Spelling and Vocabulary Words for 9/26-10/01

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

Vocabulary Words (Taken from this weeks reading selection Coyote School News)
bawling: Crying out in a noisy way.
coyote: A small, wolflike mammal living in many parts of North America.
dudes: People raised in the city, especially easterners who vacation on a  ranch.
roundup: The act of driving or bringing cattle together from long distances.
spurs: Metal points or pointed wheels, worn on a rider's boot heels for urging a horse on.

    For Language Arts, we are focusing on word origins, historical fiction, regular and plural nouns, and prefixes. Our Spelling Words focus on irregular plural words. In Language Arts, please continue to make sure your child is reading their AR books at home to help in increase their reading comprehension.
    For Math, we begin chapter 5. This chapter focuses on multiplication and division facts. Please be sure your child is practicing their times table facts. This is helpful for learning their division facts as well since division is the opposite of multiplication. (We also use multiplication facts throughout the year for math, so it is important that it is something your child is strong in.)

Have a great week,


Mr. Robert Higgins

Internet Resources for Your Child

Online Resources

My Email:
rhiggins@silvervalley.k12.ca.us 

My Blogsite with homework information and other resources is
http://higgins4thgrade.blogspot.com/

Math Text Book and Workbook Online Resource:
http://macmillanmh.com/ose/
Go to the above link and enter the following into the field that says "Access Code": (The code won't work if you copy and paste it into the field. You have to type in the access code on the keyboard.)
BACF92D466

Now, this resource will let you view the entire math textbook at home. ALSO, it will allow you to print out the homework we do and give you additional math pages for practice. (To get to homework you will need to click on the "Table of Contents"; then you will click on the little gray arrow next to whichever chapter you want the homework for; a list will drop down from the arrow; click on whichever lesson we are working on (IE 14-6); then click on the "Resources" button which is next to the "Table of Contents" button; finally, homework and additional practice resources will appear for you to view.) If your child "forgets" his or her homework, you can still have him or her do it if you have an internet connection.

Another Online Math Resource:
ca.gr4math.com
This resource has some videos that reteach the lesson we are on. There are also extra practice problems, and sometimes math games available for a lesson.


Student Online Achievement Resource (SOAR) for Military Families:
http://www.soarathome.org/