Listening is a valuable skill. This is one of the foundational skills that is necessary for learning to read. Unfortunately, it appears that this skill is not fully developed to support learning. Children listen to video games, and they are capable of explaining what they are watching. However, when listening is connected to learning, many children often tune out and miss the opportunity to learn new things and learn it well. However, all is not lost. All it takes is practice, consistency and support to get our children listening and being able to retell what they learn. First, teach active listening skills at home. Allow your child to stop, listen and repeat what is heard. Extra practice can be done using audio books. Many audio books can be borrowed from the library. Allow children to listen to the same audio book a few times. I usually find that as they lie in bed, they listen more attentively because there are less distractions. Secondly, be consistent. If you are working to support students become better listeners, be purposely about what the task is. Tell children that you want them to become better listeners. Motivate them to set small goals to listen and repeat what they hear. For example, before reading a story, have your child set a goal of what they will listen for: main ideas, characters' traits, and setting. After reading, children can retell the story in their own words, write the story and look for new vocabulary words. Support is an essential component to get students to become better listeners. Please provide children with interesting books to read, planned time and other resources to make listening a practiced activity. Additionally, please motivate your child to want to listen, and to listen attentively at school. This valuable skill builds the foundation for other learning as they work towards becoming better readers and writers.

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Dear Parent/Guardian: All first-grade students in Prince George’s County will be taking the Otis Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT 8) on November 3, November 10, and November 14. The OLSAT is a verbal and non-verbal measure of abstract thinking and reasoning ability. This assessment must be taken over three separate days and can only be administered in person in the school building. The results of this test are only one factor used to identify students for the Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program. Other factors include student achievement, teacher ratings in academics, creativity, task commitment, and other data relevant to individual students. Please avoid appointments that may take your child out of school during this time period. Also, it will help your child perform best if he or she comes to school with a positive attitude, a good night’s rest, and a healthy breakfast. Results will be available in late January/early February. Note: The practice test is given on November 3. The absent students for the practice tests will have their practice tests on November 4 and November 9. The Real Test will be given in two parts on November 10 and November 14. Please make necessary adjustments to make sure that the scholars be at the school on both days.

Fatih Metin Program Coordinator & Testing Coordinator

Hi everyone! Welcome to a new month! We had so much fun celebrating character day last week and we are ready to start quarter 2 this week! All grades were due by this past Monday night for quarter 1. Students should work on keeping up with Canvas for quarter 2 as we don’t want students to have missing assignments in their grade books. If anyone needs help with Canvas, please reach out to your teachers. Next week, there is NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, and Monday is an ASYNCHRONOUS day! Students are expected to work at home on any assignments their teachers post on Canvas. The assignments are mandatory and due by the end of the night. This is how we take attendance as well! November, our character trait is GRATITUDE, so please share this link with students to shout out a staff member or student they are grateful for! https://forms.gle/FfXYyigiHyNk2EdT8 Here is the link for Assistant Principal Lewis' parent weekly newsletter for you all: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F7AJybYUwFVWJTY92LF_NHmOJLnpKw_yv5adIwrAo0U/edit Please make sure to check Canvas and the weekly calendar frequently to help keep students on track! We have finished our first round of report cards for the year already, and it's important students keep up with their work! Please make to be checking Class Dojo frequently as we do post a lot of information there for you all. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the 3rd grade teachers and we will be happy to help! Let’s have a great week! Please use the 3rd grade Google Site for lots of helpful resources and links as well as an assignments page to help keep parents in the loop of everything we are doing! https://sites.google.com/pgcps.org/3rdgradeclasssite22-23/home From your 3rd Grade Team! :)

