Reminder: Careal Box Projects are due Friday, November 16
ELA:
Selection- So You Want to be President
Grammar- Plural Possesive Nouns
Spelling- Words with ear, ir,our, ur
Spelling Words: : return, courage, surface, purpose, first, turkey, heard, early, turtle, birthday, journal, courtesy, nourish, purse, furniture, search, curtain, burrow, hamburger, survey
Challenge Words: turquoise, absurd, furthermore, flourish, nourishment
Spelling Homework
Monday- No school
Tuesday-Each missed word from Pre-test 5 times each
Wednesday- Wb. p 162
Thursday- ABC Order and Study for test
Math: We are beginning Chapter 4 Multiplication. Students need to be reviewing multiplication facts.
Religion: We are learning about the Beatitudes.
Social Stiudies: We are learning about the Pilgrims and their voyage on the Mayflower.
Science: We are learning about the water cycle.
Reminder: Careal Box Projects are due Friday, November 16
ELA:
Selection: 'Horse Heroes
Grammar- Singular Possesive Nouns
Spelling- Consonant Pairs ng, nk, ph, wh
Spelling Words: strong, belong, think, blink, wharf, whiskers, graph, white, wheel, skunk, among, Thanksgiving, blank, trunk, chunk, nephew, elephant, whisper, young, shrink
Challenge Words: strengthen, bankrupt, phantom, whimsical, whatever
Spelling Homework
Monday- Each missed word from Pre-test 5 times each
Tuesday- WB p. 151
Wednesday- ABC Order
Thursday- Study for test
Math: We are finishing Chapter 3 Addition and Suntraction and the Chapter test will be on Wednesday. We will review on Tuesday.
Religion: We are begininng the next chapter and learning about the Beatitudes.
Social Stiudies: We have begun our lesson on landforms.
Science: We are learning about the water cycle.
We are using IXL and Reflex at least twice each week.
Happy Halloween!
All Saints' Day Mass on Thursday at 10am. Students should be in fill dress uniform with sweaters.
ELA:
Selection: 'Scene Two
Grammar- Irregular Plural Nouns
Spelling- Words with ar, or
Spelling Words: : morning, forest, garbage, form, alarm, corner, story, argue, backyard, start, partner, storm, Florida, apartment, sport, force, forward, sharp, garden, Arkansas
Challenge Words: departure, margarine, informative, snorkel, carnation
Spelling Homework
Monday- Each missed word from Pre-test 5 times each
Tuesday- WB p. 140
Wednesday- ABC Order
Thursday- Study for test
Math: We will finish Chapter 3 Addition and Suntraction by the beginning of next week. Most of this chapter should be review for students. We will be having the chapter test next week.
Religion: We are finishing Cirlce of Grace this week.
Social Stiudies: We have begun our lesson on landforms.
Science: We are learning about the water cycle.
We are using IXL and Reflex at least twice each week.
Reminder: This Friday, October 26 is a dress down day. Students may wear Halloween colors that day.
ELA:
Selection: 'Coyote School News
Grammar- Regular Plural Nouns
Spelling- Irregular Plurals
Spelling Words: :videos, feet, potatoes, themselves, lives, leaves, cliffs, men, halves, moose, radios, sheep, cuffs, beliefs, patios, children, tornadoes, tomatoes, hoofs, loaves
Challenge Words: portfolios, embargoes, handerkerchiefs, calves, lassoes
Spelling Homework
Monday- Each missed word from Pre-test 5 times each
Tuesday- WB p. 129
Wednesday- ABC Order
Thursday- Study for test
Math: We are beginning Chapter 3 Addition and Suntraction. Most of this chapter should be review for students.
Religion: Last week we began Cirlce of Grace and we will continue our discussions on Internet safety this week.
Science: We are learning about the water cycle.
We are using IXL and Reflex at least twice each week.
Parent Conferences are Thursday, October 18th.
It is a half day for students. There will be no lunch served and no After Care provided
Students do not have school on Friday.
ELA:
Selection: 'What Jo Did
Grammar- Common and Proper Nouns
Spelling- Adding -s and -es
Spelling Words: monkeys, friends, plays, supplies, taxes, holidays, months, companies, costumes, sandwiches, hobbies, daisies, delays, scratches, counties, teammates, memories, bunches, batteries, donkeys
Challenge Words: eyelashes, ambulances, trophies, secretaries, inventories
Spelling Homework:
Monday-5x Each misspelled word
Tuesday- WB p. 118
Wednesday- ABC Order and Study
Thursday- Test
Math: We are finishing up Chapter 2 Addition and Subtraction Concepts and will be having an assessment this week.
