Weekly Update 4th Grade
August 12- August 16, 2024
We are excited about this school year!!
We strive to create an environment that helps our students to meet their highest potential.
Please read our newsletter each week to get important updates and reminders.
Upcoming Events
This week:
8/13: Vision to Learn at school
8/13: Girl Scout Sign Up (6:00pm)
8/15: Open House 5:00 pm-7:00pm
Next Week:
8/21: Boy Scout Sign Up (6:00pm)
8/27-8/20: MAP Testing
Girls on the Run Information and Registration
Calling all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade girls! This year’s season of Girls on the Run is starting soon!
Deadline to register is August 19. 2024
Who: All 3rd, 4th and 5th grade girls
What: Girls on the Run inspires individuals of all abilities to discover, build, and grow their self-confidence. Together, they experience a sense of belonging and connection as a team. Coaches facilitate lessons that blend physical activity with life skill development, including managing emotions, fostering friendships, and expressing empathy. At the end of the season, the team completes a 5K together, which provides a tangible sense of accomplishment and sets a confident mindset into motion.
When:
Wednesday September 18 Thursday September 19
Wednesday October 2 Thursday October 3
Wednesday October 9 Thursday October 10
Wednesday October 23 Thursday October 24
Wednesday October 30 NO practice October 31
Wednesday November 6 Thursday November 7
Wednesday November 13 Thursday November 14
Wednesday November 20 Thursday November 21
Wednesday December 4 Wednesday December 5
5K Saturday December 7
Where: Park Street Elementary School Media Center. 5K will be Saturday December 7-more information to come.
How: Please use the link below to register your student. Girls MUST be able to be picked up by car or attend ASP after practice, on Wednesdays and Thursdays. NO bus transportation will be available.
Please see Ms. Cobb with any questions.
Last Week in 4th Grade
The students began new units last week. Here is what they learned:
Math: Place value to the millions.
- Identifies the various forms of numbers (standard form, expanded form, and word form)
- Identifying the place of each number in the place value chart
- Identifying the value of the digits in a number
ELA: Wit and Wisdom Curriculum Launch Unit:
- Read Thank You Mr. Faulker
- Introduction to reading and writing routines
Science: Weather Instruments
- Identifying the different instruments used to forecast weather
- Learning about what part of the weather each instrument forecasts.
This Week in 4th Grade
Students will continue to learn about the units that they started last week:
Math: Students will continue to explore the place value number system:
- Identifying the digit in a given place (What is the digit in the ten thousands place in the number 234,567?)
- Identifying the value of a digit in a given place (What is the value of the digit in the ten thousands place in the number 234,567?)
- Comparing numbers
- Rounding numbers to a given place (Round the number 234,567 to the nearest thousands place: 235,000)
ELA: Wit and Wisdom Module 1: A Great Heart
- Learning about what it means to have a great heart literally (healthy heart)
- Learning about what it means to have a great heart figuratively ( being a great person)
Science: Weather instruments and maps
- Creating a weather instrument project at the beginning of the week.
- Learning about weather maps
How to Help at Home
*Please make sure that your child completes their nightly homework which includes math and reading.
*Please have your child practice their multiplication facts every day!
*Please make sure that your child is reading every day for at least 20 minutes.
Uniform Reminder
All students are expected to be in uniform. Fridays "Spirit Days" are the only days students should be out of uniform, on these days, students are still expected to wear Marietta/Park Street gear and be weather and school appropriate.
Reminder that all students should be wearing tennis shoes every day.
Transportation and Attendance Reminders
Arrival / Dismissal
Change of Transportation
If there is a change in transportation arrangements, we require notice from the parent before allowing students to be transported by anyone other than a parent. You may send in a note with your child or email parkstreet@marietta-city.org with the details of the change. We do not allow students to walk or to ride home with unauthorized people.
At dismissal time bus riders will be put on the school bus unless a parent is present for pick-up, or the parent has notified the school office of another arrangement.
Students are not permitted to change buses to ride home with friends without a note from their parent. Please make arrangements for your child before he/she comes to school. If you must make a change during the day, notify the school office staff before 2:30 p.m.
Pick-up by Car in the Afternoon
Anyone picking up a child must have his/her Panther Car Tag. If you do not have a Panther Car Tag, you may get one at Sneak-A-Peek or by coming to the front office.
Please do not park across the street and have your child designated as a “walker”.
This is extremely dangerous, and teachers on duty will stop children crossing the street
unescorted by a parent or adult. If you need to come into the building, please park in a parking space.
Tardy Drop-Off
When a student arrives late (after 8:30), an adult must sign the student in at the office.
Early Pick-Up
Please limit early pick-up of children to emergencies and appointments. If a child is out for any portion of the school day, the missed time is recorded as a tardy. A note sent in the morning will help us to have your child ready. To avoid interruptions to instruction, no student
will be released between 2:45 and 3:15. Parents will be asked to wait for the dismissal bell. Come to the office to check out a student. Please be prepared to present photo identification upon request. No student will be released to an unknown or unauthorized person.
Late Pick-Up
Students waiting to be picked up will be supervised until 3:30. After 3:30 they may be sent to the After School Program if they are pre-registered ($10 fee). Regular after school charges will apply. Many parents sign up for the program so their children can attend in case of emergency.
Attendance
When your child is absent, please remember to send in a note explaining the reason why your child was not at school.
* If you child has 3 or more unexcused absences, you will receive a phone call from your child's teacher.
*If after 5 unexcused absences, you will receive an official notice from the school.