December Notes

Parents,

As we approach the holiday break, we want to share some important dates and information:

- December 8, School-wide, No Uniform Day (Can-a-thon reward)
- December 8, Holiday Musical at 6:30 p.m.
- December 16, 2nd quarter ends
- December 19- Jan. 1, Winter Break
- January 2, Student Holiday
- January 11, 4th and 5th Grade Spelling Bee
- January 11, Report Cards Go Home
- January 16, MLK Holiday- no school
- January 26, Family Heritage Night

Stay tuned for more information about your child's holiday party!

-Fourth Grade

Fun Run Boosterthon!

Parents,

Our school is having a blast preparing for the Roadrunner Fun Run coming up soon! Plus, we started learning how to “make a difference” through the Fun Run’s character theme, Backyard Box Office. We’re learning from REAL kids who are dedicated to making people’s lives better. From inventors, to world-class speakers, to business owners, to world-record holders, these five kid difference-makers are inspiring our students to practice five “Character Acts” so they can also make an impact in our community. 

Remember, as you connect to sponsors for the Fun Run, make sure all pledges are entered on funrun.com. The more pledges we get, the more incentives our class earns on our Pledge-O-Meter. Plus, for every $30 per lap our class pledges, three meals will be given to a local person in need through our giveback initiative, A Million Students Strong. Our students are excited to rise to the challenge and give back to our community!

Thank you for your generosity and supporting our school. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Have a great day!

PS - Make sure to register your child on funrun.com. He or she will receive a FREE GIFT just for being signed up. Use our school registration code: 813734

Upcoming Science Project

Dear Families,

Students are learning about the solar system in class and will be completing  a project on the Solar System at home. In order to show what they have  learned, students will create their own 3D model of the Solar System. This will be a major grade of this unit, so students should do their best work. The fourth grade team encourages students to be creative to show what they have learned. Here are the requirements for their project:

• You must include the Sun and all 8 planets.

• You must keep all planets in proportion. For example: The Sun should be the largest object and Jupiter should be the largest planet. Mercury should not be larger than Earth. Use the Solar System Diagram on the powerpoint shared in your google classroom for help with proportion.

• The planets, sun and moon’s colors should be accurate.

For more information on the planets and to view the rubric please view the Solar System Project powerpoint found in your child’s google classroom or visit http://bit.ly/2cfDfCW. All projects are due Friday, September 23 for grading. Students will share their projects on Monday, September 26.

Fourth Grade Reminders and Announcements

Fourth Grade Families,

We have had a wonderful first two weeks of school! Thank you for getting your kids to school on time and encouraging them each and every day!

We have a few announcements and reminders to share with you...

Reminders:
- Don't forget to make sure all transportation changes are made in writing
- Students who want to qualify for perfect attendance are required to be at school from "bell to bell"
- Please contact your child's homeroom teacher if you would like to recommend your child for gifted testing


Upcoming Events:

- PTO will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 23
- Title I Parent Meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 25
- Curriculum Night is coming up on Thursday, August 25

Have a wonderful weekend! We are looking forward to Week 3!

Fourth Grade

Welcome to Fourth Grade! We are so excited to work with your student and your family this year! You will be able to find our schedule, school events, and what is going on in the classroom on this blog. 

Our Schedule:

Math	7:50-9:00
ELA/Reading	9:00-10:00
ELA/Reading	10:00-11:00
Specials	11:00-11:50
Recess	11:50-12:13
Lunch	Varies	from	class to	class
ELT	12:45-1:40
Social Studies/Science	1:40-2:30

Upcoming content:

This week we will be focusing on building routines and procedures in the classroom. Students will be expected to participate in creating classroom routines and procedure. We will also be focusing on building a growth mindset. Students will participate in activities that help them develop a growth mindset. 

Students will also begin working on a personal history timeline. On Tuesday, August, 9 students will bring home a graphic organizer. Please help your child come up with 5 - 6 important family events.Students will need to return their organizers on Thursday to begin their personal history timelines in class. 

GA Milestone Testing Coming Soon!

As we approach the Georgia Milestone tests, we are spending some of our regular classroom time reviewing and reteaching skills for the test. If you would like to work with your child at home to prepare for this test, the following are some resources we find most beneficial:

• IXL Grammar (ixl.com)
• Read Theory (readtheory.org)
• Georgia Milestone Math Review (Google Slides shared via Google Classroom)
• Common Core Sheets (http://www.commoncoresheets.com/)
• IXL Math (ixl.com - 20 Free Questions per day)
• StudyJam for (Science) (http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/)
• Social Studies Text (Online resources: http://bit.ly/1UXGZeq)
• i-Ready (Math and Reading) (https://login.i-ready.com/)
• Math Games (http://www.mathgames.com/grade4)

Students have usernames and passwords for each of the websites requiring login information.

Thank you for your continued support.

The Georgia Milestone schedule:

April 12 (Tues.)	English Language Arts (Day 1)
April 13 (Wed.)	Test Makeup
April 14 (Thurs.)	English Language Arts (Day 2)
April 15 (Fri.)	Test Makeup
April 18 (Mon.)	Test Makeup
April 19 (Tues.)	Math
April 20 (Wed.)	Science
April 21 (Thurs.)	Social Studies
April 22 (Fri.)	Test Makeup

Spelling List: Week 26 (Feb. 22-26)

This week's spelling spelling list focuses on silent and sounded consonants

Silent and sounded consonants is a feature that looks at words that have a silent consonant in one word and a sounded consonant is another.

limb	wrest
limber	wrestle
sign
signal
column
columnist

February News

Parents and Students,

The following are some important dates and reminders regarding fourth grade at TRES!

Important Dates:
2/8-  Field Trip to UGA Performing Arts Center
2/10- Progress Report Cards go home
2/11- Pizza and Cake Auction @ 6:00 p.m.
2/12- Principal's Coffee @ 7:45 a.m.
2/15- Student Holiday
2/23- Black History Month Program @ 1:00 pm.

Science Expo and The Leprechaun Trap Challenge are both creative, enrichment projects to be completed at home. We are looking forward to seeing what you (students) are creating at home with your parents. If you have any questions about the Science Expo or the Leprechaun Trap, feel free to contact us (fourth grade teachers!) and we'll make sure we find the answers for you!

THANK YOU!
Parents, thank you for your continued support and for getting your students to school every day and one time! We appreciate everything you do for us and your child.

Spelling List Week 22

This week's spelling spelling list focuses on the prefixes auto-, bio-, geo-.

auto- self
bio- life, living, matter
geo- earth

Standard: ELAGSERF3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

automobile
biology	geology
geography	autopilot
automatic	biologist
biohazard

Week 21 Spelling List (1/19-1/22)

This week's spelling spelling list focuses on Latin affixes/base words such as multi-, -spect-, -dict-.

multi- many

spect - to look

dict - to say or speak

multicolored	diction
predict	multilevel
prospect	inspect
multitask	spectrum