4th
Grade
News
December 11, 2015
Upcoming Events
H&S Pajama Drive
12/14/15 to 12/18/15
Pajama Bottom Spirit Day
Friday- 12/18/15
Report Cards Issued
Monday- 12/21/15
English Language Arts
By: Miss Vilsmeier & Houghton Mifflin
This week, we began to explore the question “What
are some different ways to do research?” In the realistic fiction
selection “Dear Mr. Winston,” from When I Went to the
Library, students will read a letter of apology that conveys
more than the simple message “I’m sorry for bringing my
snake into the library!” And for more on our slithery friends,
we will read the informational text Field Guide to Snakes
of the Southwest. *This week’s stories and skills &
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
*4th Grade is in need of tissue
and Clorox wipe donations *
strategies will be carried into instruction next week.*
This week’s…
Target Vocabulary: fault, borrow, reference, fainted,
genuine, local, apologize, proof, slimy, insisted
Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms
Comprehension Skill: Conclusions and Generalizations
Comprehension Strategy: Question
Writing: Informative Writing- explanatory essay
Check out Think Central (online) to
view the eBook and listen to this
week’s selection.
Math
By: Mrs. Patel
This week we started Unit 2, which begins with
chapter 4. This chapter focuses on division. The students
should continue to practice their multiplication facts to help
support this chapter. We practiced solving division problems
with remainders (ex: 47/8). We have not started any long
division yet – that will come soon! J The students also
learned about 4 ways to interpret a remainder when solving
a division word problem. Thank you for signing and returning
your child’s Unit 1 math test!
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
Finishing up the Chapter 2 Section on Regions of
Pennsylvania, the students are excitedly taking part in a End
of Unit activity. They are making a step booklet or power
point outlining all the different regions they just studied
about. This is a review of what they just learned, and also
gives the students an opportunity to apply what they have
learned about text structure and how to choose important
information from a content area textbook. We are also
anticipating the arrival of the new unit materials for our
next science unit on ecosystems, and will begin our
exciting new scientific venture next week!! Maybe you
could chat about what an ecosystem is before the
unit even begins!