Reading:  

Wednesday: Comprehension and vocabulary test for Experts, Incorporated.

Spelling:

Spelling test Wed. Words written 2x each due on Tuesday.

English:

Monday: Compound sentence worksheet

Tuesday:  Textbook pgs. 51-52 even numbers #2-42.  Unit 1 test Wed. or Thurs.

Religion:

 week at a Glance:

We are looking at long o words for spelling. In English, we are finishing Unit 1 (The Sentence) and look to take the unit test. In Reading, we will test on the vocabulary and comprehension of the story Experts, Incorporated.  For Written Expression, students will use the story elements (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) to write a summary of the story . We will review Unit 1 concepts in Religion before moving onto Unit 2 next week.

Reading:  

Monday-Wednesday: Complete vocabulary practice on Wonders site. You have 3 days to complete.

Spelling:

Spelling test Wed. Words written 2x each due on Tuesday.

English:

Monday: Wkbk. p. 15.

Tuesday: Run-on Sentences and Fragments worksheets (back & front).

Thursday: Wksh. p.17

Religion:

Wednesday-Thursday: Review ch. 3 book and online. Test Friday.

 week at a Glance:

We are looking at long i words for spelling. In English, we continue looking at sentence structure, correcting run-on sentences and writing compound sentences. We are nearing the end of Ch. 1 (The Sentence) and look to take the unit test next week. In Reading, we have completed the shared read in our second reading selection  which is realistic fiction. We will continue exploring story elements that make up a plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) as we work towards the main selection, Experts, Incorporated.  Our written response be using these elements to write a story summary.  In Religion, we will cover chapter 3 discussing how we come to know God through the Church.

Reading:

Spelling:

Spelling test Wed. Words written 2x each due on Wed.

English:

Monday: Complete "Practice with unlikely animal friends: compound subjects and predicates" worksheet.

Wednesday: Complete Wkbk. p. 5.

Thursday: Complete Wkbk. p. 7

Religion:

Tuesday - Wednesday: Review Ch. 2 book and online. Ch. 2 test Thursday

 week at a Glance:

We are looking at long e words for spelling. In English, we continue looking at sentence structure. We are building from identifying simple subjects and simple predicates to compound subjects and compound predicates.  In Reading, we will beginning our second reading selection  which is realistic fiction. We will be exploring story elements that make up a plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution).  In Religion, we are continuing in chapter 2 discussing how we come to know God through Scripture and learning about the parts of the Bible.

Reading:

Monday: Complete Vocabulary worksheet (back & front). Test Thursday

Wednesday: Listen to story "Earthquakes" on Wonders site. Comprehension test Thursday.

Spelling:

Spelling test Wed. Words written 2x each due on Wed.

English:

Be prepared for test on complete subjects, complete predicates, simple subjects, and simple predicates.

Religion:

 week at a Glance:

We are looking at long a words for spelling. In English, we continue looking at sentence structure. Students should be able to identify complete subjects, complete predicates, simple subjects, and simple predicates.  In Reading, we will be reading the selection, "Earthquakes." This can be found on the Wonders site. Your child should have this site bookmarked. I also wrote their username and password on a sticky note for them to keep in the front page of their planner. We will take a comprehension test on this selection, as well as a vocabulary test. The vocabulary can also be found on the Wonders site under the "Words to Know" tab.  In Religion, we will begin chapter 2 about how we come to know God through Scripture.

Reading:

Spelling:

Spelling test Wed. Words written 2x each is due Wed.

English:

Tuesday: English WB p. 11

Wednesday: English WB p. 13

Religion:

Tuesday - Thursday: Review highlighted portions of text for chapter 1. Complete review on Christ our Life site. Test on Friday.

Reminders:

Reading:

Spelling:

Spelling test next Wed. Spelling lists were given last week.

English:

Wed: "Complete or Incomplete" worksheet

Thurs: English WB p.9

Religion:

Reminders:

Monday - Music

Tuesday - Library

Wednesday - Media

Thursday - Art

Friday - PE

RELIGION

The fourth grade program of the Christ Our Life series, God Guides Us, is divided into five units with an emphasis on the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes. The Christ Our Life series has an online resource on the Loyola Press website. To visit this website click here.  There are interactive reviews and study guides for each chapter which should be used to help your child prepare for chapter quizzes. There are also many interesting articles and links for you and your family to explore on this website. Your child has the opportunity to earn one extra point on their chapter quizzes by completing the online review and emailing me upon completion. However, the maximum grade can only be 100%.  Please help your child enter my correct email address, or I will not receive their email, and therefore will not award the extra point. 

READING

The majority of our in-class Reading will come from the Wonders  Reading series.  To visit this website click here. Students will have workbooks which we will complete together in class during our discussions of the Reading selections.  Additionally, we have  online components available to us which students will access for various assignments. There will be an open-book comprehension  assessment given for each selection, as well as an assessment of the Reading skills  and strategies taught within each selection. 

In addition to using the Wonders anthology, students will also be doing quite a bit of independent reading - not only in the classroom, but ideally they should read for a minimum of 20 minutes every day as well.  We will use the Accelerated Reader (AR) Program where students will be assigned a goal based on their independent reading level.  Their total AR score (an average of their total comprehension and the percentage of their goal reached) will count as one test grade in Reading each trimester.

VOCABULARY

There will be 8 assigned vocabulary words to coincide with each Reading selection in Wonders.  Your child will have the opportunity to practice vocabulary by completing  homework assignments on the Wonders site. Their knowledge of the assigned words will be assessed at the same time as the Reading comprehension assessment which is approximately every other week.

SPELLING

Spelling lists for each unit in our anthology will be sent home for students to study as needed. Each week, there will be 10 words for students to know. Students will have to write the words 2x each for homework. This will be due on Wednesdays which are the test days. 

WRITTEN EXPRESSION

A portion of your child's written expression grade will be a written response to the various story selections in our anthology,  We will focus on writing paragraphs with a good topic sentence (using words from the question in our answer), strong supporting details (citing examples from the story), and a wrap up (or concluding sentence).  We will also work on several larger writing pieces throughout the year focusing on narratives, expository pieces, and opinion essays.  To help us achieve our goals in writing, we will use the 6+1 Traits of Writing model to look at the qualities (or traits) of good writing.  This model provides a vocabulary for us to discuss what makes writing good and will help us improve our own writing.  As a school wide initiative, your child has will focus on particular traits (Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions) within each grade level.  For a concise definition of each of the traits, please refer to this website.

ENGLISH

English will be taught using a traditional approach as we follow the units in the Houghton Mifflin textbook. Generally I will introduce a new lesson every other day, and children will be assigned a workbook page that evening which we will review and check the following day.   English homework should not take more than approximately 5 minutes to complete, and late assignments will lose one point per day.