GRADING AND HOMEWORK POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON MY WEBSITE
UNDER 'GRADING POLICY' (UPDATED September 2009)
***Don't forget to bring healthy snacks for morning recess***
***Every fourth grader should have an independent reading book***
***Fourth graders are expected to know all their multiplication
tables. For those students who wish to practice, I have packets available
for home use. You may make additional copies for future practice. The
packet is not to be returned to school. Please let me know if you wish to
receive one for your child.***
HOMEWORK:***HOMEWORK WILL BE POSTED DAILY. IF AN ASSIGNMENT IS LISTED IN
THE ASSIGNMENT NOTEBOOK, IT IS HOMEWORK EVEN IF IT DOES NOT MATCH THE
HOMEWORK WEBSITE. VOCABULARY AND SPELLING HOMEWORK IS POSTED THE FRIDAY
BEFORE THE TEST (ONE WEEK)- SO YOU MAY REFER TO THE PRIOR WEEK'S LISTING.
REMEMBER: YOU NEED TO WRITE DOWN YOUR HOMEWORK IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT NOTEBOOK
IN CASE THE WEBSITE IS NOT WORKING.***
Welcome students entering 4th grade for 2009-2010. We have a wonderful year
planned for you!
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HOME PAGE*****
***WONDERFUL NEWS!!! EVERY FOURTH GRADE MATH STUDENT MAY ACCESS THE
TEXTBOOK
ONLINE BY FOLLOWING THESE STEPS:
1) GO TO www.macmillanmh.com
2) CLICK ON MATH
3) CLICK ON GRADE 4 BOOK
4) CLICK ON STUDENT WORKS PLUS ONLINE
5) ENTER THE FOLLOWING ACCESS CODE:
B9AFA9B31B AND CLICK ON SUBMIT
You may view any page in the textbook!
JUST A REMINDER : ***BOOK FAIR NEXT WEEK - NOVEMBER 16-20***
JUST A REMINDER : WE ARE COLLECTING FOR THE ANNUAL TURKEY DRIVE
FOURTH GRADERS PLEASE BRING IN CANS OF :
MIXED VEGGIES AND PEAS
EXCITING NEWS!! THE SCIENCE TEXTBOOK IS ONLINE!!
Follow the following steps:
1)GO TO www-k6.thinkcentral.com
2)"Welcome to Think Central" - set up your computer to:
State: Massachusetts
District: Archdiocese of Boston Ed Off
School: St. Augustine School/Andover 01810
User Name: mcasha
Password: grade4
Check "Remember me"
3) View Resource - Click on the picture of the lion(ebook G4)
4) Righthand corner - type page number or search for lesson
5) Click the red and white arrow on the right side to review the next page
6) Click the red and white arrow on the left side to review previous page
7) Click on the volume speaker for the computer to read aloud to you
8) Once you have completed your seesion, close the book by clicking the
green X in the upper righthand corner.
You may review any page in the textbook!!!
Week of November 30 , 2009
Math - due Monday - no homework!! Happy Thanksgiving
Science - due Monday (Nov 30) - gather information about your object in space
from the internet or borrow a book from the library
read index cards 2x each
***Open Book Quiz, Wednesday, December 2***
Words to know:Solar System, planets, comets, universe, galaxy, constellation,
inner planets, outer planets, stars, difference between living in the
Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
Week of November 23, 2009
***THANK YOU FOR ALL THE CANNED GOOD DONATIONS. THE LAZARUS HOUSE WILL
BE SO PLEASED. ROOM 408 COLLECTED 122 CANS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
YOUR GENEROUSITY.***
Language Arts - due Monday - pg23,38 doublesided worksheet
Math - ***Test Chapter 6 - Monday, November 23***
due Monday - Cumulative Practice Test - doublesided - work in graph
notebook and answers written on worksheet
due Tuesday - no homework!
due Wednesday - Room 410 - text pg 100 - #9-16
Room 408 - Text pg 100 # 6- 16
- Median, Mode, Outlier - First place data in order from least to greatest
and then solve problem.
Science - read index cards 2x each
***Open Book Quiz, Wednesday, December 2***
Words to know:Solar System, planets, comets, universe, galaxy, constellation,
inner planets, outer planets, stars, difference between living in the
Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
Religion - ***Open Book Quiz - Chapter 6 - Tuesday, November 24***
Week of November 16, 2009
Math - Remember Textbook Online!!
