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4th grade
S. Ingold
ETHAN H SHIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Welcome to Mrs. Ingold's
4th Grade News



It is hard to believe that the second quarter of this school year will end on Jan. 20th. Science Fair projects must be turned in before Feb. 2.  

The fourth grade students are all working on Pourquoi Tales for this quarter's writing assessment.  These tales are a kind of legend that explains why something is the way it is.  For instance, why the bear has a short tail or the turtle has a shell.  Please ask your child which animal they have chosen and which unique characteristic of that animal they are planning on writing. 

We will be going to see a Shakespearian Play put on by the Piedmont Players on Feb. 18th.  Our trip to Old Salem is planned for March 15.  More information will be sent home concerning these activities.

We are working on long division in math.  Rocks and Minerals is our Science topic.  We are also studying unique characteristics of animals and the history of NC settlement.  If anyone would like to share information or collections in any of these areas please contact me.

Stay warm and enjoy this cool season.
Sharon Ingold

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Ways to help your child’s writing at home are:
1) Share your own writing with your child- for example, notes, shopping lists, e-mail responses, personal or business letters you write.
2)
All of my students should be keeping a “spy journal” recording characters and places they may be able to use in their writing.
3) Ask your child to help with writing that needs to be done in the home-- shopping lists, instructions for baby-sitters, notes to relatives, plans for family outings, plans for the holidays, and directions for visitors.
4) Help your child write thank-you notes, holiday cards, and invitations.
5) Allow your child to keep a car journal for trips or simply a day’s event such as a visit to the store or park.
6) Encourage your child to write stories and poems to relatives as gifts.
7) Help your child writes letters for various purposes. Maybe they could write to their grandparents, other adult, or a pen pal on a regular basis.
8) Write down and collect family stories into a “family book” that they can illustrate.
9) Encourage your child to write daily journals at home.
10)
Put a bulletin board in a convenient place and use it for messages for the entire family.
Please chose one or more of the above ideas for your child to do in the next months before our State Writing Test. It will make a huge difference in their self-confidence and writing ability.

Remember that good readers make great writers. READ READ READ read READ read READ read READ


 

Math Help

How Will Math Look in Your Child's Classroom?

As
a result of the recent effort in mathematics teaching to include
understanding in the teaching of math, from basic through advanced
levels, the picture of your child's math class may, indeed, look
different from what you remember when you were in school. For instance:

     Children will be expected to know their math facts: Children will be learning their math facts with an understanding of how facts relate to each other.
     Children will be doing more than arithmetic:
    Children
    will be seeing that math is much more than arithmetic (knowing the
    facts and number operations); it involves estimation, geometry,
    probability, statistics, and more.

     Children will be striving to achieve high goals:
    Children will be achieving high standards of understanding, complexity,
    and accuracy set for them by their parents, teachers, schools, and
    states.

     Children will be actively involved in the study of mathematics: Children will be doing tasks that involve investigations. They will be talking and writing explanations for their thinking.
     Children will be working with one another: Children will be collaborating to make discoveries, draw conclusions, and discuss math.
     Children will be evaluated in a variety of ways:
    Teachers will use many different ways to determine if children know and
    understand math concepts. Some of these will include writing samples,
    projects, or written tests. Not all evaluation will be the same for
    every classroom or every child.

     Children will be using calculators to solve problems:
    They will be using calculators not as crutches but as tools to solve
    more complex problems with bigger numbers than they could do otherwise.
    Children with good knowledge of math facts, number sense, and reasoning
    about math will be able to use the calculator most effectively.

     Children will be using computers: They will be developing databases, spreadsheets and computer graphics, while solving problems.


Math Survival Tips

Ten Steps for Solving Mathematics Problems

1. Whisper read the problem at least two times. Make a mental picture of what you are reading.

2. Circle the key words in the question.

MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE QUESTION IS ASKING!

3. Identify and circle/underline the key numbers and labels.

4. Eliminate unneeded data by drawing a line through it.

5. Thoroughly study any graphs, charts, or Venn diagrams.

6. Determine the operation(s)/strategies needed to solve the problem.

7. Solve the problem. SHOW YOUR WORK! (Draw a picture, work backwards, make it simple, etc.).

8. Evaluate the answer. DOES YOUR ANSWER MAKE SENSE? DOES IT ANSWER THE QUESTION(S) ASKED?

9.
If an answer sheet is used, check your answers with the answer choices.
If your answer is not found, repeat steps one through eight.

10. Bubble in the correct answer in the right space on your answer sheet.





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