Mrs. Fujan's Website and Blog

Here’s what’s happening in Reading this week….

Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

Skill: Main Idea/Key Details

Grammar:  Irregular Plural Verbs

As always- ask your student about other things we are studying on a daily basis!

Here’s what’s happening in Reading this week….

Genre: Drama

Skill: Theme

Grammar:  Singular and Plural Nouns

As always- ask your student about other things we are studying on a daily basis!

Here’s what’s happening in Reading this week….

Genre: Folktale

Skill: Theme

Grammar:  Common and Proper Nouns

As always- ask your student about other things we are studying on a daily basis!

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?

Please sign up for conferences.  The lists are currently outside the office or you can call in as well.  The office can usually sign you up via phone, but you’re welcome to leave a message for me as well!  Thank you for your cooperation!

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?

I’ve been “amcclur” for 9 plus years in the eyes of LPS.  However, I’ve been “Mrs. Fujan” for over 8 years.  I just never bothered to change my LPS name.  But, I’ve let go of my last remaining “McClure” identity, and became “afujan” a few weeks ago.

It’s odd, typing my new username into all the LPS programs.  But, it certainly makes telling others my email address a lot easier.  It came at a great time… as I’m adjusting to teaching a new grade level this year as well.

Fourth grade has treated me well the first month or so of school and I look forward to the rest of the year… a new era in my teaching career!

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!