See You Next Year

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Have a safe and restful holiday. I'll see you back here next year, and you will be closer to fifth grade than the beginning of fourth. Remember to read daily and visit some of the sites listed on our blog. Keep up the hard work, you will be leaving for fifth grade before you know it.

Week of December 7th Spelling Words

This week's words will come from our reading series. They are in the reading workbook page 59. The test will be next Thursday, December 11th.

Promethean Board

It is so easy to convert a PowerPoint into a flip chart. Just go to menu, flip charts, import, PPT, and follow the prompts. Wow, what I can do now!

MEDT 8463 Project and Portfolio Focus

Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Week of Nov. 9th Spelling Words

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1. about
2. no
3. except
4. myself
5. knew
6. then
7. new
8. usually
9. know
10. what
11. rewrite
12. complain
13. dynamite
14. repair
15. orbit
16. probe
17. born
18. cross
19. spoon
20. grow

Nov. 2nd Spelling Words

1. continuous
2. nonliving
3. conversation
4. swimming
5. valuable
6. forgotten
7. unpleasant
8. continue
9. value
10. livable
11. live
12. strain
13. tax
14. frail
15. sprain

Spelling words Week of Oct 27th

1. bleach
2. peach
3. contest
4. request
5. envelope
6. telescope
7. estate
8. roommate
9. space
10.grab
11. mate
12. place
13. bracelet
14. celebrate
15. paid
16. maid
17. afraid
18. lemonade
19. made
20. trade

Spelling words Oct 20th

1. are
2. everyone
3. can't
4. everything
5. don't
6. our
7. won't
8. right
9. everybody
10. write
11. ground
12. lane
13. unclean
14. annoy
15. pound
16. airplane
17. lean
18. enjoy
19. erode
20. smart

Week of Oct 12th Spelling Words

1. beautiful
2. communities
3. classify
4. electricity
5. prettier
6. community
7. happiness
8. communication
9. unhappily
10. prettiest
11. classification
12. conceal
13. kneel
14. repeal
15. wheel
16. hygrometer
17. humidity
18. barometer
19. pressure
20. climate

Totem Poles Mrs. Davis' Social Studies Classes

Week of Oct. 5th

1. paid
2. stool
3. lollipop
4. mermaid
5. unicorn
6. bride
7. fried
8. bran
9. France
10. braid
11. raindrop
12. afraid
13. stepstool
14. meat
15. repeat
16. wheat
17. sleet
18. defeat
19. meet
20. fleet

This One's for you, Curtis

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html

Water Droplet game

Week of September 28th

1. beautiful
2. their
3. before
4. there
5. enough
6. they're
7. first
8. went
9. school
10. when
11. downstream
12. preschool
13. overprice
14. friendship
15. spice
16. anemometer
17. spank
18. shrink
19. spring
20. slang

Weather Maps

Play the games at our new weather maps site, I think you will enjoy them. Have a great weekend, Mrs. Edwards

Promethean Board

Our Promethean Activboards have been installed, and we are putting them to good use. Stop by and see how we use our boards to support learning in your child's classroom. Ask your student how the board was used in class today.

Homework Week of September 22nd

Monday -
Do spelling worksheet (fill in the blank)
Do finish language arts P. 53 - even only
Do finish drawing of water cycle (Moody's homeroom only)
Tuesday-
Do find words within your spelling words (what an awesome job last week)
Wednesday-
Do study your words for test on Thursday.
No other homework/flex day
Thursday- Mrs. Davis' class needs to take their spelling test tomorrow.

Friday- enjoy your weekend!

Sept. 21 Spelling words

1. expensive
2. independence
3. governor
4. submarine
5. unfinished
6. impression
7. transportation
8. marine
9. impress
10. expression
11. imported
12. depended
13. composed
14. uncovered
15. compression
16. blindfold
17. uphold
18. sprout
19. stout
20. engineer

Poetry

What a treat to listen to our young poets this morning. You did a wonderful job writing your poems and had fun at the same time. Thank you for jumping in and trying something new. I am so proud of all of you!

Homework Week of September 14th

Monday - Spelling - Do write a poem with as many of your spelling words as possible. I can't wait to hear them.
Lang. Arts -Do finish P. 40 2,4,14,16,22,24,26, and 30.
Tuesday - Spelling - Do put your works into at least 5 categories (groups). Be sure to also write the words under each heading. You need at least 3 spelling words under each.
example: nouns color words food words prefixes
Wednesday - Spelling - Study your words for test Thursday - write in tub with shaving cream (ask dad first), use magnetic letters, write the sparkle way, chant
Thursday - Science - Do finish labeling water cycle worksheet. The addition of color would be nice.
Friday - Enjoy your weekend!

