Parent Curriculum Guide
OCTOBER 2011
4th Grade
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to school! We are excited about what we have planned for your child. We hope you find this curriculum guide helpful! It is designed to give you an overview of what your child will be learning this month. We welcome your feedback as you use the Parent Curriculum Guide throughout the year.
This month in reading: This month in reading your child will be working on “Following Characters in Reading.” Emphasis will be placed on identifying with the characters, seeing and sensing situations from inside the characters minds. Students will begin to notice characters’ personality quirks and habits, what characters like and dislike, do with confidence, fear, and especially what they yearn for. This unit is designed to strengthen the connection between readers and characters in the books they read.
Reading at home: You can ask your child what they read about. You can have them talk about what they liked about the book and what connections they made with the characters in the book. Also, you can to retell the events in the story.
This month in writing: This month your child will be learning how to write a realistic fiction piece. They will be choosing a seed idea, plan their narrative, and design their writing. They will also be exposed to the similarities and differences between different kinds of writing.
Writing at home: You can help your child by encouraging them to generate ideas for personal essay writing. You will want to encourage your child to start writing about their life.
This month in math: This month in math, the students will be working on division facts, the rules of division, inverse operations, vocabulary terms pertaining to division.
Math at home: You can help your child at home by practicing division facts.
Dates to Remember: October 6th : SCHOOL PICTURE DAY
October 10: COLUMBUS DAY- SCHOOL CLOSED
October 14: Parent Workshop* T.B.A.
October 19: Special Education- Parent Orientation 8:15 a.m.
October 20: PTA Bake Sale
October 21: Parent Workshop* T.B.A.
October 27: Family Night: FALL FESTIVAL! 6:00 p.m.
October 28: First School Pride Day: Steps “2” Success
· Wear your P.S. 41 shirt
· Steps “2” Success Assembly
OCTOBER 2011
4th Grade
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to school! We are excited about what we have planned for your child. We hope you find this curriculum guide helpful! It is designed to give you an overview of what your child will be learning this month. We welcome your feedback as you use the Parent Curriculum Guide throughout the year.
This month in reading: This month in reading your child will be working on “Following Characters in Reading.” Emphasis will be placed on identifying with the characters, seeing and sensing situations from inside the characters minds. Students will begin to notice characters’ personality quirks and habits, what characters like and dislike, do with confidence, fear, and especially what they yearn for. This unit is designed to strengthen the connection between readers and characters in the books they read.
Reading at home: You can ask your child what they read about. You can have them talk about what they liked about the book and what connections they made with the characters in the book. Also, you can to retell the events in the story.
This month in writing: This month your child will be learning how to write a realistic fiction piece. They will be choosing a seed idea, plan their narrative, and design their writing. They will also be exposed to the similarities and differences between different kinds of writing.
Writing at home: You can help your child by encouraging them to generate ideas for personal essay writing. You will want to encourage your child to start writing about their life.
This month in math: This month in math, the students will be working on division facts, the rules of division, inverse operations, vocabulary terms pertaining to division.
Math at home: You can help your child at home by practicing division facts.
Dates to Remember: October 6th : SCHOOL PICTURE DAY
October 10: COLUMBUS DAY- SCHOOL CLOSED
October 14: Parent Workshop* T.B.A.
October 19: Special Education- Parent Orientation 8:15 a.m.
October 20: PTA Bake Sale
October 21: Parent Workshop* T.B.A.
October 27: Family Night: FALL FESTIVAL! 6:00 p.m.
October 28: First School Pride Day: Steps “2” Success
· Wear your P.S. 41 shirt
· Steps “2” Success Assembly