Contents Page 2 Language arts inside the classroom Page 3 Mathematics at a glance Page 4 December Art Page 5 Science Page 6-8 Appendix

 Students have completed their Dragon and Princess stories. Please see the appendix.  The class has been hard at work on their second stories for our Writers Workshop  I encourage parents to ensure that their child is studying for the weekly spelling test  Signing the agenda daily will help ensure parent-teacher communication  Winter homework will consist of Reading Comprehension for the FSA test. Please practice the sample test on the website and help your child with the readings.

Mathematics Fractions and Multiplication  Students this month have been hard at work in understanding Fractions and Multiplication  We should continue to strive to have full participation in the sample test provided on the class website.  Students completed an assessment on Unit 5 and results will be forthcoming soon.  However, some students do need to finish their math homework. I encourage parents to check agendas daily.

December Art Please find samples in the appendix This month we finished Christmas trees in time for the winter holiday

 Grade 4A has been hard at work in furthering their understanding of weather and its related phenomenon  Students have a good understanding of basic terms such as condensation, precipitation and temperature  In class we have been completing experiments about weather and insulation  We have also created a tornado in a jar. Students learned about the different types of motion and weather phenomenon that created the tornado.

Christmas Trees 4A

Dragon Princess Stories