Thursday (12/16)

Thursday's Homework
NONE

(However, at home be continually practicing the times tables with your child. Also, make sure they are reading their AR book to over this winter break.)

Wednesday (12/15)

Wednesday's Homework
Language Arts: Reading Comprehension worksheet.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Complete blank multiplication chart.

Tuesday (12/14)

Tuesday's Homework
Language Arts: Reading Comprehension worksheet.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Complete blank multiplication chart.

Monday (12/13)

Monday's Homework:
Language Arts: Reading Comprehension Worksheet.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Math Practice test.
The students will be testing on chapter 11 on Tuesday.

Week of 12/13-12/17

There are no spelling or vocabulary words this week due to district wide benchmark testing.

Thursday (12/09)

Thursday's Homework
Spelling: Write spelling words 3x's each.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes. Turn in reading log tomorrow.
Math: Homework Practice 11-7. (ca.gr4math.com)

Wednesday (12/08)

Wednesday's Homework
Language Arts: Vocabulary Worksheet
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Math: Homework Practice 11-5 (ca.gr4math.com)

Tuesday (12/7)

Tuesday's Homework
Spelling: Write 10 sentences with spelling words. Write the other 10 words 3 times each.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Homework Practice 11-3 "Measurement: Perimeter".  (ca.gr4math.com)

**Winter Program: The 4th grade program is tonight (Tuesday) at 5:30pm. The music teacher wants the fourth graders there at 5:15pm.
*Yearbook pre-orders: If you would like to pre-order your yearbook. You can do that tonight at the winter program. Pre-order cost is $15 dollars. You can also pre-order through the classroom by giving your child cash or check. (If you write a check, make it out to "TVIS PTO")

Monday (12/06)

Monday's Homework
Spelling: Write spelling words in A-B-C order.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Homework Practice 11-1

Spelling and Vocabulary Words for 12/06-12/10

Spelling Words (12/06-12/10)
Possessives

     1. its               11. hers
2. ours            12. theirs
3.  mine          13. brother’s

     4.  yours         14. brothers’
5.  family’s      15. teacher’s
6.  families’     16. teachers’
7.  man’s        17. aunt’s
8.  men’s        18. aunts’
9.  girl’s          19. boy’s
10. girls’         20. boys’


Vocabulary Words (12/6-12/10)

an-nounce-ment a public or formal notice
fea-ture part of the face
har-ness the leather straps, bands, and other pieces used to hitch a horse or another animal to a carriage
lum-ber-jacks people whose work is cutting down trees and sending the logs to a sawmill; woodsmen; loggers
re-quire-ments demands; things demanded
thaw to make or become less cold
un-nat-u-ral not natural; not normal
un-tamed wild; not domesticated

*These vocabulary words are used in our weekly reading selection this week, “Paul Bunyan.”

Ten Word Spelling List (For students who do ten words)

Possessives

1. brother’s
2. brothers’
3. teacher’s
4. teachers’
5. aunt’s
6. aunts’
7. boy’s
8. boys’
9. girl’s
10. girls’

For math this week we are starting Chapter 11. (ca.gr4math.com)

Thursday (12/02)

Thursday's Homework
Spelling: Write spelling words 3x's each
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Math: Complete math practice test. (If your child knows how to complete this practice test, he or she should receive a B or A on the actual test.) Here is the scanned practice test
To review, go to ca.gr4math.com

Holiday Store: If students bring money on Friday, they can buy a holiday gift at the store.

Wednesday (12/01)

Wednesday's Homework
Vocabulary: Complete vocabulary worksheet.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Complete Homework Practice 10-9

Holiday Store: This Friday, Tiefort Intermediate has a holiday store, run by the PTO, where students can buy gifts for relatives. We will preview the items at the store Thursday. Friday, we will be back at the store to purchase.

Tuesday (11/30)

Tuesday's Homework
Spelling: Write 10 detailed sentences with the spelling words. Copy the rest 3x's each.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Homework Practice 10-8.

*AR books: Every Monday afternoon we go to the library to check out AR books for students to read. They test on these books on our computers in class. Please encourage your child to read and test on these AR books that we get from the library.

Spelling Words and Vocabulary Words for 11/29-12/3

Spelling Words 11/29-12/3
Compound Words
1. watermelon     11. jellyfish
2. homemade      12. touchdown
3. understand      13. campfire
4. sometimes       14. skateboard
5. shoelace         15. anyway
6. highway          16. fireworks
7. upstairs           17. haircut
8. thunderstorm   18. loudspeaker
9. shortcut           19. laptop
10. doorbell         20. flashlight

Vocabulary Words
de-struc-tion great damage; ruin
ex-pect-ed thought something would probably come or happen
fore-casts statements of what is coming; predictions
in-land in or toward the interior of a country
shat-ter to break into pieces suddenly
surge a swelling motion; sweep or rush, especially of waves

Spelling Word 10 Word List
1. watermelon
2. homemade 
3. understand
4. sometimes 
5. shoelace
6. highway
7. upstairs
8. thunderstorm
9. shortcut   
10. doorbell

