August 15th , 2011

 

 

Mrs. Hooker is excited to have  a new group of fourth graders this year! Welcome to room A102.

 

 

**Parents please enroll for parent portal on the BPS website. It only takes about 2 minutes. You can then see your child's grades/tasks/missing work at any time**

 

Use this newsletter to be prepared, know when tests and projects are due, or just get ahead!

 

Subject

Task

Study/Review

Tests?
Story

The Gardener

Beginning of year reading/language arts assessments

Fred Reading Calendar-

Due first school day of each month

Leveled Reader folder-  signed by parent and returned on Mondays!
Spelling  Spelling   List

Long A and Short A Pattern

 dictate?

type?

word searches?

spellingcity.com?

 

 Pretest on Tuesdays

Posttest on Fridays

Story comprehension tests on Fridays
Math

Place Value

Chapter 1

 basic addition and subtraction regrouping Pretest Inventory

L. Arts:

Focus Skill:

Narrative Elements

 

 

 

 

 Focus Strategy:

Prereading strategies

Building background

Vocabulary

Use context to confirm meaning

 

  

 

Print writing expected until lessons in cursive are completed

 
Social Studies-format and region overview      
Health

 

    
Handwriting Posture and Pencil   Illegible tasks may be completed again
Nebraska History

 

      
Special Information      

                  

Theme 1:
You Can Do It!

"The Gardner" Basic Words:
1. played
2. escape
3. thank
4. subway
5. gray
6. safely
7. mistake
8. greatest
9. break
10. after
11. planting
12. scratch
13. address
14. holiday
15. natural
16. paragraph
17. blanket
18. capital
19. taken
20. cabin

Challenge Words:
21. sprouting
22. chrysanthemum
23. bulbs
24. orchid
25. dandelion
 

 

 

Freddy Froggy likes Fourth Graders!!!