Fourth+Grade



January 2014....Happy New Year!

Battle of the Books Titles for Novel Units

Kids Magazines: Martin Luther King Jr. and The Underground Railroad

January 31, 2014 is the Chinese New Year......activities per cultures

2014 Olympic Raft/Choice Board Project......TBA


 * Fraction Websites**:
 * **__Fraction Games:__**
 * @http://www.mathplayground.com/FractionGame/FractionGame.html
 * @http://hoodamath.com/games/fraction.php
 * @http://www.gamequarium.com/fractions.html
 * @http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-fract.html
 * @http://www.softschools.com/math/fractions/games/
 * @http://mrnussbaum.com/fractions/
 * @http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/melvins-make-match/

December 17, 2013 Dear Parents, In January, I will send-out a project for the Winter Olympics! The "Games" begin on February 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia! The project will be due around the first week in February. Students will give oral presentations.

Individuals will be asked to choose the winter sport that they are most interested in. I will provide a folder, project explanation, and handouts for completion.

Real world experiences give students the opportuntity to think about careers and gain an understanding of the history of the Olympic Games.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Mrs. FLowers GES

Fourth Grade Language Arts for the 2nd Nine Weeks November 4, 2013,

Dear Parents,

The fourth graders have a Language Arts Project. A "RAFT", is a Graphic Organizer that presents a project in a format that is called a RAFT. The acronym "RAFT" Role...Audience....Format....Topic.

This project is due on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Students will present oral presentations.

Click on the "w" for word product to view the Happily Ever After- What's Your Story? Assignment!

Fourth Grade Reading: First Nine Weeks

Science/Reading: Magic School Bus Inside the Earth Fourth Grade Science Kit: Rocks and Minerals "Geology Rocks" Activity: Collect Nutritional Fact labels from various food boxes and/or containers. "Research the rocks and minerals that we eat!"

Amy Long: Ecologist at UNCW and the New Hanover County Soil and Water Conservation Education Department will "bring" a rocks and minerals presentation to the 4th grade AIG students in September!

Ms. Long is our Liaison for the TreeFest Poetry Contest and the NHCSoil and Water Poster Contest. The poster contest theme this year is //**"The Living Soil!"**//

AIG Pine Valley students have won the Poetry Contest for the past two years! We had a 5th grade AIG student compete in the State Poster Contest and was a 2nd place winner statewide!!

We also had a 4th grade AIG student win the District Poster Contest and will receive recognition in October!


 * Essential Question**: How does Literature provide clues to cultures and forms of governments?

__**Civil Rights**__: The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787....students will compare and contrast our National rules and laws with Pine Valley's School Wide Expectations.

Historic Fiction: __Shh! We're Writing the Constitiution__ By Jean Fritz __Mississippi Bridge__ By Linda and Charles George

Preamble: Parents, Click the "W" for word product to view the Preamble.

Student Preamble: Using character education from Pine Valley's School Wide Expectations

Literature: Battle of the Book titles that deal with the concept of civil rights: Novels: __Island of the Blue Dolphins__ By Scott O'Dell __A Long Walk to Water__ By Linda Sue Park __Inside Out & Back Again__ By Thanhha Lai