We are off to a great start in 4th grade!

Last week the students took Benchmark exams in ELA and Math.  These tests will just be used as a guide to monitor there individual progress throughout the year.

This week we begin working in our academic subject areas.  We are still waiting on some textbooks so there are a few students who will receive photocopies of the work.  Please bear with us as we wait for a few more books.

Week: September 11-15

Spelling:  blade, gray, past, afraid, magic, delay, amaze, drain, maybe, sale, hang, stain, glass, raft, jail, crayon, fact, stale, steak;  Challenge words: fraction, trait, champion, activity, graceful

Reading:  We are reading the chapter book, “Because of Winn Dixie”, by Kate DiCamillo; next week we will add stores from our Journeys series

Grammar:  subjects and predicates

Writing:  Review steps of the writing process; set up writing binders

Math:  Place value, comparing and ordering numbers, rounding

TESTS this week:

  • Thursday – Memory Quiz
  • Friday – Spelling test

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Please sign up for the Remind App using our class code if you haven’t done so already.  I will use this as a way to communicate with parents throughout the school year.
  • Scholastic Book Orders are due Wednesday.

 

 

This Week’s Prayer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwQhsL98qkg