4th Grade Summer Assignments 2016

FourthGradeSummerEnrichment
Summer2016
DearParents:
TampaDaySchoolisprovidingsummerenrichmentworktohelppreventsummerlearningloss.
The assignments will consist of a mandatory reading activity as well as suggested math
activitiestokeepyourchildacademicallyengagedthroughoutthesummerbreak.
As a general guideline, Tampa Day School is encouraging students to engage in academic
activities for at least 30 minutes each weekday. We need the support of parents to help
studentsreachthisgoal.
Bytheendofthesummer,studentsshouldcompletethefollowing:
REQUIREDREADING
Studentsmustreadabookfromtheattachedlistandcompletetheoneofthebookreports
fromtheoptionsprovided.
Yourchild’sIRLAreadinglevelis_____________________.Pleasepickabookfromthelist
attached.Yourchildmakereadonecolorlevelupordownfromthelevellisted.
SUGGESTEDMATH–AttachedaresuggestedIXLactivitiesbygradelevel.Studentsshould
workonthelessonsforthegradetheyareexiting(Ex.Astudentsexiting5thandgoingto6th
shouldworkon5thgradelessons).
Yourchildcanlogintowww.ixl.comwiththeusernameandpasswordlistedbelow.
Username____________________________
Password____________________________
Pleasecontactjmitrakos@tampadayschool.comforanyquestionsaboutsummer
assignments.
Studentswhocompletethesuggestedassignmentswillparticipateinarewardactivityin
September.
SummerAssignmentswillbedueSeptember6,2016.
Entering
Grade
2-3
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IXLGradeLevelto
SuggestedLessons
Complete
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H.9Subtractionwordproblems-uptotwodigits
B.3NumberOrderupto100
P.3CountMoney
Q.5ReadClocksandWriteTimes
R.3InterpretBarGraphs
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3
B.1Placevaluemodels
M.5MultiplyandDivideThrough12
P.1RoundtoTenandHundred
U.5InterpretBarGraphs
T.3ReadClocksandWriteTimes
5
4
B.9EstimateSums:wordproblems
D.23Multiplya2-digitnumberbyalargernumber:
wordproblems
E.9Dividelargernumbersby1-digitnumbers:word
problems
F.4Multi-stepwordproblems
G.5Writeequationstorepresentwordproblems
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5
B.17Areaoftriangles
G.5Multiplydecimalsbyawholenumberword
problems
M.6Addfractionswithunlikedenominators
U.1Pricelists
H.12Dividelargenumbersby2-digitnumbers
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6
P.20Solvingequationswithliketerms
Z.24Areaofcompoundfigures
O.7Divisionwithdecimalquotients
R.5Createlineplots
X.2Mixedoperations-wordproblems
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7
B.5CompareandOrderIntegers
E.3MultiplyDecimals
G.10MultiplyMixedNumbers
X.10IdentifyandClassifyPolygons
M.1Add,Subtract,Multiply,DivideMoneyAmounts
X.3Name,Measure,andClassifyAngles
IfyourchildhaspreviouslycompletedoneoftheIXLlessonslistedabovetheymay
selectanIXLlessonoftheirchoicetoreplacetheonepreviouslycompleted.
FourthGradeSummerReading
NonfictionChoices:
A.Biography(WhoWas______?seriesispopular).Booksmaybereadwiththestudent,as
manycontaineventsfromhistorythatarecomplexandneedexplanation.
Student-SelectedProject:Afterreadingtherequiredbiographycompleteoneoftheoptions
below.
Option1)NewsReport
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Studentscanhavesomeonevideothemgivinganewsreportabouttheir
biographyorstudentmaygivetheirnewsreportinperson.
BeginbystatingyourfullnameandwhatTVstationyouarereportingfor
(Channel10News,etc.).
Besuretoincludethetitle,author,andtellexcitingdetailsaboutthepersonyou
havereadabout.
Includeyourfavoritepartofthebiographyandwhy.
Tellyouraudiencewhetheryourecommendthisbook.
