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Reading

Essential Question:  How can a challenge bring out our best?

UNIT TESTING THIS WEEK!

Math

Multiply and Divide Basic Facts

Writing

Research and Inquiry

Reading

Essential Question:  How can starting a business help others?

Genre: Persuasive Article

Comprehension Strategy/Skills:  Reread and Main Idea/Key Details

Vocabulary Strategy:  Suffixes

Vocabulary Words: compassionate, enterprise, exceptional, funds, innovative, process, routine, undertaking

Math

Finishing: Add and Subtract Whole Numbers

Will start:  Multiply and Divide Basic Facts

Writing

Analytical Writing:  What does the text mean?

Reading

Essential Question:  How can science help you understand how things work?

Genre: Narrative Non-fiction

Comprehension Strategy/Skills:  Re-read and Cause&Effect

Vocabulary Strategy:  Context clues:  Definitions and Restatements

Vocabulary Words: accelerate, advantage, capabilities, friction, gravity, identity, inquiry, thrilling

Math

Add and Subtract Whole Numbers

Writing

Analytic Writing:  How does the text work?

Reading

Essential Question:  How do people respond to natural disasters?

Genre: Expository Text

Comprehension Strategy/Skills:  Reread and Compare/Contrast

Vocabulary Strategy:  Multiple Meaning Words

Vocabulary Words: alter, collapse, crisis, destruction, hazard, severe, substantial, unpredictable

Math

We will finish Number Relationship and then start on Adding/Subtracting Whole Numbers

Writing

Analytic Writing:  What does the text say?

Reading

Essential Question:  How do your actions affect others?

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Comprehension Strategy/Skills:  Predictions and Problem&Solution

Vocabulary Strategy:  Idioms

Vocabulary Words: accountable, advise, desperately, hesitated, humiliated, inspiration, self-esteem, uncomfortably

Grammar: Subjects and Predicates

Math

Number Relationships

Writing

We will finish the “Writing Launch” and then start on Analytic Writing this week!

Reading

Essential Question:  Where do good ideas come from?

Genre: Fairy Tale

Comprehension Strategy/Skills:  Predictions and Sequencing

Vocabulary Strategy:  Context clues and Synonyms

Vocabulary Words: flattened frantically, muttered, gracious, stale, official, brainstorm, original

Math

Place Value

Writing

The “Writing launch” unit focuses on setting up routines in writers workshop.

Hello Fourth Grade Families!

By now you have all received your post cards telling you who your teacher is this year!  And I am SO EXCITED if I have your name.  Please check back to see what new things are going on in our room and in 4th grade.

See you Monday at Open House!

By now most of you have probably heard that I will not be teaching 2nd grade for the 2015-2016 school year.  But, before you get upset… don’t worry, I’m not leaving.  I’m just moving up to 4th grade!

I’ve taught for 9 years, all at Brownell.  My first year I taught 3rd grade, and ever since, I’ve been in 2nd grade.  It was time for a change.  So, I was excited when Mrs. Schefdore said I’d have the opportunity to move.

It will be an exciting endeavor.  It’s been awhile since I’ve had to learn a whole new curriculum!  But, I’m so looking forward to it!

See you in the “upper hall” next year!  Happy Summer!

This week and next week will be full of a lot of testing.  We know sometimes it’s hard to focus when we get this close to summer, but please encourage your student to be on time, focused, and continue following school expectations.

We will be wrapping up our final SMART goals of the year….

Reading-  We will work towards all students reading at a DRA 30.

Math- We will use ungrouping and regrouping to solve equations.

Reading Vocabulary:  create, dazzling, imagination, seconds

Reading Learning Targets:  We will use metaphors.  We will practice summarizing.

Math Learning Target:  We will practice regrouping and ungrouping with larger number in equations.

Writing:  We will work on writing personal narratives.