Dear Parents and Students,
Hooray for a great celebrations last week at PTC! Thank you for attending such an important meeting of your students' progress. Each student truly shined with delight as we shared the highlights of their growth as a 4th grader. I truly enjoy learning and growing with them each day. Thank you for allowing me the privilege to teach your Bobcats!
On Tuesday, we had a special visit from the Salt Lake Aquarium's Water Van. Their presentation on Utah's water resources was a great "splash" with experiments and animals! Students explored Utah's water resources & water cycle by observing environment models and animals. We will continue to explore the water cycle over the next few weeks with many "soaking" water adventures.
Imagine you and your students baking cookies together. Suddenly you realize you need 1/2 cup of sugar, but you only have a 1/4 measuring cup clean. What can you do? Like this situation poses, students will be using some problem solving and reasoning skills to learn about adding and subtracting fractions. I would encourage you to help your students use fractions in real life. They sure our becoming number smart while helping you grocery shop, cook, and more. I can't wait to here all the real life adventures of fractions they are experiencing with you at home. :)
On Tuesday, we had a special visit from the Salt Lake Aquarium's Water Van. Their presentation on Utah's water resources was a great "splash" with experiments and animals! Students explored Utah's water resources & water cycle by observing environment models and animals. We will continue to explore the water cycle over the next few weeks with many "soaking" water adventures.
Imagine you and your students baking cookies together. Suddenly you realize you need 1/2 cup of sugar, but you only have a 1/4 measuring cup clean. What can you do? Like this situation poses, students will be using some problem solving and reasoning skills to learn about adding and subtracting fractions. I would encourage you to help your students use fractions in real life. They sure our becoming number smart while helping you grocery shop, cook, and more. I can't wait to here all the real life adventures of fractions they are experiencing with you at home. :)
Our curriculum goals for the week include:
Reading: Historical Fiction Genre
Spelling: Long/Short Vowels, Accented Syllables, Prefixes/Suffixes
Writing: Traits of Writing - Animal Investigation Report & Biographies
Math: Adding & Subtracting Decimals
Science: Water Cycle
Social Studies: Spanish Explorers
I love learning and growing with your students each day. Thank you for all your support through emails, phone calls, donations, and bright smiles.
Mrs. Yates
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