Writing: This week students will write expository nonfiction compositions about storms that they may have heard about in the news. Expository nonfiction is a type of expository writing that shares information with the reader about real people, places, things, or events. (Here is a writing example of what is expected for the students to write)

Wednesday (11/24)

No Homework. Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday (11/23)

Tuesday's Homework:
Language Arts: Write spelling word's 5x's each. Study for spelling and vocabulary tests.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Homework Practice 10-4


Vocabulary words to learn
brilliant shining brightly; sparkling
chorus anything spoken or sung all at the same time
coward person who lacks courage or is easily made afraid; person who runs from danger, trouble, etc.
gleamed flashed or beamed with light
shimmering gleaming or shining faintly

CORRECTION ON SPELLING AND VOCABULARY WORDS

Hello parents,

I made a mistake when I blogged the spelling words and vocabulary words. The actual words this week have been sent home to your students on a hard copy. I also had the students copy down the spelling words into their planners.
If your child does not have a planner, he or she needs to buy at new one at school. These planners are essential for students to be organized and be able to complete homework. From my experience, the students that do not have planners turn in a lot less homework, and usually the students that turn in less homework do not perform as well on the test as those who do. So please check to see if your son or daughter has a planner and is using it. We use them every day at class. We also never complete homework in class. Homework is meant for home.


Have a good week preparing for the Thanksgiving Holiday,


Mr. Higgins

Monday (11/22)

Monday's Homework
Spelling: Write 10 sentences with the spelling words.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Homework Practice 10-1

Newletter (11/22)

Hello parents,

Math
This week we are going to begin Chapter 10 in our math textbooks (ca.gr4math.com). There is A LOT to memorize in this chapter. We will be learning about shapes, lines, prisms and much more. Please be sure that your child has a spiral notebook to be taking math notes. This will be important so he or she can refer back to them as we have a lot to memorize in this chapter of math.

Also, it is EXTREMELY important your son or daughter knows the multiplication table. Some students had great difficulty with long division because they have a poor understanding of their times tables. I would suggest you take time at home to test your own child on their times tables and a few long division problems to see how you can help them at home. This website has some times tables to look at TIMES TABLES 

There are also goofy long division games you can have your child practice on at home. Such as this one http://www.kidsnumbers.com/long-division.php

Language Arts
This week is a short week so we have half of the spelling words that we will test on Wednesday. However, we still have to do our weekly language arts test. (Remember the weekly tests have three sections, Vocabulary, Word Analysis, and Reading comprehension.) The class as a whole can work on their reading comprehension skills. At the end of this sentence I will have a link to a reading comprehension quiz you can give to your child for fun for extra practice. Reading Comprehension Practice

We won't have time to finish our weekly writing stories this week because of the two days off. However, we are working on Expository Non-fiction stories. (These are stories that inform readers about factual information.)

Extras:


Winter Program: The Winter Program is on: 
When: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Time: 5:30 P.M. is show time; students will need to report at 5:15 P.M. to be lined up.
Where: T.V.I.S. Multi-purpose room
 (The music teacher game me permission slips to send home if your child could make it or not.)

Thursday (11/18)

Thursday's Homework
Spelling: Write spelling words 3 times each. Study for Spelling Test and Vocabulary Test.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes. Reading logs are due. (There are always extras to pick up in the back of the class.)
Math: Practice Test 2B pg 69. (The back page 70 is optional for parents. I don't want to overload the kids with homework to make them frustrated)
Parents can view the text book on line. Here is how. Go to this link http://www.mhschool.com/math/2009/ca/teacher/gradelink.php?mode=1&&link=4
The Username is: CAG409
The Password is: Formative

(The Username and password are both case sensitive.)

This link is another math resource page
http://www.mhschool.com/math/2009/ca/teacher/index.html

Below is the front side of the Practice Test Homework. If you notice, this is actually just a different version of our test we are taking tomorrow.

Back side

Wednesday (11/17)

Wednesday's Homework
Language Arts: Vocabulary worksheet
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
***Math: We are going to retake our math test on Friday. That test will be on long division. A lot of students are struggling with that concept. The math homework will be a math worksheet. (I can't update this blog at school because all blogging websites are blocked. So I can only update at home, or else I would update more often.)
Science: Our math test took so long yesterday we didn't get a chance to do science, so the science study guides didn't go home. I will pass them out today. Study for the science test tomorrow.

Tuesday (11/16)

Tuesday's Homework
Spelling: Write 10 sentences with each sentence using one different spelling word.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Homework Practice 10-1 (ca.gr4math.com)

Science Study Guide: There is s science test on Thursday. I scanned the study guide. I am going to try and figure out a way to make it open in a separate link for future scans.

Monday (11/15)

Monday's Homework
Spelling: Write spelling words in A-B-C order.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Math: Math test tomorrow. Complete Practice Test worksheet.

