Dear Parents and Students,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We hope that everyone had a relaxing spring break and that you and your family are healthy and safe at home. For our fourth week of remote learning we have made some changes based on what we have learned so far. We do know that the district will have a plan to submit to the state very soon and that our remote learning will change in some ways. Because we have a better understanding about the time students should spend on school work, we are including a new sample schedule. Use this suggested time to plan your child’s day of learning at home. The assignments the students will have are smaller and focused on one objective for each content area. This does not mean they are easier.
As a reminder for students, we are including some of the expectations for fourth grade here. Please discuss these with your child. It will not be new information but a review of what we have taught from the first day of school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sample Schedule: it is recommended that fourth grade students work remotely for three hours. Please remember that students do not need to sit and work for three hours without stopping. Brain breaks and physical activity are important. Work may be completed in any order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Math: 60 minutes total
Assignment 1: 25 minutes
5 – 7 minutes for brain break\/physical activity
Assignment 2: 25 minutes
5 – 7 minutes for fact practice<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ELA: 90 minutes total
Kidsa-z: 30 minutes focused reading and answering questions
5 – 7 minutes brain break\/physical activity
IXL Reading skills practice: 15 minutes
Spelling: 10 minutes practice daily
Writing: IXL skills practice for 10 minutes; 20 minutes for writing assignment<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Science\/Social Studies: 30 minutes
Spend 15 minutes for each science and social studies every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4th Grade Assignments and Expectations<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Math: IXL Topic D, only lessons 30 and 31 are to be completed with a score of 85% or better by Friday, April 17.
Students need to show all their work. The two lessons for this week will require students to use paper and pencil to solve multi-digit multiplication problems and to solve word problems. This is not new content but review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reading Assignment 1: continue to read leveled books on kidsa-z.
Students should pass the quiz the first or second time at the very most. Reading carefully for understanding is really important.
The constructed response questions are not optional but required. Answers here should be written in complete sentences, use correct capitalization and punctuation and have evidence from the text to support the response. One sentence answers are not acceptable for 4th grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reading Assignment 2: IXL only Main Idea A1 and A2 are to be completed with a score of 85% or better by Friday, April 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Writing Assignment 1: IXL only Topic U1 (sentence variety) is to be completed with a score of 85% or better by Friday April 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Writing Assignment 2: Scholastic News article and opinion response. Read through this scholastic news and then complete an opinion letter to an elected official (think president, governor, or mayor) about the debate article “Is it OK to Swim With Manatees?”. The model for the letter is below. You can either type in a google document and then share it with me or write it on a paper and send me a picture. This is due by Friday, April 17th. Vocabulary: IXL only FF1 Context Clues is to be completed with a score of 85% or better by Friday, April 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spelling: Endings: \/y\/ to \/ier\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n happier Science and Social Studies: many students have not completed any of the assignments from the first three weeks of remote learning. 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Link to scholastic news: https:\/\/sn4.scholastic.com\/issues\/2019-20\/041320.html<\/a>
Link to opinion letter outline (you should use this format to write your letter): https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1T65Fj7nOXYbf3-fBpp7m3VEzk0XNtdQZ\/view?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monday – write words in ABC order
Tuesday – write words as pyramid words
Wednesday – write words as rainbow words
Thursday – write sentences using the words
Friday – have a parent or older sibling test you<\/p>\n\n\n\n
earlier
greedier
emptier
funnier
prettier
friendlier
cloudier
bouncier
fancier
natural resource
capital resource
human resource
consumer
Producer<\/p>\n\n\n\n