4th Grade Newsletter
Mon., September 23, 2024 - Fri., October 4, 2024
Announcements
Important Upcoming Dates
September 19: OVCA's Blast Off - Family Literacy Night (Information below)
September 30: TGA is due in Progress Learning
October 4: Fall Festival (Information below)
October 15: Last Day of 1st Quarter
October 16-18: No School
October 19: First Day of 2nd Quarter
2024-2025 Academic Calendar
Tips & Tricks for a Successful School Year
- Class connect attendance is extremely important in addition to completing online coursework. Please prioritize attending class every day and email all applicable teachers if you know you are going to be absent. Communicate with your homeroom teacher asap about any scheduling conflicts once you have your class schedule.
- Create a family schedule to stay on track with all students' class connects.
- Come to class prepared. Be sure to eat, use the restroom, do chores, etc. before or after class connects. Log in to class a few minutes early with your materials to be ready to start on time.
Progress Learning
We will be working in the Liftoff portion of a program called Progress Learning. We are completing diagnostics in class and then you will be able to work in your Galaxy. Below is a video to help you navigate Progress Learning/Liftoff. You are expected to be working in Progress Learning/Liftoff for 20 minutes a day. Diagnostics MUST be complete in order to work in progress learning!
Important Websites and Information
Course Information
ELA
We are finishing Unit 2 with one final story from your magazine "Emoji and Pisa and Birds, Oh My!" The story is "The Many Colors of Birds". This can be found in your K12 Curriculum or you can use the link below.
Unit 3 will begin, and students will be putting the finishing touches on their narrative writing from Unit 2. Also, we will be reading two mystery texts. You can find the stories in your Expeditions textbook supplied by K12 or you can use the links below.
Cursive Handwriting
Here are some resources for students to practice cursive handwriting.
Math
In Unit 4, students will be learning all about angles. From the different types of angles to being able to measure them, they will be practicing it all.
Unit 5 will take us back to fractions. Students will be adding and subtracting fractions.
Spend 20 minutes each school day working on multiplication facts this school year.
Multiplication Facts Games
K12 Zone
Students can connect with their classmates and teachers in the Zone! Students can connect with others through video, chat function, and audio. Additionally, the K12 Zone offers many activities for students, such as chess games, tic-tac-toe, library access, scavenger hunts, access to Stride ESports, and much more.
The zone will be open daily at 8:30am and 2:00pm.
Teacher Contact Information
Erin Brady
Desiree Lantz
Kelsey Lopez
Teri Reeves
Liliana Cardenas
Marissa Gage
Reading Interventionist
Krissi Duff
Karli Davis
Jennifer Ratzloff
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- Additionally, you may contact the Office of Civil Rights by calling 1-800-421-3481.
Hola! Bienvenidos a nuestra escuela!
Mi nombre es Sonia Gaytan, Asesor Familiar Comunitario
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