Spelling and Vocabulary Words for 11/15-11/19

Spelling Words: Homophones(Words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings.)
1. piece      11. thrown
2. peace     12. throne
3. break     13. aloud
4. brake     14. allowed
5. threw     15. past
6. through  16. passed
7. by          17. weight
8. bye        18. wait
9. beat       19. there
10. beet     20. their

Vocabulary(we are tested on two times the vocabulary words than normal this week)

bi-ol-o-gist scientist who studies living things, including their origins, structures, activities, and distribution
bluff a high, steep slope or cliff
la-goon a pond or small lake, especially one connected with a larger body of water
mas-sive big and heavy; bulky
rum-bling making a deep, heavy, continuous sound
trop-i-cal of or like the regions 23.45 degrees north or south of the equator where the sun can shine directly overhead
mi-cro-phone a device for making sounds louder
au-to-graph a person's handwritten signature of his or her name
bi-og-ra-phy a story of someone's life
bi-ol-o-gy the study of life
pho-to-graph a picture made using a camera
pho-no-graph a machine for recording and playing sounds



10 Word Spelling List (for students who test 10 spelling words)
1. piece
2. peace
3. break
4. brake
5. threw
6. through
7. by
8. bye
9. beat
10. beet


Math: We will have a math test this Tuesday covering what we learned in Chapter 9 (ca.gr4math.com). In chapter 9, we covered long division.

Science: We have a science test this Thursday. I will send home a study guide with the students on Tuesday. (Monday night, I will attempt to scan the study guide document to post on here with a scanner my family gave to me this weekend.)

Friday (11/12)

Friday's Homework:NONE

*Please encourage your child to keep reading and testing AR books.

No Science study guide

I didn't give out the science study guide because we will have that test next Thursday.

Wednesday (11/10)

Wednesdays Homework
Spelling: Write spelling words 3 times each.
Vocabulary: Complete vocabulary worksheet.
Reading: Read for 60 minutes. (For Wednesday and Thursday.) Turn in reading log
Math: Homework Practice 9-9
Science: Complete Science study guide for Friday's science test.

*AR BOOKS: Please continue encouraging your child to read and test AR books. Students should have accomplished at least 50% of their goals by now.

Tuesday (11/09)

Tuesday's Homework:
Spelling: Write 10 sentences with the spelling words.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Complete Homework Practice 9-8. ca.gr4math.com (Continue practice math facts/times tables at home. Some students do not know their basic times tables.)

Monday (11/08)

(I apologize for posting this late)
Monday's Homework
Spelling: Write spelling words in A-B-C order.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Complete Homework Practice 9-7.
(Students need to be practicing their math times tables at home. Some do not know them.)

Spelling and Vocabulary Words (11/08-11/12)

Spelling Words

1. watched     11. happened
2. watching    12. happening
3. danced       13 noticed
4. dancing      14. noticing
5. studied       15. robbed
6. studying     16. robbing
7. stopped     17. slipped
8. stopping     18. slipping
9. dried          19. hurried
10. drying       20. hurrying


Vocabulary

1. draft current of air
2. etched engraved; a design or drawing on a metal or glass plate
3. fas-ci-nat-ed interested greatly; attracted very strongly; charmed
4. frost moisture frozen on or in a surface; feathery crystals of ice formed when water vapor in the air condesnes at a temperature below freezing
5. par-lor fomerly, a room for receiving or entertaining guests; sitting room
6. ter-ror great fear
7. tim-id easily frightened; shy


10 Word Spelling List

1. watched
2. danced
3. studied
4. stopped
5. dried
6. happened
7. noticed
8. robbed
9. slipped
10. hurried

Friday (11/05)

Friday's Homework
None.
***Last nights homework was supposed to be a Regular Plural Nouns worksheet. However, I didn't make enough copies for the class, so I changed the homework to "study spelling words". I am sorry for any inconvenience.

Thursday (11/04)

Thursday's Homework
Language Arts: Regular Plural Nouns worksheet
Reading: Read for 30 minutes and turn in the reading log.
Math: Homework Practice 9-4 (ca.gr4math.com)

Wednesday (11/03)

Wednesday's Homework
Spelling: Write spelling words 3 times each.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Homework Practice 9-2


*my email   rhiggins@silvervalley.k12.ca.us
contact me with any questions or comments 

Tuesday (11/02)

Tuesday's Homework
Spelling: Write 10 Sentences with the spelling words.
Reading: Read for 30 Minutes.
Math: Skills Practice 9-1
This lesson on division has been new to many of the students, please take the time to go over it with them. (ca.gr4math.com)

Monday (11/01)

Monday's Homework:
Spelling: Write spelling words in A-B-C order.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Homework Practice 9-1.

Spelling Words (11/01-11/05)

Unit Review Spelling Words (11/01-11/05)

*Due to this being a Unit Test week, there are no vocabulary words to memorize.

1.forest               11.hobbies
2.morning           12. daisies
3.form                13.delays
4.early                14. beliefs
5.turtle                15. patios
6.birthday           16. banjos
7.Thanksgiving    17. strong
8.among              18. blink
9.think                 19. hamburger
10. blank             20. Arkansas


Unit Review Spelling Words Ten Word List (11/01-11/05)

*Due to this being a Unit Test week, there are no vocabulary words to memorize.

1.forest
2.morning
3.form
4.early
5.turtle
6.birthday
7.Thanksgiving
8.among
9.think
10. blank

Thursday (10/28)

Thursday's Homework:
Spelling: Write spelling word's 5 times each. (Spelling test, vocabulary test, word analysis test on suffix "ly" and reading comprehension test.)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes and turn in reading log tomorrow
Math: Complete "Practice Test" worksheet. There is a math test tomorrow. The test is on Chapter 8. (ca.gr4math.com)

Wednesday (10/27)

Wednesday's Homework:
Spelling: Write spelling words 3 times each.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes. (Remember to be reading AR books.)
Math: Complete Homework Practice 8-5    (ca.gr4math.com)

Tuesday (10/26)

Tuesday's Homework
Spelling: Write 10 sentences with the spelling words.
Read: Read for 30 minutes. (Don forget to be reading AR books to test on at school)
Math: Complete Homework Practice 8-4 

*There is a Math test on this Friday on Chapter 8. Be sure to check out the math website for extra help. (ca.gr4math.com)

Monday (10/25)

Monday's Homework
Spelling: Write spelling words in A-B-C order
Reading: Read for 30 minutes. (Remember to be reading AR books)
Math: Homework Practice 8-2

*There is a substitute all week this week while I am gone at a mandatory training with a handful of other teachers from Tiefort View.

Spelling/Vocabulary Words for (10/25-10/29)

Spelling Words (words with ear, ir, our, ur)

1. return          11. journal                       
2. courage       12. courtesy
3. surface        13. nourish
4. purpose       14. purse
5. first              15. furniture
6. turkey          16. search
7. heard           17. curtain
8. early            18. burrow
9. turtle            19. hamburger
10. birthday      20. survey

Vocabulary Words

Con-sti-tu-tion the written set of fundamental principles by which the United States is governed
howl-ing very great; tremendous: a howling success
hum-ble not proud; modest
pol-i-tics the work of government; management of public business
re-spon-si-bil-i-ty the act of fact of taking care of someone or something; obligation
sol-emn-ly seriously; earnestly; with dignity
vain having too much pride in your looks, ability, etc.

Ten Word Spelling List 
1. return                              
2. courage    
3. surface        
4. purpose     
5. turkey     
6. turtle                  
7. purse                  
8. curtain               
9. burrow               
10. survey          

*my email   rhiggins@silvervalley.k12.ca.us

Thursday (10/21)

Thursday's Homework
Spelling: Write spelling words 3x's each. Study the vocabulary words and spelling words for the test tomorrow.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes and turn in reading log. (Reading logs are now due on Friday instead of Monday.)
Math: Complete Homework Practice 8-1 (ca.gr4math.com)

*my email   rhiggins@silvervalley.k12.ca.us
contact me with any questions or comments

Wednesday (10/20)

Wednesday's Homework
Spelling: Write 10 sentences with spelling words. Write remaining ten spelling words 3x's each.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Multiplication Facts Worksheet.

Miscellaneous: Students get out early on Thursday (1:00pm) due to Parent Teacher Conferences.
                       Money for Walk-A-Thon and Read-A-Thon are due(Optional)
                       Thursday, our class is visiting the Book Fair. Students can buy books at the Book Fair if they choose to. Book prices range from approximately 5-20 dollars.

Tuesday (10/19)

Tuesday's Homework
Spelling: Use the dictionary to divide the spelling words into syllables. (For example: Forest becomes for-est)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Math: Complete the practice test. (This practice test being sent home is the same format as the test being taken tomorrow. If your child knows how to complete the problems on the practice test, he or she will know how to complete the problems on the actual test tomorrow.)

Parent Conferences are on Wednesday and Thursday. (Thursday is also an early out day at 1pm.)

Monday (10/18)

Monday's Homework:
Spelling: Write spelling words in alphabetical order.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Homework Practice 7-7. (There is a test on Wednesday for math. ca.gr4math.com )

Spelling and Vocabulary Words for 10/18-10/22

Spelling Words (consant pairs ng, nk, ph, wh)

1. Thanksgiving    11. whisper
2. among             12. elephant
3. think                13. white
4. blank               14. shrink
5. graph               15. wharf
6. young              16. trunk
7. wheel              17. strong
8. nephew           18. blink
9. belong             19. chunk
10. whiskers        20. skunk

Vocabulary Words

am-bi-tion: something for which you have a strong desire
in-fest-ed: covered by something harmful
land-slide: mass of earth or rock that slides down a steep slope
quick-sand: a very deep, soft, wet sand that will not hold up a person's weight
re-sis-tance: thing or act that resists; opposing force; opposition
rick-et-y: liable to fall or break down; shaky; weak
roam-ed: went about with no special plan or aim; wandered
vast: very great; immense

Ten Word Spelling List 
1. blink
2. think
3. shrink
4. trunk
5. skunk
6. chunk
7. blank
8. whiskers
9. Thanksgiving
10. graph

Parent Conferences

Parent Conferences are scheduled for next week on Wednesday and Thursday. Each student was given a slip with the time and the date. Please be sure they are turned in by Monday or I will have to get in touch by telephone to confirm Parent/Teacher conference schedule appointments.