Social Studies: We are finishing up map skills and geography. We will have an assessment on map skills and lines of latitude and longitude this week. Students should have been studying vocabulary words for this.
Science: We have finished lesson 1 about water and where we find it and will begin learning about the water cycle.
Religion: We will be starting the Circle of Grace program. More information will be sent home.
We are using IXL and Reflex at least twice a week..
Friday is Grandparent's Day! Mass is at 10am and students should be in full dress uniform including sweaters. Grandparents will be met at the Church before Mass begins. Please remember to send in a note letting us know who your child will be dismissed to on this day.
Because of the short week, we had our spelling pre-test last Friday and students were given the spelling list early so that they would have more time with the words.
Commonly misspelled words for Grade 4
Spelling Words:
because before
does once
goes twice
enough caught
different tomorrow
coming friend
through until
pieces three
amount where
trouble were
Spelling Homework:
Tuesday- 5x Each misspelled word
Wednesday- ABC Order
Thursday- Study
Friday- Test
Open House is Wednesday, October 3rd beginning at 6:30pm in the Church.
ELA:
Selection: 'Letters Home from Yosemite'
Grammar- Clauses and Complex Sentences
Spelling- Long u
Spelling Words: : usual, huge, flute, mood, smooth, threw, afternoon, scooter, juice, cruise, truth, bruise, cruel, excuse, pupil, groove, confuse, humor, duty, curfew
Challenge Words: influence, aluminum, nutrition, accumulate, igloo
Spelling Homework
Monday- Each missed word from Pre-test 5 times each
Tuesday- WB p. 93
Wednesday- ABC Order
Thursday- Study for test
Math: We have moved on to Chapter 2 Addition and Subtraction Concepts.
Social Studies: We are continuing map skills and US geography. We are learning about lines of latitude and longitude.
Religion: In Chapter 2 we will be learning about the Beatitudes.
We have have begun using IXL and I will be introducing the students to Reflex, a program used to increase math fact fluency.
Reminder: Our room can be chilly at times. Please make sure your child has a uniform sweater that they can wear in class when needed.
ELA:
Selection: 'The Horned Toad Prince'
Grammar- Compound Sentences
Spelling- Long e
Spelling Words: prairie, calorie, honey, valley, money, finally, movie, country, empty, city, rookie, hockey, collie, breezy, jury, balcony, steady, alley, trolley, misty
Challence Words: frequency, parsley, journey, chimney, attorney
Spelling Homework
Monday- Each missed word from Pre-test 5 times each
Tuesday- WB p. 82
Wednesday- ABC Order
Thursday- Study for test
Math: We have moved on to Chapter 2 Addition and Subtraction Concepts.
Social Studies: We are continuing map skills and US geography. We will be learning about lines of latitude and longitude.
Religion: We have read Ch. 1 Jesus- The Way, the Truth and the Life and are discussing the incarnation and the beginnings of the Church.
We have have begun using IXL and I will be introducing the students to Reflex, a program used to increase math fact fluency.
Reminder: If you know your child is going to be out of school in advance, please send in a note. Unexpected absences should be phoned into the office at 737-7172.
ELA:
Selection: 'On the Banks of Plum Creek'
Grammar- Complete Subjects and Predicates
Spelling- Long e and long o
Spelling Words: sweet, below, greet, indeed, each, throat, season, rainbow, three, float, croak, grown, least, foam, shallow, seaweed, freedom, flown, eagle, hollow
Challenge Words: Halloween, speedometer, underneath, seacoast, cocoa
Spelling Homework
Monday- Each missed word from Pre-test 5 times each
Tuesday- WB p. 71
Wednesday- ABC Order
Thursday- Study for test
Math: We are off to a good start in Ch. 1 Place Value. This week we will continue looking a Plave Value, working with money and rounding
Social Studies: We will begin the year with map skills and assessing what we know about US geography. We will be learning about lines of latitude and longitude.
We have have begun using IXL and I will be introducing the students to Reflex, a program used to increase math fact fluency.
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