Friday, March 4, 2016

Week 27-28 Vocabulary and Spelling Words


Week 27-28 Vocabulary/Spelling Words
*Learn to spell and define these words.
*Vocabulary Test on Monday (Mar. 7) and Spelling Test on Thursday (Mar. 10)
*Words are from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, Ch. 5-7

1. sulkymoody, gloomy, dull
…Edmund had been feeling sick, and sulky, and annoyed…
2. sightseers—people who go about seeing places and things of interest
…parties of sightseers arrived and asked to see the house…
3. apologize—ask forgiveness for some fault or insult
“I apologize for not believing you,” he said…
4. wrenched—to pull or jerk with a violent twist
The door had been wrenched off its hinges and broken to bits.
5. treason—something done to harm your own government or ruler
…a charge of High Treason against her Imperial Majesty Jadis…
6. enchantment—a magic spell or charm
She has made an enchantment over the whole country…
7. dazzlingly—shining or reflecting brilliantly
…the snow all around them grew dazzlingly bright.
8. beckoned—signaled by a movement of the head or hand
…the Beaver…beckoned earnestly to them.
9. hoarse—making a harsh, low sound
…saying to them in a hoarse, throaty whisper…
10. modest—humble, not boastful

…he now had a sort of modest expression on his face…

Monday, February 1, 2016

Field Trip

Our Groundwater Festival field trip is this Friday! We will come back to the school to eat a sack lunch from the lunchroom or students may bring their lunches just like always.
Students will receive a free festival T-shirt to wear on Friday. It looks like the weather will be chilly, so a long-sleeve shirt under the T-shirt might be a better choice than a jacket (that has to be kept up with).
The trip is short, so we will discourage students from bringing electronics or other toys. Questions? Please comment below.
Remember, this will be just like a regular school day, but we will have a field trip during the day. We're sorry, but parents are not invited on this trip. We will have another field trip later that we will be glad to invite you to participate in.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

ELA and Math Update

Lately, in ELA, we have been learning about summarizing text. We are working on matchbook summaries, summarizing each chapter of The Tiger Rising. We are also working on writing personal narratives using sensory details to help our reader see, hear, feel, smell, and taste whatever it is that we are writing about.
Ask your child to summarize a nursery rhyme like "Little Miss Muffet" or "Humpty Dumpty" and you will see what I am talking about.
In math, the students are working with fractions. Yes, this is probably one of the most difficult concepts for fourth-grade students. Mrs. Roberts is using techniques to help the students think through the best ways to tackle fraction problems. One of the key concepts with fractions is knowing the multiplication tables. Your child will be a much better math student if he or she memorizes the multiplication facts.