Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School
Fourth Grade CPHG Dolphin Splash
February Dates
Dear Center Parents and Families,
PTA Meeting, 7 pm
2/2
Music Concert, 7 pm
2/3
Session II Clubs End
2/4
Beginning in MP3, Center students will delve into a study of immigration. The CPHG student
anthology - From There to Here: The Immigrant Experience - allows students to explore and
develop a deeper understanding of immigration in America. Students will read poems, essays,
short stories, dramas, and analyze visual texts as well as engage in shared inquiry discussions, write
opinion pieces, critique political cartoons, and analyze an immigration timeline. Additionally,
students will read an immigration novel and create a journal representing the journey of an
immigrant – an immigrant they’ll impersonate during our Wax Museum in March (date TBD).
MP2 Community Meeting
9:35 am
2/5
Valentine’s Day Parties
2:45 pm
2/12
President’s Day- NO School
2/15
Family Science Night
6:30 – 8:00 pm
2/18
In 4-5 Compacted Math, students will use a variety of strategies to fluently and efficiently add and
subtract multi-digit numbers, multiply and divide whole numbers, and solve multi-step word
problems including those involving volume. In Grade 4 Math, the focus on fractions will continue.
Students will use concrete and pictorial strategies to identify equivalent fractions, and compare,
order, add and subtract fractions. Students may enjoy playing math games on the following
website: http://parccgames.com/?page_id=63.
Arts Integration Open House
9:30 am – 12 pm
Early Release Day
2/26
Happy February! Have we left the January snows behind? We hope you enjoyed the extra time
with your child and were able to engage in fun family activities during our snow days. February
will be a great month of learning and will include a celebration of Valentine’s Day.
March Date
Session III Clubs Begin
3/1
Our Valentine’s Day party will be held on the afternoon of Friday, February 12th. Class lists have already been distributed so students
may begin preparing their valentine cards. We very much appreciate the parents who are helping to organize this event and also
extend our thanks to the parents who will support them.
Best regards,
Kim Leichtling and Anne Doane
Kimberly_D_Leichtling@mcpsmd.org
February, 2016
Anne_E_Doane@mcpsmd.org
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Learning Experiences in Science and Social Studies
In school, your child will . . .
Social Studies
Science
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At home, your child can . . .
-Use tools to investigate and collect data on
seasonal weather conditions.
-Investigate and explain the properties of water.
-Explore the physical properties of matter.
-Identify the tools, materials, and skills needed to
conduct a well-designed investigation.
-Read an outdoor thermometer each morning or afternoon and
record the temperature in agenda.
-Learn about the cultures of early European societies
in North America.
-Explore the interactions between native societies
and European settlers.
-Analyze how environment and location influence
culture and lifestyle.
-Learn more about an early European settlement in North America
such as The Lost Colony of Roanoke
(http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/roanoke1.ht
m), Jamestown (http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestownsettlement/), or Plymouth Plantation
(http://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids).
February, 2016
-Examine one of the following websites to keep track of daily
weather
 http://weather.weatherbug.com/
 http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone3
 http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/silver-springmd/20910/weather-forecast/338577
-Spend a day in Washington, D.C. and visit The American History
Museum (http://www.americanhistory.si.edu ) or The National
Museum of the American Indian (http://nmai.si.edu/).
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