Newsletter April 12-16

I hope everyone had a great spring break!  

We could really use eraser tops for pencils if anyone would like to donate.  Those who donated dry erase markers - thank you for your generosity!

Please make sure you students are getting their homework turned in on time. Missed/late work hurts your student’s subject grade and Bible grade if they have to miss Bible class to complete unfinished work. I provide ample class time for most work. 

Quiz and test schedule: 

Tues: language test 10

Wed: spelling quiz 23

Thurs: history quiz 16

Fri: spelling test 23, math test 10

Looking ahead to April 19-23

Mon:  History test 14 (over ch. 16)

Tues:  science quiz 20

Wed:  spelling quiz 24, language quiz 21

Thurs:  history quiz 29

Fri:  spelling test 24, math quiz 11 

Spelling 23

Advice

Scissors

Police

Furniture

Clothing

Aisle

Castle 

Muscle

Honest

Delightful

North Dakota (ND)

Ohio (OH)

Cheerfulness

Evaluate

Intelligence

Interfere

Khaki

Precipitation

Soldier

Ukulele

Vocab

Achieve - to accomplish

Artificial - man made, imitation

Atheist - a person who does not believe in God

Compromise - an agreement made by giving up demands

Data - facts, information stored and used by a computer

Flexible - easily bent, not stiff

Persuade - to convince by reasoning

Perturb - to disturb and annoy

Trinity - one God in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Virtue - moral excellence, goodness

The kids are making sandwich book reports due on Tuesday.  We’ve had a lot of fun with them. Be sure to watch for them when they come home.

Silverwood reading logs are due March 26. They will not be accepted after this date.  

We have several big tests this week, please make sure your students are studying at home.  

 Upcoming quizzes and tests (tentative):

Tues: Language quiz 19, history test 12, science quiz 19

Wed:  Spelling quiz 22

Thurs: Math quiz 10, Science test 7

Fri:  Language quiz 20, spelling test 22, History test 13

Spelling List 22

Paragraph

Prophet

Transfer

Laughter

Coughed

Dough

Thoroughly

Drought

brought

Trough

New York (NY)

North Caroline (NC)

Attentiveness

Error

Excitable

Importance

Influence

Instead

Nutritious

Prescription

Vocab

Correspond - to communicate by exchanging letters

Haul - to pull or move something heavy

Irrigate - to supply with water

Mature - fully grown or developed

Privilege - a special right or favor

Prophecy - future events revealed by God to man

Refuge - a shelter or protection

Spacious - with plenty of room

Variation - a change

Yield - to give in

Newsletter March 15-19

Leprechaun Traps are due Tuesday, March 16.  If anyone would like to bring a St. Patrick’s day inspired treat on March 17, that would be great!  

We need dry erase markers, if anyone can donate some that would be wonderful!

Tests/Quizzes

Mon: Language test 9 (part 1)

Tues: Language test 9 (part 2)

Wed: Spelling quiz, science quiz 18

Fri: Spelling test, history quiz 26

Looking ahead March 22-26 (tentative schedule)

Tues: Lang. quiz 19, history test 12, science quiz 19

Wed:  Spelling quiz

Thurs: Math quiz 10, History test 13

Fri: Lang. quiz 20, spelling test, science test 7

Spelling Words 21

Forgotten

Committed

Sobbing

Quizzed

Shipping

Recreation

Foundation 

Collection

Tradition

Ambition

New Jersey (NJ)

New Mexico (NM)

Admire

Chaotic

Museum

Practical

Prior

Proceed

Revised

Visible

Vocab

Compliment - an expression of admiration

Condemn - to declare guilty

Defective - faulty, not perfect

Deity - God

Emblem - symbol, something that stands for an idea

Excel - to do better than average

Improvise - to use what is available

Obligation - a requirement, a duty

Rebellious - not respecting authority

Thoughtful - thinking, considerate

We are making leprechaun traps for St. Patrick’s Day!  Traps are to be made at home and brought to school by Tuesday the 16th.  The goal is to catch a leprechaun!  Traps can be made out of anything you choose, but must not be bigger than the top of the students desks (about 24x18). Google has great ideas for making the traps! 

Please check to be sure your students are finishing and turning in their work on time. Late work greatly affects their grades.  We have a multi chapter science test Tuesday that students should study for over the weekend. Song of the Brook summaries through chapter 15 are due Friday, March 12. 

Do your students need assistance with their math homework at home?  If you are not sure how to help them, check out KhanAcademy.org  This is a very helpful website for math concepts from K - college. It will walk you through problems and has some great videos to illustrate the steps for solving problems.  

We are running low on dry erase markers.  We use them daily in math and language.  If anyone has extras to donate, we would very much appreciate them. 

Tests & quizzes

Mon.- Math quiz 9, History quiz 24

Tues. - Science Test 6

Wed. - Spelling quiz 20

Fri.- Language test 9, History quiz 15, Science quiz 17

Looking ahead:  

Monday March 15:  Math test 9

More to come…

Spelling List 20

Observing

Injured

Surviving

Pleasurable

Believed

Generous

Margin

Imagination

Apology

Original

Nevada (NV)

New Hampshire (NH)

Affection

Agreeable

Ancient

Antique

Distress

Persuasion

Seize

Surrender

Vocab

Camouflage - to disguise

Cleanse - to make clean, to purify

Contradict - to go against, to disagree

Historical - happening in the past

Prevail - to overcome

Reluctant - unwilling, slow to act

Resource - an available supply of something

Ridiculous - silly, having no purpose

Selfless - putting others ahead of oneself, generous

Triumph - a victory, success

I hope you all enjoyed your break! There will be some changes to grading procedures in the third quarter.  Due to the high number of students not turning in work on time, any work that is not turned in on the due date will be reduced by one grade level each day it is late. I will deduct points from there for incorrect problems.  

As we move forward in math, many students still do not know their multiplication/division facts.  While we work on these daily in class, memorization still requires practice at home for mastery.  This is a critical skill in math. If multiplication/division facts are not memorized, computation is slowed down tremendously, adding another layer of difficulty to solving problems.  I encourage everyone to add multiplication and division flashcards to nightly study routines.  

Your students are independently reading a chapter book in class and doing a summary per chapter in preparation for the upcoming book report.  They will have to bring the books home on weekends to finish summaries in time for the book report.  

Quiz/Test Schedule

Tues:  History test 9 (students took home the study guide to practice over break)

Wed:  Spelling quiz 19, science quiz 16

Fri: Language quiz 17, spelling test 19

Looking ahead to March 8-12:  

Mon: Math quiz 9, History quiz 24

Tues:  Science test 6

Wed:  Spelling quiz 20, 

Thurs/Fri:  Language test 9, history quiz 25, science quiz 17

 Spelling Words 19

Emphasis

Damaging

Described 

Arrival

Expensive

Citizen

Certificate

Cyberspace

Announce

Cancel

Montana (MT)

Nebraska (NE)

Achievement

Favorite

Measure

Perseverance

Repetition

Sentence

sequence

Suitable

Vocab

Contribute - to give

Convenient - easily done, easy to reach

Dwindle - to gradually get smaller

Enthusiasm - eager interest, zeal

Gracious - kind, courteous

Marvel - to wonder

Mercy - lovely withholding

Mimic - to copy

Obvious - easy to be seen

Wisdom - knowledge and judgement based on God’s word

Hello Parents!

Off-Week Feb 22-26; no school; daycare available

School resumes March 1 - enjoy the break! 

Mrs. Young 

Newsletter Feb. 16-19

Thank you to everyone who donated so generously to our Valentine’s Day party!  We had a lot of fun!  I really appreciate your generosity. 

Don’t forget to send your student with hats and gloves during this cold weather.  

Test/Quiz Schedule

Wed:  Math test 8, Lang. quiz 16, Spelling Quiz 18, History quiz 17

Fri:  Lang test 8, History test 9, Spelling test 18

Spelling Words 18 (Review List)

Scrubbed

Immature

Capture

Automatic

Frequently

Boundary

Often

Type

Personality

Remarkable

Admiration

Author

Business

Convince

Curiosity

Explanation

Important

Incredible

Perfection

Significant

Vocab

Authority - a position of leadership and responsibility

Commitment - a promise, a pledge of faithfulness

Courtesy - polite and kind behavior

Humility - without pride

Perilous - dangerous

Reliable - dependable

Sovereignty - supreme authority to rule

Stature - height

Urgent - calling for immediate action

Wages - payment for work

Newsletter Feb. 8-12

Valentine’s Day party is this Friday, February 12 in the afternoon.  Please post on either Facebook page if you can bring any treats, drinks, or healthy snacks.  I sent home name lists for students to address Valentine cards.  I will attach the list to the newsletter in the private Facebook group.   

Please check your students homework folders every day and check to see if they are studying for quizzes and tests. Check if they are bringing home and finishing their homework as well.  Additionally, 15 minutes a day is all it takes to improve reading fluency.  A structured study hour each night will greatly improve grades in all subjects. 

Tests & Quiz Schedule:

Monday:  History Test 8

Wed: Spelling quiz

Thurs:  Language quiz 13, Science quiz 15 (if ready) 

Fri:  History quiz 16, spelling test, PARTY 

Spelling Words

Completely

Genuinely

Enforcement

Blameless

Wasteful

Starry

Marvelous

Pharmacy

Remarkable

Artery

Missouri (MO)

Cannot

Democracy

Description

Exclamation

Incredible

Invitation

Microwave

Persevere

Satellite

Vocab

Contentment - peaceful happiness

Dynamic - energetic

Efficient - able to do a job without wasting time or energy

Meddle - to mind someone else’s business

Miracle - something only God can do

Urgent - calling for immediate action

Valuable - worth a great deal

Valentine's Day Class list

Alayna

Arianna

Aurora (Rory)

Elijah

Emmett

Ezekiel

Holden

Kaelynn

Kyara

Lillian

Lilly

London

Lucy

Lyla

Madalyn

Peyton

Presten

Troy

Warren

I hope you all enjoyed the week off!  We will have a Valentine Day party Feb. 12.  Please send a small box to school with your student to decorate as a mailbox for cards.  I will post a sign up sheet for treats soon.  

Quizzes and Tests:

Tues:  Language quiz 14, History quiz 14, Science quiz 14

Wed:  Spelling quiz

Thurs:  Language test 7, history quiz 15, Science test 5

Fri: Math quiz 8, spelling test

Looking ahead to the week of Feb. 8-12

Tues:  History Test 8

Wed: Spelling quiz

Thurs:  Language quiz 13

Fri:  Science quiz 15, History quiz 16, spelling test

Spelling Words

Quality

Consequence

Inadequate

Technique

Equation

Technology

Column

Design

Answered

Whistle

Minnesota (MN)

Mississippi (MS)

Business

Campaign

Explanation

Loose

Lose

Schedule

Sympathize

Tropical

Vocab

Consecrate - to dedicate

Courtesy - polite and kind behavior

Disciple - one who chooses to follow the teachings of another

Imposter - a deceiver or pretender

Intention - a purpose

Taunt - to tease or make insulting remarks

Universal - having to do with all the world

Newsletter Jan. 18-22

Hello fourth grade families.  Please encourage your students to read a few minutes every night at home. Good reading skills help them tremendously with their school work.  

Don’t forget Jan. 25-29 is an off week. 

