In Grade 4, students spend significant blocks of time engaged in reading and writing independently. Fourth grade students are critical listeners and analyze a speaker's intent such as to entertain or to persuade. When speaking, they adapt their language to the audience, purpose, and occasion. Students continue to read classic and contemporary selections. Fourth grade students read with a growing interest in a wide variety of topics and adjust their reading approach to various forms of texts. Students expand their vocabulary systematically across the curriculum. Students read for meaning and can paraphrase texts. Students are able to connect, compare, and contrast ideas. Fourth grade students can identify and follow varied text structures such as chronologies and cause and effect. Students produce summaries of texts and engage in more sophisticated analysis of characters, plots, and settings. Fourth grade students are able to select and use different forms of writing for specific purposes such as to inform, persuade, or entertain. Their writing takes on style and voice. Fourth grade students write in complete sentences. Students vary sentence structure and use adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, and conjunctions. Fourth grade students are proficient spellers. Students edit their writing based on their knowledge of grammar and usage, spelling, punctuation, and other conventions of written language. Students can produce a final, polished copy of a written composition. Fourth grade students understand and use visual media and can compare and contrast visual media to print.
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Written by Webmaster
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
The end of the school year is approaching quickly!
We are diligently working everyday getting ready for the Reading and Math TAKS coming up at the end of April.We are confident our 4th graders will make us proud.
Parents, please continue to encourage your child to read at home daily.Practicing independent reading skills at home will help your child develop into a more competent reader.
Our 4th grade field trip is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28th.We will be visiting “The Magik Theater”.The production we are scheduled to see is “School House Rock”.Afterwards, we will play and have lunch at Hemisphere Park.It will be a fun filled day that we all are looking forward to.
Thank you, parents, for all you do to help and support your child’s success. Their success is vital to NFCS.
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Written by Melissa Zamora
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Monday, 20 August 2007 |
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Welcome parents and students to a new year at New Frontiers.
What a wonderful summer~ not too much rain this time.
This is my second year working with fourth grade and I really enjoy it.
I could not have done this with my wonderful support of teachers, students, parents and of course my family.
I am very involved with my family. We enjoy fishing, camping and spending time with each other. My daughters are in middle school- talk about being busy. I have been married to my wonderful husband for 12 years.
I am excited to be teaching fourth grade~ I have a lot planned for your students.
Parents- Thank you for all of your support with your child. Any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thanks,
Mrs. Zamora
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Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Written by Linda Woytek
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Thursday, 31 May 2007 |
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This has been a great year and we are working diligently getting ready for the upcoming Writing Taks Test. Our fourth graders are becoming wonderful writers! The Reading Taks and Math Taks will be coming up in the last part of April. We are very proud of all of our fourth graders for all their hard work they have done this year. We are looking forward to being able to celebrate their accomplishments at the end of the year.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 29 February 2008 )
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