contributed to the formation of the Grand Canyon. Reminders: No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
