Friday, April 10th

Happy Friday! We hope everyone had a relaxing and wonderful spring break!

Here is a glance at what happened in fourth grade this week...

Reading- This week students continued understanding the depths of poetry. Students learned the difference between the tone and mood of a poem. Students discussed how to find the meaning of a poem and how to compare and contrast poems. Ask your child what the difference between tone and mood is.

Writing- Students learned about the important nonfiction text features and characteristics of a feature article. Students will be using their prior research of an ecosystem and a keystone species within that ecosystem to construct a feature article. Ask your child what are some characteristics in a feature article.

Math- This week in math we finished Unit 3 and took our unit 3 assessment. Students began unit 4 today where they will review long division strategies when dividing whole numbers and decimals. Ask your child what the difference between the divisor and dividend is.

Social Studies- This week students began studying the Mountain States region. Our states and capitals and content test for this region will be next Friday, April 17th. Ask your child what a timberline is.

Science- Students learned about levers and how they work.  We experimented moving the fulcrum to see how it impacted the amount of force needed.   Next we looked at the difference between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class levers.  Finally we looked at the wedge as a simple machine and how it works by lifting and separating.  Ask your child to name an example of a wedge.

Coming home in your child's Friday folder...
-2015-16 Online Registration Information
-Hinsdale Public Library field trip permission form (Due April 20th)
-Poetry Slam invitation for all parents (May 7th)
-Graded unit 3 math assessment
-Buffalo Wild Wings fundraiser information
-New reading log

Important Dates:
Monday, April 20th @ 12:30- Math MAP testing
Tuesday, April 21st @ 9:30- Reading MAP testing
Thursday, April 23rd @ 12:30- Library field trip
Thursday, May 7th @ 2:00- Poetry Slam


Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Ingstrup & Miss Hathaway