Thursday (10/14)

Thursday's Homework

Spelling: Write spelling words three times each. (The Spelling Test and the Vocabulary Test are tomorrow.)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Homework Practice 7-6.ca.gr4math.com

Miscellaneous: Our Read-A-Thon is tomorrow. We are going to spend the morning up until lunch just reading. Instead of sitting on a hard chair the entire morning, your child can bring a pillow, sleeping bag, or something soft to read on. 
If your child received any people to pledge for their reading, they can collect the money over the weekend. Then he or she can bring the money in the envelope to school the next week. The Read-A-Thon money is going towards field-trips.

ALSO, Parent Teacher Conferences are next week on Wednesday and Thursday. I sent home your scheduled conference time with your child on Wednesday. Please return those to me to confirm you can make it.

Wednesday (10/13)

Wednesday's Homework

Spelling: Write spelling words 3 times each.
Read: Read for 30 minutes
Math: Homework Practice 7-4

Thursday (10/07)

Thursday's Homework
Language Arts: NONE
Math: NONE
Reading: Read for 30 minutes and log it into the reading log that is due on Tuesday.(Normally it is due on Monday; however, we do not have school on Monday.)
Miscellaneous: Sign and return the hot pink paper that the school needs back.(It was sent home yesterday.)

There is NO SCHOOL on Friday and Monday, so the students have a four day weekend. For the four day weekend there is lots to do in Orange County. This website is the Official Orange County Visitor Center http://www.orangecounty.net/html/visitor.html

San Diego is about an hour drive farther; however, here is the visitor center link for them as well http://www.sandiego.org/nav/Visitors/WhatToDo


Spelling and Vocabulary words for 10/12-10/15

Words with ar, or

1.  morning      10. start

2.  forest           11.  partner

3.  garbage       12.  storm

4.  form            13.  Florida

5.  alarm           14.  apartment

6.  corner          15.  sport

7.  story            16. force          

8.  argue           17. forward

9.  backyard     18. sharp

10. start            19. garden

11.  partner       20. Arkansas

Here is the 10 word spelling list for the students who test on 10 words.

1.    morning

2.    forest

3.    form

4.    corner

5.    story

6.    storm

7.    Florida

8.    sport

9.    force

10.  forward

Vocabulary Words (students need to know the definitions of these words).

1. ad-vice suggestion or recommendation about an action or decision

2. ar-gu-ment a debate or verbal disagreement

3. ar-range-ments plans

4. de-scen-dant a person descended from an ancestor

5. script the written text of a play

6. snag hurdle or problem

Thursday (10/06)

Thursday's Homework

Reading: Read for 30 minutes and log it into the reading log.

*There is no other homework for tonight. This is due to us taking district wide benchmark testing ALL day in class today.

Tuesday (10/05)

Tuesday's Homework
Language Arts: Practice Book pg 86 "Draw Conclusions."
Reading: Read for 30 minutes and log it into the reading log.
Math: Skills Practice 1-6 "Round Whole Numbers". (This is going to be some review for our Math Benchmark Test we are taking tomorrow.)

Monday (10/04)

Monday's Homework
Language Arts: Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Math: Complete Math Practice test. There is a test tomorrow on Chapter 6. The Math worksheet for homework tonight has a similar format as the test. If your child knows how to do tonight's homework, he or she will do well on the test.

***SPECIAL NOTE***
There will be no spelling/vocabulary words this week to memorize. This is due to district wide benchmark testing for language arts and math that is going on this week. The spelling and vocabulary list I posted will be tested next week on October 15th.

Spelling Words and Vocabulary Words for week of October 4th

Words with ar, or

1.  morning      10. start

2.  forest           11.  partner

3.  garbage       12.  storm

4.  form            13.  Florida

5.  alarm           14.  apartment

6.  corner          15.  sport

7.  story            16. force          

8.  argue           17. forward

9.  backyard     18. sharp

10. start             19. garden

11.  partner       20. Arkansas

Here is the 10 word spelling list for the students who test on 10 words.

1.    morning

2.    forest

3.    form

4.    corner

5.    story

6.    storm

7.    Florida

8.    sport

9.    force

10.  forward

Vocabulary Words (students need to know the definitions of these words).

1. ad-vice suggestion or recommendation about an action or decision

2. ar-gu-ment a debate or verbal disagreement

3. ar-range-ments plans

4. de-scen-dant a person descended from an ancestor

5. script the written text of a play

6. snag hurdle or problem

Friday (10/01)

Friday's Homework
Reading: Turn in reading logs on Monday.
Library: Return library books on Monday.

Thursday (9/30)

Thursday's Homework
Spelling: List spelling words in "A-B-C" order. (Study vocabulary words and spelling words for test tomorrow.)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes, and log it into the reading log that is due on Monday's.
Math: "Skills Practice 6-6" (ca.gr4math.com . We are in Chapter 6)

Wednesday (9/29)

Wednesday's Homework
Spelling: "Phonetic Worksheet"
Reading: Read for 30 minutes and log it onto the reading log, which is due on Monday.
Math: "Homework Practice 6-1" (We are now in Chapter 6. You can check out information we are covering in Chapter 6 by visiting ca.gr4math.com. This chapter mainly covers "Order of Operations".)
The 3 steps of Order of Operations are:
1. Do the operations in the parentheses first.
2. Multiply and divide in order from left to right.
3. Add and subtract in order from left to right.

