Port Washington Elementary 

NEWSLETTER   P-Positive O-Outgoing R-Respectful T-team 

 Fourth Grade

Week of

August 27

Reading - Mrs. Polen  

Textbook Work: Because of Winn-Dixie Genre: Realistic Fiction 

This week, the students will get into our textbook and begin working with the first story from the book Because of Winn-Dixie. This story focused on a young girl who moves to a new town and has a tough time making friends until she finds a dog and the local librarian.

Skill Focus Story Structure, Point of View, Flashback

Vocabulary comfort, consisted, mood, mention, properly, intends, positive, advanced, peculiar, talent

 

 

 

 

AR Information and Goals  

AR levels and goals will be made following the Reading MAP Testing this Wednesday. The first grading period, everyone will have the same goals. But as we progress through the year, the AR goals will be adjusted to fit each student’s individual needs.  

 

 

 

  Writing Processes - Mrs. Polen    

Writing Focus: RACER/Personal Experience  

We will begin working with our RACER writing format to create a reflective paragraph about a favorite summer memory  

 

Math - Mrs. Schumacher Mistakes Allow Thinking to Happen🤔

 

I am so excited and privileged to have your child for math! This year we have lots to learn, but by working together, and some hard work, I’m certain we will be very successful!! We are off to a good start!   

 This week we’ll be getting more comfortable with the daily routine, introducing/practicing the tech sites that help with fact fluency and standards mastery, taking the MAP test on Thursday, and focusing on a review of place value standards - read, write, compare, and order numbers.  The agenda and email liz.schumacher@ivschools.org are easy ways to reach out to me if needed. Find the newsletter at: http://elizschumacher.weebly.com/  

Social Studies & Science – Mrs. Dobbins This year we will be rotating between science and social 

studies topics. We will focus on one subject at a time 

spending the entire class time throughout the week or so 

on that one subject.   

 

We will begin this week with the students taking their 

SLO tests in both science and social studies. This test 

will then be repeated at the end of the school year to 

determine student growth throughout the year. 

 

 

    Announcements

Reminder: An email message is a terrific way to communicate with us, but NOT for dismissal changes. Changes in the way your child is going home, must go through the office. Please continue to send a note that we initial and send to the office in the morning, or in the event of a sudden change that must happen, contact the office directly. Following this procedure helps us keep your child safe.   Mon., Sept. 3 Labor Day - No School Thurs., Sept. 6 PTO Meeting at 6:30 pm in the Library Fri., Sept. 7 Fall Picture Day (Photographs by Sarah) Mon., Sept. 10 Fall Fundraiser Kick-off  

*Supply fees are $40, but if paid by Oct. 8 is only $35. 

*We are collecting Box Tops for Education.  

       

Reading - Mrs. Bryant  

We will begin working in the students’ Ready workbooks. This week we will be focusing on Main Idea and Details in Informational Texts. Students will complete an assignment for checkmarks on Friday. Students will take their first MAP test of the year during class on Wednesday.

Students will be introduced to Opinion Writing on Friday.