Welcome to Fourth Grade!

Star Testing is here!
 
Testing window:  April 30-May 11
 
Tentative fourth grade testing days:
 

English/Language Arts:
May 2 & 3
 
Math:
May 9 & 10
 

*These dates are subject to change. We are allowed to administer the STAR Tests on any day during the testing period. Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep, eats an adequate breakfast, and arrives to school on time each day.
 

Gold Rush Day on Friday, April 20, 2012, was a big success!  A big "thank you" to all the families who helped out to make this even run smoothly.  We are forever grateful to you.

May 2012 Spotlight:

Reading:
 
Students are working in our literature books with stories in the "Heroes" theme.  Students are learning that there are many different ways to describe a true hero.

Math:
 
Students are working with fractions, decimals, fractions, congruence and symmetry.

Social Studies Unit 4:
 
From Unit 4 in our text, students will be able to answer the questions;
How did the movement of people and ideas change in California?
How did the Gold Rush change California's economy?
How did different people coming to California affect our state?
How have immigration and settlement helped California grow?
What was California's role in the twentieth century?
What new industries came to California in the twentieth century?
How did California's water system develop?
How did California's education system develop?
How have Californians made our state unique?

Science Chapter 6:  Electricity

Lesson 1:  Static Electricity

Lesson 2:  Electric Circuits

Lesson 3:  Using Electrical Energy

Computer Lab:
 

Students will continue to take quizzes in Accelerated Reader after reading books from our library.  Students continue to work with many different applications on design, formatting, and research.  Students are currently designing an ecosytem poster and Father's Day acronym poem.

Many do not know that our textbooks are available online!  We have put together a document with the web addresses and logins for each.  A copy was sent home and you can always download the pdf version at the bottom of this page.  Some of our students have already taken advantage of this great resource.  On these sites you can view the text from the hard books.  Workbooks are not accessible to view online.  This can come in handy if someone forgot to bring a book home that they need for their homework, or to have as a study tool whenever there is spare time at home for a review.  Many of the sites also have games and study tools to help students.  We hope this will be a help to many of you!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact your child's teacher.  You can contact us by phone, by sending a note with your child, or by email.  You can find our individual email addresses on our classroom pages.
*If you send an email and do not receive a response, please contact us by phone.  Some emails have a tendency to get bounced back by our district filter.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

***Phone number for Nixon Academy:  (562) 229-7895