Welcome-Announcements-Curriculum
Welcome to 4th Grade!!! Below are Announcements and an Overview of the Curriculum of Quarter 3
We will have Themed Thursday School Spirit Days at Chelsea every Thursday for all the students and staff to demonstrate school spirit! The following dates are:
Thursday 3/20..."March Madness"---Wear Some Basketball Gear!
Thursday 3/27..."Batter Up"---Baseball Season Is Here; Wear Some Baseball Jerseys!
Thursday 4/10..."Character Day"---Dress As A Favorite Character From A Movie, Book Or Game!
Thursday 4/17..."Earth Day"---Wear Green Or Blue To Honor Earth Day!
Thursday 4/24..."Adventure Awaits"---Wear Something That Represents A Vacation Spot!
For those parents that want to sign up for "Remind" (a group text alert from me) for the 2024-2025 school year please follow these instructions. But please read the section just below titled "Departmentalizing" to understand that I will have two classes this year...a morning/AM homeroom class and then a different class coming to me in the afternoon/PM.
If you are in my MORNING/AM HOMEROOM CLASS please text to the following number: 81010 the following message: @e483b2
If you are in my AFTERNOON/PM CLASS please text to the following number: 81010 the following message: @a4fa868
Each different class (my homeroom class and my afternoon class) will have a different texting group through Remind.
I recommend all parents sign up for this as I'll be sending out time sensitive or important texts that you must know immediately rather through an email. I don't text the parents about academics, assignments or upcoming assessments. All academic info is on this webpage under the "Week At A Glance" section or down below on this page. I text about 1/2 days/Early Dismissals, School Spirit Days, Hot Lunches, Holiday Info, Due Dates for Various Items, FastBridge/IAR Dates and other general school/classroom information. Again, all academic information will be on my webpage.
My phone DOES NOT ALWAYS alert me when you respond to me through the Remind App. Therefore; I may not respond right away to a question or text because I did not see it yet. I do check the Remind App here and there throughout the week but not regularly. The best way to get a hold of me is email as I check that constantly...even over the weekends, nights and holidays.
DEPARTMENTALIZING/CONTENT SPECIALIST
This year, again, 4th Grade will be departmentalizing our subjects as 5th Grade has for years. Students will not be in one classroom and have the same teacher all day for all subjects anymore. Each of us fourth grade teachers will have 2 sections of students that rotate in midday. I will be teaching 2 sections of Math, Science and Social Studies while my teaching partner, Mrs. Roney, will be teaching 2 sections of ELA (Reading, Writing, Spelling, etc.). In other words, I will have my “Homeroom” and teach them Math, Science and Social Studies in the morning while Mrs. Roney teaches her “Homeroom” ELA in the morning. Then we switch classes midday and I teach HER “Homeroom” Math, Science and Social Studies in the afternoon while she teaches MY “Homeroom” ELA in the afternoon. So your child will have 2 classroom teachers (Mrs. Roney and myself) this year as we will have 2 sets of students. Mrs. Roney and I have taught together for over 12 years and work very well together. Your child will have a great year working with the both of us…we are a solid team that puts kids first. We also, as an entire grade level, are excited to start this new method of instruction to 4th Grade!
Encore Classes for the year are as follows:
Quarter 1---Art daily
Quarter 2---Spanish daily
Quarter 3---STEM daily
Quarter 4---Music daily
PE is daily year round and Library is every Wednesday afternoon year round.
***VERY IMPORTANT***---IF YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT (PLANNED OR UNEXPECTED) PLEASE TRY TO LOOK UP THE EUREKA MATH LESSON ON-LINE. IT WILL BENEFIT HIM/HER TO LOOK AT THE LESSON ON GOOGLE. THAT WAY WHEN THEY RETURN THEY DIDN'T MISS A BEAT IN MATH CLASS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FAMILIES THAT ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE ON-LINE RESOURCE.
SIMPLY SEARCH ON GOOGLE "Eureka Math Grade 4 Module (whatever module we're on) Lesson (whatever lesson we're on). A gentleman named Duane Habecker will actually teach and model the lesson for you/your child. It's a great review for tests, if anyone is confused or simply need some reteaching. I even go on there!
Or go to my "Eureka Math Resource Padlet" link (above to the right). The Eureka Padlet has every Problem Set page, Homework page, instructional video for every lesson, answer keys and more! Feel free to look at any lesson for more practice, reteaching or prep for an upcoming test.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK: George Ruth
Favorite Food: "Potatoes" Favorite Thing About Me: "I Play Sports" Favorite TV Show/Movie: "Seinfeld" My Birthday is: "May 7th" Favorite Pet: "Winnie...My Dog" Favorite Thing To Do: "Play Sports" Favorite Subject: "Math" Place I Want to Visit: "Colorado" I'm Special Because: "I'm Better Than Others In Sports" Favorite Book/Magazine: "DogMan" My Family is: "Mom, Dad, Robby, Colin, Theo And Me" Favorite Sport/Game/Activity: "Baseball" Favorite Color: "Orange" What I Want To Be When I Grow Up: "Professional Baseball Player"
CURRICULUM UPDATE FOR QUARTER 3:
🧮 Math - Eureka Module 3:
Fraction Equivalence, Ordering and Operations
In this 45-day module, students build on their Grade 3 work with unit fractions as they explore fraction equivalence and extend this understanding to mixed numbers. This leads to the comparison of fractions and mixed numbers and the representation of both in a variety of models. Benchmark fractions (1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 3/4, etc.) play an important part in students’ ability to generalize and reason about relative fraction and mixed number sizes. Students then have the opportunity to apply what they know to be true for whole number operations to the new concepts of fraction and mixed number operations.
🧪Science - Waves of Sound
This unit helps students develop the idea that sound is an actual thing, a wave of vibrations traveling through the air. Equipped with this understanding, students can begin to make sense of how sound and music work.
Mystery 1: How do you send a secret code?
Mystery 2: How far can a whisper travel?
Mystery 3: What would happen if you screamed in outer space?
Mystery 4: Why are some sounds high and others low?
🌎Social Studies: Midwest Region
We will be studying The Midwest Region this quarter. Throughout our unit, we will be reading informational texts and also studying the locations of these states, identifying the capitals, and memorizing the abbreviations. Students will explore the landforms, climate, people, animals, history, agriculture and manufacturing in the South. Students will also know the states, capitals and abbreviations in that region and will be tested on them.
