4th Grade Fun!

September 14, 2024

Important Dates

Friday, September 20th – 11:30am Dismissal (Aftercare available until 3:00)
Saturday, September 21st – Boots for Buses Bash! (see information below)
Monday, September 23rd-25th – School Pictures (see information below)
Wednesday, September 25 – 4th Grade Field Trip – Wheeling Symphony (see details below)
Thursday, September 26 – Coffee Conversations, 2:00 PM
Friday, September 27 – Freedom Friday
Monday, September 30th – “Book in a Bag” is due!
Thursday, October 3rd – Grandparents Day (more information to come)
Friday, October 4th – 11:30am Dismissal for Fall Long Weekend
Monday, October 7 – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, October 8 – Classes Resume – 10:00 AM Start

Thank you for coming to Parent Night! We appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to learn more about 4th grade. The students loved their surprise notes from you! They didn’t want to erase them!

Remember to sign up for parent partnership meetings if you still need to do so using the link below.

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In ELA we:

Continued to work through prewrite steps in the writing process and started our stories! Ask your student what moment they are writing their first memoir about!
Were introduced to “Book in a Bag” reports. These are due September 30th and will involve an oral presentation to the class. Students may work on them at any time and bring them in at their convenience. We will also be allowing class time to help complete these as well.
Continued learning more rules with plural nouns. Students now know 4 different spelling rules for this topic! There will be a comprehensive assignment for all these rules that will serve as a knowledge check. Please continue to check here and the students’ agendas for those dates.

In Math we:

Continued with place value using large numbers
Started rounding numbers
Took their Aimsweb Math – for those that were absent, we’ll get them on Aimsweb next week
Got the students logged into their Prodigy account for math

In Brainology we:

Talked about what the left and right parts of our brains are responsible for and the children took a little quiz to see if they were more right brain or left brain focused.
Discussed the importance of “Positive Self-Talk” especially when challenged with something difficult or uncomfortable.
Practiced using positive sefl-talk when given a difficult scenario.

In Social-Emotional Learning we:

Continued to talk about how happiness affects our bodies
Made our very own “recipe for happiness!” These are being displayed in our classroom and will come home shortly after we show them off.

Important Reminders:

September 23rd – September 25th: WCDS Student Fall Pictures! Students may wear what they’d like.
- Sept. 23rd, 1st – 5th
- Sept. 24th, PS, JK, SK
- Sept. 25th, Middle School
Symphony Field Trip – We are excited to announce a Musical Field Trip for the 4th grade to watch a rehearsal of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday, September 25th. This is a great opportunity for our students to see and hear live music in our local area. We will be using a school bus from Ohio County Schools for transportation, and depart WCDS at 9:15am and return at approximately 11:30am. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

Reading for 20 minutes and practicing multiplication facts for 10 minutes are daily homework assignments. Thank you for helping your child develop good reading and math fluency.
“Book in a Bag” reports may be turned in at any time of the book but the presentation will not occur until September 30th. Please review the packet sent home for guidance on what to complete and how to do so.
This Sunday, September 15th, support a WCDS family: