Thank You Parents!

Thank you parents for coming in for parent conferences.  I know it can be inconvenient to find time in your busy days to come to school, but it is an important form of communication between parents and teachers, and it shows support for your children.  I really enjoyed talking to all of the parents.

Today's homework:

1.  Math Mr. Spaulding:  Practice Test.
              Miss W:  p. 251-252.
              Mrs. Thompson:  p. 233-234.
2.  Read for half an hour.
3.  Get parent initials.

Compare and Contrast

In fourth grade we have read three stories so far this year with heroic characters:  Wringer, Mrs. Frisby and the Crow, and Toto.  As a culminating activity for this unit, students will be writing essays comparing the three main characters from the stories.  Students must state an opinion about which character they think is most heroic, and they must support their opinions with specific information from the texts.

Homework for today.

1.  No math homework.
2.  Is Suku a Hero worksheet.
3.  Read for half an hour.
4.  Get parent initials.

Toto in Pictures

Today's homework:
1.  Math: Mr. Spaulding:  p. 265-266.
                Miss W:  multiplication worksheet.
                Mrs. Thompson:  finish started in class.
2.  Tell the story of Toto in four pictures.
3.  Read for half an hour.
4.  Get parent initials.

The Structure of a Story

Most stories follow a basic structure of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.  Fourth graders are learning how to analyze stories.

Today's homework.
1.  Math: Mr. Spaulding: p. 253-254.
                Miss W:  p. 249.
                Mrs. Thompson:  p. 219-220.
2.  Plot Map for Toto.
3.  Read for half an hour.
4.  Get parent initials.

Parent is spelled p-a-r-e-n-t.  Initials is spelled i-n-i-t-i-a-l-s.   Please spell this right!

Toto the Elephant

Homework for today:

1.  Math Mr. Spaulding:  p. 259-260.
              Miss W:  p. 245-246.
              Mrs. Thompson:  213-214.
2.  How are the stories Toto and Mrs. Frisby similar?
3.  Read for half an hour.
4.  Get parent initials.

Minimum Day Tomorrow

Tomorrow we have a minimum day schedule for the end of the trimester.  Next week we will have minimum days all week for parent conferences.

Today's homework:
1.  Math Mr. Spaulding:  p. 251-252.
              Miss W:  p. 243.
              Mrs. Thompson:  no homework.
2.  Story Elements.
3.  Read for half an hour.
4.  Get parent initials.

Veterans Day

Today's homework:
1.  Math Mr. Spaulding:  p. 245-246.
              Miss W:  p. 239-240.
              Mrs. Thompson:  p. 207-208.
2.  Is Mrs. Frisby a hero?
3.  Read for half and hour.
4.  Get parent initials.

The Distributive Property

Fourth graders are learning about a very useful concept:  the distributive property.   The distributive property lets you multiply a sum by multiplying each addend separately and then adding the products.

Homework today:
1.  Math Mr. Spaulding:  p. 239-240.
              Miss W:  p. 223-224
              Mrs. Thompson: p.201-202
2.  Is Palmer a hero?  Explain and give evidence.
3.  Read for half an hour.
4.  Get parent initials.

Singing Is Good For Students

Students who sing at school have better listening skills.

Homework for today:
1.  Math Mr. Spaulding: p. 233-234.
              Miss W:  p. 219-220.
              Mrs. Thompson:  Flaschcards.
2.  Similes and Metaphors worksheet.
3.  Read for half an hour.
4.  Get parent initials.

Making Predictions

Fourth graders are expected to be able to make reasonable predictions based on clues from a text.

Homework today:
1.  Math Mr. Spaulding:  p. 227-228.
              Miss W:  p. 211.
              Mrs. Thompson:  p. 183-184.
2.  Predict how the book will turn out (or if you have finished the book, describe how the book turns out.)
3.  Read for half an hour.
4.  Get parent initials.

Dia de los Muertos

This last weekend was the Day of the Dead.  It is a traditional holiday in Latin America, especially Mexico.

Today's homework:
1.  Math Mr. Spaulding:  p. 219-220.
              Miss W: p. 207-208.
              Mrs. Thompson:  no homework.
2.  Finish Science if you are not done.
3.  Write three explanations of where the golden trophy went.
4.  Read for half an hour.
5.  Get parent initials.