News from 4th Grade!
2nd week complete and on our way to some learning!
Happy Friday!
At a Glance:
- Back to School Night is THIS MONDAY from 5:40-7:15pm
- We will start Rocks and Minerals this week in class
- Mrs. LeBlanc will be at a Professional Development session on Thursday
- We have PE on Wednesday
- Tuesday is a Day 5, which means the class has their Spelling Test and Journey's reading tests
- Friday is an Early Dismissal day!
What is my child learning this week?
Journeys: "Because of Winn-Dixie"
This week, we began reading Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamille. We begin by having them listen to me read the text, they read in partners and they read independently. Throughout the week we do activities that go with the text to work on vocabulary, grammar, writing, and reading comprehension. This week's target skills and strategies are: Story Structure, Point of View, Flashbacks, and Summarizing.
Spelling words: blade, gray, past, afraid, magic, delay, amaze, drain, maybe, break, sale, hang, stain, glass, raft, jail, crayon, fact, stale, steak
Vocabulary word: comfort, mention, mood, properly, intends, consisted, positive, advanced, peculiar, talent
Grammar focus: What is a Sentence?
Vocabulary Strategies: Prefixes included re-, un- and dis-
HOW CAN I HELP AT HOME?
- Give practice spelling tests - highlight how the letter "A" sound changes when it's paired with a consonant and e, ea, and ay.
- Ask them to use vocabulary words in an example. What could be a synonym? When have you heard the word before?
- Give examples and non-examples of complete and incomplete sentences
- Have them recall the beginning, middle and ending important events of the story "Because of Winn-Dixie."
Math: Place Value
HOW CAN I HELP AT HOME?
- Practice reading and comparing large numbers (up to 9 digits)
- When do you see big numbers in real life? See if you can find examples at home or when out together
Writing: Opinion Writing using Text Evidence
Science: Rocks and Minerals
Testing, Testing, Testing...
Class Pet
Back to School Night
Monday, Sep 12, 2016, 05:30 PM
Lingle Avenue, Palmyra, PA, United States
Early Dismissal Day!
Friday, Sep 16, 2016, 12:00 PM
Lingle Avenue Elementary, Sweetwater Drive, Palmyra, PA, United States
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
This week we read chapter 1 and 2. Feel free to talk about this story at home!
Mrs. LeBlanc
Email: ellen_leblanc@pasd.us
Website: https://www.palmyraportal.org/teacherweb/home.php?id=1594
Twitter: @MrsLeBlanc4th