4th Grade ELA
September Newsletter
Mrs. Chambers
Ms. Grier
Parent Reminders
Parents, please stress to your child the importance of good citizenship before,
during and after school. Please remember to sign Wednesday Folder weekly. Please
make sure students are completing homework daily (Mon. – Thurs.) and return the
following day. Many parents have asked about useful websites for at home practice.
Our school website offers many great options. Select “Resources” on the left menu
bar once you have gone to Downtown Elementary’s homepage.
Reading Language Arts Skills
Reading and Comprehending Complex Text
and answering text-dependent questions
Ordering Adjectives
Determining Main Idea
Summarizing
Making Inferences
Forming and Using Prepositional Phrases
Explaining Events, Procedures, Ideas and
Concepts
Writing Informative/Explanatory Essays
Correcting Fragments and Run-Ons
Describing the Overall Structure of Text
Correctly Using Confusing Words (to, two, too,
there, they’re, their)
Social Studies Skills
Comparing and Contrasting Native American
groups
Exploration and Settlement of Early Explorers
 Columbian Exchange
 Christopher Columbus
 Hernando de Soto
 Robert de LaSalle
 Ferdinand Magellan
 Amerigo Vespucci
 Henry Hudson,
 Jacques Cartier
Lost Colony of Roanoke
American Indians vs. Colonists
Five Countries that influence U.S. of America
 France
 Spain
 Portugal
 Netherlands
 England
Important Dates
September 8 -Watch Dog Kickoff (5:00 pm)
September 14- Yankee Candle Fundraiser Money Due
September 15- Parent/Teacher Conferences (3:30-6:30 pm)
September 16- District Learning Day (No School for Students)
September 27- Muffins with Moms (7:45 am)
September 28- Yearbook Pictures