Tuesday (9/28)

Tuesday's Homework
Spelling: Students need to write 10 sentences with the spelling words in their neatest handwriting.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Complete the Times Table worksheet. Student's fill in their the missing numbers in the Times Table worksheet. (We start Chapter 6 tomorrow in math. ca.gr4math.com.)

Monday (9/27)

Monday's Homework

Spelling: Write spelling words three times each.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Test on Tuesday! Complete "Practice Test" Worksheet. This worksheet has a similar format and similar questions to the actual test. We will go over the answers in class before we take our test.




Spelling and Vocabulary Words for 9/27-10/1

Spelling Words (irregular plurals)
1. videos           11. radios
2. teeth             12. sheep
3. potatoes       13. cuffs
4. themselves    14. beliefs
5. lives              15. patios
6. leaves           16. banjos
7. cliffs              17. tornadoes
8. roofs             18. tomatoes
9. halves           19. hoofs
10. moose         20. loaves

Vocabulary
1. roundup- the act of driving or bring cattle together from long distances.
2. coyote- a small, wolf-like mammal living in many parts of North America.
3. spurs- metal points or pointed wheels, worn on a rider's boot heels for urging a horse on.
4. dudes- people raised in the city, especially easterners who vacation on a ranch.
5. bawling- crying out in a noisy way.

Being able to know these words and knowing their meanings will help the students as they read next weeks selection, Coyote School News.

Friday (9/24)

*Welcome back to the men and women that just returned from their deployment overseas! Thank you for all that you do!

Friday's Homework
Read: Read for 30 minutes. Turn in reading logs on Monday.
Library: Have library books to turn in on Monday.




Spelling and Vocabulary Words for 9/27-10/1

Spelling Words (irregular plurals)
1. videos           11. radios
2. teeth             12. sheep
3. potatoes       13. cuffs
4. themselves    14. beliefs
5. lives              15. patios
6. leaves           16. banjos
7. cliffs              17. tornadoes
8. roofs             18. tomatoes
9. halves           19. hoofs
10. moose         20. loaves

Vocabulary
1. roundup- the act of driving or bring cattle together from long distances.
2. coyote- a small, wolf-like mammal living in many parts of North America.
3. spurs- metal points or pointed wheels, worn on a rider's boot heels for urging a horse on.
4. dudes- people raised in the city, especially easterners who vacation on a ranch.
5. bawling- crying out in a noisy way.

Being able to know these words and knowing their meanings will help the students as they read next weeks selection, Coyote School News.

Thursday (9/22)

Thursday's Homework

Spelling: Spelling worksheet. Study for spelling test.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Homework Practice 5-9
California History: Study for test for tomorrow.

Wednesday (9/22)

Wednesday's Homework
Language Arts: "Vocabulary Worksheet."
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: "Homework Practice 5-9" (ca.gr4math.com)


***Students have a Social Studies Test on Friday (9/24). If they know these next 10 questions, they will do well on the test. (We did these following questions in class together on a worksheet yesterday.)

1. What is a Continent? A giant chunk of land on the Earth's surface. ( For example, Antarctica, Africa, Australia, Europe, Asia, North America, South America. The student's are not tested on the names of the seven continents.)
2. What is climate? The usual weather of a place over time.
3. What is a natural resource? Anything in nature that people use. (For example, rocks, water, gold, animals, etc.)
4. What is a renewable resource? Resources that don't have a limited supply that will run out. (For example, plants, animals, and water.)
5. What is a nonrenewable resource? Resources that have a limited supply. (For example, gold, oil, coal, and natural gas.)
6. What is the imaginary line called that goes around the middle of the earth? The equator.
7. What are California's four main regions? The mountain, desert, coastal, and central valley regions.
8. What is a landform? A shape or feature on the earth's surface. (For example, mountains, valleys, volcanoes, and hills are types of landforms.)
9. What are the different characteristics of California's four main regions. (Desert: Dry, arid, limited rain, limited plant and wildlife. Coastal: Beaches, cool weather, sea life. Mountains: Forests, a lot of wildlife, and contains mountains. Central Valley: flat, grassy, excellent area for farming.)
10. What created  California's mountains long ago? Volcanoes.

Thursday (9/21)

Thursday's Homework
Spelling: Complete phonetic spelling worksheet is CANCELED for today. Students are to arrange spelling words in alphabetical order.(I would have updated this earlier; however, I can only log into this website from my computer at home. This website is blocked by the school's internet. Sorry!)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Homework practice 5-6. (ca.gr4math.com)

Monday (9/20)

Monday's Homework
Spelling: Pick 10 spelling words and write a sentence using each one.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Complete Homework Practice 5-5

Spelling/Vocabulary Words for 9/20-9/24

Spelling List
1. monkeys        11. hobbies
2. friends            12. daisies
3. plays              13. delays
4. supplies          14. scratches
5. taxes              15. counties
6. holidays          16. teammates
7. months           17. memories
8. companies      18. bunches
9. costumes        19. batteries
10. sandwiches   20. donkeys

(If you have a child on the ten word list, just pick 10 words for him/her off this spelling list. Those will be the words they will need to know how to spell for the test.)

