Planet Webquest- Week of April 19th

our next science webquest:

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/webquests/Planetwq/WebQuest2.html#Introduction

Assignments week of April 12

Assignments Week of April 12th

READING:
Back to our Book: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox pages 670

Vocabulary:
fateful: bringing disaster
tragedy: a sad or terrible event
gadgets: small machines or other mechanical tools
bellowing: loud, deep roaring
softhearted: gentle and kind
ration: the daily allowance of food for a person or animal


Monday:
Review Vocabulary
Groups Red and Black: use the vocabulary in a 1 page story
Groups Blue and Orange: Do w/s 123 on own
Group Green: Do w/s with teacher

Whole group do w/b 123pra

Tuesday: Whole Group reading of story
Writing assignment:
Think about a character you would create for a tall tale. Then write a character sketch, describing that character.

Wednesday: Book report Wednesday


Thursday: Small Group Re-Reading of Story
Discuss and do questions

Friday: Test


POETRY UNITS:
Monday: Concrete poem Tuesday: Grammar Wednesday: Other poems and poems I like Thursday: last day to finish poetry books Friday: present our poetry books

Writing:
4th grade will take the Online Writing Assessment Wednesday afternoon.


SPELLING:
Monday: w/b 101 Tuesday: w/b102 Wednesday: w/b103 Thursday: Pretest Friday: Test
practice, members, dinner, suppose, except, problem, shallow, stubborn, logger, cotton, object, shelter, distance, pattern, captive, publish, sitting, tractor, servant, hidden

lumberjack, forestry, sawmill, timberline, woodland


Math: Geometry 2-2.5 Weeks
We have line segments, rays, angles, symmetry, area and perimeter, solids and more to cover. This is going to be quick but we may have a few more days to add if we need them.
We might have to double up on math as well to get all these concepts in, which means a little in the morning too.
There is a good chance there will be extra homework in these two weeks. Please make sure you do it if given!

Monday: points, lines, and planes - Intro with vocabulary and examples
board practice- (PRACTICE 9-1 FOR HOMEWORK)
Tuesday: line segments, rays and angles- Intro to angles and new vocabulary terms
w/s 51 in class (PRACTICE 9-2 FOR HOMEWORK)
Wednesday: measuring angles------ Writing Assessment
Thursday: polygons and quadrilaterals
Friday: triangles

next week we'll hit circles, area, perimeter and symmetry

VISIT\

www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#geom


SCIENCE: Sun and Earth and Stars

Monday: Read Lesson 1 and do checkpoint questions
Pass out and talk about the moon cycle project

Tuesday: Read Lesson 2 and do checkpoint questions

Wednesday: Writing Assessment

Thursday: Make the moon in motion book

Friday: do consellation project!

NEXT week we will be starting a Planet Webquest:)




SS: Geography Centers Unit
We will be spending about 1-2 weeks learning about Geography including maps, mystery countries, landforms,bodies of water and time zones. I will have these things in different centers for them to rotate around and do some activities. There really isn't something to send home for them to do as we will be doing activities in the classroom.

We have a few more we didn't get to do last week, so this week we will finish up!




Also:
We did our catapult on Friday and Sammie and David's marshmallow went the furthest. On Thursday, Ryan's was going the furthest though, but I think he launched his too many times on Thursday.LOL

Assignments Week of April 5th

Assignments Week of April 5th

READING:

Back to our Book: Fire pages 505

Vocabulary:

dedication: the will to keep working hard on a task

billowing: rising in big waves

brigade: a group of people organized to do something

ventilate: to create a vent, or an opening, for letting air in and out

flammable: easily set on fire

curfew: law or rule that says something cannot happen after a certain time

Monday:

Review Vocabulary

Groups Red and Black: use the vocabulary in a 1 page story

Groups Blue and Orange: Do w/s 90 on own

Group Green: Do w/s with teacher

Tuesday: Whole Group reading of story

Create a small poster about fire safety

Wednesday: Start New book report

Make a Game Board: Due April 30th

Thursday: Small Group Re-Reading of Story

Discuss and do questions

Friday: Test

POETRY UNITS:

Monday: Creature Alliteration Tuesday: Haiku Wednesday: Five Senses Thursday: Color Poem Friday: Concrete Poem

Writing: WE WILL BE HITTING THIS HARD THIS WEEK- We will be taking our assessment around the end of the month/beginning of April

Writing Assessment Prep- work on this Monday, Wednesday and Friday

ok- the writing assessment is RIGHT around the corner. It's very important you prepare for this at home as well.

We've been learning about the 5 paragraph essay and key points to writing. The kids have been giving a writing packet with transition works, good choice words, etc.

