Ms. Courtney Garrity, Fourth Grade

Hello!

*I hope everyone had a fantastic Homecoming weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather!*

In Reading this week, we will begin to focus on our fourth story in Unit 1 of our hardcover Reading book: Addie in Charge. Our skill that we will be focusing on this week is: Character. *Students will have their fourth Reading test on Friday, October 5th.* Students should study their vocabulary, skill notes and comprehension questions for the test on Friday of this week.

*A variety of different book reports will be assigned throughout the school year in Reading. Students will be assigned their second book report this week. For this second “October Book Report,” students may choose a *mystery* book of their choice. *The October Book Report will be due by Friday, October 19th.* Students are encouraged to turn in their book reports early, before the scheduled due date, if they are ready to be turned in.

*Also, students will be required to read and take quizzes on 8 books per trimester for Accelerated Reading. At least 1 of the 8 total books for the trimester needs to be a nonfiction book. There will also be due dates within the trimester for how many books should be read and AR quizzes taken.

4th Grade – Accelerated Reader – Due Dates for the 1st Half of the Trimester:

*2 books and AR quizzes were due by Tuesday, September 18th.*

*2 more books are due (for a total of 4 books all together) and AR quizzes by this upcoming Monday, October 1st.*

Happy Reading! 

In Social Studies this week, we will continue our study of the Earth and Map Skills. We will be learning about and reviewing latitude and longitude, as well as how to use these to locate and identify certain places on a map. *Students will have a quiz this week on Thursday, October 4th, that will focus on latitude  and longitude.* Students should know the vocabulary words as well as be be able to use these map skills to locate and identify certain places correctly on a map using latitude and longitude for their quiz.  Students should study their vocabulary notes, maps and review sheet in preparation for the quiz on Thursday of this week.

In Spelling this week, we will begin with our Unit 6 spelling words. *This is a review unit.* We will have our sixth spelling test this Friday, October 5th on Unit 6.

Reminders:

• Students will not have school on this upcoming Monday, October 8th for the Columbus Day holiday.
• Friday folders will go home this week. Please look over the contents of the folder and discuss your child's progress with him/her. You may keep the tests/quizzes that are in the folder. Also, the Friday folder should be signed and returned on Tuesday of next week. 

Hope you have a wonderful week and enjoy the upcoming 3-day weekend!

Hello!

*I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather!*

In Reading this week, we will be beginning to focus on our third story in Unit 1 of our hardcover Reading book: Family Pictures. Our skill that we will be focusing on this week is: Author's Purpose. *Students will have their third Reading test on Friday, September 28th.* Students should study their vocabulary, skill notes and comprehension questions for the test on Friday of this week.

*A variety of different book reports will be assigned throughout the school year in Reading. Students were assigned their first book report. For this first “September Book Report,” students may choose a fiction book of their choice. *The September Book Report will be due by this upcoming Wednesday, September 26th.* Students are encouraged to turn in their book reports early, before the scheduled due date, if they are ready to be turned in.

*Also, students will be required to read and take quizzes on 8 books per trimester for Accelerated Reading. At least 1 of the 8 total books for the trimester needs to be a nonfiction book. There will also be due dates within the trimester for how many books should be read and AR quizzes taken.

4th Grade – Accelerated Reader – Due Dates for the 1st Half of the Trimester:

*2 books and AR quizzes were due by this past Tuesday, September 18th.*

*2 more books are due (for a total of 4 books all together) and AR quizzes by next Monday, October 1st.*

Happy Reading! 

In Social Studies this week, we will continue our study of the Earth and Map Skills. We will be learning about and reviewing the cardinal directions, intermediate directions and hemispheres, as well as how to use these to locate and identify certain places on a map. *Students will have a quiz this week on Tuesday, September 25th, that will focus on cardinal directions and hemispheres.* Students should know the vocabulary words as well as be able to locate and label the cardinal directions and hemispheres for the quiz. Students should also be able to use these map skills to identify and locate certain places correctly on a map for their quiz. Students should study their vocabulary notes, maps and review sheet in preparation for the quiz on Tuesday of this week. This week, we will also begin learning about latitude and longitude.

In Spelling this week, we will begin with our Unit 5 spelling words. We will have our fifth spelling test this Friday, September 28th on Unit 5.

Reminders:

• Friday folders will go home this week. Please look over the contents of the folder and discuss your child's progress with him/her. You may keep the tests/quizzes that are in the folder. Also, the Friday folder should be signed and returned on Monday of next week. 

Hope you have a fantastic week!

Hello!

*I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend and enjoyed Fisher Fest!*

In Reading this week, we will be beginning to focus on our second story in Unit 1 of our hardcover Reading book: Yingtao's New Friend. Our skill that we will be focusing on this week is compare and contrast. *Students will have their second Reading test on Friday, September 21st.* Students should study their vocabulary, skill notes and comprehension questions for the test on Friday of this week.

*A variety of different book reports will be assigned throughout the school year in Reading. Students were assigned their first book report. For this first “September Book Report,” students may choose a fiction book of their choice. *The September Book Report will be due by next Wednesday, September 26th.* Students are encouraged to turn in their book reports early, before the scheduled due date, if they are ready to be turned in.

*Also, students will be required to read and take quizzes on 8 books per trimester for Accelerated Reading. At least 1 of the 8 total books for the trimester needs to be a nonfiction book. There will also be due dates within the trimester for how many books should be read and AR quizzes taken.