****Multiplication Test (mulitple digits, estimating, across zeros)***
***Monday, November 23***
due Monday (Nov 16)- text pg 260 #19-22 (a TOTAL OF 12 Problems)
due Tuesday - text pg 260 #23-27 AND pg 262 #33-36
due Wednesday - text pg 264 #17-28
due Thursday - text pg 265 #32-37 AND pg 266 #38-41
due Friday - text pg 266 #42-47 (TOTAL of 10 Problems)
due Monday - (Nov 23) Practice Chapter Test
Science - read index cards 2x each
Language Arts - Finish Action Verb worksheet - both sides due Thursday
Religion - ***Chapter 6 Open Book Quiz - Tuesday, November 24***
Week of November 9, 2009
Math - ***Math Test - Chapter 6 - Monday, November 23***
To know - multiplication with multiple digits, estimating, across zeros
due Monday (Nov 9)- text pg 239 #9-20 in graph notebook (remember:
count the number of zeros at the end of the numbers in a mult problem and
DROP them into your answer. Then multiply the remaining numbers.)
due Tuesday - textpg 244 #9-18
due Thursday - text pg 244 #18-29
due Friday - text pg 260 #9-18
due Monday (Nov 16)- text pg 260 #19-22 (a TOTAL OF 12 Problems)
due Tuesday - text pg 260 #23-27 AND pg 262 #33-36
due Wednesday - text pg 264 #17-28
due Thursday - text pg 265 #32-37 AND pg 266 #38-41
due Friday - text pg 266 #42-47 (TOTAL of 10 Problems)
due Monday - (Nov 23) Practice Chapter Test
Science - ***Open Book Quiz - Tuesday, Nov 10***
Words to Know: comet, galaxy, moon, orbit, sun,universe, solar
system,phasesof the moon, axis
read index cards 2x
Spelling - ***Test - Friday - November 13 - Unit 2***
due Mon - wspg18
due Tues - wspg 19
due Wednesday - list spelling words in alpha order
due Thursday - Select 10 words and write 10 sentences
due Friday - write number of syllables for each word
Religion - CHANGED***Open Book Quiz - Chapter 5 Thursday, Nov 12***
DUE TUESDAY - complete pg 32-34 including activities
Language Arts - CHANGED***Closed Book Test - Unit 2 - Friday , Nov. 13***
nouns: singular, plural,common, proper, singular possessive nouns -
review text pg 82-94
Week of November 2, 2009
Vocabulary - ***Test, Friday, November 6***
due Monday - wbpg 32-33
due Tuesday - wbpg 34
due Wednesday - wbpg 35
due Thursday - select 5 words and write 5 sentences. Sentences
should have at least six words.
due Friday - 3 columns - Word/Syn/Ant
Language Arts - ***Unit 2 - different types of nouns -Test Monday, Nov. 9***
due Thursday - Complete Singular Possessive Noun ws-both
sides
Math - due Monday - Cum Test Practice ***Sub/Add Assessment
due Tuesday - text pg 248 #6-17 - multiplication in graph notebook
due Wednesday - text pg254 #6-17 - multiplication in graph nb
due Thursday - text pg254 - #17-26 - multi in graph notebook
due Friday - text pg 254 #27-29; text pg 255 #38-43 - follow
directions in book - use graph notebook
due Monday - text pg 239 #9-20 in graph notebook (remember: count
the
number of zeros at the end of the numbers in a mult problem and DROP them
into your answer. Then multiply the remaining numbers.)
