MS. TOSCANO BLOG: GRADES 2-5 READING/ELA, GRADES 2, 3 SCIENCE, AND GRADE 4 HOMEROOM : 4th GRADE LESSONS AND FINAL REVIEW OUTLINE FOR READING AND ELA- WEEK OF MAY 31,2010

REMINDERS:

1. Remember to read the purple assignment book and check the HW folder each night to know your child's homework for each day. Also, check your child’s notebooks to see what they are doing in class or if I have written you a note. Homework will not be accepted late. If the children are absent, they should get their notes and HW assignments from a friend or myself and complete them within 2 days of their return to school. Anything not handed in will be given a grade of zero in the SIS system.

2. Your child needs to remember to bring all of their school supplies every day. Children do not have pens, pencils, or looseleaf for class. Being organized, prepared, and responsible is all part of good conduct.

3. The children were given a new book to read called The Widow’s Broom. This will be their last book of the year. The Book Test will be on Thursday, June 3rd. Your child should take notes on the different characters, settings, and important details.

TESTS:

Vocabulary Test- Wednesday, 6/2

Book Test- Thursday, 6/3

VOCABULARY: Vocabulary Test- Weds., June 2 on all the words from the 4th Quarter (six weeks). See Vocabulary NB from the weeks 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17. There are 90 words to study for the Cumulative Vocabulary Test on 6/2.

REVIEW FOR READING FINAL EXAM (SEPT. - JUNE)

READING EXAM: 1. Vocabulary Words: know the meaning of the vocabulary words from the following stories:

A. Because of Winn Dixie

B. Lewis and Clark and Me

C. Grandfather’s Journey

D. The Horned Toad Prince

E. Letters Home from Yosemite F. What Jo Did G. Coyote School News H. Grace and the Time Machine I. Marven of the Great North Woods J. S0 You Want to be President K. The Stranger The definition of each word can be found in your child's Reading Notebook listed under the name of each story. If your child was absent for any of the words, you can check the Reading Text Book for the words and the definitions are in the glossary. Review pages in the New York Practice Book that we have done. 2. Spelling: The children should know the Spelling Words for the stories above. The Spelling Words can be found in the notebook and also the Word Study Book. **Spelling words and sentences will be given on the Language Arts Final Exam. Other skills that should be reviewed and are reviewed in the Reading Notebook are: 1. Synonyms- words that mean nearly the same eg. big, large 2. Antonyms- words that are opposites eg. hot, cold 3. Homophones- words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings eg. I, eye 4. Multiple Meaning Words- words that are spelled the same, sound the same, but have different meanings eg. trunk- An elephant has a trunk. I put the groceries in the trunk of the car. 5. Syllabication- the number of vowel sounds that you hear in a word eg. rainbow has 2 syllables because the long a sound is heard in the first syllable and the long o sound is heard in the second syllable. 6. Root Words- the base word eg. walked the root word is “walk”. The word without any prefixes or endings. 7. Prefixes- letters that are added to the beginning of a word and change its meaning eg. redo- re is a prefix that means to “do over again” 8. Suffixes- letters that are added to the end of a word and change its meaning eg. wishful- ful is a suffix that means “full of” 9. Compound Words- two complete words that are put together to make a new word eg. rain + bow = rainbow 10. Contractions- two words are combined by using an apostrophe to make a word shorter eg. I will – I’ll, I am- I’m LANGUAGE ARTS EXAM

1. Sentences- Voyages pgs. 314-333

A. Sentences- Types

B. Subjects and Predicates

C. Compound Subjects and Predicates

D. Direct Objects

E. Subject Complements

F. Compound Sentences 2. Nouns – Voyages pgs.338-359 A. Common and Proper Nouns B. Singular and Plural Nouns C. Irregular Plural Nouns D. Singular Possessive Nouns E. Plural Possessive Nouns