I'm also including in this packet the guidelines to a 5 paragraph essay as well as a sample essay.

If the kids have to write a free lance story, where there are no specific guidelines, it's important to use lots of puncuation, quotations, good choice words, and paragraphs dividing your thoughts.

You will be given two writing prompts to work on next week.

SPELLING:

Monday: w/b 78 Tuesday: w/b 79 Wednesday: w/b 80 Thursday: Pretest Friday: Test

doctor, dollar, power, sugar, corner, danger, ladder, labor, cellar, other, motor, hunger, calendar, horror, officer, finger, director, master, regular

firefighter, inferno, inflammable, fiery, smoldering

Math: Order of Operations

Monday: Intro to Order of Operations- Brainpop video- visit the following sites and do Smart Board Activities

http://www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#order

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

P: parenthesis E: exponents M: multiply D: divide A: add S: Subtract

Tuesday: Review and do w/s 1

Wednesday: w/s 2

Thursday: w/s 3

Friday: complete review- do w/s 4 and revisit online activities

SCIENCE: Simple Machines- Chapter 16

This is only 2 lessons

By FRIDAY: we will be having a marshmallow catapult contest. Start working on it Monday after school and then Wednesday and Thursday in class with launch day on Friday

You'll get the directions on Monday!

Monday: Intro with Brain Pop- Read Lesson 1 and do checkpoint questions

Tuesday: Read Lesson 2 and do checkpoint questions

Wednesday and Thursday: Work in class on your marshmallow catapult

Friday: Launch day

Here's some fun sites to go with Chapter 15 and 16- These are great sites- you'll LOVE them

http://edheads.org/

http://www.msichicago.org/online-science/simple-machines/activities/simple-machines-1/

http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/goldburgertogo/

SS: Geography Centers Unit

We will be spending about 1-2 weeks learning about Geography including maps, mystery countries, landforms,bodies of water and time zones. I will have these things in different centers for them to rotate around and do some activities. There really isn't something to send home for them to do as we will be doing activities in the classroom.

Assignments Week of March 22nd

Assignments Week of March 22nd

READING:

Because we don't have enough books for us all to be reading the same novels, we will rotate the stories when we finish.

FACT OR FICTION Books

A Knight's Journey, Watery Graves and One in a Million

Tuesday: Chapter 1-2 Wednesday: Chapter 3-4 Thursday: Chapter 5-6 Friday: Book Analysis

Fantastic Creatures:

Tuesday: Chapter 1-2 Wednesday: Chapter 3 Thursday: Chapter 4-5 Friday: Book Analysis

NEW: We are also working on a 4th Grade Genre Project. The students will be researching different genre's and then they will be selecting their favorite genre, and together with a partner, write and illustrate a book of that genre. We will be working on this until for about 2 weeks maybe. Presenting stories today!!!!

Next we will be doing a Poetry Unit starting on Tuesday. The kids will be given a packet that has examples of each of the poems we will be writing. In it is a grading sheet for them to go by. This is a super easy A- if you just do the work!

Writing: WE WILL BE HITTING THIS HARD THIS WEEK- We will be taking our assessment around the end of the month/beginning of April

Writing Assessment Prep- work on this Monday, Wednesday and Friday

ok- the writing assessment is RIGHT around the corner. It's very important you prepare for this at home as well.

We've been learning about the 5 paragraph essay and key points to writing. The kids have been giving a writing packet with transition works, good choice words, etc.

I'm also including in this packet the guidelines to a 5 paragraph essay as well as a sample essay.

If the kids have to write a free lance story, where there are no specific guidelines, it's important to use lots of puncuation, quotations, good choice words, and paragraphs dividing your thoughts.

You will be given two writing prompts to work on next week.

Language: Adverbs

Monday: Intro to Adverbs- notes on Adverbs

Tuesday: review- w/s 21

Wednesday: review -w/s 25

Thursday:

Math: This week will be our last week on fractions and we will be learning how to add and subtract them.

LOOK FOR HOMEWORK IN MATH THIS WEEK

Monday: Intro to adding and subtracting with LIKE denominators- only day for this. W/S 45

Tuesday: Intro to adding and subtracting with UNLIKE denominators-

Wednesday:Review and do w/s 46

Thursday: Review and do w/s 47

Friday: Review last day and do worksheet 48 with both like and unlike denominators

Here is a GREAT site- with LOTS of Fraction games and activities to do at home.

http://www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#fraction

SCIENCE: Force/Friction- Chapter 15

Monday: Chapter 15 Study Guide

Tuesday: Review for Test

Wednesday: Test

Thursday: Lab

Here's some fun sites to go with Chapter 15 and 16- These are great sites- you'll LOVE them

http://edheads.org/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/friction.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes/forces_action/read1.shtml

http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/coaster/

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/machines/simple_machines.htm

SS: Geography Centers Unit

We will be spending about 1-2 weeks learning about Geography including maps, mystery countries, landforms,bodies of water and time zones. I will have these things in different centers for them to rotate around and do some activities. There really isn't something to send home for them to do as we will be doing activities in the classroom.

