| Mrs. Wedereit's Fourth Grade |
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| "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." Aesop |
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Language Arts
In reading, we are starting off the year by learning about the strategies good readers use when reading. A few of the strategies we will cover are questioning, re-reading, inferring, and visualizing.
In English, we are reviewing the four types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative. |
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Social Studies Textbook Online
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The first unit of the year is Native American Tribes. In the fourth grade, we learn about four major groups: Arctic tribes, Northwestern tribes, tribes of the plains, and Southeastern tribes. Students will learn how geography affects each tribe differently and how trade and specialization influenced their development.
We will also learn about the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Great Plains, Continental Divide, The Great Basin, Death Valley, Gulf of Mexico, St. Lawrence River, and the Great Lakes. All students will have to place each location on a map. |
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Their usernames and passwords have been written in their planners!
Math Textbook Online
We begin the year reviewing place value including numbers up to the millions place. We will also practice rounding and estimation in this first unit.
All students should have their math facts memorized by the fourth grade. The students will have their first multiplication test on Friday, August 15.
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In science we learn about the scientific method and how to apply it to experiments, when testing a hypothesis, or just making observations.
Attendance Policy:According to Policy JBD-Absences and Excuses-you have only two days to bring in an excuse following an absence. If the school does not receive an excuse within the 2 day time frame, the absence will be marked unexcused. NO LATE EXCUSES WILL BE ACCEPTED!
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