WEEK OF FEB. 9- 13,2009 4TH GRADE

REMINDERS: 1. Please make sure that your child is prepared for class each day. He/she should have 2 notebooks, a folder, pencils, and looseleaf. 2. Make sure that your child is reading The Borrowers and making notes. He/she should be halfway through the book by now. 3. Please sign and return the tests that Mr. Woods distributes on Weds. 2/11. TESTS: 1.Spelling Test, Friday 2/13/09 2. Lang. Arts Test on nouns Friday2/20/09 3. Book Test on The Borrowers Friday, 2/27/09 VOCABULARY FOR COYOTE SCHOOL NEWS convince, energetic, offers, bawling, coyote, dudes, roundup, spurs, mesquite, promoted

SPELLING:

videos, teeth, potatoes, themselves, lives, leaves, cliffs, roofs, halves, moose, radios, sheep, cuffs, beliefs, patios, banjos, tornadoes, hoofs, loaves

CHALLENGE WORDS:

portfolios, embargoes, handkerchiefs, calves, lassoes

READING MONDAY, 2/9/09 AIM: to build vocabulary by finding words related to the lesson concept LESSON: The children will review concept vocabulary. They will then do a listening comprehension activity. HW: write new spelling words 5x each in Reading NB TUES., 2/10/09 NO CLASS DUE TO GYM CLASS WEDS., 2/11/09 AIM: to draw conclusions from facts and details and also from using prior knowledge LESSON: The children will read different facts from stories and try to draw conclusions based on the facts and their prior knowledge of the subject. HW: Write a sentence for spelling words 1-13 in the Reading NB. Underline each spelling word. THURS. 2/12/09 AIM: to read and discuss Coyote School News LESSON: The class will read the selection together and stop at different points in the story for comprehension checks and also to try to draw conclusions. We will also discuss the genre Historical Fiction. HW: Write a sentence for spelling words 14-25 in the Reading Notebook. Underline each spelling word. Study for Spelling Test tomorrow. FRIDAY, 2/13/09 AIM: to take a Spelling Test and continue reading Coyote School News LESSON:The children will take a Spelling Test and then finish reading and discussing the story. LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, 2/9/09 AIM: to discuss narrative writing LESSON: The children will write the meaning of narrative writing in their LA NB. We will then look back in Coyote School news to try and find parts where the narrator is describing something. HW: see purple notebook TUES., 2/10/09 AIM: to review plural possessive nouns LESSON: The children will practice identifying plural possessive nouns HW: see purple HW book WEDS., 2/11/09 AIM: to write an essay for Valentine's Day LESSON: The children will write something about Valentine's Day. It can be based on facts or written about feelings. HW: Write corrected essay on looseleaf THURS., 2/12/09 AIM: to identify the qualities of a news story LESSON: The children will write a news story focusing on an event and giving all the necessary information. They will write a model in the Lang. Arts NB HW: see purple HW book FRIDAY, 2/13/09 NO CLASS DUE TO VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY

WEEK OF FEB. 9- 13,2009 2ND GRADE

REMINDERS: 1. The children will take the Book Test today and then tomorrow the girls will read Stone Soup and the boys will read Anansi the Spider. 2. Please make sure that your child completes his/her HW every night and comes prepared for class with pencils, 2 notebooks, a folder, and some looseleaf which they can keep in the folder. 3. Check the purple assignment book each night for HW or announcements. 4. Please sign and return tests that Mr. Woods distributes to the children on Weds. 2/11. These tests must be kept on file. TESTS: 1. Book Test today, Monday, 2/9/09 2. Spelling Test on Fri. 2/13/09 3. Language Arts test on nouns (pp. 94-111) Friday, 2/20/09 4. Next Book Test Friday, 2/27/09 READING Monday, 2/9/09 Aim: to complete a Book Test on Anansi the Spider or Stone Soup Lesson: HW: write each spelling word 5x each in the Reading Notebook. The words can be found on pg. 33 in Spelling book Tues., 2/10/09 Aim: to test each student's reading fluency rate using DIBELS (other children will be working on spelling and phonics ) Lesson: HW: write a sentence for Spelling words 1-8. (Make sure you remember to put the (.) for each abbreviation. Weds., 2/11/09 Aim: to continue DIBELS testing (other children will be working on spelling and phonics) Lesson: HW: write a sentence for Spelling words 9-15 in Reading NB Thurs., 2/12/09 Aim: to decode multisyllable words and to review r-controlled vowels Lesson: The children practice decoding longer and unfamiliar words using spelling patterns and phonic rules. The children will discuss new vocabulary and review spelling words HW: study for spelling test tomorrow Friday, 2/13/09 Aim: to complete a Spelling Test Lesson: The children will complete a Spelling Test and read Helping Out in the Reading Textbook HW: continue to read Stone Soup or Anansi LANGUAGE ARTS Monday, 2/9/09 Aim:to review plural nouns (irregular) Lesson: The children will write rules for plural nouns in the Lang. Arts NB HW: see assignment book Tues., 2/10/09 Aim: to review names of people and titles as proper nouns Lesson: The children will review capitalization rules for proper nouns (p.103) HW:see assignment book Weds., 2/11/09 Aim:to review names of people Lesson: The children will practice writing names of people and titles correctly (pp.104,105). HW:see assignment book Thurs., 2/12/09 Aim: to write a Valentine's Day card Lesson: The children will write Valentines HW: see assignment book Friday, 2/13/09 No class due to Valentine's Day party HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY