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Our next religion test is on Tuesday.  It’s an in-school test.  Here’s a study guide for review.

Religion Chapter 2 Study Guide

Here’s a link to a game to study your spelling words online:

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/spelling.htm

Have fun!

Here’s the news and homework for the week:

Spelling - Lesson 4
Standard group does pg. 16-18
Challenge group does pg. 19 (all, including writing) and the challenge worksheet (not the writing on the bottom).
Challenge words are perseverance, questionnaire, receive, schedule, twelfth, pirate, tissue, surprised, wives, simple.

Math - One lesson a day.
M - 13
Tu - 14
W - 15
Th - 16
F - 17

Science -
M - Questions on p. A17
T - Questions on p. A23
W - Study for cell test
Th - Cell test
F - No homework Cell diagrams are due today. We are working on them in class.

Reading-
Home reading records for September are due on Monday, Oct. 1. Please add up the minutes and sign the sheet before returning it.
Students may bring animal fantasy or fractured fairy tale books in to school share with the class.

Religion -
A study guide will be posted in the next day or two for an in-school test next Tuesday.

We will have our first science test next Thursday, Sept. 27. I am attaching a study guide for you to use to review with your child. There is an optional challenge on this test for those who are interested.

Cells Study Guide Gr.4

Fourth Grade Schedule

Here’s the scoop for this week:

Spelling - lesson 3. Standard group does pages 12-14. Challenge group does page 15 and the challenge worksheet. These include two writing components. Challenge words are: riddle, weather, dizzy, plumber, younger, kernel, leisure, maintenance, neighbor, and occasionally. Work due Wed. Test on Thurs.

Math
Monday - L10
Tuesday - Test and worksheet for homework
Wednesday - Investigation 1, worksheet for homework
Thursday - L11
Friday - L12
It is always a good idea for parents to check homework and give feedback when there’s time available.

Science
Monday - Answer questions 1 through 5 on page A11. “What are Cells?” worksheet Due Tues
Study animal and cell part functions for a test for next week.

Religion - Chapter 1 test is due tomorrow (Tuesday)

Reading - read 20 minutes per day and record on the at-home reading record. Due Oct. 1. 200 minutes required for September to get an A+

Schedule - I have typed our weekly classroom schedule. I’ll try to attach it to this post. If I’m unsuccessful, I’ll email it to you.

Prizes - I keep a prize box in my classroom for special rewards. If you have anything at home you’d like to contribute or if you’d like to buy something, that would be wonderful. Small inexpensive items only - like mechanical or regular pencils, erasers, post it notes, or anything else you think fourth graders would enjoy.

Welcome to week 2 of fourth grade. We’re getting into the routine of things pretty well now. Here’s the summary of homework for the week. If anything changes, I’ll post it on this blog. So check it often for homework and news.

Spelling - Lesson 2 workbook p. 8-10 due Wed. Test Thurs.

Challenge Spelling (for those with 0 or 1 wrong on pretest) - Lesson 2 p. 11 and Challenge worksheet. There are writing components on both the workbook page and challenge sheet. Challenge words are: slope, tomorrow, actor, fought, watermelon, foreign, gauge, harass, ignorance, jewelry Homework due Wed. Test Thurs.

Math - one lesson a day. M - 5, T - 6, W - 7, Th - 8, F - 9

Religion - a take home test will be sent home tomorrow. It is due on or before 9-18.

Science - begin to study the parts of an animal and plant cell.

Reading - at home reading is required. The requirement is 20 min 5 days a week. Each month a Reading Record will be sent home. All at-home reading should be recorded on the form, added up at the end of each month, and returned to school. Since Sept. is half over, I’m cutting the reading requirement in half for this month.

Green and White Day - Thursday is green and white day. Students should wear mostly green and white clothing. Jeans are acceptable.

Curriculum Night - tomorrow is curriculum night. The fourth grade presentation if from 6:25-6:45 pm in our room. See you then!!

We’re quickly getting into the routine of the new school year, in spite of the heat. Unfortunately, we’re upstairs which makes it extra hot. I’m encouraging the students to bring water bottles with spill proof caps to school, especially while it stays hot.

The students are bright and eager to learn. I’m so impressed with their enthusiasm. I know we’re going to have a wonderful year.

Homework for this week:

Spelling: Lesson 1. Workbook p. 4,5, and 6 due Thursday. Test on Friday.

Math: Lesson 2 due Thursday.
Lesson 3 due Friday.