2010 Turkey Trot Application

Added:  Tuesday,  September 7th

Bible Test on Friday- Study guide went home today-

Genesis 3-11 overview

History Test on Friday-be able to label continents, oceans, and hemispheres. Locate longitude and latitude. Workbook pages 1 and 5 are the exact format.

Updated Friday, September 3

I have the greatest class this year! Students have been learning and following class rules well, listening attentively, and working very hard. I have to say that I am probably the most blessed teacher in Hardin County this year. Thank you parents for allowing me to teach your child. I think this year is going to be fantastic!

RenWeb is up and running. I have gone into my own child’s page and have looked at grades, ordered lunches,  viewed lesson plans and noticed  assigned homework.  I recommend that log in and get used to the format. I did notice that lesson plans and homework are on different pages. Please note that homework in 4th grade will be under lesson plans. Unfinished work will be taken home as homework. Because of this, there will be few, if any, posts under homework.

I add grades a few times a week. If you notice a low average, please check to see if there is any missing work. I believe the system will average the missing assignment as a zero grade.

You may order lunches online. You will need to scroll down to see an icon (place web order). You will be billed at the end of each month.

I hope you have heard about our ticket system in fourth grade. The students are enjoying earning tickets for making good choices, being on task, following directions, winning games, and having clean desks. However, I do need all of your help. I need to fill the store box. I have purchased some items, and a few parents have also, but the more store items I have, the more tickets I give out.  Students love anything from toys to school supplies. They also like to buy gifts for family members (mugs, candles, picture frames, etc.). The items can cost any amount or even be something you were going to get rid of. Last year I brought in my son’s multidisc cd player and it was sold. I put a value according to what I think the kids will pay. I thank you in advance for your help. Tickets are important to most of my students.

I am the librarian for our class. However, I spend most of the time checking in and out books. If you would like to volunteer to come read out loud to our class, I would appreciate it. It doesn’t matter what day. I will adjust our class schedule to fit yours. Drop me an email if you are interested or have a date in mind.

First day of school pictures- These pictures are downloadable so please enjoy!

first xcountry, day of school

Fourth Grade Rocks Handbook Fourth Grade Rocks handbook

Penmanship- is taken from various class work. There is no workbook for the fourth grade. There are penmanship test grades taken.

Physical Education- Monday, Thursday, Friday

Math-9-12′s multiplication test is on Tuesday, September 7th. We are currently working on place value and writing large numbers. However, we will be quickly moving into double digit multiplication.

Reading-We are starting George Washington. We will read approximately one chapter each day. There will be some required reading at home. We will learn to take notes in class and be assessed with five basic questions each day.

Science-We are continuing with chapter one- Scientific Investigations. We will be reading the lessons in class and individually answering the Think Back questions. I ask that students restate the questions in their answers. This helps for study purposes prior to the tests

Language- We are finishing with sentence types and are moving into punctuation. Pop quizzes will not be announced. However, tests will be posted on RenWeb.

History -topics include,  longitude,  latitude  hemispheres, continents and oceans. Please check your child’s understanding of these topics.

Maps- We will start our maps books in a few weeks.

Spelling- I am using a different spelling book this year. There are fewer words, but more work pages. There will be spelling tests each Friday. Note: There are no pretests this year.

Verse- Genesis 2: 16-17- Write four times this week. Recite on Friday, September 17th.

The Lord God commanded the man, saying, ” From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die”.

Spelling Lesson (week) 2- Test will be on Friday, September 10th

Long /a/- a, ai, aigh, eigh, ey

1. raise
2. radio= vowel/o- to make plural= add /s/
3. eighth
4. Savior- Capitalize names of God
5. survey
6. weight- science definition is acceptable
7. nature
8. faithful- ful- means full of= full of faith
9. contain
10. disobey- dis- means opposite
11. volcano
12. straight
13. conveyed
14. neighborhood
15. usually
16. remember
17. repaid- to pay back again
    
18. reweigh- to weigh again
    
19. unable- not able
    
20. unclaimed- not claimed by the rightful owner
    

Great website with educational review questions

http://www.iq.poquoson.org/grade4.htm#socialst