Science - ***Open Book Quiz - Tuesday, November 10***
Words to Know: comet, galaxy, moon, orbit, sun,universe, solar
system,phasesof the moon, axis
read index cards 2x
Religion - Find out the meaning of the symbols on the papal flag. Write
your
answers on the back of your "Direction Sheet" - due Thursday
Week of October 26, 2009
***Please have your child bring in the addresses of grandparents. We would
like to forward a special invitation for Grandparets Day. Please bring in
by
Friday, October 30. Thank you.***
Spelling - ***Test on Horned Toad Prince Friday, Oct. 23***
due Monday - wspg 14
due Tuesday - wspg 15
due Wednesday - write all 25 words in alphabetical order
due Thursday - select 10 words and write 10 sentences
due Friday - On Wednesday's homework sheet write the number of
Syllables for each word ( 25 words)
Math - ***Chapter Test - Tuesday, November 2***
Need to know how to: add and subtract by estimating; add and subtract whole
numbers with 4 or more digits; subtract across zeros. The important thing
to remember is to circle the operation to ensure you are supposed to add or
subtract
due Monday (10/26) - text pg 254 #7-14 use graph notebook only
due Tuesday - Mid Chapter Test worksheet - may do work on
worksheet
due Wednesday- Quiz 3 wspg 48 - estimate answers only on
worksheet
due Thursday -Quiz 3 wspg 48 - exact answers only on worksheet
due Friday - wspg36 - #1-10 answers in graph notebook
due Monday - Cumulative Test Practice - on worksheet- doublesided
Science - ***Living Things Unit Test - Tuesday, Oct. 27***
***This is not an open book test***
**New index card written on Bacterian-make sure you study it.
***Review entire chapter - text pg 50-85***
Words to know in detail: bacteria - harmful and benefits, invertebrate,
cells, microscopic, nucleus, nonvascular, organism, protists, vascular,
vertebrate
Week of October 19, 2009
Religion - ***Open Book Quiz - Chapter 3 - Tuesday, Oct. 20***
Language Arts - finish text pg 73 #17-30
Vocabulary - ***Unit 3 Test, Friday, October 23***
due Monday - wbpg 26-27
due Tuesday - wbpg 28
due Wednesday - wbpg 29
due Thursday - select 5 words and write five sentences
due Friday - 3 Columns: Word/ Syn./Ant
Science - Finish answering questions on Sponge Investigation
read index cards 2x
***Open Book Quiz - Wednesday, Oct. 21***
Words to know: vertebrate, invertebrate, vascular, nonvascular, fungi,roots
Math - ***Chapter Test - Tuesday, November 2***
Need to know how to: add and subtract by estimating; add and subtract whole
numbers with 4 or more digits; subtract across zeros. The important thing
to remember is to circle the operation to ensure you are supposed to add or
subtract.
due Monday (10/20) - wspg 30 ##1-10
due Tuesday - text pg 82 #9-16 in graph notebook
due Wednesday - wspg 39 #1-8 - graph notebook - do not use ws
due Thursday - wspg 40 #1-10 - graph notebook only -do not write on ws
***Changed - due Friday - wspg41 #1-6 use graph notebook only
***Changed - due Monday - text pg 254 #7-14 use graph notebook only
Week of October 12, 2009
Math - due Tuesday (10/14)- wspg 23 #1-12 - complete work on ws - actual
answers only - do not estimate
***due Wednesday **Changed*** - wspg 25 #1-9 - complete work on ws -
actual answers only - do not estimate
due Thursday - textpg 74 #9-16
due Friday - wspg 29 #1-10
due Monday (10/20) - wspg 30 ##1-10
Science - read index cards 2x daily
***Open Book Quiz, Wednesday, October 14***
Words to know: Organism, Microscopic, bacteria, protist; Food source,
movement and cell traits for Animals, Plants, Protists, Fungi, Bacteria; How
is bacteria classified?
