December 2023
Dear Fourth Grade Families,
We cannot believe how quickly the year has been moving. Upon our return from Thanksgiving Break, we reflect on how thankful we are for each and every student and family in our classrooms. As we wrap up this first semester we continue to look at how we can support and push students toward demonstrating their best in all subject areas and also celebrate their growth to this point. As always, please reach out with any questions or concerns as we are here to support your students together as a team.
Sincerely,
Courtney Beerman, Erica Moore, and Rachel Wilcox
Fourth Grade, Coyote Ridge Elementary School
Curriculum:
Math: Students are working in Unit 4 where we will focus on multi digit multiplication. Mathematicians will work to learn several strategies to help them solve these problems. Many of these strategies will be new, to not only the learners in our classrooms, but families too. We ask that you allow your learners to practice these strategies and find what works best for them. We will also discuss converting liquid measurements as well as mass.
Literacy: Readers and Writers will work to develop a better understanding of how our government influences the way we live. Readers will continue to work on skills of integrating information from multiple sources, make inferences in fiction and nonfiction, use text features to better understand what we read and use key details to summarize new learning. Writers will then research how different problems within our communities are solved with the help of the government.
Science
Throughout this unit students are discovering how the earth’s surface has changed over time. They are finding out how erosion and other earth processes impacted Glenwood Springs. Don’t forget to grab your child’s free National Parks Pass through Every Kid Outdoors. Colorado offers several amazing National Parks and we encourage you to visit these places on breaks.
Important Information:
Library: Readers will visit the library weekly. Please help your child to remember to have their books ready to either be returned or renewed.
Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Students have been working on Emotion Management. We will work to identify the different emotions in themselves and others. Then we will practice strategies on how to manage these emotions and learn how to rethink situations so that we can better handle situations that bring up strong emotions.
Important Dates:
December 4: No School Teacher Work Day
December 22-January 9: No School Winter Break
