Homework - September 25, 2012

Assignments
Read for 20 minutes each night.

Wordly Wise Menu. Due: Friday, September 28
(Complete 4 activities with your list of words unless otherwise noted)
Math - Homework 10.2 Prime & Composite Numbers pg. 63 (all) and 64 (all)

Weekly Poem (optional)

Homework - September 24, 2012

Assignments
Read for 20 minutes each night.

Wordly Wise Menu. Due: Friday, September 28
(Complete 4 activities with your list of words unless otherwise noted)

Homework 10.1 - Factors and Multiples pg. 62 (all questions); pg. 61 #1-7

PICTURE Day is TOMORROW!

Weekly Poem - My First Best Friend

My First Best Friend
by: Jack Prelutsky

My first best friend is Awful Ann--
she socked me in the eye.
My second best is Sneaky Sam--
he tried to swipe my pie.
My third best friend is Max the Rat--
he trampled on my toes.
My fourth best friend is Nasty Nell--
she almost broke my nose

My fifth best friend is Ted the Toad--
he kicked me in the knee.
My sixth best friend is Grumpy Gail--
she's always mean to me.
My seventh best is Monster Moe--
he often plays too rough.
That's all the friends I've got right now--
I think I've got enough.

"What I Am" - Our Class Song

Yesterday, we decided to adopt this song as our class anthem. I let the students listen to the words before letting them see the video because I feared that they would be put off by the Seasame Street characters. Once I showed them the video, I had to build up that I absolutely love Sesame Street to this day because it reminds of my childhood. The students love this song! I've had many requests to listen to it throughout the day. Please listen carefully to the words because they are pretty powerful.

Learning about Multiples

Respond in the comments section or in your Math Notebook:

What are 3 observations you made about multiples using the Hundreds Chart that we used in class? Be sure to write in complete sentences. All sentences should have a capital letter and ending punctuation.

Respond to others' comments.

Feel free to visit the interactive hundreds board at http://www.apples4theteacher.com/math/games/100-number-chart-one.html#interactive100chart

Homework - September 17, 2012

Assignments
-Read for 20 minutes each night.

-Reading Menu - A Walk in the Desert (Complete 3 assignments, unless otherwise noted. Do NOT do Comprehension Check since we completed it class last week.)

If you did not chose to bring home your Reading (Treasures) textbook home, you may use the following site to access your textbook - http://myBooks.macmillanmh.com . You should have your username and password in your DRAGON. 

-Complete any unfinished assignments from class.

Homework - September 10, 2012

Assignments
Read for 20 minutes.

Wordly Wise - Review words and complete activities from the WW Homework Menu. Due: Friday, September 14, 2012

Math - Study for Place Value with Whole Numbers Test. Test: Friday, September 14, 2012
Students should use the Math Notebooks to study. They are welcome to take home their Math textbooks, but are not required to do so. Also, I have placed a sheet with e-textbook information in your child's binder.

Social Studies - Study for Native Americans & Regions Test. Test: Monday, September 17, 2012
Students should use the Social Studies Notebooks to study. The textbook does not include information about the Native American groups that we have studied.

Which Native American group would you like to visit?

You have just won a trip to visit any Native American group that we have studied in 4th grade. 

Which group would you choose to visit? Explain why. 

Feel free to respond to other people's responses.

Picture retrieved from 

http://www.rain.org/campinternet/southwest/hopi/hopi-homes.html

Homework - September 5, 2012

Assignments

-Read for 20 minutes.

-Reading - Missing Lunch Reading Menu Due: Friday, September 7, 2012

-Math - Place Value-Rounding Homework (Sections 1 & 2)

-Social Studies - Respond to question on our class blog.

Homework - September 4, 2012

I hope everybody had a restful, long weekend! I'm so happy to be back with you.

Assignments
-Read for 20 minutes.

-Review Wordly Wise Words from last week. Quiz TOMORROW! 

-Reading - Mystery of the Missing Lunch Reading Menu (Complete 3 activities, unless otherwise noted). Due Friday, September 7, 2012

-Math - Order Numbers pg. 7 (In addition to all of the problems, choose one set of numbers and explain how you put them in order).

-Class Work - Finish Around the World Numbers Project (This project was assigned last Wednesday as an in-class project. Students need to complete the project and turn in tomorrow, unless otherwise noted). 

Mystery of the Missing Lunch Reading Menu

4^th Grade Homework – Reading Menu

Selection: The Mystery of the Missing Lunch (pg. 20-35)

Selection Vocabulary: assignments, consideration, allergies,

accuse, suspicious, evidence, consume

***Choose 3 of the 9 to complete; Turn in on Friday (September 7)***

Cover a shoebox with construction paper. Label the box, “Mystery Box”. Insert a mystery item from around the house. On an index card, list five detailed clues about the mystery item. Clues must be in complete sentences and include sensory words (what it looks like, feels like, and smells like). Bring box and clues to class.	Write a three paragraph mystery that includes ALL selection vocabulary words.	On lineless paper, create a Story Elements Chart for, The Mystery of the Missing Lunch. Include pictures. The chart must have the following components: Title, Setting, Characters, Problem, 3 main events, and the Solution. You must use complete sentences.
Use construction paper to create a large magnifying glass or detective hat. Using the reading strategy, Making Connections, identify and label the hat or magnifying glass with text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to world sentences. All three connections should be clearly labeled.	Writing Prompt (this one must be completed by everyone; it must be typed. If you do not have a computer/printer at home, feel free to type/print at school): Create a newspaper article advertising a missing puppy. In the article, discuss when, where, how the puppy became missing. Include a happy ending.	Create a ten question, multiple-choice assessment on, The Mystery of the Missing Lunch. All questions must have four answer choices (a, b, c, d). You must attach an answer key on a separate sheet of paper with the page number on which the answer can be located.
Choose a character from, The Mystery of the Missing Lunch. Create a Character Inference Chart.	Write a Mystery Haiku Create a haiku that describes the word Mystery Line 1 should be 5 syllables Line 2 should be 7 syllables Line 3 should be 5 syllables	Vocabulary Dictionary Create a Vocabulary Flip Book. The book should include all selection vocabulary, the definition, part of speech, a sentence to match the definition.

Character Inference Chart
Three Character Traits (tell me something about this character; what is this character like) 1. strong 2.brave 3. caring	What does this character say (Using quotation marks, tell something that this character said in the selection. Write the entire sentence, placing the quotation marks in the correct place)
Character Actions (what kinds of things does this character do)	Your thoughts and feelings about the character and why you feel this way

I infer that this character………. The clues that I used to infer this were……….