4th Grade Fun at JBE: Week of 10/11/2021

Welcome to the 2nd Quarter,

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Since students had Monday off, this will be a short week. We are now in the 2nd Quarter. This grading period ends on 12/17. We have lots of new content to cover during this nine weeks. Students will learn division strategies and how to use a protractor in math. And in science we will learn about changes in matter, review forms of energy and learn about force and motion.

If you or your child needs to message me, please send me an email to johnsona4@duvalschools.org or message me on our Class Tag site. Many students have posted questions on TEAMS. I do not check TEAMS as often as I check my email or Class Tag.

10/11 Monday

No School--Teacher Planning Day

10/12 Tuesday

2nd Quarter Begins

10/18 Monday

Report Cards Come Home

10/20 Wednesday

Unit 6 Science Test

10/27 Wednesday

Early Release

11/11-11/12

No School

11/24-11/26

No School

12/17

Last Day of 2nd Quarter

12/20-1/3

Winter Break

School - To - Home Folder

*Unit 5 Science Test

This week in math we will complete our study of multiplication strategies and move into division strategies. Students will learn how to divide using the multiplying up strategy, area model, partial quotients, and distributive properties to solve division problems (please the models below).

Partial Quotients

Students will also learn how to interpret remainders. This will apply to word problems. Sometimes the remainder is ignored, sometimes the remainder is the answer and sometimes the quotient needs to rounded up.

*Remainder is Ignored

Ms. Johnson has 21 students. She needs to make as many even groups as she can. How many even groups can she make?

*Remainder is the Answer

Ms. Johnson has 21 students. After she puts all of the students into even groups, how many students are left over?

*Quotient Needs to be Rounded Up

Ms. Johnson has 21 students going on a field trip to the zoo. The vans that will take them to the zoo hold 10 students. How many vans does Ms. Johnson need to take all of the students to the zoo.

Students will have their first timed quiz this Friday. Students will have 5 minutes to solve 50 problems. The problems will cover basic multiplication facts from 1 x 1 through 10 x 10. The scores students earn will be entered into the skills section of the math grade book.

*Facts Practice

*OA.1.1 Multiplication as a Comparison

This week in science we will begin working on Unit 6 Matter and Its Changes. In this unit we will learn the difference between physical and chemical changes in matter. Students are familiar with the chemical changes of rusting, burning and decay. Many students are not familiar with the chemical change of tarnish. Tarnish happens when metals such as silver and copper are exposed to air. A famous example is the Statue of Liberty. When France gave the statue to the United States it was a brownish color similar to the color of a penny. Over time the copper statue has turned the green color that we see today.