Fourth Grade

Dear Students,

Welcome to Fourth Grade! What an exciting year we have planned. In Religion, we

will study the Ten Commandments in-depth. You will also be studying a saint or holy person

in preparation of our class Mass and presenting your report to the class.

In Reading, you will move from learning to read to reading to learn. Comprehension,

main idea and details, and theme will be our focus while continuing to build our vocabulary.

You will be required to read two books over the summer. We will begin the year with an in-

depth study of Because of Winn Dixie in class. Be sure to bring your book on the first day of

school. You will also be reading Frindle and completing a related art project due on the first

day of school. See attached information regarding the two assignments.

Practice those math facts over the summer, especially multiplication and division! You

will log into Math 2.0 and IXL Math to help strengthen and maintain your skills used in Fourth

Grade.

In Science, we will explore and study the world around us including ecosystems and

geography. Our study of rocks and minerals will lead right into our study of the California

Gold Rush.

In Social Studies, we will cover California’s history beginning with the Native

Americans and on to California today. We will study the importance of the establishment of

the missions and how they contributed to the development of California. You will each study

the history of a mission and we will build models in class of some local missions for display at

our school’s Open House. We will also be lucky enough to visit the Sanchez Adobe and the

Woodside Store as well as participate in the annual Pioneer Day at school to experience

what it was like to be an early Californian.

Have a safe summer and we’ll see you in August!

Your Fourth Grade teachers!

 

   

Summer  Work,  Grade  4    Summer  work  at  St.  Raymond  is  an  important  component  of  the  academic  program.      The  purpose  of  summer  work  is:    1)  Provide  specific  instructional  practice  on  those  essential  standards  for  entry  into  the  next  grade  level,  and  2)  Provide  structured  practice  of  essential  skills.      Summer  work  is  part  of  the  Q1  grade  and  is  required  for  all  students.    I.  Math  Curriculum  Review  (4  assignments/week  until  complete)  Source:  Accelerated  Math  2.0  Standards,  Skills  and  Subskills:    

Standard:  3.3.NBT.A.1/A.2/A.3  Skill(s):  Use  Place  Value  Understanding    

Standard:  3.OA.1/OA.2/OA.4  Skills(s):  Represent  and  Solve  Problems  Involving  Multiplication  and  Division    

Standard:  3.NF.1/3.NF.3/3.NF3.d  Skill(s):  Fractions    

Standard:  3.OA.8  Skills(s):  Word  Problems    

 II.  Math  Practice  (20-­‐30  minutes  weekly)  Source:  IXL  Math  –  Grade  3  Library    

Standard:  A.2,  A.2,  A.9  Skill(s):  Numbers  and  comparing    

Standard:  I.1,  I.2,  I.3  Skill(s):  Mixed  operations    

Standard:  F.1,  F.2,  F.6  Skill(s):  Multiplication  -­‐  skill  builders    

Standard:  Q.1,  Q.4  Skill(s):  Measurement  

 III.  Grammar  Practice  (20-­‐30  minutes  weekly)  Source:  IXL  Grammar  –  Grade  3  Library    

Standard:  A1,  A2  Skill(s):  Sentence  Types    

Standard:  T.1,  T.2,  T.3  Skill(s):  Adjectives    

Standard:  D1,  D2,  D3,  D4  Skill(s):  Nouns    

Standard:  H.1,  H.2    Skill(s):  Action  verbs    

 IV.  Reading  (2  books,  Book  Reports  and  AR  Tests)    

Source:  Read  Because  of  Winn-­‐Dixie  by  Kate  DiCamillo  and  Frindle  by  Andrew  Clements  Assignment:  Complete  a  book  project  for  Frindle,  see  attached  directions  Assessment:  Complete  an  AR  test  on  both  texts  upon  return  to  school