1st Quarter Report Card conferences are being held to cover the report card and any other paperwork for each student.  If you have not made an appointment for this conference, please contact me as soon as possible.

Week of 11/9/09

Reading - The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg.  Students will read the story of a mysterious stranger.  Students will use strategies to note details and find key vocabulary to help them understand the story.  Vocabulary and spelling words for this story are in their reading practice books.

LA - Students will work on compound words and synonyms.  

Math - Ms. Fields will continue teaching information regarding unknown values.  Students will use a variety of resources to explore input/output charts, and order of operations.  This week will be used to review some skills that were covered in Topic 7.  We were a little concerned that they may not have truly understood everything in the chapter.  Spending a few extra days, using additional resources, and informal assessments will allow us to verify that students truly understand the material.

Social Studies - Students will study about the mountain region of North Carolina.  We will use pages 7, 33, 46-47, 67-72 in the text book.  Additional resources will be used to discover the importance of influences that location has on the people of NC.  We will also discover the importance of regional diversity.  Students will learn about industry, major cities/population, and tourism in the mountain region.  

Upcoming News

Our class will be going to the Old Stone House and Organ Lutheran Church on November 6th.  

4th graders are responsible, respectful, reflective Overton Explorers.

If you have questions, please feel free to call, email, or send a message in your child's agenda.

Multiplication flash cards can be found at the top of this web page.  Using these flash cards is a fun way to review or learn your multiplication facts.  This is an important skill for 4th grade.  Math will be much easier if you know these facts!!   Have fun with the flash cards!   

Listed below are some great places for practice and review fun!

http://www.mathslice.com/noticeboard.php

http://www.mathslice.com/mathmock.php

http://www.mathplayground.com

http://cuacs8.mck.ncsu.edu/mathsampleitems/main.html

http://www.eduplace.com/kidshmtxm/egames/ega_3.html

Important websites for parents:

http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/calendarmenu.html - The Rowan Salisbury District Calender

www.pearsonsuccessnet.com - Envision Math Textbook and practice pages available under the student's name and password that was given earlier this year.

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/testing/eog/reading - EOG reading sample items.

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/math - EOG math sample items

http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/eled/parents.html - the director of elementary education's parent page.  You will fine the 4th Grade Brochure for parents - Keeping on the Right Track and other important information for parents.

4th grade Social Studies focuses on North Carolina.  Listed below are great places to visit.  

Rowan Museum - Salisbury
Old Setzer - Salisbury
Old Stone House - Salisbury
Waterworks Art Gallery - Salisbury
Downtown Salisbury Historic Tour
Lowe's Motor Speedway                                                

Discovery Place - Charlotte

NC Zoo - Asheboro, NC

NC Museum of Life and Science - Durham, NC
Old Salem - Winston Salem
Biltmore House - Asheville

Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Blue Ridge Parkway "America's Favorite Drive"
NC Lighhouses - NC Coast
Wright Brothers Museum - Kitty Hawk, NC
Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee NC
Lost Colony Play - Hendersonville, NC