***Open Book Quiz - Wednesday, Oct. 21***
Words to know: vertebrate, invertebrate, vascular, nonvascular, fungi,roots
***Living Things Unit Test - Tuesday, Oct. 27***
Words to know: bacteria, invertebrate, cells, microscopic, nucleus,
nonvascular, organism,protists, vascular, vertebrate
Spelling - ***Test, Friday, October 16, 2009 - long e and long o sounds***
due Tuesday - wspg9
due Wednesday - wspg 10
due Thursday - select 10 words and write 10 sentences
due Friday - 2 columns:
List words alphabetically/ Number of Syllables
Week of October 5, 2009
***Pictures Wednesday, Oct. 7 - Please wear gym uniform to school and bring
clothes for pictures***
Religion - ***Open Book Quiz - Tuesday, October 5 - Ch 2***
Language Arts ***Test,Wednesday Oct 7*** Unit 1 - Sentences, Subjects,
Predicates
due Tuesday - textpg59 #6-16
Math - due Monday - Chapter Practice Test
due Tuesday - multiplication worksheet - first twelve problems. Work
may be done on worksheet
due Wednesday - Text pg 60 #11-20
due Thursday - wspg 14 #1-14
due Tuesday (10/14)- wspg 23 #1-12
due Wednesday (10/15) - wspg 24 #1-13
due Thursday (10/16) - textpg 74 #9-16
due Friday (10/17) - wspg 29 #1-10
due Monday (10/20) - wspg 30 ##1-10
Science - read index cards 2x
Vocabulary - ***Test, Thursday, Oct.8 ***
due Monday - wbpg 20-21
due Tuesday - wbpg 22
due Wednesday - wbpg 23
Due Thursday - 5 sentences
Week of September 28, 2009
Religion - ***Open Book Quiz - Chapter 2 - Changed to Tuesday, Oct. 6***
Math - ***Math Test - Monday, October 5, 2009***
Test will cover std form, expanded form comparing numbers, ordering numbers,
and rounding numbers to the nearest place value. Text pg17-39
due Monday - ws pg 30 #1-9 (also listed on week 9/21)
due Tuesday - textpg 38 #9-20
due Wednesday - wspg35 #1-12
due Thursday - textpg 24 #13-24 - ROUND EACH NUMBER TO THE
NEAREST THOUSAND **DO NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS IN BOOK***
due Friday - tex pg 23 #1-10 - ROUND EACH NUMBER TO THE NEAREST
10,000 **DO NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS IN BOOK***
due Monday - Cumulative Test Practice - double sided
Science - ***Open Book Quiz - Wednesday, Oct. 14***
Words to know: Organism, Microscopic, bacteria, protist; Food source,
movement and cell traits for Animals, Plants, Protists, Fungi, Bacteria; How
is bacteria classified?
***Open Book Quiz - Wednesday, Oct. 21***
Words to know: vertebrate, invertebrate, vascular, nonvascular, fungi,roots
***Living Things Unit Test - Tuesday, Oct. 27***
Words to know: bacteria, invertebrate, cells, microscopic, nucleus,
nonvascular, organism,protists, vascular, vertebrate
no homework due Monday
read index cards 2x each - You may discard index cards regarding
the Scientific Method. We are now studying Living Things
Language Arts - ****Test CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY,Oct. 7***SORRY FOR CONFUSION-
WRONG PAGE SITED OVER THE WEEKEND - SHOULD BE PG51 AND 52
due WEDNESDAY - text pg 51 #1-23 even numbers only
due THURSDAY - text pg 51-52 #24-42 even numbers only
due FRIDAY text pg 51 #1-23 odd numbers only
due MONDAY-text pg51-52 #24-42 odd numbers only
Spelling - ***Test, Friday, Oct. 2***
due Monday - wbpg5
due Tuesday - wbpg6
due Wednesday - wbpg7
due Thursday - select 10 out of the 25 words and write 10
sentences
due Friday - 2 columns: write words in alphabetical order/ # of
Syllables
Week of September 21, 2009
***All September Scholastic Book Clubs will be ordered Friday, September
25. Please send in your forms and checks made payable to Scholastic Book
Clubs if you wish to purchase books.***
Language Arts - ***Test, Unit 1 - Thursday, October 1,2009***
Complete Sentences, types of sentences, run-on sentences, Subjects,
Predicates Text Pg32-62
Math - ***Math Test - Monday, October 5, 2009***
Test will cover std form, expanded form comparing numbers, ordering numbers,
and rounding numbers to the nearest place value. Text pg17-39
due Monday - wspg15 #1-12. Answers may be written on worksheet
due Tuesday - textpg 30 #12-19. Set up Place Value Chart and write
numbers underneath one another. Moving from left to right (starting in the
highest value column,compare the number. Whichever number is greater, the
total value of the entire number is greater. If the numbers are the same,
you need to move over to the next column and compare if they are the
same you compare the next col, etc. Then write the problem again and
state whether the first number is greater than, less than, or equal to the
other number.
