For the month of December, students should be playing How Close to 100? and Roll and Round for homework. These games target multiplication and number sense. Students can continue to play last month's games as well.

Opening the Door Project

We are excited to begin our 4^th grade family history project called “Opening the Door.” This project is just that, an opportunity for conversations to be started between students and members of their families that open the door of history, heritage and family storytelling.

Your child’s research on this topic will support their learning. In the next few months, we will study “Immigration” as most families in the United States came from somewhere else. This project allows your child to begin to see their story as a larger part of history.

You can assist your child by helping them contact relatives to ask questions. Your child can call, write, email or meet their relatives. Eventually your child will write up their findings, but you can capture the information anyway you like.

This project coincides with the upcoming holidays, when families often get together to enjoy each other’s company and to share what makes them special. This is a great time to do some family research! One person may have a lot of information and/or stories. You child can work on more than one assignment at a time, as some parts may overlap.

To help students structure their time management, due dates will be given for each task. Please look for these due dates on the December and January Homework Calendars. Students will hand in their folders once a week for check-ins.

If you or your child have any questions, please ask.

In advance, we thank you for your support!

November Math Games

For the month of November, students should be playing Multiplication BINGO and Multiplication Squares for homework. These games target multiplication fact fluency. Students can continue to play last month's games as well.

Fall Conferences

Fall conferences will begin next. Please be sure you reserve a conference spot through the Sign Up Genius email. If you did not get an email, please check your spam folder. We look forward to meeting with you!

Homework!

October marks the first month of fourth grade homework! On Friday, each student will receive an October calendar, which should remain in the front view of his/her homework binder.

* Please visit the homework page on this blog to see a homework overview, access additional copies of calendars and materials, and read current information regarding homework. *

September Happenings

Fourth grade is off to a wonderful start! Students continue to transition nicely into the routines and expectations of fourth grade. We began the year coming together as a group and practicing our team building skills, as students engaged in building straw towers while following the design process.

In addition to developing our routines and expectations this month, we began delving into many of our academic units. In math, we began with a review and examination of place value and operations. Throughout the year, students work on creating an interactive math notebook, which we started this month. They learn and practice note-taking skills and organization. Students planned and drafted their first writing assignment, The Important Thing. Finally, in reading students continued to practice active reading strategies as they read Shiloh. 

We look forward to a fantastic year! 

Welcome to Fourth Grade at Angier!

Dear Families,

Angier Mural

Welcome to our fourth grade blog! Here you will find important information about your child's learning. Throughout the year, please explore the site to find classroom updates, important dates, homework, projects, conversation starters, and other information.

We hope that you find our site helpful and informative!

Fondly,
The Fourth Grade Teachers