Vocabulary: Hypothesis,
Scientific Procedure,
Observation, Inference, Natural
Resources
SEPTEMBER
Newsletter
WELCOME TO 4th GRADE!
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Mr. Beichler, Ms. Webber, Mrs.
Haney, & Mr. Cook
There are several new additions to
the fourth grade team this year, and
we are all very excited about this
upcoming school year. There are
several others members on our
team, that will be working with your
children as well. This year each
classroom teacher is paired up with
another co-teacher in their
classroom. Ms. Webber is coteaching with Mrs. Marchant. Mrs.
Haney is paired up with Ms.
Mosquera. Mr. Cook is paired up
with Mrs. Owens. Finally, Mr.
Beichler is co-teaching with Ms.
Yafuso.
Curriculum
A basic outline of current and
upcoming units of study:
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Virginia Studies Geography &
Native Americans: Vocabulary:
Border, relative location, Coastal
Plain, Fall Line, Piedmont, Blue
Ridge Mountains, Valley and
Ridge, Appalachian Plateau,
Eastern Shore, Potomac River,
Rappahannock River, York River,
James River and Chesapeake
Bay
Reading – Fiction/Nonfiction
Comprehension, Context Clues,
& Word Origins: Vocabulary:
Preview/Predict, Pizzazz words,
Question, Visualize, Connect,
Infer, Conclude, Summarize
Thursday Envelopes. Each
Thursday, your child will bring home
a communication envelope. Inside
will be important papers for you to
look over. It is important that the
folder is looked through each
Thursday night and returned on the
next school day. PLEASE sign the
corresponding parent signature
blank.
Math –analog clocks, timeline,
counting on, ten, hundred,
thousand, ten thousand,
Homework. Students will usually
hundred thousand, million,
receive homework nightly, Monday
rounding, estimation,
through Thursday. Students will
comparing, ordering, addition,
write the assignments in their
subtraction, elapsed time, hour,
and minute
personal agendas. Please review
your child’s agenda with them
 Science – Scientific Process &
Virginia's Natural Resources:
September 2014 □ Fourth Grade Team Newsletter
nightly to ensure that the
assignments have been completed.
Homework is important. It is an
extension of the learning process
that takes place in school
Special points of interest:
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School starts promptly at 7:50
AM
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Please encourage your child to
at least attempt the homework–
and then ask questions about it
in class
All students should be reading
and practicing basic math facts:
addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division
daily!
Dates to Remember
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Muffins with Moms, October 3,
grades 3-5
Hoops Night: Friday, October 3,
2014, 6:00 P.M. @ Park View
High School
October 10, Picture
Day