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Mrs. M. Spencer's Fourth Grade Website
Mary Spencer
J. WALLACE JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Mrs. Spencer's Weekly Agenda

November 16-20, 2009

  

Important Notes:

·         Students are required to take at least 1 AR test each week. This score will count as a reading grade every week. Please see the suggestion under ELA.

·         Weekly progress reports will go home on Tuesday, 11/17/09. Papers have to be returned on Wednesday, 11/18/09 or a note must be given to the teacher from parents stating that the papers were viewed.

·         All papers with rem written on them are used to introduce & build 4th grade skills. The scores will not be included in students’ nine-week grades. These papers allow all stakeholders to see strengths, growth, & areas of concern.

Please pay close attention to them.

·         Thanksgiving Break begins on Monday, 11/23/09. Students return to school on Monday, November 30, 2009. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday. Gobble! Gobble!

·         The class webpage can be assessed at http://new.schoolnotes.com/spencer70583/106702

 

English Language Arts:

·         Rigby Theme 7 Week 1

·          Vocabulary development (Frayer Models are a graded reading assignment. Please stress the importance of your child completing this task.)

·         Monitoring Understanding

·         Writing Instructions (Student-Created Thanksgiving Recipes---YUMMY!)

·         Main & helping verbs (English)

·         Verb Tenses (English)

·         Daily Language Review

·         Read 20 minutes every night. Parents must sign reading log each night.

·         Cold Comprehension Test on 11/20/09

·         Verb Assessment on 11/20/09

·         Spelling test on 11/20/09

·         Daily Language test on 11/20/09

·         Fluency test on 11/20/09

·         At least 1 AR test must be taken by Friday, 11-20-2009.

1.        You can check out 2 library books.  

2.        Check out a small book on your level and a chapter book (if you enjoy reading chapter books).

3.        Take your AR test on the smaller book (on your level) and continue reading your chapter book.

4.        Read your library book every night. This will serve as your 20 minutes of reading.

Math:

·        Application equations

·        Basic multiplication facts (0’s-12’s)

·        Divisibility

·        Elapsed Time

·        Multiplication quiz on Friday, 11/20/2009

·        Divisibility & Elapsed Time test  on Friday, 11/20/2009

Science:

·        Will occur after the holidays.

 

Social Studies: 

·        Location of Northeast states (Students will have to identify the location of NE states-and know the capitals- based on its’ shapes.)

·        The Movement of People- Historical Perspective

·        Early Explorers of North America

·        Physical Maps

·        Daily Geography Quiz on a Physical Map (Friday, November 20, 2009)

·        NE states (and capitals) outline test scheduled for Friday, 11/20/2009

 

 

 

 

 

Questions/Concerns:

·        Contact me at mdwilkins@lpssonline.com or 234-0461

 

Spelling Words for November 16-20, 2009                  

Topic: More words with -ed & -ing

wiped

covered

mapped

pleasing

slipped

putting

traveling

seeking

visiting

mixed

shipped

phoning

offered

smelling

hiking

checking

fainting

landed

becoming

wandering

 

 

 

 
Remember: Be a STAR!

Safe *Thoughtful *Accountable *Respectful


NEVER SETTLE FOR LESS THAN YOUR BEST!

 




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