Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day weekend!!
Last week, we focused a lot on learning/reviewing Habits 1-3 (Be Proactive, Put First Things First, and Begin with the End in Mind). We also spent a lot of time practicing classroom procedures and expectations! Please review routines at home and discuss the habits:)
This week, we will be moving more into content:
ELA/Writing: In reading, we will be practicing Daily 5 stations and building our reading stamina. Students will also be finishing up their All About Me Posters. ** 4th grade will be taking their Fall NWEA Reading Assessment this Thursday. **
In writing, we are starting our first unit: personal narratives. Students will focus on narrowing their topics and brainstorming this week.
Spelling: We will be starting our first list of spelling words this week! I post spelling words in the classroom, send a list home, put them on the blog, and also have them uploaded on SpellingCity for students to practice at school/home. We will normally take spelling tests on Friday, but with the short week we will have our first spelling test on Monday 9/9/19. There are 10 4th grade words and 5 content words that we are learning that week on the test. The content words for this test will be about math.
Spelling List: (Focus: Vowels)
1. oxygen
2. strap
3. bent
4. umbrella
5. shipment
6. prime
7. staple
8. because
9. hope
10. rumor
Content words:
11. ones
12. tens
13. hundreds
14. thousands
15. standard form
Math: Our first homework will be on Tuesday. Fourth grade is sending math homework books home this year and students will just return the page of daily homework the next day. We will have math homework on a very regular basis. A note will be stapled to the math books today to further explain the homework procedure. We will be completing Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 this week. We may even get to Lesson 3! Please check planners nightly and sign up for Remind to get updates on nightly homework!!
Science/Social Studies: In science, we are working on our Energy unit. Students will be exploring how their bodies are similar to a car. In Social Studies, we will be working on our Geography unit. Students will be able to describe where the United States is located in spatial terms.
Important Dates/Info:
* I will be doing individual DRA reading tests this week so I can assess reading levels and start reading groups. This may carry over into next week as well.
* Our NWEA Reading Assessment will be this Thursday. NWEA Math will be next week Tuesday.
* Open House is on September 12th at 6:00
* All About Me Posters should be complete and at school by this Friday!
Math Homework:
I am excited to start our second week! Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns
– Ms. Miles
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