February, 2016

February is off to a great start! Im thankful for the mild weather. I hoped everyone enjoyed
Open House. It was nice seeing the 4B families!
Writing
Reading reflections
Informative writing on global warming

Reading
Continue with Unit 3: Knowledge in Action
Novel: Hoot

Start Endangered Animal report

Informative text: A Warmer World

Word Study
Lesson 17: Vowel Dipthongs- oe, oa, ue, ew

Grammar

Unit 18: Vowel Dipthongs- oi, oy, au, aw

Review nouns, verbs , adjectives and adverbs

Unit 19: Vowel Dipthongs- ou, ow, oo

Reinforce conjunctions, commas, quotations, subjects/predicates

Math
Begin Unit 5:

Social Studies

(Common Core Standards:

Complete study of the Southeast Region

CC.4.OA.4, CC.4.NF.1, CC.4.NF.2, CC.4.NF.3,

CC.4.NF.4)

Southeast final test on February 29

Comparing fractions
Add/Subtract fractions
Word problems with fractions
Equivalent fractions
Multiply a fraction with a whole
number

Reminders:
Feb.15 No School Presidents Day
Feb. 16 No School P/T Conferences
March 4 No School Teacher Institute Day

Science
Circulatory System/Respiratory System
Parts of the circulatory and respiratory system
How the parts function together to circulate
blood