I am excited to say that our class is now enrolled on the 4th grade spelling course on iLearn that was created by our amazing Tech leader, Amy.

All students are enrolled in the course and can access it via their iLearn account. Follow these steps to access it:

1. Dearbornschools.org –> Student Portal
2. Click on the “Sign In” button under iLearn
3. The “4th Grade Master Spelling Course” will be shown with a colorful graphic.
4. Students can review any of the 6 activities as many times as they need. In my opinion, the vocabulary match is one of the most important practice activities because it helps the students learn the meaning of the word, not only the spelling.

We are on week 9 spelling words this week. Please make sure that you are reviewing the correct words.

I am excited to use this course in hopes that it improves students’ spelling scores! 🙂

Week 9: Words with /ir/, /er/, /ur/ 

Word Bank: (Choose 5 hot words and 5 cold words)

serpent, sternly, swirl, blurred, purpose, curve, carpenter, turnip, twirl, curler

Content Area Words:

Upper Peninsula, Dearborn, Michigan, United States, plains

Math: Complete Succeed pages 105-106 and continue to work on lessons in Zearn.

Reading: Work towards getting your 45 minutes of iReady for the week. Read a book with someone at home!

Spelling: Week 9 – complete 2 spelling activities on iLearn.

Reminders for this week:

1. No school on Tuesday, November 5 – Election Day
2. Parent Teacher Conferences start this week on November 7 from 4-7pm. Reminders we sent home with students on Friday.

Subject Area Focus:

• Math: Metric Conversions – meters, grams and liters
• Reading: Interpreting Visual Information (graphs, charts, tables, etc.)
• Social Studies: New unit! Unit 3: Human Geography
• Science: continuing learning of Electromagnets
• Writing: New unit! Opinion writing
• Spelling: we are enrolled in a 4th grade spelling course on iLearn

Math: Zearn

Reading: iReady

Science: Magnetic Attraction- answer the questions and write a summary

Spelling: Week 9 on iLearn

HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS

Walk Safely

1. “Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross.”
2. “Put electronic devices down, keep heads up and walk, don’t run, across the street.”
3. “Teach children to make eye contact with drivers before crossing in front of them.”
4. “Always walk on sidewalks or paths. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible.  Children should walk on direct routes with the fewest street crossings.”
5. “Watch for cars that are turning or backing up. Teach children to never dart out into the street or cross between parked cars.”
6. “Join kids under age 12 for trick-or-treating. If kids are mature enough to be out without supervision, tell them to stick to familiar areas that are well lit and trick-or-treat in groups.”

Costumes for a Safe Halloween

1. “Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers and, if possible, choose light colors.”

Source: https://www.safekids.org/tip/halloween-safety-tips

Math: Succeed pages 101-102 + Zearn

Reading: iReady

Spelling: Study for the test tomorrow

Writing: THE LAST DAY TO TURN IN YOUR WRITING is TOMORROW!