Week of October 5th

Hi Everyone!

We had our first day of full uniform today.  Everyone looked great!  We had a few gym shoes, but we understand that things are still getting ordered for our growing feet :)

Our last book report for the quarter is due on Friday, October 9th

This week in...

Reading:  We will read the story Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World.  We made some predictions today as to what we think this story will be about.  Our comprehension test and vocab test will be on Friday.

Spelling:  This is our first REVIEW LESSON and things are a little different this week!  First their is a spelling practice packet that your child should complete, this will be due on Friday.  Second there will be a spelling test on Friday and the students should be studying the words that are given in the packet for each lesson (there are about 10 or so from each lesson).  The test is a little different this week, the students will have to choose the word that is spelled correctly for each number.

For example number one might read:  A. Froge  B. Frouge  C. Frogge  D. Frog

The correct answer would be D.  This is the correct way to spell Frog

Also there is NO MENU this week!  But they should practice those words and make sure their packet is complete :)

Religion: Chapter 3 is all about Moses and the Ten Commandments.  We will be learning about the Ten Commandments even more this year and this will give us a good start.  

4th LA: TBA

5th LA: TBA

4th SS:  We will finish up chapter 4 this week.  On Friday we will review in class and learn a little bit about Christopher Columbus.  On Tuesday (no school Monday) We will play our chapter 4 review game and will be taking our test on Wednesday, October 14th.  This also means that this is the day that vocab is due!

5th SS:  We will finish chapter 3 this week.  We will review on Friday and take our test on Tuesday (no school Monday) and Wednesday of next week.  We will learn about Christopher Columbus in Chapter 4, so we will wait to talk about why we get the day off till then.  However they should know about him!  

Week of September 28th

Hi Everyone!

IOWA testing is over and we are back to our normal schedule!  We did not update the blog last week because everything was pretty much done in class, but we are back to it!

This week in...

Reading:  We will be reading an excerpt from "On the Banks of Plum Creek".  The skill this week is plot, conflict, and resolution.  Our reading strategy is re-reading to help understand the selection better!  Our reading test and vocabulary test will be on Friday.

Religion:  We will finish chapter 2 this week and begin chapter 3.  Our chapter 2 test will be on Thursday.

Spelling:  Lesson 5

4th LA:  Simple and complete subject AND Simple and complete predicate.  Their FINAL most favorite memory writing piece will be due on Friday and may be written or typed.  We started these last week in their yellow notebooks.  There are no quizzes this week!

5th LA:  Simple and complete subject AND Simple and complete predicate.  There are no quizzes this week!

4th SS:  Chapter 4- The Beautiful Northeast lessons 1 and 2

5th SS:  Chapter 3- Life in the Eastern Hemisphere.  We will be traveling on the Silk Road tomorrow (Tuesday) in class- please ask your student how they did!

Week of September 14th

Good Morning!

Today our first book report was due.  The book report sheets went home on September 1st so please ask your student if they turned their first one in and/or to see the sheet.

Don't forget a healthy snack for snack time!

This week in...

Reading: We will read Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain.  This is a historical fiction piece about Angel Island.  We will have a comprehension test and vocabulary test on Friday.  Please check out the Reading Resources Pages to find some more information including a vocabulary review video!

Spelling:  Lesson 3.  Practice sheet due Thursday, Menu due Friday, and Test is on Friday

Religion:  Chapter 2.  This chapter explores the covenant that God made with Abraham and how God will fulfill his promises

4th LA:  We will review the four types of sentences and will have our quiz over that on Wednesday

5th LA:  We are working on an informational writing piece about Stink Bugs.  This is due on Thursday

4th SS:  This week will be our first test which we will take over Chapter 1 on Wednesday.  The Vocabulary words (10 of them) are due on Wednesday.  These words can be found on the back of the Chapter 1 Study Guide which is in their blue social studies folder.  They can choose to make index cards for the words and definitions or they may write the word and definition on a piece of loose-leaf paper.  They need to have them completed and with them in class on Wednesday.

5th SS:  We will have our Chapter 1 test on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.  Study guides were given at the beginning of the chapter.  Vocabulary words are due on Wednesday as well. 

