Apples, Honey, 2:00 dismissal, Yom Tov...

Well, here it is. The High Holiday season begins Monday, Sept. 29 with our 2:00 dismissal. As you know, this will be the beginning of 4 very unusual and sparse weeks of school. Here are the plans so far - homework is subject to change - check your child's planner; I'll update the blog as needed. I hope that you all have a wonderful Rosh Hashanah. May you all be blessed with good health, happiness, and peace in this new year!


Monday: Help your parents prepare for Rosh Hashanah.

Thursday: Math: page 3.5
Reading?: Charlie chapters 15-16

The Last Week of the Year...Rosh HaShannah is next week!

Wow! The High Holiday season will soon be here. This is the last "normal" week of school until...October 27! So that means that we will have HOMEWORK! WE WILL HAVE A SPELLING AND VOCABULARY TEST THIS FRIDAY. (Unit 4). We have started a new science unit: The Water Cycle. We are still reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Here is the latest in homework plans:

Monday: My language arts group - STUDY for sentence test - complete review pages
My math group - page 3.1
Socail Studies: map page

Tuesday: My language arts group: study vocab/spelling unit 4
read chapter 9 in Charlie, complete questions
My math group: page

Wednesday: My language arts group: read Charlie chapter 10 and answer questions
study spelling/vocab. unit 4
My math group: none
Socail Studies: worksheet (The one that I forgot to give you yesterday...)

Thursday: My language arts group: STUDY for unit 4 spelling/vocab. test
My math group: worksheet
Science: page 183 (workbook)

Friday: Help your parents prepare for Shabbos AND for Yom Tov.


Upcoming Tests:

Spelling/Vocab unit 4 - Friday
Language Arts: Sentence Structure - Tuesday

There will be school TOMORROW... So here is our plan...so far..

I hope that you have electricity, phone, cable, and Internet. We will have school tomorrow, on Wednesday, Sept. 17. So here is our new plan:

We WILL HAVE THE SCIENCE TEST ON THURSDAY. Study, study, study.

We WILL HAVE THE CHAPTER 2 MATH TEST on FRIDAY. Study, study, study.

There will be a grammar test on TUESDAY, Sept. 23.

There will be NO SPELLING/VOCABULARY this week. Hooray!

Here is the homework. Please check your child's planner, as things are likely to change - given this unusual week.



Wed: My language arts group - complete worksheet
My math group - pg. 2.4
Science - STUDY for weather test.

Thurs.: My language arts group - Read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory chapter 7 and answer questions (worksheet).
My math group: Complete review page to study for math test.


I will be out of town on Friday. There will be a substitute teacher. I KNOW that EVERY STUDENT IN OUR CLASS will be on his/her BEST BEHAVIOR, will be VERY KIND AND HELPFUL, and will be the FABULOUS FOURTH GRADE THAT I KNOW YOU ARE!!

There is a strong wind advisory...and a Science Test on Weather...

We have a GREAT BIG WEATHER TEST on Monday. Each student has a study packet to help him/her prepare for this test.

The students in my language arts group will have a quiz on sentences and sentence structure this Wednesday.

My math group will have a test on chapter 2 on Wednesday.

As usual, both language arts groups will have spelling/vocabulary tests on Unit 4 this Friday.

Homework for the week:

Monday: Language Arts Group - review worksheet packet
Math - problem solving pg. 2.4

Tuesday: Language Arts Group - Study for Sentence test. Read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory chapter 7, answer questions
Math: Complete review worksheet - study for chapter 2 test

Wednesday: Language Arts Group: Choose 6 of the spelling/vocab. words, write a sentence for each of the words that you've chosen.
Social Studies: Map review worksheet


Thursday: Language Arts group: STUDY FOR THE SPELLING/VOCAB TEST
Math: pg. 3.1

FUN THINGS THIS WEEK:

Science Experiment - What happens when calcium is leeched from bones?

Weather Review: Exploration of "Extreme Weather"

Substitute Teacher - Yep. Everyone must be on "best behavior." We will have a substitute teacher on Friday. I expect amazing manners, fantastic behavior, and an excellent report.

Smile...School Pictures will be taken on Wednesday!

This week is School Picture Week. It is also spelling and vocabulary unit 3 week, review for science test week, and continuing with our differentiated reading and math groups week.

Here is the projected homework for this very busy week. (Check Mrs. Willis' blog for the language arts and math assignments for her groups. The math and language arts assignments posted here are for my groups. The science and social studies assignments are for EVERYBODY!)

Mon. Spelling/vocab. unit 3 - study words, complete pgs. 27-28 in book.
Reading: read chapter 4 in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


Tues: Vocab. pg 29, study words
Read ch.6 in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Math - pg 2.1

Wed. Vocab. choose 6 words from list; write a sentence for each word.
Math pg 2.2
Socail Studies - worksheet
Thurs. Spelling/vocab. - STUDY WORDS
Math pg.2.3
Science - STUDY FOR SCIENCE TEST THE TEST WILL BE ON MONDAY, SEPT. 15!
Social Studies - Worksheet!

The First Week of September...Summer Really Seems to be Over...

Ta Da! Here we are in the first week of September...

We've made some significant changes in our classroom. We will be working in small groups for Language Arts and Math. Mrs. Willis will work with one group while I work with the other. This will allow us to best meet the students' academic needs. Both groups will be covering all of the required concepts from the 4th grade curriculum - we will just cover these concepts differently - according to learning styles, academic, remedial, and enrichment needs, and learning pace. So - the homework lists will be different for each child. Mrs. Willis will make a homework list for the students in her language arts and math groups. You can access these assignments on her blog page. I will list the assignments for my language arts and math groups AS WELL AS THE WHOLE CLASS ASSIGNMENTS FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES. Please contact me if you have any questions about these changes in our classroom.

That said, here is a list of the homework for the week. It most likely will change - so check your child's assignment book for the most up to date list.

Tues. Miss Press language arts: vocab book pgs. 21-22; study words and definitions
Miss Press math: page 1.5 and review page

Wed. Miss Press language arts: vocab book pg.23; study words and definitions
Miss Press math: review page and study for math test

Thurs. Miss Press language arts: Choose 6 of the vocabulary words, write a sentence for each of the words that you have chosen. STUDY WORDS AND DEFINITIONS



IMPORTANT INFO: TEST DAYS

Thursday - Math chapter 1 test

Friday - spelling/vocabulary unit 2 test