Assignments Week of March 22nd

Assignments Week of March 22nd

READING:

Because we don't have enough books for us all to be reading the same novel, I've had to break the class into two groups and assign two different stories. We will rotate the stories when we finish.

Frindle:

Monday: Chapters 13-15 and questions and book activity

Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Monday: Chapters 25-30 and question and book activity

FACT OR FICTION Books

A Knight's Journey, Watery Graves and One in a Million

Tuesday: Chapter 1-2 Wednesday: Chapter 3-4 Thursday: Chapter 5-6 Friday: Book Analysis

Fantastic Creatures:

Tuesday: Chapter 1-2 Wednesday: Chapter 3 Thursday: Chapter 4-5 Friday: Book Analysis

NEW: We are also working on a 4th Grade Genre Project. The students will be researching different genre's and then they will be selecting their favorite genre, and together with a partner, write and illustrate a book of that genre. We will be working on this until for about 2 weeks maybe. CONTINUE

Writing: CONTINUE- We will be taking our assessment around the end of the month/beginning of April

Writing Assessment Prep- work on this Monday, Wednesday and Friday

ok- the writing assessment is RIGHT around the corner. It's very important you prepare for this at home as well.

We've been learning about the 5 paragraph essay and key points to writing. The kids have been giving a writing packet with transition works, good choice words, etc.

I'm also including in this packet the guidelines to a 5 paragraph essay as well as a sample essay.

If the kids have to write a free lance story, where there are no specific guidelines, it's important to use lots of puncuation, quotations, good choice words, and paragraphs dividing your thoughts.

You will be given two writing prompts to work on next week.

Language: Figurative Language

analogies and contractions

Monday: Intro to Analogies- Sports Analogies W/S

Tuesday: Intro to contractions- go over words and take notes

Wednesday: review--- w/s 1/2

Thursday: contraction game!!!

Friday: Quiz on Contractions

Here is some sites to practice Figurative Language:

http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/

http://www.purchon.co.uk/poetry/simile.html

http://www.abcteach.com/free/p/posters_personification.pdf

Math: Fractions- Week 2- Simplest form and mixed numbers/ improper fractions- We are going to have to squeeze another week into fractions!! Next week we will add/subtract.

LOOK FOR HOMEWORK IN MATH THIS WEEK

Monday: Intro to Simplest Form Fractions- Board review- w/s 42 as practice HW: PW110

Tuesday: Board reivew- w/s 12 practice HW: w/s 14

Wednesday: board review- w/s 15- GRADE

Thursday: Mixed numbers/ improper fractions board review/intro- w/s 43 practice

Friday: review: w/s 9/10 grade

Here is a GREAT site- with LOTS of Fraction games and activities to do at home.

http://www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#fraction

SCIENCE: Force/Friction- Chapter 15

Monday: Open book test on Electricity/Magnetism (P.S.- our soda pop clock is still going, but our potato clock didn't make it through the weekend)

Tuesday: Chapter 15- Lesson 1 Read and write down highlighted vocabulary and do checkpoint questions.

Wednesday: Chapter 15- Lesson 2 Read and write down highlighted vocabulary and do checkpoint questions.

Thursday: Chapter 15- Lesson 3 Read and write down highlighted vocabulary and do checkpoint questions.

Friday: We will be visiting some of the sites below and using them on our white board!! HW: Chapter Review Page 454-455 #'s 1-10, 13, 15-18

Here's some fun sites to go with Chapter 15 and 16- These are great sites- you'll LOVE them

http://edheads.org/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/friction.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes/forces_action/read1.shtml

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/machines/simple_machines.htm

SS: History book report week

Each student will be given a different history story (around 30 pages)

- some examples are The Story of the Liberty Bell and The Story of the Flight at Kitty Hawk.

They will have all week to read their story and create a poster with information about the story. On Friday, they will present their

poster and share information about the story they read!

Look for a handout.

Flashlights!!

We had so much fun the last two days making our flashlights.

I didn't take pictures the first day, but I did get some of them working on them yesterday!!

This first picture is the class holding the butterflies that were made by Jenny Helmick in memory of Kameron.

Underground Railroad Webquest

http://www4.wcusd15.org/kluemke/Student%20Page/studentpage.htm