| 4th Grade Week 8 | Mon, Sep 28 | Tue, Sep 29 | Wed, Sep 30 | Thu, Oct 1 | Fri, Oct 2 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Respect & Responsibility: Honoring others in word & action while holding oneself accountable to fulfill duties to self & others
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| Bible | Exodus 14 | Exodus 16 | Exodus 19-20 | Exodus 23:20 and Exodus 24 | | |
| Math | Ch 4 Test | MF Practice;
Ch. 5 L2:
TB pgs. 111-114;
WB pgs. 97-100 | MF Practice H 5 min. Assessment;
Ch. 5 L3:
TB pgs. 115-119;
WB pgs. 101-104 | Try to begin MF Practice I;
Ch 5 L4:
Practice TB pgs. 120-121 | Complete worksheet sent home | |
| Spelling | Review Phonograms: kn, gn, nk, ough, ew.
Step 6: Review New Teaching and Tips, DS 4-6 | Re-write misspelled words 5x;
Step 6: Review card box, phonograms; DS 7-9 pg. 46 | Step 6 Spelling Test | Step 7: New teaching pgs. 49-50; Dictate words pg. 50 | Step 7:
DS 1-3 pg. 51 | In class, we often discuss Spelling patterns. Please ask your child to show you some each week. |
| Grammar | Ch 7, L2 (pgs. 113-116):
Jingle Time, Grammar Time (PB pg. 6), Define vocab. words (pg. 116) and orally use in a sentence. | Practice any Grammar Test mistakes from last week & focus on any confusions. | Ch 7, L3
(pgs. 117-119): Jingle 13, Grammar Time (PB pg. 6); Review Ref. 25 (WB pg. 21). For practice only, give Test on pg. 120. | Ch. 7, L4
(pg. 122):
Test Time (WB pg. 103) Skip exercise 8. | | |
| Writing | L8 pg. 60:
Read, Discuss, Intro. banned words "go/went," Create KWO
L6 FD Due | L8 pg. 60:
Style Practice and Vocab. Practice (pgs. 62-63), Begin 1st paragraph RD (introduce characters and setting). | L8 pg. 60:
Finish 1st paragraph RD. Writer's conference.
Poem 1 Recitations Due | L8 pg. 60
Write 2nd paragraph RD (conflicts or problems). | | IEW Lesson 8 Source Text:
Daedalus and Icarus
Pg. 60 |
| Reading | Discuss Ch. 5-6 Literary Devices (RJ pg. 11); Begin to read Ch. 7 in class. | Read The Perilous Journey Ch. 7-8. Orally narrate reading journal questions (RJ) pg. 13. Parents may need to facilitate: Complete the Vocab. Crossword (RJ pg. 12) | Ch. 9 vocab activity & begin to read Ch. 9 in class and discuss. | Continue to read The Perilous Journey Ch.9- 10. Write the answers to any 3 questions in a sequence through RJ pg. 14. | | In class, we talk about how good readers think and create a movie in their brains. You could ask: How vivid is your movie? What has been added/changed? |
| History | Impressionist Artists 1840-1926; review for test next Wed. | Read SOTW Ch. 7: "The Second Reich." Choose any 3 questions to answer in your journal. | Key Dates 1-4 Test;
Suez Canal Discussion and note taking practice. | Read SOTW Ch. 9: "The Dutch East Indies." Orally narrate key points. | Complete Review for quiz on Wed. | There will be a short history quiz on Wednesday covering main points we've learned thus far. Quiz will be multiple choice and a few complete sentence answers. |
| Geography | Southern Europe Due 10/16 | | |
| Science | Intro to Termites.
Make minibook on pg. 97 of NB. | Read TB pgs. 89-92 and orally narrate key points. | | Do Activity 4.4 "Create a Comic Strip" in NB pgs. 92-93. | Answer any 3 WDYR questions in NB on pg. 96. | |
| Memory Work | GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe - Test on 10/16
KEY DATES: 1-4 Test on 9/30
POEM 1: Due for Recitation on 9/30 | |
What a busy week! Our class days went so quickly with D.O.G.S. day, ant vocabulary painting, and games to break up our time in the books! Below is also a photo taken after our 2-team, relay game played for History to help understand how 2 railroad companies vied to complete the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. to meet at Promontory Summit in 1869.
Coming Soon:
Monday, October 5 - Fall Conferences (Please email me if you would like a conference.)
Friday, Oct. 9 - End of 1st Quarter
Monday, Oct 19 - M/W 4th grade Moms lunch in the classroom
October 28 – Historical Dress-Up Day, DOGS, Pizza & Spirit Day
Our Character Virtue of the month:
Respect & Responsibility: Honoring others in word & action while holding oneself accountable to fulfill duties to self & others
Objective: Apply biblical virtues to every day life.
Math
Continue memorizing multiplication/division facts 1-12. Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up of either multiplication or division. We will assess multiplication facts on Wednesday.
Objectives:
1. Estimate and find quotients using long division
2. Assess multiplication skills
3. Divide up to a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number.
4. Practice division.
Spelling
Objective: Analyze two ways to spell the sound of /shun/
Reading
Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading. Please encourage child to complete all written assignments
and at least 3 in each sequences of written questions with care and thoughtfulness. This book uses a lot of language from
the Civil War era so I encourage you to read and discuss each chapter with your child to help then understand the text.
Objectives:
1. Identify types of literary conflict in The Perilous Road.
2. Engage in discussion, sharing ideas, meaning, & information from the reading.
3. Identify literary elements, themes, and changed characters in The Perilous Road.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Create a Story Sequence Outline of a myth using the Story Sequence Chart
2. Write the first paragraph of a 3 paragraph myth introducing the characters and setting
3. Assess memorization and presentation of "My Father's Vineyard"
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify possessive noun pronouns in sentences
2. Correctly use possessive noun pronouns in an original sentence.
3. Identify object pronouns in sentences.
4. Review previously learned grammar skills.
History
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of Impressionist artists including Monet, Renoir, Degas & Cassatt
2. Know that present-day Indonesia, formerly called The Dutch East Indies, was desired by the Dutch for wealth building.
Science
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of ants and termites.
2. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.
Note:
Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects which you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
NOTE: Please ensure your child is doing careful and thoughtful work when writing in their journals. (i.e. write neat, no sloppy work, check for spelling and punctuation errors; please encourage more than the "bare minimum" approach and to try to write more than a couple facts).
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes daily working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our first quarter poem will be assessed this week. "The Father's Vineyard". Additional copies here.
Geography: Continue to memorize the countries of Southern Europe. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided. Sheppards software has helpful computer games for additional practice.
History:
Key Dates for 1st quarter:
The War Between the States 1861-1865
World War I 1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917
The Great Depression 1929-1939