4th Grade – Accelerated Reader – Due Dates for the 1st Half of the Trimester:

*2 books and AR quizzes are due by this upcoming Tuesday, September 18th.*

*2 more books are due (for a total of 4 books all together) and AR quizzes by Monday, October 1st.*

Happy Reading! 

In Social Studies this week, we will continue our study of the Earth and Map Skills. We will be learning about and reviewing the cardinal directions, intermediate directions and hemispheres, as well as how to use these to locate and identify certain places on a map. *Students will have a quiz next week on Tuesday, September 25th, that will focus on cardinal directions and hemispheres.* Students should know the vocabulary words as well as be able to locate and label the cardinal directions and hemispheres for the quiz. Students should also be able to use these to identify and locate certain places correctly on a map for their quiz. Students should study their vocabulary notes, maps and review sheet in preparation for the quiz on Tuesday of next week.

In Spelling this week, we will begin with our Unit 4 spelling words. We will have our fourth spelling test this Friday, September 21st on Unit 4.

Reminders:

• Friday folders will go home this week. Please look over the contents of the folder and discuss your child's progress with him/her. You may keep the tests/quizzes that are in the folder. Also, the Friday folder should be signed and returned on Monday of next week.
• Thank you so much again for all your support and generosity with sending in all of your donations last week. 

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Hello!

*I hope everyone had a great weekend!*

In Reading this week, we will be continuing to focus on our first story in Unit 1 of our hardcover Reading book: A Visit with Grandpa. Our skill that we will be continuing to focus on this week is setting. *Students will have their first Reading test on Thursday, September 13th.* Students should study their vocabulary, skill notes and comprehension questions for the test on Thursday of this week.

*A variety of different book reports will be assigned throughout the school year in Reading. Students were assigned their first book report last week. For this first “September Book Report,” students may choose a fiction book of their choice. *The September Book Report will be due on Wednesday, September 26th.* Students are encouraged to turn in their book reports early, before the scheduled due date, if they are ready to be turned in.

*Also, students will be required to read and take quizzes on 8 books per trimester for Accelerated Reading. At least 1 of the 8 total books for the trimester needs to be a nonfiction book. There will also be due dates within the trimester for how many books should be read and AR quizzes taken.

4th Grade – Accelerated Reader – Due Dates for the 1st Half of the Trimester:

*2 books and AR quizzes are due by next Tuesday, September 18th.*

2 more books are due (for a total of 4 books all together) and AR quizzes by Monday, October 1st.

Happy Reading! 

In Social Studies this week, we will continue our study of the Earth and Map Skills. We will be learning about and reviewing the continents and oceans, as well as how to locate and label them on a map. *Students will have a test this week on Wednesday, September 12th that will focus on all the continents and oceans.* Students should be able to locate, label and spell all the continents and oceans correctly on a map for their test. Students should study their maps and review sheets in preparation for the test on Wednesday of this week.

In Spelling this week, we will begin with our Unit 3 spelling words. We will have our third spelling test this Thursday, September 13th on Unit 3.

Reminders:

• Friday folders will go home this week. Please look over the contents of the folder and discuss your child's progress with him/her. You may keep the tests/quizzes that are in the folder. Also, the Friday folder should be signed and returned on Monday of next week.
• On Tuesday, September 11th, we will have a Patriotic Dress Day. Students can bring in donations to be out of uniform on Tuesday. Thank you so much for your support and generosity. 

Hope you have a fantastic week!

Hello!

*I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!*

*Also, it was so nice meeting everyone last week at the Back to School Curriculum Night!*

In Reading this week, we will be finishing up sharing our Summer Break writing activities. This week, we will also begin our first story in Unit 1 of our hardcover Reading book: A Visit with Grandpa. Our skill that we will be focusing on this week is setting. *Students will have their first Reading test on Thursday, September 13th.* Students should study their vocabulary, skill notes and comprehension questions for the test next Thursday.

*A variety of different book reports will be assigned throughout the school year in Reading. Students will be assigned their first book report this week. For this first “September Book Report,” students may choose a fiction book of their choice. Students are encouraged to turn in their book reports early, before the scheduled due date, if they are ready to be turned in.

*Also, students will be required to read and take quizzes on 8 books per trimester for Accelerated Reading. At least 1 of the 8 total books for the trimester needs to be a nonfiction book. There will also be due dates within the trimester for how many books should be read and AR quizzes taken.

4th Grade – Accelerated Reader – Due Dates for the 1st Half of the Trimester:

*2 books and AR quizzes are due by Tuesday, September 18th.*

2 more books are due (for a total of 4 books all together) and AR quizzes by Monday, October 1st.

Happy Reading! 

In Social Studies this week, we will continue our study of the Earth and Map Skills. We will be learning about and reviewing the continents and oceans, as well as how to locate and label them on a map. *Students will have a test next week on Wednesday, September 12th that will focus on all the continents and oceans.* Students should be able to locate, label and spell all the continents and oceans correctly on a map for their test. Students should study their maps and review sheets in preparation for the test on Wednesday of next week.

In Spelling this week, we will begin with our Unit 2 spelling words. We will have our second spelling test this Friday, September 7th on Unit 2.

Reminders:

• Friday folders will go home this week. Please look over the contents of the folder and discuss your child's progress with him/her. You may keep the tests/quizzes that are in the folder. Also, the Friday folder should be signed and returned on Monday of next week.

Hope you have a great week!