4th Grade News Essential Focus 01/19/16-01/30/17 Essential Focus #12 Transitions will be swift, Quiet, and Orderly  ELA (O’Brian): *Students are working integrating information from multiple texts and graphic sources to speak knowledgeably about a topic. -We will practice this skill with “The Man Who Named the Clouds” and “Snowflake Bentley” -Students will continue to practice this strategy with an “Arctic Blast” project. -*Spelling Test Day 7 Tuesday January 27th *related words: breath, breathe, compose, composition, crumb, crumble, heal, health, image, imagine, meter, metric, pleasant, please, product Root ology: biology, criminology, climatology, sociology, geology Math (Tsoufiou/Raga): We will be starting a new unit next week. Our unit will cover fraction decomposition, adding fractions, adding mixed numbers, as well as adding tenths and hundredths. Social Studies (Ohlemacher): The next 8 day cycle in Science, we'll be studying Earth's living History. Specifically, ecosystems, biomes, biotic and abiotic factors, habitats and plant and animal adaptations. Upcoming Events *Conferences: Thursday 1/26 *Scholastic Book Fair Week of 01/23 *Reminder *Report Cards are being sent home on Friday 01/20/17 Homework: *9 iReady lessons passed in BOTH reading in math by 03/16/17 *Nightly homework indicated in students’ daily planners. Created by: The Little Ladybug Shop