Friday, November 16, 2018

Week of November 12th-16th

We have had a fantastic start to November, and the kids definitely deserve a break! The 4th grade team wanted to extend a warm and happy Thanksgiving to all of our families!

Six Flags Read to Succeed
We sent home reading logs this week for the Six Flags Read to Succeed Program. These forms will be due February 19th, 2019. If your child completes six hours of reading, they will receive a free ticket to Six Flags!

The Lion's Club
The Lion's Club of Coppell provides holiday food baskets & toys to those in need. If you'd benefit from this assistance, please click the link, complete, & turn into our nurse, Sue Kane, by Dec. 5th. The information will be shared with the Lions Club.

CGA Writing Competition (Optional)
The Coppell Gifted Association is gearing up for its annual writing competition. Below are a few reminders about the learner portion. 
- FREE for Coppell ISD students to enter.
- Open to any student in grades 4-12.
- Deadline for submissions: December 7, 2018
- Categories: STORY and POETRY

 
*Thanksgiving Break is November 19th-23rd
*The Jingle Bell Run will be Friday, December 14th at 9:30!
*The 4th grade winter party will be Thursday, December 20th at 2:00!
*Our second spirit rally will be Friday, December 21st!
*There will be early release for all learners on Friday, December 21st at 12:15







In Math, we will be continuing our fraction unit with comparing fractions, equivalent fractions, and benchmark fractions.

In Science, we will be starting a new unit on Renewable and Non-renewable resources. 

In Reading and Language Arts, learners will begin a poetry unit, where we will explore different types of poetry as well as find the deeper meaning behind poems. We will also be writing our own poems. 

In Social Studies, we will be exploring the conflicts between Mexico and Texas that will lead to the Texas Revolution.