Week 16 Spelling

Sort 29
title
little
simple
middle
able
tremble
cable
single
settle
bottle
table
muscle
cradle
apple
paddle
giggle
jungle
bridle
bugle
battle
handle
candle
sample
rifle

Week 16

This week in reading we are learning about making connections when we are reading. We are comparing and contrasting as well as making connections between the text and audio/visual representations of the text. For spelling we are doing Sort 29. All the spelling words have -le at the end and follow the VCle, VCCle doublet, or VCCle pattern.

In writing we are starting a persuasive letter to Mr. Campbell. We are writing to Mr. Campbell to persuade him to let the entire 4th grade have a pajama day. We are writing the letter this week and will be revising and editing it next week. The letter is due next Friday, December 13th.

In math we are continuing studying equivalent fractions. Equivalent fractions are fractions that refer to the exact same amount of a whole, but are in different sized pieces. For example: 1/2 = 2/4 = 3/6 = 4/8. By the end of the week, students should know exactly how to find equivalent fractions. We will also start comparing fractions to benchmark fractions such as 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, 3/4, 1 whole etc . . .

In Social Studies we are working on recreational activities PowerPoint Presentations. Students have 1 more day this week to finish their presentation with their partner in class, then we will be presenting them on Thursday and Friday of this week. Also, please make sure that your students are studying their counties and county seats. Students will have their Counties Test on December 17th and December 18th. Next week we will be taking a quiz a day on the different regions in Utah and their counties to make sure that students are studying their counties. These are all a part of students' grades for Social Studies for this term.

This Week's Homework:

Monday:           Read 20 Mins

                           *Reading Log & Road to Success

                           Spelling Sort 29

                           Lesson 6.1 P113

                           Social Studies: Study Counties and County Seats

Tuesday:          Read 20 Mins

                           *Reading Log & Road to Success

                           Spelling Sort 29

                           Lesson 6.2 P115

                           Social Studies: Study Counties and County Seats

Wednesday:     Read 20 Mins

                           *Reading Log & Road to Success

                           Spelling Sort 29

                           Lesson 6.4 P119

                           Social Studies: Study Counties and County Seats

Thursday:          Read 20 Mins

                           *Reading Log & Road to Success

                           Spelling Sort 29

                           Big Book pg. 233

                           Social Studies: Study Counties and County Seats

Friday:              Read 20 Mins

                           *Reading Log & Road to Success

                           Social Studies: Study Counties and County Seats

Week 15 Vocabulary

Belongings – a person’s things

Tended – cared for

Primrose – a yellow flower

Sabbath – a day set apart to worship

Congregation – a group at a religious service

Week 15

This week in Reading we will be learning a little about the history of Thanksgiving. We still have vocabulary words for this week, but we do not have spelling words. Students will also need to make sure they still do their reading log this week, including entering in their days read into Road to Success, but they will not have any spelling homework this week.

In writing we are still working on persuading people to believe our opinion. Last Friday, students were supposed to turn in their Turkey paper persuading the family not to eat them for Thanksgiving. This week we will be doing different activities to help students develop opinions on topics and learning how to persuade people to believe their opinion. At the end of the year students will be required to type into the computer a persuasive paper. This is a new end of the year test for 4th grade that is starting this year.

In math we are learning about equivalent fractions. We have talked about what they are already, so this week we are focusing on finding and making equivalent fractions.

In Social Studies we are beginning PowerPoint Presentations on our favorite recreational activities in Utah. Students will be given class time to create these presentations. We are also still studying our counties. Please be sure and help your student memorize their counties and county seats. They should have a pink study guide that they made in class last week.

Have a very enjoyable Thanksgiving Break! If you are traveling, travel safe and have fun!

This Week's Homework:

Monday:           Read 20 Mins

                           *Reading Log & Road to Success

                           Lesson 1.8 P17

                           Study Counties

Tuesday:          Read 20 Mins

                           *Reading Log & Road to Success

                           Study Counties

Games to Study Counties

Here are some links to games that will help your student memorize their counties! We will be playing some of them in class, but the more they practice at home the better!

http://www.purposegames.com/game/county-seats-of-utah-quiz
http://www.onlineutah.com/quiz05a.shtml
http://www.onlineutah.com/quiz05b.shtml
http://quizlet.com/3023915/utah-counties-and-county-seats-flash-cards/

Week 14 Spelling

nervous
thirty
sturdy
firmly
person
purpose
perfect
further
dirty
hurry
birthday
certain
spirit
mermaid
Thursday
perhaps
turtle
thirsty
birdbath
service
furnish
during
every
purple

Week 14 Vocabulary

Moistened – made wet

Trappers – trap and kill beaver, for their furs

Scalp – a natural covering of the head

Expedition – a journey, with a purpose

Colonize – to form a colony