4th Grade
News
April 15, 2016
Upcoming Events
PSSA Math Testing
Monday- 4/18/16 through
Wednesday- 4/20/16
PSSA Science Testing- 4th Grade
Monday- 4/25/16 and
Tuesday- 4/26/16
PSSAs- 3 Days of Testing Next Week
By: Miss Vilsmeier
• Establish an appropriate time for your child to go to bed
each night.
• Make sure your child eats breakfast each morning of the
test. Help your child select a healthy breakfast.
• Success starts with good attendance.
• Please make an extra effort to arrive to school on time
each day for testing. Once testing begins, students will
not be permitted in the testing room, and they will make
up the test another time.
• Encourage your child to listen to all of the directions
given by the teach or staff member and ask questions
about anything that is unclear.
• Help your child maintain a positive attitude during the
testing periods. 
• The most important message you can tell your
child is to simply relax and to put forth their
best effort! The tests are not timed so they
•
should feel at ease.
Literacy Night: 4:30-6:30 PM
Thursday- 4/28/16
Author Daryl Cobb visits GS
Friday- 4/29/16
Student Council Spirit Day- Green &
White Day: Friday- 4/29/16
 Thank you for all the PSSA snack
& drink donations so far! 
Math
By: Miss Yates
This week in math we prepared for our PSSA testing in a
variety of ways. We have taken time to go back and review
concepts that we have not seen in a long time! We have also
been working on practice questions so that we know
exactly what to expect when taking the test next week.
Often times, it does not come as naturally to explain our
answers in words during math class. We have especially
focused on how we can show our work and also explain the
work we did well. We are keeping our skills fluent and sharp
by playing review games on MobyMax and working towards
our April All Stars challenge at the same time!
Contact Information
Mrs. Susan Lahneman
lahnemsm@npenn.org
215-855-4331 Ext. 5718
Miss Christie Vilsmeier
vilsmecl@npenn.org
215-855-4331 Ext. 4682
Miss Breanna Yates
yatesbs@npenn.org
Science
By: Mrs. Lahneman
The students conducted a more thorough stream table
investigation on how run-off water wears away (erosion) and moves the
earth materials and actually changes the shape of the land. Students had
to track the movement of soil and the speed of the run-off. We discussed
where and how water wears away and deposits soil. Connections were
made between fast moving water and erosion (wearing away and moving
soil) with slow-moving water and deposition (dropping off soil). The
students were excited to see what a delta looks like up close, as we
learned that deposited sediment often forms into a triangular or bowshaped form (delta). Did you know that the Mississippi River carries about
836,000+ TONS of sediment into the Gulf of Mexico? Wow! Next, we are
on to reading and learning about glaciers and erosion caused
by them.