Weekly News for February 6 - 10, 2012 Mrs. Thomas' Fourth Grade
by S Thomas
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Welcome To Mrs. Thomas’s Fourth Grade McLouth Elementary USD 342 |
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~~~~~Weekly News Update~~~~~ February 6 -10, 2012! |
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Language Arts (Reading, English, Spelling)
Independent Reading:
We had a few students who didn’t meet the deadline for 2 books in January and it will be reflected in their reading grade. Please encourage your child to read a few minutes each night.
*Weekly Reader –Hunger Pains – Students will be working on the Weekly Reader on class on Friday this week. |
► Reading: Novel: Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon
*We will read Chapters 9 – 14 and finish the book next week.
*Skill: Venn Diagrams, Drawing Conclusions, Problem/Solution; Predictions and Settings.
►English: *Author’s Purpose – review of passages/select correct AP *Review Capitalization rules with a “Cricket in Times Square” reading *Word Analogies – similar relationships (continue discussing examples from packet)
► Spelling: Prefixes and Suffixes/endings *These words (many are multi –syllable) are from the reading in the novel “Cricket in Times Square”. They may have a prefix, suffix or ending. Students may need some extra practice this week. Words 1- 20 will be graded words, while words 21 - 25 will be challenge words that can help their grade at the end of the quarter. Examples: clustered, contentment, disbelief.
Spelling Study Practice Sheet (Peer Tutor): comes home the night before the test on Thursday this week to study and get a parent signature to be ready for the test on Friday.
► Handwriting: we will concentrate on the lowercase and capital “T, t” on individual letters and in sentence form. |
| Math |
►Chapter 6 Time, Temperature and Data *Lesson 6 Temperature p. 164-165 Students will measure temperature and changes in temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius. This will be helpful for the math assessment and for the science assessment.
►Chapter 9 Multiplication by one digit *Lesson 6 p. 258 – 259 Multiplication with zeros
►Chapter 18 Add and Subtract Decimals and Money *Lesson 6 p. 496 – 497 Making Change We will use manipulative money, pencil/paper and a money mat to discuss making change. *Count On to make change *Count back change by counting coins then bills up to the amount. |
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Social Studies |
►Northeast Region – we will study the states of the northeast and our nation’s capital after the Electricity/Magnet and Sound units in science. |
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Science |
►Unit F Chapter 15 Electricity and Magnets
Chapter 15 Science Tests
* Chapter 15 Book Test – Tuesday, Feb. 7
►►Unit F, Chapter 14 Sound *Use the comprehension check to check for understanding. This will be a great booklet to use as a resource for assessment review. |
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Other |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION February Book Order due
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