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Fourth Grade News

January 5 - 9

 

 

 

 

Reading

This week’s selection is entitled Look to the North: A Wolf Pup Diary, by Jean Craighead George.  The focus skill for this story is summarizing texts.  The writing focus is narrative.  Mrs. Myrand (from the county office) will be here this week to teach a series of lessons in narrative writing.

 

Vocabulary- Please study these words for a vocabulary test!

ceases - stops

tundra - area in the artic regions where there are no trees and where the ground is frozen all year

abundant - in large amounts or numbers; more than enough

bonding        - establishing closer ties or friendships

piteously - sorrowfully; in a way that makes others feel sorry for someone

surrender - the act of giving up

 

Math

 

Chapter 11 – Probability

We will start working in earnest on learning multiplication facts.  More on this next newsletter.

 

 

 

 

Spelling –  Words with ei, ie, and eigh,

 

1.  weighs

11.  believe

2.  ceiling

12.  seize

3.  field

13.  either

4.  reindeer

14.  fierce

5.  freight

15.  relief

6.  eighteen

16.  windshield

7.  neighbor

17.  pierce

8.  receive

18.  thief

9.  weird

19.  achieve

10.  chief

20.  eighth

Bonus

prey

assistant

 

 

 

Classroom News

 

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday.  In the coming weeks, look for information regarding the FCAT writing test and our trip to St. Augustine. 

 

 

 

 

 

Science/Social Studies

 

Social Studies – Early Florida Explorers

Science – Rocks and Minerals

 

 

 

 

Dates to Remember

January 16 – Pupil holiday, teacher workday

January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

 

 

 

 

 

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