Fourth Grade News 

April 8, 2019   
 

Vermont State House Field Trip 

 
 
SPRING BREAK 
April 15th - 19th 
 
COL 
April 26 at 8:10 
 
   
4th Grade SBAC   
  On Thursday, May 17th, the fourth grade will celebrate 
April 29th - 30th  May 1st - 2nd  May 6th - 7th  being done with all their SBAC tests with a field trip to 
 
the ​Vermont State House​ in Montpelier! This will be 
 
quite valuable in learning about Vermont history and 
Field Trip to the Vermont State House 
May 17th *Chaperones needed!  government. At the State House, we will learn about 
 
how an idea becomes a law while touring the state 
No school 
Monday, May 27th - Memorial Day  capitol building and experience a more hands on 
 
approach to Vermont state history at the Vermont 
Step-Up Day 
Friday, June 7th, 8:30-9:00  History Museum. We’ll be looking for chaperones, so 
  save the date and permission slips will be forthcoming!  
Last Day of School 
Tuesday, June 18th 

Reader’s Workshop and Social Studies 

We have continued on with our historical fiction unit. By integrating our reading standards and 
social studies standards on Vermont state history, students are developing an understanding of 
what life was like for a Vermont settler in the pre-Revolutionary War days. We are about a 
third of the way through the classic book, ​Green Mountain Hero​ by Edgar Newman Jackson. 
Students continue to work on the following reading and social studies goals:   
 
● I can use specific details in a story to help me describe a character, setting or event in the story.  
● I can read closely to find answers explicitly in text (right there answers). 
● I can figure out the meanings of words and phrases an author uses.   
● I can describe ways that life in Vermont has both changed and stayed the same over time 
● I can examine how events, people, problems and ideas have shaped the community and Vermont (e.g., Ann 
Story’s role in the American Revolution) 
● I can make predictions based on an understanding of the past and the present in Vermont. (e.g., What 
was farming in Vermont like in the past? What is it like now? What will it be like in the future?)  
 
  
Fourth Grade News 
April 8, 2019   
 
 

States and Capitals 

   
In  a  few  more  weeks,  we  will  have  completed  our 
SBAC TESTING  study  of  all  the  regions  of  the  U.S.A.!  Students 
have  just  completed  the  Midwest  and  Southwest 
On top of starting new units, the fourth graders 
regions  and  will  soon  be  focusing  their  studies  on 
will be busy practicing how to take the SBAC tests.  the  remaining states- what we’re calling the Pacific 
Since these tests will be taken using the computer,  West  and  Mountain  West.  After  a  quiz  on  these 
the students will be practicing with the  regions,  students  will  have  officially  studied  all  the 
US  states  and  capitals!  We  will  wrap  up  our  unit 
Chromebooks by taking practice SBACs and trying 
by  putting  all  the  states  together  in May.  This will 
out all the features that will be embedded in their  not  be  a  graded  test,  but  should  be  fun  for  the 
upcoming test. Students will be asked to read  students  to  see  how  many  states  (and  capitals) 
they  remembered!  In  fifth  grade,  students  will  be 
passages and respond to questions in a variety of 
exposed  to  a  more  in  depth  study  of  a  state,  so 
ways: multiple choice, short answer, essay,  this activity should be a great warm up.  
highlighting a section, etc.  

   
Unit 5 Geometry & Measurement   We thank the many parents who have made time 
In this unit your child will:  to come in or will be coming in for a spring 
● Measure angles and determine angle  conference. The students are showing us signs that 
measurements based upon given  they are excited for their big move up to the third 
information  floor. Fifth grade will be here before we know it! 
● Sort and classify shapes based upon the   
Many thanks goes out to Tania Hayes for her 
number and kinds of sides and angles 
exciting Four Winds instruction this year. It’s hard 
they have  
to believe that we only have a few more Four 
● Calculate the area and perimeter of  Winds lessons to enjoy!   
rectangles 
Family Unit Overview - Unit 5 Geometry  
  
Fourth Grade News 
April 8, 2019