due Wednesday - worksheet pg 24 #1-12 same as above
due Thursday - worksheet pg 25 #9-19 same as above
due Friday -text pg 34 #11-18 Ordering of Numbers - use place value
chart and compare all numbers in ones col, then tens col, then 100s col.,
etc. until you can place the number in order from greatest to least
due Monday(9/28) worksheet pg 30#1-9 Ordering of Numbers
Science - ***Open Book Quiz has been changed to Friday, September 25
There is a matching column and multiple choice questions***
read index cards 2x each - there are twelve cards
Words to know: hypothesis, microscope, standard measure, inference,
experiment, scientific method, 5 steps in the scientific method, instruments
used to measure different things ex - volume of liquid would be a beaker,
cup;variable, communicate, pan balance, experiment, prediction,pan balance
due Thursday- complete textbook pages 36-37 #1-19 - Do not write
answers in complete sentences
Vocabulary - Test, Friday, Unit 1 - words are on pg12-13
due Monday wbpg 14-15
due Tuesday - wbpg 16
due Wednesday 0 wbpg 17
due Thursday - select five words and write five sentences on
looseleaf paper
due Friday - set up three columns - Word/ One Syn./ One Ant.
Religion - complete Ch 2 Review if you did not finish it in class. Remember
to write the meaning of Hebrew, prophet,and inspire in composition book or
looseleaf paper
Week of September 14,2009
Math - due Monday - text pg 19 #12-19 in graph notebook. Write the numbers
in the place value chart set up in graph notebook. Right next to the chart
write the value of the underlined number. (Example in nb)
due Tues - text pg 19 #12-19 Write numbers in expanded form only
ex - 23,652= 20,000+ 3,000+ 600+ 50+ 2
due Wed - text pg 19 #20-27 Write numbers in expanded form only
due Thurs - text pg 24 #13-20 Write the standard form/expanded form
and value
due Fri - textpg 24 #21-28 Write the numbers in expanded form only
due Mon(9/21) - wbpg15 #1-12- do NOT write any numbers in WORD form
Science - Open Book Quiz, Wednesday, September 23 - Scientific Method
text pg 6-37
Words to know: hypothesis, microscope, standard measure, inference,
experiment, scientific method, 5 steps in the scientific method, instruments
used to measure different things ex - volume of liquid would be a beaker,
cup;variable, communicate, pan balance, experiment, prediction,pan balance
read index cards 2x
Spelling - Test - Friday, Sept.18
due Monday - complete wb pg 1
due Tuesday - complete wbpg 2
due Wednesday - complete wbpg 3
due Thursday - select 10 words from the list and write 10
complete sentences (on looseleaf)
due Friday - on opposite side of sentences, set up two columns -
one labeled Words and the other Syllables. Write the words in alphabetical
order and then the number of syllables in each word.
Religion - Open Book Quiz - Monday, Sept. 21 - Chapter One
Week of Set. 8, 2009
Math - ***Fourth graders are expected to know all their multiplication
tables. For those students who wish to practice, I have packets available
for home use. Please let me know if you wish to receive one for your
child.***
Due Wednesday - Place Value Worksheet - both sides
Due Thursday - We set up Place Value Chart in graph notebook. Write
the digits (Standard Form) on the chart to correspond with the word form.#1-
12
Due Friday - Write the digits (Standard Form) on the Place Value
Chart in graphnotebook to correspond with the word form #1-12 (other side of
ws)
Science - read index cards 2x
Thursday, September 3, 2009
***Important*** If you still need to purchase pencils for the classroom,
please purchase the following brand: Staples Latex Free Erasers #2 lead.
If
you purchase eraser tops for your child, please purchase Latex Free Eraser
Tops. Thank you.***
Important forms have been sent home in a manila envelope. Please return all
forms by Tuesday, September 8, 2009.
Assignment Notebook Fee: $4.00. Please submit your payment at your
earliest
convenience.
If you plan to cover books with book socks, please have your child bring
them
in on Tuesday. Otherwise, students will need to take textbooks home to
cover. All textbooks need to be covered by the end of next week.
No written homework.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
***Bus forms were sent home today to specific families and the form needs to
be returned by Thursday, September 3.
***Classroom supplies are being collected through next week. It is very
important each student brings in the items listed on the "Supply List".
Pencils,index cards, white boards, erasers, expo markers, etc., are being
collected so we have a sufficient supply for every student throughout the
year. Any items such as large binders, multiple erasers, etc., will be sent
home for future use.
***Medical and Emergency forms will be sent home on Thursday. All notices
and forms included in the manila envelope need to be completed and returned
to school as soon as possible. Please send in all requests by Tuesday,
September 8.
Homework
None