Vocabulary Words   (students are tested on the definitions of these words)
1. fouled
2. hoop
3. jersey
4. marveled
5. rim
6. speechless
7. swatted
8. unbelievable

Friday (9/17)

Friday's Homework
Math: none (However, students need to always be practicing their times tables.)
Reading: Reading logs are due Monday. Bring library books to class to exchange them in the library.

Next week we will have spelling words and vocabulary tests again.(Spelling/vocab lists to be posted by Saturday.)

Thursday (9/16)

Thursday's Homework
Language Arts: Reading comprehension worksheet. (We have a reading comprehension test tomorrow. The students will do three worksheets like the one for homework tonight for a test grade.)*
Reading: Read for 30 minutes and log it on the reading log which is due on Monday.
Math: "Multiplication Facts to 49 With Zeros" worksheet. (Don't forget to check out www.ca.gr4math.com . We are in Chapter 5. This Chapter is on multiplication and division.)

*Writing Test tomorrow. The students will be given a writing prompt. It will ask the students to write a narrative about a specific event. An example writing prompt is, "Write about your experience going to a sporting event." (For the writing prompt, the highest scores will be for "providing a thoroughly developed sequence of significant events to relate ideas, observations, and/or memories. Also, includes vivid descriptive language and sensory details that enable the reader to imagine the events or experiences.")

Wednesday (9/15)

Wednesday's Homework
Language Arts: Reading comprehension worksheet. (Student will read the story and answer the reading comprehension questions about it.)
Reading: Read 30 minutes and log it into the reading log that is due on Monday.
Math: Homework Practice 5-2

Tuesday (9/14)

Tuesday's Homework
Language Arts- "Synonyms & Antonyms" worksheet.
Reading- Read for 30 minutes.
Math- Complete "Skills Practice 5-1" worksheet. We are starting a new math chapter, Chapter 5. For more information on what we will be learning in Chapter 5, please visit www.ca.gr4math.com

AR Goals- AR goals should be approximately 66% completed, and students' accuracy goal on the AR tests is 85%+.

Monday (9/13)

Monday's Homework

Grammar: Students complete Grammar worksheet. "Declarative, Imperative, Exclamatory, and Interrogative Sentences." (The worksheet gives explanations and examples on what those types of sentences are.)

Reading: Read for 30 minutes

Math: Study worksheet "Practice Test Form 2A" (This worksheet is the identical format of the test we are taking tomorrow. If your child knows how to answer the questions on this worksheet, he or she will know how to answer the questions on the test tomorrow. To learn more about the content we are testing on, please visit the following website:  www.ca.gr4math.com  We are currently in Chapter 4.)

9/13-9/17 (No Spelling Words or Vocabulary Words) Please check out the Math Resource weblink I am including in this post

"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave."  ~Elmer Davis
 (Since today is 9/11, my prayers, thoughts, and best wishes go to the families of the men and women in the military. Thank you for the sacrifices that are made to protect the freedom of an American like me.)



9/13-9/17
There are NO spelling words or vocabulary words to be tested this upcoming week because it is UNIT TEST week.

Unit Test: The Unit test is 40 multiple choice questions, and it includes one writing portion. The different sections of the test are the following

Reading Comprehension (10 questions)
Identifying a Declarative, Interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative sentence (3 questions)
Identifying a Simple, Compound, or complex sentence (4 questions)
Circling a simple predicate, complete predicate, simple subject, or complete subject in a sentence. (3 Questions)
Identify the misspelled word in a sentence (6 questions)
Match a word with its Antonym (3 questions)
Match a word with its Synonym (3 questions)
Multiple meaning words (2 questions)
Context Meaning (2 questions)

Finally, there is a "Writing Prompt" the students are given. It will ask the students to write about a specific event. (for the writing prompt the highest scores will be for "providing a thoroughly developed sequence of significant events to relate ideas, observations, and/or memories. Also, includes vivid descriptive language and sensory details that enable the reader to imagine the events or experiences.")

Amazing Math Resource!!!!
Parents, please click on the below link to be able to see all that we are doing in math. This allows you to give your child extra practice at home. 

www.ca.gr4math.com      we are currently in chapter 4. We have a test on Tuesday this week, so please take some time to review this website to best help your child on this test.

Friday (9/10)

Friday's Homework

Reading: Reading Logs are due on Monday. (I have a stack of extra copies in the back of the classroom if one ever gets lost.)

Miscellaneous: I am sending home last week's math test and language arts test in a manila envelope. Please sign the envelope and return the tests on Monday.



(Check back Saturday Morning for information about next week's tests)

Thursday (9/9)

Thursday Homework
Spelling: Write spelling words 3x's each, and study for tomorrow's spelling and vocabulary test.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Complete "Homework Practice" 4-5.

