Homework AssignmentsMemory workSpelling October book reportFun Websites for 4th GradersSchool Supply List 2011-2012September Book Report

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SPELLING: For some it is a gift, for others it is a skill!

Spelling workbooks are assigned on Mondays and due on Wednesdays. If there is a 4 day week they will be assigned the first day of the week and be due the 3rd day of the week. 3 day weeks we will NOT have spelling. Words are also to be written, correctly, in the assignment notebook and will be due the same days as the workbooks.

Lesson 4 Spelling Words:

those coach solid include crew operate broke upset tune June floating plume renew husband honor smoke conflict stew thunder

Lesson 5 Spelling Words:

loop wounded shoot booth broom boost mood fooling afternoon room smooth tooth raccoon bloomed souvenir routine roofs loose coop stoop

Lesson 6 Spelling Words:

carved garden harm farther barked alarm chart starved harder parked smartest charge guard argument hardware garbage harsh parts radar harbor

Lesson 7 Spelling Words:

pour orbit fourth source sports forward force order wore yourself support sore orange anymore ignore portrait border course tornado your

Lesson 8 Spelling Words:

cared dairy unfair rarely stared dared glare airplanes barely farewell software staircase everywhere declare square therefore despair prepared beware repair

Lesson 9 Spelling Words:

Curve learned curly pearl further turtle urgent burning hurried earth earned purpose surface overheard rehearse current disturb furniture research tortuga

Lesson 10 Spelling Words:

ground frown downtown bounced council about scout counter background amount bound shower mountain country thousand allowance counselor discount countless rebound del centro

Lesson 11 Spelling Words:

boiled annoyed choices poison employer joining spoiled voices destroyed pointing avoided enjoying employee voyage appointed poisonous foil loyal noisy disappointed veneno

Lesson 12 Spelling Words:

shelves sheep teeth elves mice calves spacecraft jeans feet women men geese salmon series scissors halves oxen crises knives thieves tijeras

Lesson 13 Spelling Words:

Lesson 14 Spelling Words:

Pres. Dr. Ave. Hwy. Rd. St. Fri. Sat. Sept. Dec. tsp. lb. Wed. Gov. Mt. Rte. Jan. Pkwy. Sun. Mon.

Lesson 15 Spelling Words:

weighs ceiling field reindeer freight eighteen neighbor receive weird chief believe seize either fierce relief windshield pierce thief achieve eighth

Lesson 16 Spelling Words:

tiny hockey heavy every money turkey early hungry already valley nobody monkey company country ability steady everybody industry activity honey

Lesson 17 Spelling Words:

unused dislike unclean unheard disagree disabled unkind unfriendly unable unhappy unsafe disobey uncertain disappear undecided dishonest disadvantage distrust unknown unlike

Lesson 21 Spelling Words

doctor dollar power sugar corner collar danger ladder labor cellar other motor hunger calendar horror officer finger director master regular

Lesson 22 Spelling Words

table final handle personal animal usual jungle actual example bottle possible single several national hospital trouble candle dial equal jingle

October Book Report

Pop-Up Book

This month we will be creating “pop-up” books for book reports.

Requirements: The book needs to be 100 pages of REALISTIC FICTION. This should be a different book than they have read previously.

The students will then be creating a pop-up book to illustrate the book they have read. The attached sheet explains how to make the book. The pop-up book is to have 5 pages containing the following:

1. Characters: page describing and illustrating the main characters

2. Setting: page describing and illustrating the setting of the story

3. Main Event: page describing and illustrating a main event from the story

4. Main Event: page describing and illustrating a main event from the story

5. Conclusion: page describing and illustrating the conclusion of the story.

Construction paper for the pages and cover are available in my classroom. We will talk about this and make samples in class!

Book reports are due on November 1.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Grading Rubric for October Pop-Up Book Report

Name:_______________________________________________

Title of book:__________________________________________

Book Requirements (5) __________

Presentation (5) __________

Neatness (5) __________

Creativity (5) __________

Character Page (5) __________

Setting Page (5) __________

Main Event Page (5) __________

Conclusion Page (5) __________

Total __________

The following are links to websites that I have either played around with myself or have read about.

www.harcourtschool.com

www.sfsocialstudies.com

2011-2012

4^th Grade School Supply List

Bible (NIV)

1 - half inch 3 ring binder for Music

1 – 1 ½ inch 3 ring binder with view pockets on front and back cover

Large Art Box – The best choice for these are the shoebox sized plastic containers with locking lids

Art smock/shirt (best with long sleeves)

Backpack

7 Book covers: including one each of blue, red, yellow, green, purple, black – no duplicates please

Calculator (simple model)

Crayola Markers (at least 8 wide markers) (Basic colors)

Colored pencils (we use these a lot)

Crayola Crayons (at least 24)

Dry Erase Markers (2) black fine tip

Disinfecting Wipes

Erasers – at least one pink pearl sized and several pencil cap erasers

Flash Drive (doesn’t have to be new – use last years)

Folders – 1 each Plain 2 pocket folders in these colors: Red, Blue, Green, Purple, Black, Yellow

1 additional (any style) as a home folder

Glue - 1 small bottle of white glue and 3 large PHOTO SAFE glue sticks (it will say acid-free or photo-safe)

Gym shoes – must be clean – do not have to be new

Highlighter – 2 large yellow

Kleenex – please bring in 3 large boxes – this may need replenishing during the year

Locker organizers – a shelf is nice to have, mirrors are also useful, marker boards are unnecessary, magnets are useful – those are just suggestions. Lockers get VERY crowded in the winter.

Old or mismatched Sock – yes, you read that right! This is for erasing dry erase boards : )

Paper – Loose Leaf – COLLEGE rule – 3 packages

September Book Report

We will begin book reports in the month of September. I am looking forward to what the students have to share, and their creativity in sharing!

September book reports are due on Monday, October 3.

The book for this report should be a chapter book of at least 80 pages. Please feel free to help your child choose a book that they will enjoy. Please feel free to read the book with your child. I encourage you to become involved in this book report.

This month our book report will be a “paper bag book report” The student needs to decorate a bag (grocery or gift) to tell about their story. The outside of the bag should include important information about the story including the title and the author. The bag should be colorful, creative and easy to read. I will provide construction paper if you would like, all the students need to do is ask. Let your imaginations go!

Inside the bag should be:

1. The book

2. A note card or piece of paper with 5 summary sentences about this story – it helps to go in time order – this card helps them stay on track during the presentation.

3. 5-7 items which can be used to help tell the story. An example might be…a spider beanie baby if the student read Charlotte’s Web.

The students will be sharing their bag, its contents, and their story with the class. Please have them practice giving their book report at home. Book reports should be no longer than 5 minutes.

This report is worth 50 points of their reading grade; 10 points for the decoration of the bag, 20 points for the contents of the bag, and 20 points for their oral presentation.

If you have questions, please contact me. Happy Reading!