Week of Dec.14, 2009
Grade 4 Mrs. Olley's Homeroom:
Your child may bring a healthy snack daily to my class. Please make sure that
it is finger-food and not a spoon & fork situation. Also, water bottles are
allowed.
Spelling: Unit 18. This unit reviews Units 13-17. The workbook pages are
checked on Thursdays - Sentences on Tuesdays. (see below)
Every Tuesday I will check their composition books for ten spelling sentences.
The sentences can be on any ten words, in cursive with the words underlined.
Please be aware - and check for this assignment each week. When we do not
have class on Mondays, the sentences will be due on Wednesdays.Please note
that some of the class is now doing enrichment word lists, they will need to
use these words in their sentences.
Reading: Running With The Pack pgs 222-226. Please read and review. Vocab
will be introduced in class. Orally reading scores will be given weekly,
please be prepared to read orally. I will be grading for:
fluency, articulation, inflection & comprehension of materials. Please sign
your child's planner every Monday and Thursday - they are suppose to read
outloud for oral reading points. Also, they should review the vocab. that I
assign, they are quizzed on it!
Religion: Chapter 14 Christmas Season. Study Guide will be sent
home along with the Religion book to review Chapter 14.Family Tree Project is
due on Tuesday 12/15/09.
English Gr 4: Creative Writing this week. No tests or quizzes.
Every Wednesday we have reteach and review on the weekly lessons.These
lessons can be reviewed on-line at my web page link, or the books can go home
daily.
English Gr 3: Creative Writing this week. No tests or quizzes.
Books will be sent home daily. See web-site link for on-line review, or use
extra practice located at the end of the Unit in your child's English book.
English Gr 2: Creative Writing this week. No tests or quizzes.
**Parents: Books go home Monday thru Wednesday and are sent with your child
from English class - please be sure your child has theirs and is bringing it
back to school everyday.
Please be sure to sign & return all tests
and quizzes.All English work can be practiced on the English Book Link.
www.eduplace.com/kids/hme
All Tests, Quizzes, And Papers Receiving a Letter Grade Must Be Signed And
Returned The Next Day.
Quizzes will be a routine part of English Class. It helps me to see if they
are retaining information leading up to the Unit Test. Quizzes may be given
at any time as a tool to evaluate a student's retention of materials taught.