Count on Me in
4th Grade!
News from the class of Mrs. Mele &
Mrs. Karl
January 5, 2016
What We Are Learning
Reading: Students are
enjoying the novel, Tuck Everlasting. They are exploring the theme of the book: Why
would or wouldn’t someone want to live forever?
If you can, read the novel yourself and discuss it with your child.
Science: We have begun
a unit on animal adaptations. As a
culminating activity, students will be designing a new species of birds that is
adapted to a particular habitat.
Writing: The kids have
been working on a New Year’s project.
They have been reflecting on 2015 and setting goals for 2016.
Math: Students have been learning how to find the
mean, average, median, mode, and range of a set of data. Shortly, we will begin our unit on
FRACTIONS. This is a challenging chapter
for most kids, and we encourage all of them to persevere and not give up. At home, please look for ways to incorporate
fractions into daily conversations with your kids. For example, if your child eats two pieces of
pizza, ask him/her what fraction of the pizza he/she ate. Keep studying those math facts!
Wednesday, January 6th
PTO meeting at 6:30
Thursday, January 7th
Fresh Market
Tuesday, January 12th
Early Release
Monday, January 18th
NO SCHOOL
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
News to Share
Mrs.
Karl is expecting a baby boy on May 18th! While out on maternity leave, Mrs. Mele will
work full time. We anticipate this being
a smooth transition for the kids.
January Peacebuilder
Congratulations to Anna Bennett!
January Birthdays
Happy
Birthday Gabe!
