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4th Grade March Newsletter Update

The document provides information about upcoming events and curriculum focus areas at P.S. 238 for the month of March. It discusses that students have been preparing for the New York State Mathematics Examination through continued vocabulary study in science. It also mentions that the Elementary Level Science Examination will be administered at the end of April. In addition, the document outlines that students are focusing on reading comprehension through Reader's Workshop and writing skills such as creating reports through Writer's Workshop by researching science and social studies topics that interest them. It concludes by noting the math units on fractions, probability, perimeter and area that will be covered through the Everyday Mathematics program.

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4th Grade March Newsletter Update

The document provides information about upcoming events and curriculum focus areas at P.S. 238 for the month of March. It discusses that students have been preparing for the New York State Mathematics Examination through continued vocabulary study in science. It also mentions that the Elementary Level Science Examination will be administered at the end of April. In addition, the document outlines that students are focusing on reading comprehension through Reader's Workshop and writing skills such as creating reports through Writer's Workshop by researching science and social studies topics that interest them. It concludes by noting the math units on fractions, probability, perimeter and area that will be covered through the Everyday Mathematics program.

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The Anne Sullivan School

P.S. 238
1633 East 8th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11223

March 2009
Vo l u m e 1 , I s s u e 4

Greetings Parents Reader’s Workshop


We have all been working hard preparing for the This month, we are reading in the content
NYS Mathematics Examination. We are now ready areas of science and social studies. As a
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to take it this month! result, we are acquiring background knowledge
in the subjects we are learning about in science
Our next state examination is quickly approaching. and social studies this year.
The Elementary Level Science Examination will be
administered at the end of April. The exam consists Students are using Thinking Maps in order to
of two parts: written and performance.
organize their thoughts as they read. Thinking
Understanding 4th grade science vocabulary is the
key to doing well on the written portion of the
Maps aid children in describing characters,
examination. Your children can prepare at home by accessing prior knowledge,
continuing to make and study their science comparing/contrasting, looking at parts of a
vocabulary flashcards. whole and making analogies.

The P.S. 238 Science Fair is approaching.


Students are being asked to think like creative
young scientists by designing a science project Writer’s Workshop
using the scientific method. We appreciate those Throughout the year we have covered
parents who are assisting with projects that need various topics in Science and Social Studies
parental guidance. that our 4th graders want to learn more about.
Mrs. Ratner In our next writing genre, report of
information, students will have the
opportunity to research topics that interest
This Month’s Events them. They will be utilizing writing skills
March 3,4,5…NYS Mathematics Examination for such as writing an engaging lead, creating an
Grade 4 organized structure and including facts and
details.
March 13…Class science fair.

March 16…School science fair.


Everyday Mathematics
Science and Social Studies This month, we will be completing units 7 and
In Science we will begin to study the properties of 8 in the Everyday Math Program. The topics
electricity and magnetism. This would involve that will be covered are fractions, probability,
discussions about energy, electricity, magnetism perimeter and area.
and forces of gravity. During Science Lab students
will be experimenting with different types of circuits
and magnets. In Social Studies we will learn about
the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution.

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