Announcements

~Our Learning Journey~

Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome to 4th Grade! We are going to embark upon our learning journey this year with high expectations and attainable goals. We will establish a foundation for teamwork and success. We will create relationships and learning experiences that will be developed together.

I encourage parents to check student back packs, IPOD folders, and agendas as a nightly routine. Our IPOD binder and agenda will serve as our daily communication tool. Students will be required to carry their IPOD and agenda to and from school each day.

I am excited to have the opportunity to learn from your child this year. I look forward to being a part of their educational endeavor!
Again, welcome to 4th Grade!

Thank you,
Mrs. Beaudoin

Daily Homework

3/1/11

Reading:
30 minutes (log summary OR continue working on reading notebook )

Math:
Practice problems #1-4 Outcomes/Possibilities

Spelling:

To help ensure success with daily homework, please consider the following suggestions:

1. Find a location in the house where homework will be done (limit distractions)
2. Set up a homework center (pencils, erasers, paper, timer, supplies needed to complete assignment, etc)
3. Establish a homework time
4. Establish a daily homework schedule (eat snack, organize work to be completed, break time, etc)
5. Let student choose the order in which he/she will complete assignments

Reading

Every night your child should be reading a minimum of 30 minutes, and logging his/her thoughts about the pages he/she has read. Each student must complete a weekly reading log and maintain a copy to be turned in as part of his reading grade.

Parents please provide your initials to verify your child has read and logged individual thoughts. I will check student logs on Monday. *This assignment is worth 2 points daily*

Poetry Unit
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stanza a group of lines in poetry

personification giving human-like characteristics such as emotion, personality or action to non-living objects

metaphor comparing two unlike things

imagery
author uses to create a mental picture in the reader's mind using descriptive language

Spelling

Spelling: Every Monday your child will receive a spelling pre-test. Your child will be responsible for his/her own spelling words. Students will write down spelling words on Monday in their agenda and will be responsible for completing nightly review activities.


Spelling Words for the week of Feb 28-March 4th
1. predict
2. evaluate
3. observe
4. variable
5. multiply
6. quotient
7. equation
8. measure
9. length
10. capacity
11. similar
12. equal
13. opinion
14. inverse
15. setting
16. different
17. between
18. least
19. capitalize
20. relate