Fourth Grade 

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

As the holiday season approaches, we hope this newsletter finds you well. December is an exciting time and fourth grade is working hard on their schoolwork and preparing for the Holiday Concert during this short month. We appreciate your help in getting your children to school on time and prepared to learn each day. Please continue to encourage your children to read nightly, complete their reading logs, and come to school with charged iPads and sharpened pencils. 

Thank you for your continued collaboration and we wish you a wonderful December, 

Ms. Campbell, Ms. Hernandez, and Ms. Montalvo 

Rigorous Instruction

Instruction is customized, inclusive, motivating, and aligned to the Next Generation Standards. High standards are set in every classroom. Students are actively engaged in ambitious intellectual activity and developing critical thinking skills.

Units of Study:  

Social Studies:  Native Americans: First Inhabitants of New York State. Students will connect the knowledge they are gaining about Native American farming techniques, sustainability, and using local natural resources to campaign for community funding to create a rooftop farm. Learn more about our project

Reading: Rise to the Occasion: Students will engage with texts about overcoming challenges, and practice identifying plot elements and themes.  

Math: Multiplicative comparison, and multiplying and dividing multi-digit numbers  

Writing:  Opinion Essays 

Supportive Environment

The school establishes a classroom and school culture where students feel safe, supported, and challenged by their teachers and peers.

Students of the Month 

4-1: Kimberly Ramirez and Efren Tenorio 

4-2: Arabella Feliz and Kevin Morales 

4-3: Violet Lima and Raphael Garcia 

Strong Family-Community Ties & Collaborative Teachers

School leadership brings resources from the community into the school building by welcoming, encouraging, and developing partnerships with families, businesses, and community-based organizations.

Important Events:   

• December 18: Holiday Concert for Students 

• December 20: Holiday Concert for Families 3 PM 

• December 25, 2023 - January 1, 2024: Winter Recess (No School)