Wednesday (9/8)

Wednesday's Homework


Writing: Student's need to write about 60 words for their nonfiction narrative. (We will finish these in class, so it is okay if they don't finish them completely at home. Students write about 60 words of an actual event in their lives they want to write a story about. For example, going to Hoover Dam, Lego Land, the beach, etc.) The focus for writing this week is "main topic" and its "supporting details." Students need to add details (things they saw, experienced, and did) to the topic they pick for their nonfiction narrative.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Complete math worksheet "Skills Practice 4-4"
Library: Bring library books. Since Labor Day was our library day, we are going tomorrow instead.

Tuesday Homework (9/07/10)

Tuesday
Spelling: Write spelling words in alphabetical order.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Complete math worksheet "Skills Practice 4-2"

Misc: Picture day is tomorrow.

Friday (9/03)

Friday Homework

Reading: Reading worksheet. (Students read a story called "Little Brown Bats." Then they answer the questions on the back side of the worksheet.)
Math: Complete multiplication chart. (Students complete the times tables 1-5 on the worksheet.)

Miscellaneous information:
NO SCHOOL: September 6th (Labor Day.)
Picture day: September 8th (All students were given picture ordering forms on Wednesday.)


A SNEAK PEEK AT NEXT WEEKS SPELLING WORDS! (Students have a spelling test on these words every Friday.)

1.usual          11. truth
2. huge          12. bruise
3. flute          13. cruel
4. mood        14. excuse
5.smooth       15. pupil
6.threw          16. groove
7. afternoon   17. confuse
8. scooter      18. humor
9. juice           19. duty
10. cruise       20. curfew

NEXT WEEKS VOCABULARY WORDS! (students are tested on these definitions every Friday.)

1. glacier
2. impressive
3. naturalist
4. preserve
5. slopes
6. species
7. wilderness

9/2 Thursday

Thursday Homework

Spelling: Write spelling words 3 times each. Study for tomorrow's spelling test.
Math: Math test tomorrow! Complete "Practice Test, Form 2A" as homework. (This "Practice Test" is extremely similar to the actual test that will be given to the students tomorrow.)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.

Miscellaneous information:
NO SCHOOL: September 6th (Labor Day).
Picture day: September 8th (All students were given picture ordering forms yesterday to take home).
AR Goals: Students are on target at reaching their AR goals if they are 33% complete by now.

9/1 Wednesday

Wednesday Homework:

Spelling: Complete "Vocabulary" worksheet
Math: Complete "Homework Practice 3-6" worksheet.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes and log it into the reading log. (Reading logs are due Monday.)

8/31 Tuesday

Tuesday Homework:

Spelling: Complete "Phonetic Spelling" worksheet. (Students write their spelling word three times next to its phonetic spelling.)
Math: Complete "Skills Practice 3-4" worksheet.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes and log it into the reading log. (Reading logs are due Monday.)

8/30 MONDAY

Monday Homework(8/30)

Spelling: Write spelling words in "A-B-C" order.
Math: Complete all problems on math worksheet "Homework Practice 3-1."
Reading: Read for 30 minutes. Log the reading into the reading log. (Reading Logs are due Mondays)
Miscellaneous: Look over the tests that were sent home with your child in the manila envelope. Please review the tests, put them back in the envelope, sign the front of the envelope, and return them to school.
News: The AR Goals are in the computer. If a student logs in, he or she can see their AR goal.

Homework/Planner information: When your child brings home their planner I am having them write the "Behavior Color" they finished the day with. Green means the student had a good day. Yellow means they had one official "Warning". White means the student lost some recess time due to his/her behavior. Red is an email/note/call home to a parent. I will stamp my RED STAR shaped stamp on the day in the planner to confirm they have the homework information completed correctly. You may initial their planner to assist me in checking their planners. Feel free to write notes in their planners to communicate with me. You may also email me, too.


TESTS THIS WEEK: There is a math test on Friday. It will be on "Addition and Subtraction Expressions"
  EXAMPLES- if y=5, solve the following problems:
1. 5 + y =          <----- the answer is  5 + 5 = 10
2 12 - y =          <----- the answer is 12 - 5 = 8

EXAMPLES- Write an expression for each situation
3. three more than t         Answer   t + 3
4. the sum of d and six    Answer   d + 6
5. ten subtracted from m Answer   m - 10 

Please refer to your child's math homework this week to see what other similar math problems will be on the test.


Spelling Words to be tested on Friday: 

1. prairie  11. rookie
2. calorie 12. hockey
3. honey   13. collie
4. valley    14. breezy
5. money  15. jury
6. finally    16. balcony
7. movie    17. steady
8. country  18. alley
9. empty    19. trolley
10. city      20. misty

Here is the ten spelling word list:
1. hockey 2. money 3. alley 4. valley 5. trolley 6. honey 7. calorie 8. prairie 9. rookie 10. movie

Vocabulary Words to be tested on Friday (Students will need to know these words' meanings).:

1. bargain
2. favor
3. lassoed
4. offended
5. prairie
6. riverbed
7. shrieked





Reading Comprehension:
There is always a reading comprehension test on Fridays as well. Students will read an approximate five paragraph story. Then the students will have to answer questions regarding what happened in the story.