4th
Grade
News
December 4, 2015
Upcoming Events
Personal Safety Lesson
Friday- 12/11/15 @ 12:25PM
H&S Pajama Drive
Monday- 12/14/15 to
Friday- 12/18/15
Pajama Bottom Spirit Day
Friday- 12/18/15
English Language Arts
By: Miss Vilsmeier & Houghton Mifflin
This week, we explored the question “How does what
an artist experiences affect his or her art?” In the realistic
fiction selection Me and Uncle Romie, students read about
the collage artist Romie Bearden. Students will also have a
chance to express themselves by performing a readers’ theatre
selection Sidewalk Artists, about creating chalk art in public
places.*This week’s stories and skills & strategies will be
carried into instruction next week.*
Report Cards Issued
Monday- 12/21/15
Winter Band/Chorus/Orchestra
Assembly @ 9: 30 AM
Tuesday- 12/22/15
Holiday Hump Day Spirit Day
AND Early Dismissal @ 12:35 PM
Wednesday- 12/23/15
This week’s…
Target Vocabulary: glorious, studio, concerned, model,
smeared, ruined, yanked, streak, schedule, feast
Vocabulary Strategy: Figurative Language
Comprehension Skill: Understanding Characters
Comprehension Strategy: Visualizing
Writing: Informative Writing- book report
Check out Think Central (online) to
view the eBook and listen to this
week’s selection.
Math
By: Mrs. Patel
The students were busy reviewing their
multiplication and problem solving skills this week. We
reviewed both methods of multiplication: partial products
and regrouping (traditional). Then, the students were to
choose which method they were most comfortable with to
complete their multiplication work. We also spent some
time reviewing Unit 1 (Chapters 1-3) for our first unit test,
which was today (Friday). You should expect the unit test
to come home sometime next week to be signed and
returned back to school. Have a great weekend! 
Contact Information
Mrs. Susan Lahneman
lahnemsm@npenn.org
215-855-4331 Ext. 5718
Mrs. Jigna Patel
pateljr12@npenn.org
215-855-4331 Ext. 4628
Miss Christie Vilsmeier
vilsmecl@npenn.org
215-855-4331 Ext. 4682
Social Studies
By: Mrs. Lahneman
We continued to work on Chapter 2 Lessons, where
our focus was on locating the various regions of
Pennsylvania on the map using different types of maps,
being able to describe the physical characteristics of each
region, and explain those characteristics that helped to
contribute to the economy of our great state. There will be
a test just on the vocabulary next week on all the terms
we discussed. They should have their baggie of words and
their meanings at home this weekend so they can review for
the test. They were also asked to bring home their text
book so they could read over the vocabulary in context as a
review. The other part of the test will include an
activity that the students will complete in class.