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January 11-15

Super Bowl of Reading

On Friday, February 5th the fourth grade students will be participating in our annual Super Bowl of Reading event. Within their classroom, students will be put into teams and competing throughout the day using various reading strategies, comprehension and vocabulary skills, as well as earning Reading Counts points. Students may wear a sports jersey on this day. At some point  they will get to go to our lobby concession stand. We will have hot dogs, popcorn, and chips. Your child may bring their own drink to have during concession stand time. Everything has been taken care of except for the chips. If you are able to donate a bag of chips for our lobby concession stand, that would be greatly appreciated. (We are not picky on what type of chips are donated.) We only ask that donations are in by February 3rd.

Thank you so much for your help with this fun day! 

January 8th Newsletter

January 4-8

Long Division (Partial Quotients)

Math Message:  Long Division (Partial Quotients)

 

This week, we began one of the hardest skills in fourth grade math:  long division.  This is a skill that takes time and practice to master.  Everyday Math teaches long division differently (Partial Quotients) than most parents are familiar with.  For children, this is an easier method once they catch on; however, for most adults—it seems foreign and more difficult because it is not the traditional method most of us learned.  We do not recommend teaching your child the traditional method yet, as this might confuse children who are learning and practicing Partial Quotients.  We will be practicing A LOT in class and during workshop.  If your child is still struggling, the SRB is a good reference for parents wanting to help.  Also, your child’s teacher would be happy to answer any questions you might have in assisting your child.  We will continue to practice, practice, practice in class.

        
        During this process (at this time), we are allowing students who have not yet mastered their basic multiplication facts to use a multiplication chart to assist with long division problems.  We want to ensure they are understanding the division process; we’re not checking for basic fact recall.  Although we are allowing this currently, getting stuck on basic facts can really deter students from moving forward, so please ensure your child is working on memorization of facts if necessary. 

Thanks for your support!  

The 4^th Grade Team

**Check out the Math section of the website for helpful links.