4th Grade Newsletter
February 1-5, 2016
DATES TO REMEMBER!!
Spelling Words
don’t
won’t
wouldn’t
there’s
we’re
you’re
doesn’t
I’ve
here’s
wasn’t
shouldn’t
couldn’t
where’s
hadn’t
aren’t
they’re
it’s
we’ve
when’s
haven’t
Vocabulary Words
analysis
beakers
hollow
identity
lecture
microscope
precise
relentless
Reading/LA:
Story of the Week: The Case of the Gasping Garbage
Skills: Compare and Contrast
Grammar: Singular and Plural Pronouns
Novel Study: Maniac Magee (Team 1-Hampton & Looney)
Amazing Words of the Week:
Invisible, pretending, fooled, judge, deceiving, unthinkable, astonished, illusion, disappeared, spectators
Challenge Words:
It’ll who’ll might’ve mustn’t we’d
Important Happenings
February 4-11, 2016 Book Fair
Febuary 8th- Jump Rope for Heart
February 11th Father/Daughter/Mother
/Son Valentine’s Dance
February 12th ½ day for students
February 15th- Presidents’ Day: NO SCHOOL
Feburary 18th- 6th Week Progress Report
February 24th-Class Picture Day
February 23rd-26th – P.E. Bowling Field Trips
February 26th- Spirit Night at 32 Degrees for Gym Sound System
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Spelling Words
don’t
won’t
wouldn’t
there’s
we’re
you’re
doesn’t
I’ve
here’s
wasn’t
shouldn’t
couldn’t
where’s
hadn’t
aren’t
they’re
it’s
we’ve
when’s
haven’t
Vocabulary Words
analysis
beakers
hollow
identity
lecture
microscope
precise
relentless
Amazing Words of the Week:
Invisible, pretending, fooled, judge, deceiving, unthinkable, astonished, illusion, disappeared, spectators
Challenge Words:
It’ll who’ll might’ve mustn’t we’d
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Reading/LA:
Story of the Week: The Case of the Gasping Garbage
Skills: Compare and Contrast
Grammar: Singular and Plural Pronouns
Novel Study: Maniac Magee (Team 1-Hampton & Looney)
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What’s going on in 4th Grade?
Math: Chapter 7: Adding and Subtracting Fractions-Chapter Test will be next Tuesday, Feb 9th.
History: Tate: World War 1, Great Depression
Hampton- History Test on Tuesday, Intro to SS Weekly 17 Education and Culture. Also, African American Projects extended
to February 9th
Science: Motion and Design Unit; Technical Drawings
Spelling: Homework (Crutcher)- Mon. ABC order (1-20), Tue. Define (1-10 only), Wed. Writing Prompt using at least 10 spelling words Thur.
three times each (1-20) and Fri. Spelling Test (Hampton) Mon. 1-10 Definitions, Tues. 11-21 Sentences, Wed. 5-10 Words for Short Story, Thurs. Pretest (Low grade=write words 5 times each) Fri. Test
Report/Project
The first day that will go to the Computer Lab is on Monday, January 11th for 30 minutes to research facts about their person. They can also locate information at home on their computers and print pictures to get started.
Reports: They must take notes and read the information. Information must not be copied and pasted into a word document. Hand written and typed papers will be accepted.
WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? SOMETIMES HOW?
BORN, CHILDHOOD, TEENAGE YEARS, COLLEGE/ADULTHOOD, MARRIAGE, CHILDREN, AND CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY
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Report: 5 Paragraphs TITLE: PERSON
STUDENT NAME: FIRST AND LAST
Intro: ________________________________________
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1.___________________________________________
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2.___________________________________________
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3.____________________________________________
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Concluding Paragraph
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1st: Indented Introduction, that can start with a question, such as: Have you ever heard of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
with 3 main points that you are writing about
1st Point: Indented paragraph that begins with a transition word. 3-5 complete sentences.
2nd Point: Indented paragraph, that begins with a transition word. 3-5 complete sentences.
3rd Point: Indented Paragraph, that begins with a transition word. 3-5 complete sentences.
Concluding Paragraph Should End With: Indented Paragraph, that begins with a final transition word or phrase, such as: In conclusion,
To sum things up,
Last, but not least,
Overall,
REGULAR TRANSITIION WORDS OR WORD PHRASE TO USE THROUGHOUT THE REPORT ARE: In the beginning, Next, Secondly, Another thing, Then, Afterwards, Therefore, However, Third or Thirdly, So, (So has been overused throughout passages. It's called being repetitive)
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Rubric for Grades:
Poster: 25%
Quality and Neatness: 25%
Pictures and Captions (Titles): 25%
Presentation and Speech: 25%
Total Points: 100%
Extension Activity for Extra Points: USB Drive with Powerpoint Presentation of 5 to 10 slides.