Fourth Grade Newsletter 2
4th Quarter Newsletter
What's happening in Fourth Grade?
Important Dates
Spring Break-March 29th-April 5th
iFly Permission Slips Due ONLINE-March 29th
iFly Field Trip-April 9th and 10th
International Night-April 25th
4th grade Graduation- May 28th
Math
At home, please make sure students are practicing their basic multiplication and division facts.
Language Arts
Historial Fiction
Students have been participating in historical book club groups. They will be reviewing all of the skills previously taught throughout the school year.
-Character Development
-Sequencing Events
-Drawing conclusions/making inferences
-Conflict/Resolution
-Theme
-Lessons Learned
-Summarizing Plot
Virginia Studies
For the rest of the year, students will learn about the time following the Civil War named Reconstruction. Students will learned about the 20th and 21st centuries in Virginia.
Reconstruction
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the reconstruction of Virginia following the Civil War by
a) identifying the effects of Reconstruction on life in Virginia;
b) identifying the effects of segregation and “Jim Crow” on life in Virginia for American Indians, whites, and African Americans; and
c) describing the importance of railroads, new industries, and the growth of cities to Virginia’s economic development.
Virginia: 1900 to Present
The student will demonstrate an understanding of Virginia during the twentieth century and beyond by
a) describing the economic and social transition from a rural, agricultural society to a more urban, industrialized society;
b) describing how national events, including women’s suffrage and the Great Depression, affected Virginia and its citizens;
c) describing the social and political events in Virginia linked to desegregation and Massive Resistance and their relationship to national history; and
d) describing the political, social, or economic impact made by Maggie L. Walker; Harry F. Byrd, Sr.; Oliver W. Hill, Sr.; Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.; A. Linwood Holton, Jr.; and L. Douglas Wilder.
The student will demonstrate an understanding of Virginia government, geography, and economics by
a) identifying the three branches of Virginia government and the function of each;
Students should be reviewing old and new information with the study guides and flash cards that are sent home at the beginning of each new unit. If you need new copies, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher.