The homework assignments are written on the board for the students
to copy in their planners each day. The assignments will also be on this
site daily except when I am absent or the system is down. Please check your
child's planner daily to see if they are writing their assignments in the
planner.
May 25, 2010
Today, we had a swap day with 3rd grade to introduce them to the 4th grade
teachers. Our students went back to see their 3rd grade teachers for a few
minutes.
We had annual signing time and extra recess.
Tomorrow is our HABITS time and our 4th grade picnic. The picnic is at 11:35
and parents are welcome to come.
May 24, 2010
We are not having classes any this week.
Today was Career Day, and the students enjoyed hearing from the different
speakers about what they do each day in their jobs. Thanks to all the parents
who gave their time to come today.
We also went to the A.R. bookstore for the last time this year. Remember to
encourage your child to read this summer.
I did a book inventory today. If you child still has any textbooks at home,
please send them to school tomorrow.
We also had an hour of recess today to make up for the lost time of field day
due to the stormy weather. The students enjoyed this, but it was quite hot!!
May 18, 2010
Social Studies - During class, the students answered questions for lesson 3
which we read and discussed yesterday.
HW - Study the vocabulary words for a quiz on Thursday.
These are the words from chapter 14 of the old book.
Spelling - The students completed workbook page 110 during class.
HW - Study the words.
May 17, 2010
Social Studies - During class, the students answered questions for lesson 1 of
chapter 14 in the old book. This is about the Civil War. We
then read and discussed lesson 3 on pages 520-527.
HW - Study for a vocabulary quiz on Thursday. This is over
the words that are in chapter 14 of the old book.
Spelling - Our words for this week are words with the suffixes of less, ment,
and ness. Students were given their word lists and completed
workbook page 109 during class and then started working on their
homework.
HW - Put all words in ABC order and study for Friday's test.
The words are:
1. countless 11. pavement 21. announcement
2. payment 12. flawless 22. appointment
3. goodness 13. tireless 23. requirement
4. fairness 14. amazement 24. awkwardness
5. hopeless 15. amusement 25. expressionless
6. treatment 16. greatness
7. statement 17. punishment
8. breathless 18. timeless
9. restless 19. needless
10. enjoyment 20. painless
May 14, 2010
There were no classes today due to part of Mrs. McDonald's, Mrs. Grizzard's,
and Mrs. Maness's classes going on the field trip to the Hermitage. I was
very pleased with this week's and last week's docent groups. They did a
fantastic job and represented Lakeview very well. Thank you for all your hard
work!!!!
I also would like to thank all of the students for the hard work they did on
the Living History projects. All of you did an excellent job at the program
last night!!!
May 13, 2010
Social Studies - We finished putting the Living History displays together
during class today. Remember to come to the P.T.O. meeting
tonight at 6:00 to see these displays. The students did a
wonderful job!
HW - Study the vocabulary words.
Spelling - HW - Study for tomorrow's test.
May 12, 2010
Social Studies - We read and discussed pages 507-513 from the old social
studies book, and the students started answering questions
for these pages. They will finish these on Monday. I gave
them the vocabulary words for this chapter. There are 11
words, and we will have a quiz next Wednesday over these
words.
HW - Study the vocabulary words.
Spelling - The students completed workbook pages 107/108 during class.
HW - study the words.
REMEMBER: The P.T.O. program is tomorrow night at 6:00. Students that are to
be part of the Living History display should be here at 5:30.
May 11, 2010
Social Studies - The students finished the Living History projects today. We
will put these together on Thursday. They also read a
worksheet on Andrew Jackson and then answered questions.
HW - none
Spelling - The students completed workbook page 106 during class.
HW - Study the words.
May 10, 2010
Social Studies - The students are still working in groups on the Living
History projects. I hope we will be able to finish these
tomorrow and then put them together on Thursday.
HW - none
Spelling - Our words for this week are words with prefixes mis, non, and re.
The students completed workbook page 105 during class today and
then worked on their homework for tonight.
HW - Put all words in ABC order and study for Friday's test.
The words for this week are:
1. misplace 11. misbehavior 21. misinterpret
2. nonsense 12. reunion 22. mispronounce
3. reread 13. nonfiction 23. noncommittal
4. repack 14. rebound 24. reconstruct
5. misfortune 15. mistreat 25. reorganize
6. remove 16. readjust
7. mishandle 17. misprint
8. nonstop 18. nonprofit
9. recover 19. nonstick
10. reseal 20. misquote
May 5, 2010
Social Studies - The students worked in groups today on the Living History
projects. They will be doing this for several days.
HW - none
Spelling - The words for this week are words with the schwa sound in them.
We completed workbook page 101 together, and then the students
completed workbook page 102. The test this week will be over the
first 10 words only.
HW - Put all 25 words in ABC order. Study the first 10 words for
the test on Friday.
The first 10 words are:
1. stomach
2. memory
3. Canada
4. element
5. mystery
6. science
7. remember
8. forget
9. suppose
10. iron
April 29, 2010
Social Studies - We finished the written part of the Andrew Jackson booklet
during class today. I gave the scripts to students that are
going to be docents at the Hermitage.
HW - Work on the Living History researcy project - due Monday
Finish the Andrew Jackson booklet - due Monday
Spelling - Students completed workbook pages 99/100 during class.
HW - Study the words for tomorrow's test.
April 28, 2010
Social Studies - We discussed the Living History P.T.O. program, and I
assigned a person in history to each child. They will be
working in groups on this project, but each person should
do research on their own. The research paper that I gave to
them should be finished by Monday of next week. We also
started working on an Andrew Jackson booklet in preparation
for our trip to the Hermitage.
HW - work on the Living History research project
Spelling - Students completed workbook page 98 during class.
HW - Study the words for a test on Friday.
April 26, 2010
Social Studies - We watched a video about Andrew Jackson during class. This
told of his life story.
HW - none
Spelling - Our words for this week are related words. We discussed the words
and their meanings during class, then the students had time to
work on their homework. (due Wednesday)
HW - Study the words and put all words in ABC order.(due Wednesday)
The words are:
1. please 11. triple 21. origin
2. pleasant 12. triplet 22. original
3. breath 13. relate 23. academy
4. breathe 14. relative 24. academic
5. image 15. meter 25. inspire
6. imagine 16. metric 26. inspiration
7. product 17. compose
8. production 18. composition
9. heal 19. crumb
10. health 20. crumble
April 22, 2010
Today, the students took the last section of the TCAP test, and that was the
social studies section. Remember that tomorrow is our HABITS reward day.
April 21, 2010
Students took the Science portion of the TCAP test today and will finish
tomorrow with the social studies section.
April 20, 2010
Students took the Math portion of the TCAP test today.
April 19, 2010
This was the first day of our TCAP testing. The students took the Reading and
Language Arts part of the test today. Please have your child get a good
night's rest and have a good breakfast each day of the testing.
April 16, 2010
Social Studies - We reviewed for the TCAP test during class. I gave the
students 2 sheets of things that they should review before
next week.
HW - none
Spelling - Test
HW - none
April 15, 2010
Social Studies - We reviewed for the TCAP test by making a flip chart of
important people in Tennessee history.
HW - none
Spelling - Students completed a worksheet during class.
HW - Study for tomorrow's test.
April 14, 2010
TCAP proctors are still needed for next week!!! Please contact Mrs. Rampey.
Social Studies - We worked on TCAP review during class today.
HW - none
Spelling - The students completed a worksheet during class.
HW - Study for Friday's test.
April 13, 2010
TCAP proctors are still needed for next week!! Please contact Mrs. Rampey.
Social Studies - Students took the chapter 14 vocabulary quiz, and then we
worked on TCAP review.
HW - none
Spelling - The students completed a worksheet during class.
HW - Study for Friday's test.
April 12, 2010
TCAP proctors are needed for next week!! Please contact Mrs. Rampey.
***PLEASE TURN IN YOUR PERMISSION SLIPS AND CHAPERONE FORMS THIS WEEK!!!!!
(The $37 indicated on the form has already been collected. That is not
additional money to be paid. Thanks!!)
Social Studies - We reviewed latitude and longitude, and the students
corrected a paper. We spent the rest of the time doing
TCAP review.
HW - Study the vocabulary words from chapter 14 for the quiz
tomorrow.
Spelling - We went over the words during class, and the students completed a
worksheet during class.
HW - Put all words in ABC order and study for the test on Friday.
The words for this week are:
1. romp 11. unfurl
2. jittery 12. thaws
3. appoint 13. din
4. glee 14. garment
5. pledge 15. chide
6. startle 16. vast
7. grief 17. nimble
8. vessel 18. trophy
9. triumph 19. fret
10. sweltering 20. eerie
April 9, 2010
Social Studies - During class, the students completed 2 worksheets dealing
with latitude and longitude lines. All absent students will
need to complete these at school next week.
HW - Study the vocabulary words from chapter 14 for the quiz
on Tuesday, 4/13.
Spelling - The students gave me their spelling homework and then took the
spelling test.
HW - none
April 8, 2010
Social Studies - We worked on TCAP review during class today.
HW - Study the vocabulary words from chapter 14 for the quiz
on Tuesday, 4/13.
Spelling - HW - Finish writing the words two times. On the 2nd time, divide
the words into syllables. Use a dictionary. Study the words
for the test tomorrow.
April 5, 2010
Social Studies - We read and discussed pages 342-349 in chapter 14. This is
the entire chapter. We will not be having a test over this
chapter, but we will have a vocabulary quiz next Tuesday.
The students were given 11 vocabulary words for this chapter.
HW - Study the vocabulary words for a quiz on Tuesday, 4/13.
Spelling - The spelling words for this week are multisyllabic words. During
class, we went over the words and their meanings.
HW - Put all words in ABC order and study the words for a test on
Friday.
The words are:
1. reaction 11. misdialed 21. multicultural
2. prerecorded 12. undefined 22. universally
3. incorrectly 13. unhappily 23. understatement
4. incredibly 14. watchfully 24. outlandish
5. disobedient 15. gleefully 25. inflammable
6. disagreeable 16. sportsmanship
7. refreshment 17. repayment
8. unbreakable 18. questionable
9. declaration 19. displacement
10. retirement 20. midshipman
April 1, 2010
No homework in social studies or spelling.
Enjoy your Easter weekend.
March 31, 2010
Social Studies - Students took the vocabulary quiz, and then we checked and
corrected the review questions for the test tomorrow.
HW - Bring the 5 worksheets for the chapter 13 folder and
study for the chapter 13 test.
Spelling - The students completed workbook pages 95 and 96 during class.
HW - Study the words for our test tomorrow.
March 30, 2010
Social Studies - We checked and corrected the answers for lesson 4, and then
the students worked in groups to answer the questions on the
review sheet for the chapter test. We will check these
tomorrow.
HW - Study the vocabulary words for the quiz tomorrow.
The chapter test is Thursday, 4/1. The chapter 13
folders are due on Thursday.
Spelling - The students completed workbook pages 93 and 94 during class.
HW - Study the words.
March 29, 2010
Social Studies - We read and discussed lesson 4 on pages 332 -337, and then
the students worked in groups to answer questions for this
lesson.
HW - Study the vocabulary words for a quiz on Wednesday,3/31.
The chapter 13 test is Thursday, 4/1.
Spelling - The words for this week are words with Latin roots. We went over
the words and their meanings during class.
HW - Put all words in ABC order and study the words.
The words for this week are:
1. dictionary 11. dictate 21. vindictive
2. abrupt 12. location 22. portfolio
3. predict 13. erupt 23. jurisdiction
4. import 14. passport 24. corruption
5. locally 15. export 25. interruption
6. verdict 16. contradict
7. locate 17. rupture
8. portable 18. interrupt
9. transport 19. disrupt
10. bankrupt 20. dislocate
March 25, 2010
Social Studies - We read and discussed lesson 3 on pages 326 - 329, and then
the students worked in groups to answer questions for this
lesson.
HW - Color and label a map about the Civil War, due tomorrow.
Study the vocabulary words for a quiz on Wednesday,3/31.
The chapter 13 test is Thursday, 4/1.
Spelling - HW - Study the words for our test tomorrow.
March 24, 2010
Social Studies - We read and discussed lesson 2 on pages 322 - 325, and then
the students worked in groups to answer questions for this
lesson.
HW - Color and label a map about the Civil War.Due on Friday.
Study the vocabulary words for the quiz on Wednesday,
3/31.
The chapter 13 test is Thursday, 4/1.
Spelling - The students completed workbook pages 91 and 92 during class.
HW - Study the words.
March 23, 2010
Social Studies - Students finished completing the questions for lesson 1, and
then we checked and corrected these. I gave them the
vocabulary cards for this chapter to start studying for the
quiz which is next week. I also gave them a few minutes to
work on their maps.
HW - Color and label a map about the Civil War. This is due
on Friday, 3/26.
Study the vocabulary words for the quiz on Wednesday,
3/31.
The chapter 13 test is Thursday, 4/1.
Spelling - The students completed workbook pages 89 and 90 during class and
completed a word card.
HW - Finish the word card if not completed during class and study
the words.
Mrs. McDonald's e-mail address --------mcdonaldp@wcschools.com