Week of September 8th

Good Afternoon!

Whole class pictures, where we stand outside on the stairs, for the yearbook will be on Thursday.  Students wear their UNIFORMS for these pictures.  (Individual picture day will be later where we can be out of uniform.)

This week in...

Reading: Character Traits and Motivations.  We will be comparing and contrasting characters and seeing how a character's traits and motivations can change over a story.  We will have a vocab test on Friday over the words from The Hot and Cold Summer (Lesson 1).

Spelling: Lesson 2.  Due to the short week the practice sheet and menu will all be due on Friday.  We will also have our test on Friday.  The students took a pretest today and should know what words they really need to study!

Religion:  We will finish up Chapter 1 this week and will have our first test on Thursday.  The test is open book but the students still need to look over the material

4th LA:  Types of Sentences

5th LA:  Types on sentences and they will be looking at an article all about stink bugs!

4th SS:  Chapter 1 Lessons 2 and 3.  Our test will be next Wednesday, September 16th.  That means the vocabulary will also be due on Wednesday, September 16th.

5th SS:  Chapter 1 Lessons 2 and 3.  The students will have their first test on Tuesday, September 15th and Wednesday, September 16th.  Multiple choice and vocab will be taken on Tuesday and the short response will be taken on Wednesday.  The test isn't long but I like them to have time to complete it and not feel rushed.  Chapter 1 vocab words are due on Tuesday, September 15th

New Way to Access Reading Book

Hi Everyone!

We are always finding ways to make life a little easier! We hope.... :)  Through our searches we came across another version of our reading book, StoryTown, online.  This link below has the whole book online and, to us, looks a lot easier to use.  We have not tried the link on an iPad or tablet, but it looks promising.  Hope this works on your computers at home, it is working here at school!

We also updated the Reading Page above and added this link in:  Full Book

We made it through our first full week of school!  We are getting there and still organizing ourselves and getting use to switching classes and knowing what to bring home for homework.  We will update the students and you via Teacherease of any missing assignments ASAP.

Have a great Labor Day weekend,

Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter

Week of August 31st

Good Morning!

This week the students will learn about the band program at SJS.  Everyone will get to try a few instruments out on Wednesday and if they would like to sign up our band director will be here Thursday evening or you can sign up online.  Students will be bringing home information.

Thank you for going out and getting an extra folder for Spanish/Computers.  We think we have everything just about organized!

We will see everyone at Curriculum Night tonight- starts at 6:30.

This week in...

Reading: Mighty Jackie.  Vocab due Thursday and we will have a test over Mighty Jackie Story and Vocab on Friday.

Spelling; lesson 1. Spelling practice sheet due Thursday.  Menu due Friday and test Friday

Religion: Chapter 1- Providence and God's Plan

4th LA: Four types of sentences

5th LA: Four types of sentences

4th SS:  Chapter 1- introduction to the regions of the United States.

5th SS:  Chapter 1- Life in the Western Hemisphere.  This chapter will explore ancient civilizations living in North and South America.

Welcome Fourth Graders!!!!!

We would like to welcome all of our Fourth Grade students and families to our blog!  We all survived our first week and it was great to get to know our new fourth graders!

We had a very busy first week learning most of our procedures and we even started switching classes on the second day of school.  It seems that we have a great group who enjoys learning and enjoys asking questions and adding comments- with their hands raised of course :)

We are looking forward to meeting everyone at curriculum night on September 1st.

Feel free to take a look around the blog- on the side there is a link to the 5th grade blog.  This is where you will be able to read information about 4th grade science and math.

Just a few reminders:

• Make sure to get book covers over the weekend.  We need four covers and they have to be JUMBO size!
• Each student needs a folder for Spanish and Computers.  We only need one folder- one side will be Spanish and the other side will be Computers.  Some students had an extra folder and some did not.
• If any forms needs to be returned to the office please send them with your student
• And don't forget we have GYM on Mondays and Tuesdays- bring your gym bags!  

Hope everyone has a great weekend!  Rest up :)

Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter