English: – Capitalize proper nouns that name places and things.
– Capitalize and punctuate abbreviations for titles, addresses, months and days.
– Use commas to separate items in a series, correctly.
Number the Stars: Number the Stars is quite an amazing read so far. Be sure to ask you child/children what they think of the book, and to summarize what we’ve read of the book each day.
Some of the learning objectives (or WALT as we refer to them in Grade 4; We Are Learning To) that we will cover while reading are:
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- Describe the characters’ traits, feelings, and motivations in Number the Stars.
- Refer to the text for evidence to support answers.
- Form an opinion about a character’s trait based on the character’s actions, feelings and motivation.
- Explain how the characters’ actions contribute to the sequence of events.
- Engage in discussions sharing their ideas and listening to others.
- Use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words or phrases in Number the Stars.
- Distinguish literal and non-literal language and determine its meaning.
- Gain information about the past.
- Build upon their background knowledge of World War II.
- Explore themes of friendship and bravery during the times that scare us the most.
Spelling: – Study for our Spelling Test this Friday. (Words were handed out on Monday.)
Math: – Multiply by 10, 100, 1000 using basic fact patterns.
– Decide is an answer to a problem is reasonable.
– Estimate products by rounding.
Science: – Make a model of a volcanic eruption.
– Describe Earth’s structure.
– Identify and describe forces that change Earth’s surface.
Social Studies: – -We’ve all met Flat Stanley (traveling all the way from Alabama), now it’s time to teach him about the Cayman Islands. Students will be split up into groups, where they will have to research a district and pass on what they have learned to Mr. Stanley. 🙂
Bible: – Study Bible verse for Friday. Parents, please encourage your child to study their Bible verse every week. These do impact their Bible grades.
– Describe how to glorify God through thoughts and actions.
– Answer questions based on a story about glorifying God.
“Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints. ” Philemon 7
HOMEWORK:
Monday
MATH: Jaguars: page 101 – All
– Eagles: page 101: 1-5
– Black Hawks – page 279
ENGLISH: page 76
Tuesday
MATH: Jaguars page 42 HOMEWORK PRACTICE – all
Eagles page page 42 HOMEWORK PRACTICE 1-2, 4-9, 14-15
Black Hawks: page 160
SPELLING: Jaguars and Eagles – Tic-Tac-Toe
Keron: page
Shimarc: page 77-78 Practice Book
Wednesday
ENGLISH: page 80
Thursday
MATH: Jaguars and Eagles page 107
Black Hawks: page 285 1-3, 6-8
SPELLING: Shimarc page page 41 in Spelling Practice Book and page 80 Practice Book
Keron: page