WEEK OF MARCH 30- APRIL 3, 2009 4TH GRADE
REMINDERS:
Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework.
Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes.
Please sign and return the tests handed out by Mr. Woods on Tuesday, 3/24 if you have not already done so.
A new book, Stuart Little, was given to the children to read on Weds. 3/25. Please make sure that they read for 30 mins. every day and make notes. The notes were started in the back of the Reading NB. There will be a test on this book on Friday, 4/24.
TESTS:
1. OPEN BOOK TEST ON STUART LITTLE FRI. 4/24.
2. SPELLING TEST FRIDAY, 4/24. WORDS ARE ON P.37 IN THE SPELLING BOOK.
VOCABULARY: MARVEN OF THE GREAT NORTH WOODS
business, resourceful, team, trustworthy, cord, dismay, grizzly (bear), immense, payroll, lumberjack, silhouettes
VOCABULARY: SO YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT?
capital, capitol, clerks, Constitution, howling, humble, politics, responsibility, solemnly, vain, execute, oath, priority
SPELLING: (ear, ir, our, ur)
return, courage, surface, purpose, first, turkey, heard, early, turtle, birthday, journal, courtesy, nourish, purse, furniture, search, curtain, burrow, hamburger, survey
CHALLENGE WORDS:
turquoise, absurd, furthermore, flourish, nourishment
READING
MONDAY: March 30 NO CLASS DUE TO PRACTICE FOR THE SPRING SHOW
TUESDAY: March 31 NO CLASS DUE TO GYM
WEDNESDAY: APRIL 1
AIM: To use a dictionary or glossary to determine word meaning
LESSON: 1. The children will answer the question of the day.
2. The children will use the dictionary /glossary to look up the meanings of new words.
3. The class will reread the story of Marven of the Great North Woods together for fluency.
4. The class will discuss the main idea of the story and also review fact and opinion.
HW: see purple assignment book
THURSDAY: APRIL 2
AIM: To review comprehension skills- main idea and recalling details
LESSON: 1. The children will answer the question of the day.
2. The children will discuss and complete the reader response questions on p. 233 in text.
3. We will complete pp. 37, 38 in the Spelling Book – reviewing ear, ir, our, ur
HW: see purple assignment book.
FRIDAY: APRIL 3 NO CLASS DUE TO STATIONS OF THE CROSS
HW: PLEASE REVIEW SPELLING, VOCABULARY, AND READ NEW BOOK OVER THE EASTER VACATION.
LANGUAGE ARTS
MONDAY, March 30 No class due to the Spring Show.
TUESDAY, March 31
AIM: To introduce the new vocabulary for Marven of the Great North Woods
LESSON: 1.The students will review new vocabulary words and write in their Reading NB.
2. We will make a Venn diagram to describe similarities and differences of Lumbering in the Past and Lumbering Today.
HW: check purple assignment book
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
AIM: To review terms used to name parts of an advertisement.
LESSON: 1.The students will work on pgs. 79, 80 in their NYS Practice Book dealing with advertisements.
2. discuss ideas for developing and advertisement
HW: check purple assignment books
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
AIM: To work on creating an advertisement
LESSON: 1. Discuss how to advertise or announce certain events or products.
2. Discuss persuasion and how it is used to sell products or ideas.
HW: check purple assignment book
FRIDAY, April 3-
NO CLASS DUE TO 2:30 DISMISSAL
HW: 1.Work on developing an advertisement. This will be due on Weds. 4/22. It will need to be presented and also turned in to be graded for neatness, creativity, and grammar.
2. Think of an idea for a commercial. Write down your topic and what you are trying to sell. This will be due on looseleaf on Tues. 4/21 (only the topic and what you are trying to sell). The commercial itself will be due to be presented on Thurs. 4/30.
3. Review pages 1-40 in the Grammar and Practice Handbook.
HAVE A HAPPY EASTER!!!!
