The newsletter provides an overview of the lessons covered in the past few weeks for grade 4 students in English, math, science, and computer. In math, students learned about writing fractions and decimals. In science, they studied electricity, magnetism, and energy sources. English lessons included a book study, phonics, grammar, writing, and reading competitions. Computer class introduced programming in LOGO. The teachers wished students a fun holiday and safe Ramadan.

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May 2012
Grade 4
English, Math and Science Newsletter
Lessons covered in Math
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Students have spent the past few weeks
learning about writing fractions and mixed
numbers as decimals, read, write, compare, and
order decimals to thousands. They also learned
how to round decimals to nearest tenths and
hundredths, estimate sums and difference of
decimals, write sums and difference of
decimals.
The students have finished measure area and
perimeter of polygons using nonstandard and
standard units, use formulas to find the area
and perimeter of polygons. Lessons covered in Science
And finally students identify solid figures by
their faces, edges, and vertices and find the Students have spent the past few weeks learning
volume of rectangular prism. about Electricity , what is electricity, how are
electricity and magnetism related, what are some
sources of electricity, and how do people use energy
resources .
We reviewed in the class, they took review worksheets
and we solved the worksheets in the class.
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Lessons covered in English
The students have finished the selection “Antarctic
Journey”. In Phonics the students have taken
(Related Words, Schwa & Words with Silent
Consonant).In Grammar the students have taken
Adverbs, and Comparative & Superlative Adverbs.
In Writing the students have taken the following:
Main Idea & Details, Proofreading, Descriptions, and
Personal Narratives.

2. English, Math & Science Newsletter page 2
English Activities
Thank you to all the students that participated in
the “Extra Reading Material” Competitions. Please
students keep reading during the summer!!! There
are a variety of wonderful books please pick up a
story and enjoy. Keep up the good work!!
Reminder to Parents
from the English Department, during exams
please make sure your child receives
*an adequate amount of sleep
*a healthy breakfast
*a quiet place for studying
Lessons covered in Computer
This month we started to learn how to program in the
language LOGO. The students know now the basic commands
in LOGO, FD – Forward, BK – Backward, RT – Right, LT –
Left, CS – Clearscreen. The final examination will cover all
skills covered in LOGO.
We would like to wish all our students and their families a
fun and safe holiday and a spiritual Ramadan, inshaAllah.
This Newsletter has been prepared
Thank You Students! by
The English Department would like to thank our Math and Science Teacher/Coordinator-
fourth graders for a wonderful year! You have all
been a real pleasure to work with and a (Mrs. Hiba Mehyar)
magnificent bunch of angels. God bless you! We
will miss you! See you in September. English Teacher/Coordinator
(Mrs. Nadia Elatrash)
Computer Teacher
(Mrs. Amal Chafic)