Mon:  Math quiz 7

Tues:  History test 7

Wed:  Spelling quiz

Fri:  Lang. quiz 13, science quiz 14, spelling test 14

Spelling Words

Frequently

Request

Required

Quotation

Squint

Impression

Confession

Permission

Compassion

Discussion

Massachusetts (MA)

Michigan (MI)

Curiosity

Effort

Entertaining

Immense

Important

Miserable

Suspicious

Vocab

Annual- occurring once every year

Diligent- working hard to complete a task

Discern - recognize clearly, understand, tell apart

Perilous- dangerous

Reliable - dependable

Sufficient - as much as needed

Temptation - an influence or desire toward wrong

Newsletter Jan. 11-15

Please turn in your yearbook and drama camp forms this week.  They were due Friday the January 8th. 

Please work with your students to help them memorize their multiplication facts.  This is a critical skill in math.  We have daily timed tests on multiplication facts, but additional study time is needed at home.  Flash cards work great and five minutes a night is all it takes to boost fact memory.  

Quizzes and tests: 

Monday:  History test 6, Math test 6, Science quiz 11

Tues:  Language quiz 12

Wed: Spelling quiz 14

Thurs:  Language test 6

Fri:  Spelling test 14, history quiz 13. science quiz 12

Spelling words

Electric

Fantastic

Automatic

Allergic

Mechanic

Ability

Community

Opportunity

Territory

Personality

Maryland (MD)

Affliction

Convert

Eventually

Forgiveness

Nickel

Pause

Recital

Spaghetti

Tragedy

Vocab

Allegiance - loyalty

Gorgeous - beautiful, splendid

Irresponsible - not reliable

Occasional - happening once in a while

Stature - height

Wages - payment for work

Worship - to express love and respect for God

Newsletter January 4-8

I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays over break!  Wishing you all a happy and healthy new year. 

Upcoming tests and quizzes: 

Tues: math quiz 6

Wed:  spelling quiz, 

Thurs: language quiz 11, history quiz 12

Fri:  spelling test, science quiz 11

Looking ahead to Jan. 11-12:  math test 6, history test 6, language quiz 12, language test 6, history quiz 13, science quiz 12

Test/quiz dates are not set in stone and are subject to how fast the curriculum is moving.  Students are always prepped for quizzes and tests in advance, and made aware of date changes. 

Spelling Words

Terrific

Organic

Arctic

Athletic

Magnetic

Oxygen

Symptom

Cylinder

Typical

Symbolic

Maine (ME)

Accessible

Admiration

Arena

Assembly

Disguise

Greatness

Orchard

Significant

Vegetable

Vocab

Adorable- very likeable, cute

Adorn - to decorate

Advent - the coming of Christ

Astonish - to surprise, shock, or amaze

Commitment - a promise, a pledge of faithfulness

Dilemma - a difficult choice

Fundamental - basic, a necessary part

Newsletter Dec. 14-18

Christmas party is Dec. 18!  If anyone would like to bring treats or a craft to do  with the kids you are welcome to join us!  

We will have our party after lunch starting at 1:00 and it will last until 2:30.  We will have regular school work in the morning.  Our class auction will be during the party. 

Thank you all for your generous support!  Wishing you all a blessed holiday.

Quizzes & Tests

Monday:  History test 5 

Tues:  Science quiz 10

Wed:  Spelling 12, Language quiz 10

Thurs:  History Quiz 11, Science test 4

Fri:  Math quiz 6, Language test 5

Spelling words week 12

Literature

Immature

Capture

Agriculture

Adventure

Type

Goodbye

Hypothesis

Reply

Multiply

Louisiana (LA)

Champion

Congratulations

Conversation

Convince

Discipline

Mayonnaise

Missionary

Sugar

Whistling

Vocab

Absorb - to soak up or take in

Beneficial - helpful, producing good

Career - a profession or occupation

Hinder - to get in the way of, to prevent

Humility - without pride

Trials - difficulties in life

Unanimous - showing complete agreement

Newsletter Dec. 7-11

Thanks to everyone for the auction donations! 

Quizzes & tests

Monday: history quiz 9

Wed: Spelling, Science quiz 9

Thurs: History quiz 10

Fri:  Science quiz 10, language quiz 9, math test 5, spelling test

Looking ahead Dec. 14-18:  History test 5, science quiz 10

Spelling words:  

Scripture

Creature

Structure

Signature

Temperature

Asthma

Often

Epistle 

Solemn

Island

Kansas (KA)

Kentucky (KY)

Applause

Emphasis

Function

Happiness

Memorial

Mirror

Reputation

Volume

 Vocab

Amendment: a change or addition

Disastrous - causing much damage or suffering

Excursion - a short trip

Frigid - extremely cold, freezing

Reimburse - to pay back

Sacrifice - a selfless action done for someone else

Sovereignty - supreme authority to rule

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving break!  I enjoyed meeting with everyone during conferences.  Don’t hesitate to reach out to me any time with questions or concerns.   

Remember to get your Eagle Cruise sign up form and money in before Friday Dec. 4

Please have your students study for history test 4. It goes over all the chapters we have covered so far.  The study guide sent home with students before break covers everything they need to know. 

Quizzes:  Wed:  Language, spelling

          Thurs:  Science quiz 8

Tests:  Thurs:  History Ch. 4 1-7

            Fri:  Spelling

Looking ahead to Dec. 7-11:  History quiz 9 & 10, science quiz 9, Math test 5, language quiz 9.

Spelling words

Propeller

Admittance

Equipped

Offering

Scrubbed

Ounce

Doubting

Thousand

Boundary

County

Iowa (IA) 

Associate

Binoculars

Brilliant

Caterpillar

Criticize

Haphazard

Individually

Perfection

Vacuum

Vocab

Authority- a position of leadership or responsibility

Dependability - trustworthiness

Exhale - to breathe out

Guarantee - promise

Horizon - a line where the sky meets and earth seem to meet

Thorough - complete

OFF-WEEK NOV 23-25

NO SCHOOL/NO DAYCARE NOV 26-27

School resumes Nov 30

Please sign up for parent/teacher conferences if you have not already.  Available time slots are viewable on our class Facebook page.

Our feast this Wed. the 18th from 11:00 to 11:30am.  You may take your student home afterwards or leave them at school as usual. We are still in need of families to sign up to bring: green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, and (2) 24 turkey slices each. Please bring items ready to serve.

Due to the short week we will have no spelling test this week! 

Tuesday:  math test, history quiz 8

I hope you can all attend our feast.  We look forward to seeing you Wednesday! 

Hello fourth grade families!  Eagle Cruise forms went home on Friday. Please fill out and return.  

I have some families signed up for conferences Nov. 18,19 & 20. Please sign up if you have not already.  The available times are on our Private and regular fourth grade Facebook pages. 

I will be posting a sign-up sheet for our Thanksgiving Feast this week. Please watch for it. 

Thank you to all who donated to the class auction.  We are still in need of more auction donations.  Anything new or slightly used is appreciated! 

Monday - History quiz 7, Science Ch. 3. test 

Thurs: Language & spelling quiz. History test Ch. 5-6. 

Friday - Spelling, Science Ch. 1-3 Tests

Spelling Words (review list)

Experience

Receipt

Neighbor

Victorious

Studying

Volcano

Breathe

Galaxy

Truly

Doubtful

Abbreviation

Attendance

Believable

Carelessness

Develop

Emergency

Muscle

Stomach

Surprise

Transparent

Vocab (Review)

Anxiety - fear about what may happen

Compel - to force, to make to do something

Courageous - brave

Delete - to remove, to take out

Extraordinary - very unusual, remarkable

Immutable -unchanging

Impulse - a sudden desire to change

Omnipotent - all powerful

Precept - a principle to live by

Requirement -something needed or demanded

Hope you are all out enjoying the beautiful weather!  Parent/teacher conferences are taking place Nov. 18,19 and 20th. I will be posting a sign up sheet soon.  We are still looking for donations for our auction. Anything you can send is appreciated! 

Students should be bringing home a homework folder every night. Please encourage them to finish homework and turn it in the next day.  A handful of students consistently have missing/unfinished work.  All students receive study guides for science and history quizzes and tests. These come to school every day to be filled out as we read, then go home every night for study.  After the test/quiz students turn their study guide in for points.  Please keep all of these for future study of comprehensive tests coming up. 

Upcoming quizzes and tests:  

Tues:  Math test 

Wed:  Language test, spelling quiz

Thurs:  Science quiz 7 (pgs. 56-68)

Fri:  Spelling test

Please study over next weekend for Chapter 3 science test and history quiz 7 (pgs. 56-68) taking place on 11/9.  I heavily prep students in class for tests/quizzes but additional studying is always recommended.  

Spelling Words

Annoying

Employer

Stayed

Joyous

Delayed

Surrounded

Announcement

Discount

Towel

Doubtful

Illinois (IL)

Indiana (IN)

Abbreviation

Attacked

Budget

Clearance

Factual

Leopard

Particular

Spinach

Vocab

Anxiety - fear about what may happen

Competition - a contest

Eliminate - to get rid of, omit

Generosity - willingness to give to others

Grace - undeserved favor

Hello fourth grade families!  Please note the 5 things students need to go outside starting Monday:  Coat, boots, hats, gloves, and snow pants.  

Your students will be using study guides we create in class for history and science quizzes and tests.  Please encourage them to study throughout the week. 

I will be posting a conference sign up form on Facebook soon, please watch for it.  :)

We have had a few more donations roll in for our auction.  Thanks to those who donated.  We are still in need of more to ensure all students have something to bid on during the auction.

This week’s test/quiz schedule:  

Test:  Tues: history Ch. 3 & 4, Fri: spelling

Quiz:  Wed: Science (pgs. 46-52) & Language, Fri:  History (pgs. 46-53) and spelling 

Spelling Words:  

Dictionaries

Holiness

Healthier

Easiest

Librarian

Frugal

Truly

Cruelty

Raccoon

Duty

Hawaii (HI)

Idaho (ID)

Actively

Chimney

Humanity

Obedience

Regrettable

Successful

Surprise

Transparent

Vocab

Concentrate:  to focus thoughts and efforts on one thing

Extraordinary:  very unusual, remarkable

Prayer:  talking to God

Strenuous:  requiring much strength

Wrath:  very great anger

We still need donations for our class auction!  Only a few have come in. Anything fourth graders will enjoy (new or slightly used) is appreciated!  Students earn points by showing responsible learner behaviors such as bringing homework folders to class, turning in work on time, being on task, etc.  They will spend those points at the end of semester class auction. If every family can send at least one item that would be wonderful! 

Struggling to help your student with their math homework?  Here is a helpful link:  https://www.khanacademy.org/  Khan Academy is a free online resource.  It walks students and parents through math problems and concepts in all grade levels. Check it out!

Please be sure to check homework folders every night.  Some students are struggling to complete homework and turn it in the next day.  If they come home with an ungraded blank page, it is most likely unfinished homework which is due the next day. 

Tests & Quizzes for Oct. 19-23  Students should use their skill sheets, notebooks, maps, and past quizzes/tests for studying.  Flashcards are a great study tool!  

Quizzes:  Wed. - Spelling (every Wed.)

                 Thurs.- History 

                  Fri. - Science 

Tests:  Tues. - Language

             Fri.- Spelling (every Fri.) 

Monday Oct 26:  History Test 

Spelling Words:

Studying

Tries

Batteries

Missionaries

Mysterious

Awkward

Taught

Caution

Lawful

Psalm

Florida (FL)

Georgia (GA)

Absence

Disappearance

Exactly

Fidgety

Machinery

Misspell

Naturally

Seldom

Vocab:

Catastrophe - a sudden and terrible happening, disaster

Endeavor - to try hard, to strive

Faith - firm belief, trust

Rejoice - to be filled with joy pleasure, or satisfaction

Valor - bravery

OFF-WEEK OCT 12-16

No school

Daycare available for those signed up

See Miss Mindy to see if you are registered for daycare.

ENJOY THE BREAK! 

Mrs. Young :) 

Hello fourth grade families! Things to remember this week:  

*Picture day Monday Oct. 5. No PE this day.

*Field Trip $9 due Friday.  Students with incomplete work will not be allowed to participate. Please make sure students are turning in their work when it is due. 

The Abeka curriculum is rigorous. Please be sure your students are studying for their quizzes and tests.  In fourth grade we have an in class prep session prior to every test and quiz.  This should be followed up with studying at home.  Please encourage and help your students study the material for tests.  They take notes in Science and history with all the information they need for the exams.  

I will post test/quiz times each Monday morning on our Facebook pages.  

Spelling words Oct. 5-9

cozier

heaviest

victorious

hurrying

difficulties

dynamite

hydrant

analyze

encyclopedia

tyrant

Connecticut (CT)

Delaware (DE)

appetite

biscuit

burrito

gigantic

lasagna

literacy

miniature

restaurant

Vocab

compel - to force, to make to do something

courageous - brave

delete - to remove, to take out

patriot - a person who shows great love for and loyalty to his country

righteousness - goodness

Hello fourth grade families!  We are getting into the school groove and have our first round of tests taken this week.  Your students are becoming more responsible learners every day!  They are learning to take notes in history and science.  These notes provide a study guide for quizzes and exams.  Please continue to monitor their homework folders for unfinished work and graded material. 

We are still looking for donations to our end of semester auction!  Students are earning points by showing responsible behaviors in the classroom every day.  They will use earned points to buy items from our class auction at the end of the semester.  Have a blessed week!  :)

Spelling words Sept 28 - Oct 2

wrapped

planning

controlled

begotten

preferring

social

only

solar

though

approach

Colorado (CO)

accompany

Christian

fourth

ministry

musician

narration

physician

stomach

treasure

Vocab

accurate - correct, without error

honesty - truthfulness

impulse - a sudden desire to act

precept - a principle to live by

requirement - something needed or demanded

Fourth Grade Newsletter Sept. 21-25

Hello fourth grade families!  We are working on organization skills in fourth grade.  All students have a folder designated for homework.  They should be bringing this home every night.  The folder contains unfinished work to be completed and sent back the next day, along with completed/graded work.  Please be vigilante in checking their folders to ensure they are completing work.  Many students are not returning work to be graded.  Missing work is a zero in the gradebook until completed and turned in.  When checking your student’s homework folder, please pay attention to the quality of their work and areas where they may need assistance.

Students are earning points in class by showing positive behaviors such as checking their inboxes, returning homework folders, and staying on task.  These points equate to “money” students will use to by items from our class auction at the end of the semester.  Donations to the auction are greatly appreciated!  Any new or lightly used items fourth graders would enjoy are welcome. I will be collecting auction items until the end of the semester. 

Students can earn ”Fun Friday” in class by turning in all their work for the week.  This is a struggle area in our class.  Please make sure your students are doing their work and turning it back in the next day. This should improve each week as students get back into the school groove. 😊

Spelling & Vocab Words Sept.21-25

neither

protein

foreign

height

weird

elementary

balcony

ability

galaxy

capacity

California (CA)

athlete

attendance

captain

envelope

finally

intersection

package

pedestrian

vehicle

Vocab

Faithful – loyal, trustworthy, steadfast

Immutable – unchanging

Laboratory – a room or building where scientific is done

Permanent – fixed, unmoving

Predicament - an unpleasant, difficult situation

Hello fourth grade families!  We survived the first week!!!  I hope all your students are feeling more comfortable with our class and schedule.

