CHILDREN WILL COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS FROM KIDSHEALTH.COM FOR HEALTH GRADES THE REST OF THIS SEMESTER. THE LESSON WILL BE EXPLAINED FULLY TO THEM FIRST AND THEY MAY DO WORK ONLINE AT HOME TO FILL IN THE BLANKS IN EACH PAPER ASSIGNMENT. ASSIGNMENTS WILL THEN BE GRADED AS TO ACCURACY AND TIMELINESS!
The week's work is as follows:
MARCH 16, 2009.
SCIENCE- WE WILL FINISH CHAPTER 6, THE WATER CYCLE AND WEATHER THIS WEEK. OUR CHAPTER 6 TEST WILL BE TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK. . STUDY GUIDES MUST ALSO BE COMPLETED AS WELL THE CHAPTER REVIEW BY MONDAY, 3-16-09. A GRADE MAY BE GIVEN AT ANY TIME ON THE ASSIGNED CHECK POINTS FOUND AT THE END OF EACH LESSON. STUDENTS MAY COMPLETE THE DIRECTED INQUIRY ON PAGE 180 AT HOME FOR AN EXTRA GRADE THIS WEEK. STUDENTS MAY ALSO EARN AN EXTRA GRADE BY COMPLETING THE GUIDED INQUIRY ON PAGES 198-199.
LANGUAGE-PROPOSITIONS & PROPOSITIONAL PHRASE-We will complete Practice Book pages PB 97-100. WE WILL COVER GRAMMAR BOOK PAGES 194-196 ON MONDAY. A grade MAY be taken this week on these pages.
MATH- THE STUDY OF FRACTIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK. Children must master their multiplication facts in order to be successful during fourth grade math sessions. ALL MULTIPLES WILL BE ON THIS FRIDAY'S QUIZ AND we will be UTILIZING OUR NEW MATH BOOKS. MULTIPLICATION WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY. We hope to cover pages 508-511. SOFTBACK PRACTICE BOOK PAGES R 9-3 AND P 9-3 , R 9-4 AND P 9-4 WILL BE RECORDED AS A GRADE this week. Two to Three grades will be taken throughout the week. MIXED MULTICATION FACTS ARE TESTED EACH FRIDAY!
READING-"MOONWALK" is the story that we will read. We will complete Practice Book pages 241-250 as well as read the story as a class and discuss it from, THE MAIN IDEA, GRAPHIC SOURCES, Author's Purpose, CAUSE AND EFFECT, Sequence, FACT AND OPINION AND GENERALIZATION as well as Context Clues viewpoints. THE CHILDREN WILL ALSO BE WORKING ON COMPUTER ASSIGNMENTS AND COMPREHENSION READER SKILL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR! A Westest like quiz will be given EACH Friday.
SPELLING- We will work on Practice Book pages 97-100 this week and THE CHILDREN MAY write 25 sentences OR LOOK UP DEFINITIONS TO THE LISTED WORDS as well as take a Pretest (Thursdays) and Post Test (Fridays)SPELLING LIST: YOUR CHILD HAS THE SPELLING LIST PASTED INSIDE THE LEAF OF THIS WEEK'S PLANNER. CHALLENGE WORDS ARE FOR EXTRA POINTS AFTER GETTING THE FIRST 20 LIST WORDS CORRECT.
HEALTH- A NEW FILL IN THE BLANK WORKSHEET WILL BE PASSED OUT ON MONDAY AND STUDENTS MUST HAVE IT COMPLETED AND TURNED IN NO LATER THAN FRIDAY. KIDSHEALTH.COM WILL BE THE WEBSITE THAT THE CHILDREN WILL USE TO COMPLETE THEIR ASSIGNMENT.CHILDREN WILL NEED TO READ THE LESSON AND THEN GO BACK AND FIND THE LEFT OUT WORD OR SERIES OF WORDS ON THEIR NEW WORKSHEET FOR A WEEKLY GRADE.
HANDWRITING- The class will practice forming the Cursive Alphabet and all work is required to be completed in Cursive this year. A grade will be given at the end of each nine-week period.
SOCIAL STUDIES-We WILL HAVE LESSONS ON THE DISCOVERERS AND SETTLERS IN AMERICA IN THE EARLIEST TIME RECORDED. THIS WEEK WILL BE, INDIANS, AND SPANIARDS AND FRENCHMEN. THE CHILDREN WILL ALSO BE IMPROVING THEIR LISTENING SKILLS BY LISTENING AND READING ALONG IN THEIR ADOPTED HISTORY TEXTS. GRADES WILL BE BASED ON THEIR QUIZ GRADES. BrainPop.com will also be utilized to teach social studies this semester.
Reading
Name Date
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My Book Report
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The title of my book is (The name of the book must be underlined.) It was written by (fill in the author’s name). The story is about (briefly summarize the story with one sentence.)
(SKIP A LINE HERE BETWEEN EACH PARAGRAPH!)
First, (tell how the story began in a paragraph that contains at least five sentences)
(SKIP A LINE HERE BETWEEN EACH PARAGRAPH!)
Next, (tell how the story developed into the problem that needs to be solved using at least five sentences.)
(SKIP A LINE HERE BETWEEN EACH PARAGRAPH!)
Finally, (tell how the story’s problem is finally solved in the last chapters of the book. Use at least five sentences. I count all spelling, punctuation and grammar as well as plot development in your book report.)
Larry Prater
West Teays Elementary
3676 Teays Valley Rd.
Hurricane, West Virginia 25526
Dear Parents: BOOK REPORT EVERY OTHER WEEK!
In order to help insure that your fourth grade child reads some books of quality this academic year, the fourth grade teachers have collaborated on developing a reading list from our Accelerated Reading Program administered through our school library. Your child may count a report given on any of these books as one of the required library books assigned by their teacher. In Mr. Prater’s class, these ten books will count toward the book report due every other week that is required. Since there are approximately thirty-six weeks of school, you child will only need an additional 8 library books and reports to fulfill their required outside reading. Books must be from the Accelerated Reader Program and must be at least a third grade level book. I may permit exceptions on an individual student basis.
Students will develop a broader vocabulary and improve their comprehension skills tremendously throughout the school year. Writing a book report every other week will also teach them to organize their thoughts and the events in a story in chronological order. Their writing skills will improve with each completed book report. The first few books and written reports will be more challenging since students are learning new skills. By the second nine weeks most students are able to complete the written assignment off the top of their heads while in class. The rough draft should always be edited with a parent’s assistance and the complete report recopied neatly and correctly before handing in on Friday mornings.
The Accelerated Reading List is as follows:
Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (This one should be read over the spring break.)
Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds
Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry (This one may require additional time also.)
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Help, I’m a Prisoner In the Library by Eth Clifford
My Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead George
Little House In The Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Night Flyers by Elizabeth McDavid Jones
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Superfudge by Judy Blume
I suggest that your child read these books first and get the required list finished.
Sincerely,
Larry Prater
** Your book report is due each Friday morning and the grade will count as both a reading and language grade. You should have your rough draft completed by Thursday night and your parents should help you edit it and then the whole report should be copied over neatly and correctly. Be sure to get the required list completed as soon as possible. Each report should be at least a page long and no longer than one and one half pages total. You will be asked to do it over if it is longer than that.
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