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HOMEWORKMonday Tuesday Wednesda

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Reading: Read 20 minutesReading Log

Math:Time Test

Activity Sheet

Reading: Read 20 minutesReading Log

Math:Time Test

Activity Sheet

Reading: Read 20 minutesReading Log

Math:Time Test

Activity Sheet

Reading: Read 20 minutesReading Log

Math:Time Test

Activity Sheet

Notes for Parents

It is important for students to spend 20 minutes each night independently reading. They should be reading their Lexile-Level library book, homework

activities, or any other reading material they are interested in. Research shows students who read 20 minutes per day increase their fluency and

comprehension skills.

How to contact us:wburns@effingham.k12.ga.us cgolden@effingham.k12.ga.us

You may also contact us by calling the school’s office (754-5522).

Specials Schedule

Burns’ Homeroom

Golden’s Homeroom

Tue/Thus.= P.E.

Wed/Fri.= P.E.

Mon.=Art Mon.=TechWed.= Music Tues.= Music

Classroom News for the week:

Students may purchase Ice cream for $1.00 on Thursdays.

October 22-26th: Red Ribbon WeekOctober 22nd: Fair Parade in SpringfieldOctober 26th: PTSO Popcorn & Coke $1.00October 31- PBIS Trick or Treat, Goodie Bags go homeNovember 1st- Thanksgiving Meal- No visitors for this meal due to space;

Red Ribbon Week:Monday- Too Cool for Drugs- Sunglasses (In Uniform) Tuesday- Sock It To Drugs- Crazy Socks (In Uniform) Wednesday- I'm too Bright for Drugs- Bright shirt/Tie Dye (Uni-form Bottom) Thursday- Team Up Against Drugs (Team shirt/ Uniform bottoms) Friday- Red-Y to Live A Drug Free Life- (Red Top/ jeans)- This is a dress down Friday

We are learning…Extended Text: Who is Neil Armstrong?Reading/Language Arts:

How do we compare/contrast similar themes and topics in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures?

How do I determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text?

How do I use main idea and key details to summarize an informational text?

How do I refer to details and examples in a text when I write a response explaining what the text says?

How do I explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why based on specific information in the text?

How do I compare a first and second hand accounts of the same event or topic?

Word Study Why is it important to analyze words to

find patterns? Why is it important to spell grade

appropriate words correctly? Writing

What are transitional words and how do we use them when we write?

How do gather information and use it to write an informative essay?

How do accomplished writers edit and revise their writing?

Math What is a fraction and how can it be

represented? How can I determine if two fractions are

equivalent? Science

How does energy flow through a food chain or food web?

How does a dung beetle receive energy from the Sun?

Social Studies What were the challenges faced by the

framers of the constitution? What happened as the United States be-

came a new country with a new govern-ment?

October 22-26, 2018 4th Grade Newsletter Ms. Burns and Mrs. Golden

Dear Parents,

Please check out this website to reinforce information we are learning in our 4th grade classroom!

https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-4

IXL’s Learning Activities include practice for ALL standards taught in 4th grade! This is a great tool for parents to use to help their child practice skills they need to be successful 4th grade learners!

Below, you will find a list of the focus standards we are working on the 2nd Nine weeks in ELA. You will find practice for these standards in IXL.

ELA Focus Standards: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a

text (including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (RL4)

Compare/Contrast treatment of similar themes and topics (ex: opposi-tion of good/evil- patterns of events (the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures; (RL9)

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text; (RI1)

Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text (RI2)

Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text including what happened and why based on specific information in the text (RI3)

Determine the meaning of general academic language and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or sub-ject area; (RI4)

Describe overall structure (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, prob-lem/solution) of events ideas concepts , or information in a text or part of a text; (RI5)

Compare/Contrast firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe differences in focus and the information pro-vided. (RI6)

By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational

texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. (RI10)

Write informative/explanatory text- develop topic with facts, defini-tions, concrete details, quotes related to topic; (W2)

Progressive Verbs (L1b) Helping Linking Verbs to convey various conditions (L1c) Order of Adjectives (L1d) Frequently  Confused Words (L1g) Chooses words to convey ideas precisely (precise language) (L3a)