Be sure to do your spelling homework or Flex Day will be so boring!! I'm counting on you.

Writing Project

Spelling Words for Week of September 14th

1. down
2. shout
3. show
4. snow
5. smart
6. apart
7. shore
8. bookstore
9. blank
10. outrank
11. lane
12. crane
13. octane
14. mane
15. hurricane
16. sprain
17. brain
18. chain
19. remain
20. complain
21. entertain

Great Site to Practice Latitude and Longitude

Please go to this site to practice latitude and longitude skills:

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php

Homework for Sept. 8-12

Monday: Write clues for 10 of your spelling words
Have parents sign your emergency kit wkst. stating that you discussed emergency plans together or made the kit. Due tomorrow.
Tuesday: Do complete science wkst. after reading p.100 - 104. Do find words within spelling words.
Remember, one group did not come to me today (so no hw. for you!)
Wednesday: Do complete science wkst. after reading p.105 and 106. Do write words in special ways: using shaving cream, with magnet letters, using silly string, in rice (dry), with beans (dry), etc.
Remember, one group did not come to me today (so no hw. for you!)
Thursday: Some groups will catch up on the above homework.
Friday: Spelling dictation test and quiz on atmosphere (Oh, No)

Battleship Hurricane Tracking

Hurricane Tracking and Emergency Weather Kit

Please remember to track Hurricane Ike at least two times this weekend (remember, we are having FUN being storm trackers). Also, discuss what preparations you can make to be prepared for power outages and storm related problems at home. Have mom or dad sign the worksheet which discusses our "emergency weather kit" and return it to school on Monday.

Click on the weather widget to the right (click on the map area). It will take you to the NOAA hurricane tracking map.

COGAT

Please remember that the COGAT will be given this Tuesday-Thursday. Be sure to go to bed early and eat a healthy breakfast.

Week 5 Sept. 7-13th Spelling Words

1. again
2. really
3. could
4. to
5. excited
6. too
7. favorite
8. two
9. into
10. was
11. spring
12. strut
13. strut
14. swell
15. plot
16. throb
17. shortcut
18. seashell
19. score
20. shoot

Your Messages

I was so excited when I found three messages posted on my Blog! If there is something that I could post that would help your student ( or you the parent), just ask. Be sure to go to the Weather Channel (see the links on the right hand side) and keep up-to-date on the hurricanes.

Week of August 31st- Test on Friday

1. atmosphere
2. impossible
3. discovery
4. musician
5. encouragement
6. richest
7. hopeless
8. unfriendly
9. pale
10. exhale
11. gray
12. replay
13. rerun
14. spun
15. relay

August 25, 2008 - spelling words

1. threw
2. withdrew
3. chime
4. sometime
5. prime
6. dime
7. mildew
8. boot
9. uproot
10. scoot
11. chair
12. dirty
13. hardy
14. skid
15. spray

Water Conservation

Fourth grade students are busy reading about ways to conserve water. Take time to talk with your child about how your family can save money while they are conserving water.

Week of August 17th Spelling Words

1. because
2. friends
3. have
4. laugh
5. off
6. people
7. said
8. they
9. until
10. want
11. bite
12. invite
13. broke
14. provoke
15. scrape
16. escape
17. kite
18. white
19. flight
20. sight

Remember, your test is Thursday, and you will be writing your words from dictated sentences.

What Is A Sentence?

A sentence is a complete thought (can stand alone) and is defined as having subject (noun, pronoun) and predicate (verb) parts.

Declarative Sentences make statements and end with a period (.)
Imperative Sentences give commands and end with a period (.)
Interrogative Sentences ask questions ending with a question mark (?)
Exclamatory Sentences show strong feelings and end with an exclamation point (!)

Two words can make up a simple sentence:
Amber danced.
Johnny sings.
They cried.

Week of August 11th Spelling List

Test is on Thursday, August 14th

1. their (belonging to)
2. they're (contraction for they are)
3. there ( not here but there; location)
4. favorite
5. friends (till the end)
6. composer
7. impossible
8. snake
9. quake
10. quack
11. denim
12. victim
13. teacher
14. writer
15. immature

Welcome to our class blog! Visit from time to time and see what your student is learning in fourth grade. Weekly spelling lists will be posted on this site. Hopefully, student work will also be displayed. I can't promise that I will post every week, but I will try my best. Thanks for stopping by; while you are here, please try the weather related links.
Sondra Edwards