Leah McDonagh Kylie Fleet Tamara Mathews Rashidah Balogun

Tiger Family, It is the weekend and we have wrapped up week 9 of the 2022-2023 SY. We are excited for the new opportunities ahead as the new quarter begins. The grading window opened on November 3rd and will close Monday November 7, 2022. Monday November 7, 2022 is an At-Home Asynchronous day. This means scholars will work independently from home. Activities and instructions can be found in Canvas. If textbooks are needed, they will be sent home with scholars on Friday. The 4th Grade Team issued a Family Letter last week that provides insight to how we are adjusting as a team at the start of the upcoming week. Remember, the signed receipt will be used as a grade for scholars, so please return if you have not done so and reach out if you have not received a physical copy. Below you will find content updates by content below containing information about this week and the week ahead. Sections 43 & 44 -->Reading: In reading this week we started reading a new story called, “Barbed Wire Baseball” by Marissa Moss. This biography takes place in the 1940’s at an internment camp after the bombing on Pearl Harbor. A Japanese American, Zeni, makes a huge positive influence on the people at the internment camp by introducing the game of baseball. In this story students identified the use of text structure and how it contributes to the author’s purpose, Text Structure RI.4.5. Students used context clues within and beyond a sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words of multiple-meaning words, Context Clues RI4.4. Students also explained the author’s purpose and message in the text, Author’s Purpose RI.4.8. Spelling Test, Vocabulary Quiz, & “Barbed Wire Baseball” comprehension: 11/11/22 *Vocabulary Words: descent, internment, desolate, diverted, spectators. ** Spelling Words: misspell, enable, misquote, engulf, misfortune, misbehave, enclosed, mishandle, enclosure, misadventure, misplace, empower, encode, endangered, misunderstand, enlarge, encourage, enlighten, misjudge, embed -->Math: This week in Math we continued to focus on Content Standards 4.NBT.B.4 AND 4.OA.A.3 Topic 2 lessons 5 (subtracting whole numbers) 6,(subtracting greater numbers) and 7 (Subtracting across zeros). The goal is to learn to the standard subtraction algorithm for multi-digit numbers is an efficient strategy that can be used to subtract any two numbers. The calculations are done by place value starting with the ones, then the tens, and so on, regrouping as needed. Students will be taking their Topic 2 Test on Thursday November 10, 2022. -->Science: This week we completed Topic 1 Energy and Motion where we focus on the following content standards: 3-5-SEP-3.c Make observations and/or measurements to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution. 4-PS3-2 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. 4-PS3-3 Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. K-5-PS3-A-2 Energy can be moved from place to place by moving objects or through sound, light, or electric currents. K-5-PS3-B-1 Energy is present whenever there are moving objects, sound, light, or heat. When objects collide, energy can be transferred from one object to another, thereby changing their motion. In such collisions, some energy is typically also transferred to the surrounding air; as a result, the air gets heated and sound is produced. When we begin the 2nd next week will begin exploring Topic 2- Human Uses of Energy Lesson 1. This unit focuses on making connections between natural resources and energy; and describe how natural resources are converted to energy and fuel. This unit focuses on making connections between natural resources and energy; and describes how natural resources are converted to energy and fuel. -->Social Studies: In social studies this week, students closed Chapter 1 by turning in their Region Brochure for their first quest. Next, students picked a famous American to research in their Quest for Chapter 2: American’s and their History. In this quest, students will research and present information about an important American of their choosing who has helped shape our nation. Next week, students will learn about how the first Americans lived. They will identify early European explorers and colonies, and their implant on the country.

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Mrs. Jones 4th Grade Math & Science Math Department Chair Engagement & Technology Liaison