Open house Sept. 15 from 5:30 pm-6:30 pm.  I would love to meet you all.  Please don’t forget to turn in your registration paperwork to Mrs. Young this week.

The weekly spelling quiz will move to Wednesdays so the kids have a chance to practice missed words before the Friday exam.  We have a history test on Monday.  Students should study their notebook terms over the weekend. 

Please help your students practice their spellings words and assist with homework. Each student should bring home their homework folder every night with work to be returned the next day. Hello fourth grade families!  We survived the first week!!!  I hope all your students are feeling more comfortable with our class and schedule.

Please remember our open house Sept. 15 from 5:30 pm-6:30 pm.  I would love to meet you all.  Please don’t forget to turn in your registration paperwork to Mrs. Young this week.

The weekly spelling quiz will move to Wednesdays so the kids have a chance to practice missed words before the Friday exam.  We have a history test on Monday.  Students should study their notebook terms over the weekend. 

Please help your students practice their spellings words and assist with homework. Each student should bring home their homework folder every night with work to be returned the next day.

I strongly encourage students to read the directions on their homework pages and try to figure things out for themselves before asking for help. When they ask for help, guide their thinking so they discover the solution for themselves as much as possible.  This helps them become more independent learners.

I also encourage guided reading of anything and everything at home to improve fluency.  Reading with your kids ten to twenty minutes a day can make a huge difference!  😊

SPELLING WORDS SEPTEMBER 14-18

1.  Mischief

2.  Receipt

3.  Reign

4.  Eighty

5.  Neighbor

6.  Redeemer

7.  Decent

8.  Steeple

9.  Breathe

10. People

11. Arkansas (AR)

12. Arizona (AZ)

13. Argument

14. Bargain

15. Believable

16. Definition

17. Develop

18. Familiar

19. Involve

20. Principle

21. Gratitude- thankfulness

22. Omnipotent – all powerful

23. Quotient – the answer to a division problem

24. Security – protection from risk or danger

25. Utensil – a useful tool

4th Grade Newsletter:
Welcome to Fourth Grade!

Hello and welcome fourth grade families. I am excited to spend this year with your students! My name is Wendy Calvert. I am a certified K-8 teacher in Idaho and Arizona. I am an Idaho native and have worked for the Lakeland School District the past seven years. I have a professional background in behavior modification programs, students with disabilities, coaching, and instruction. I was a county 4H instructional leader for many years as well.

I hope to meet you at our Open house Sept. 15th from 5:30 - 6:30 pm. Please feel free to contact me at: wcalvert4th@gmail.com or via phone/text: 208-818-5457. My phone is open for communication from 8 am to 7pm every school day. Messages received outside of these times will be answered the next school day.

Classroom Information

Students will be provided enough time in class to complete their homework most of the time. However, the program is rigorous and therefore some homework should be expected 2-3 nights a week.

Spelling words will be posted Sunday in the weekly newsletter. Students will receive the words Monday in class. I encourage everyone to practice the words at home for the weekly spelling test on Fridays. Practice time in class is limited.

Homework Policy: Homework is due the next school day. Missing assignments will be counted as a zero in the gradebook until the work is complete. All weekly assignments will be sent home in the Fri

Fourth Grade Spelling Words

Sept 8-11, 2020

1. Relief

2. Experience

3. Friendliness

4. Ceiling

5. Deceive

6. Volcano

7. Dangerous

8. Stained

9. Creativity

10. Breakable

Challenge words

11. Alabama (AL)

12. Alaska (AK)

13. Actually

14. Carelessness

15. Knowledge

16. Minute

17. Necessary

18. Occur

19. Principal

20. Recess

Vocabulary

21. Brief – not long

22. Emergency – a sudden need for immediate action

23. Eternal - having no beginning or end

24. Organize- to arrange in good order

25. Respectful – feeling or showing ho