Option2)TimeLine
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Makeaposterwithten(10)ofthemostimportanteventsfromtheperson’slife.
Studentswillpresentthepostertotheirclass.
Theyshouldbeabletodiscusswhytheychosethisbiographyandtheperson’s
mostimportantcontributionstohistory.
B.Bookaboutonesciencetopic,suchasMars,Volcanoes,Dolphins.NationalGeographicfor
Kidsbooksareagoodchoice.
Student-SelectedProject:Afterreading,chooseoneoftheseoptions:
Option1)Poster
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Include3-4photoswithcaptionsandaphotoofthebookcover.
Tellatleastfiveimportantfactsaboutthetopic.
Studentswill“teach”theclasswhattheylearnedfromthebook.
Option2)NewsReport
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Studentscanhavesomeonevideothemgivinga“breakingnews”reportabout
theirtopic,orstudentsmaygivetheirnewsreportinperson.
BeginbystatingyourfullnameandwhatTVstationyouarereportingfor
(Channel10News,etc.).Showthebook.
Reportexcitinginformationlearnedfromreadingthebook,likeareporterwould
tellaboutanewdiscovery.
FictionChoices:Chooseonebookfromtheattachedreadinglistandcompleteoneproject:
SeriesBookList
Title
Author
Lexile
GradeLevel
IRLALevel
JunieB.JonesSeries
Parks
250-380
2.0-3.2
red/white
MagicTreehouseSeries
Osborne
475-700
2.6-4.4
white/black
TheBoxcarChildrenSeries
Warner
475-750
2.7-4.6
white/black
GeronimoStiltonSeries
Stilton
450-750
3.1-5.1
white/black
RickyRocottaandHisGiantRobot Pilkey
Series
470-750
2.6-4.5
white/black
JudyMoody/StinkSeries
McDonald
490-650
2.8-4.0
white
A-ZMysteries
Roy
380-650
3.0-4.0
white
FrannieK.SteinSeries
Benton
625-750
3.5-4.5
white/black
AmericanGirlDollSeries
Tripp
625-750
3.9-4.6
black
PippiLongstockingSeries
Lindgrin
625-825
3.9-5.3
black/orange
HanktheCowdogSeries
Erickson
700-820
4.3-5.3
black/orange
ClassicBookList
BecauseofWinn-Dixie(Lexile675,AR3.9,IRLAwhite-black)Ten-year-oldIndiaOpal
Buloni'smotherwalkedoutonhersevenyearsago,andshe'sbeenaskingabouthereversince
—sothatshewon'tforgethermom.ButwhenshemovestoNaomi,Florida,andbefriendsa
livelystraydog,thecaninehelpshermeetsomeunusualcharacterswhoteachheraboutlove,
life,andforgiveness.
IndianintheCupboard(Lexile770,AR4.6,IRLABlack)WhenOmri's
bigbrotherhasnobirthdaypresentforhim,hegivesOmrianoldwoodenmedicinecabinet
he'sfound.Thecabinetdoesn'tseemlikemuchofapresenttonine-year-oldOmri,untilhe
depositsinsideitanotherpresenthereceivesforhisbirthday:aminiatureplasticIndian.His
mothercomesupwithakeyforthecabinet,andtherealmagicbegins.WhenOmriturnsthe
keyonce,theIndian,namedLittleBear,comesalive.
Student-SelectedProject:Afterreading,chooseoneoftheseoptions:
Option1)SandwichBookReport(Seeattached)
Option2)BookReview(Likeamoviereview)
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Studentscanhavesomeonevideothemgivingareview,orstudentsmaygive
theirbookreviewinperson.
Beginbystatingyourfullname,thebooktitle,author,andillustrator.Showthe
bookcover.
Discussthemaincharacters,goodandbadwithtwosentencesabouteach.
Reportonthesettingorsettingsinthestory.
Tellthemainproblem,andhowthecharacterstrytosolveit.Don’tgiveaway
thesolutionthough!
Giveyouropinionofthestory,andtellwhylistenersshouldorshouldnotread
thebook.Explainwhyyoulikeordisliketwoofthecharacters.