Tiger Family, It is the weekend and we have wrapped up week 9 of the 2022-2023 SY. We are excited for the new opportunities ahead as the new quarter begins. The grading window opened on November 3rd and will close Monday November 7, 2022. Monday November 7, 2022 is an At-Home Asynchronous day. This means scholars will work independently from home. Activities and instructions can be found in Canvas. If textbooks are needed, they will be sent home with scholars on Friday. The 4th Grade Team issued a Family Letter last week that provides insight to how we are adjusting as a team at the start of the upcoming week. Remember, the signed receipt will be used as a grade for scholars, so please return if you have not done so and reach out if you have not received a physical copy. Below you will find content updates by content below containing information about this week and the week ahead. Sections 41 & 42: -->Reading: This week in Reading Workshop we closely read a biography called Barbed Wire Baseball.” In this story we learned about aJapanase American man named Zeni who was sent to an internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In this story we see how one person can influence the place that they live in a positive way. We worked on the skills of Monitoring Inner Conversations RI.4.1, Text Structure RI.4.5, Context Clues RI4.4, and Author’s Purpose RI.4.8. Next week we will continue to read the story closely to show our understanding. Students will write an opinion response that identifies whether or not Zeni was resourceful. Students will also have a Spelling Quiz and Reading Assessment based on the story we have been reading. Spelling words are posted on Canvas weekly. -->Math:Topic 3- Use Strategies and Properties to Multiply by 1-Digit Numbers has begun. We have discovered how basic place-value patterns can be used to find products when one factor is 10, 100, or 1,000 and how to use rounding to estimate products, and check if answers are reasonable. The start of a new topic means a new Pick-A-Project. Directions have been posted in Canvas and sent home. We have added the Associative Property of Multiplication, Factor, and Product to our vocabulary word wall. Our standards this week were 4.NBT.B.5, 4.OA.A.2, 4.OA.A.3. Next week, we will continue in our Topic 3 lessons as we use arrays and partial products to multiply 2- and 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers; use area models and the Distributive Property to multiply larger numbers; use place value and partial products to multiply 3- and 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers; and reviewing our previous Topic 3 lessons. Our key terms for the upcoming lessons are Partial Products, Numerical Expressions, and Distributive Property. The standards for these lessons are 4.NBT.B.4 and 4.OA.A.3. Please use/search the standards in IXL or Dreambox provided if additional practice is needed. -->Science: We have finished Topic 1- Energy and Motion and began Topic 2- Human Uses of Energy Lesson 1. This unit focuses on making connections between natural resources and energy; and describe how natural resources are converted to energy and fuel. This unit focuses on making connections between natural resources and energy; and describes how natural resources are converted to energy and fuel. We have defined and practiced the use of fuel, combustion,turbine, generator, battery, device, and primary; which are our new academic terms. The standards for lesson 1 are 4-ESS3-1, 4-PS3-4, 4-CCC-2, and 4-CCC-5. Next week, we will identify sources of nonrenewable energy, and learn how these energy sources are extracted from the ground; and give examples of nonrenewable energy sources. I will introduce the academic vocabulary for the lesson, which are fossil fuel, coal, petroleum, natural gas,nuclear gas, uranium, and outcome. The standards for lesson 2 are 4-ESS3-1, 4-PS3-4, 4-CCC-2, and 4-CCC-5. -->Social Studies: This week students began Chapter 2 “Americans and their History”. This chapter will explore the founding of America from the arrival of Europeans to World War II. Students began the week by brainstorming Americans that have influenced history. Students identified that Americans Indians lived in North America before Europeans arrived. Students also discovered where European countries set up colonies in the Americas. Next week students will explore the founding of the United States of America by exploring The American Revolution, The Constitution, and Westward Expansion. At the conclusion of the chapter students will research and present an important person that shaped American history.

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Mrs. Jones 4th Grade Math & Science Math Department Chair Engagement & Technology Liaison

November 8, 2022.

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Half-Day Virtual Learning for Students Three virtual half-days of instruction will occur at the end of the first three quarters – Nov. 7, Jan.25, and Mar. 31. Students will learn from home. Instruction will be “asynchronous,” which means lessons will be shared without live instruction through Canvas or another virtual mode. Schools will operate according to a half-day schedule and assignments will be shared by the start of the school day. If your child does not receive their assignments, please get in touch with the school. Attendance will be taken based on the completion of the assignments as well as an attendance form. Amending the academic calendar with three virtual half-days for students allows the school system to maximize instructional time while providing teachers additional planning time at the end of each quarter. https://www.pgcps.org/globalassets/offices/information-technology/docs---information-technology/plan Copied from PGCPS Website.

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Face-to-face as well as virtual PTO meeting on November 9th at 6 PM.

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Book Nook https://www.pgcps.org/offices/curriculum-and-instruction/supportive-pages/book-nook More information will be released week of November 7th.

L. Watkis (Assistant Principal)

Hello Parents! Starting next week and throughout the month of November and December, I will be meeting with all students regarding personal safety. It is a county mandated topic that all Professional School Counselors have to address. The purpose of the lesson is for students to develop the ability to judge between appropriate and inappropriate touch, learn assertive self-protection skills and identify the people whom they can ask for help. I recognize that personal safety can be a sensitive topic. I want to ensure that parents are aware of the conversation that will take place. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out.

Deidra Chandler Professional School Counselor