Review Week

This week will be a bit of a review.  Every fifth week in Spelling is a unit review.  We will still have a test on Friday, but the words will be compiled from lessons 1 to 4. We will also use the week to review sentence types, subjects and predicates, and to work on writing skills.  Our reading story this week will be from our novel, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.  Our class is using this novel in conjunction with our Storytown reading book.

Block 1 is listening to Mrs. Pigglewiggle as our read aloud, and Block 2 is enjoying Wonder.

Spelling Lists

Spelling City Review Unit 5

Students are invited to create an extra credit Spelling word search for their classmates this week during their free time.

Nearpod Lesson

Click here to work on Subjects/Predicates:

https://nearpod.com/s/ela/4th-grade/subjects-predicates-simple-or-not-L30133954

Tales of 4th Grade Nothing Shows

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ryrbn - Tales of 4th Grade Nothing introduction

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xamisw Tales of 4th Grade Nothing "Flying Train Committee"

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rznza - Tales of 4th Grade Nothing "T.V. Star"

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rzmq7 - Tales of 4th Grade Nothing "Fudge Meets Rat Face"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJLjDd4ABp4&t=14s Tales of 4th Grade Nothing "The Birthday Bash" Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-3ulKdxgWE&t=8s Tales of 4th Grade Nothing "The Birthday Bash" Part 2

Spelling Unit 4 Test Tomorrow

This spelling unit is (hopefully) a bit easier than last week's unit.  We talked about the -ed / -ing word ending rules.  Test will be tomorrow.  Today we completed Spelling workbook pages 17-18.

Spelling Lists

Spelling City Games

We are working on our four sentence types and subjects/predicates.   Here's a game about the four types of sentences:

Sentence Games

We read the book "Liberty" today and learned facts about the Statue of Liberty.  We also created our own Statue models and fact cards.

Statue of Liberty Learning Video - 10 minutes

Statue of Liberty News Show

Read Aloud Statue of Liberty Book

Statue of Liberty Video - 4 minutes

Virtual Tour

Statue of Liberty Facts

More Statue of Liberty Facts

Statue of Liberty Facts & Videos

Statue of Liberty Learning Video - 10 minutes

Statue of Liberty Video - 4 minutes

Statue of Liberty Facts

More Statue of Liberty Facts

Homework - Kai's Journey

For tonight's homework, students should reread Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain which is a story about a boy's immigration experience to California.  It is a complicated story.  We have discussed it in detail, but please set aside some time to reread it and talk about it at home.  Here's the link to the online story:

Select Theme 1, Lesson 4:
Kai's Journey eBook

Angel Island Photographs

We also completed Practice Workbook page 18 to go over the Robust Vocabulary words that will be on the assessment tomorrow, along with the comprehension skills and an extended response question.  Students may use their books and vocab sheets to assist during the assessment. 

Students wishing to donate $1 to Hurricane Harvey Relief may bring in money on Friday in exchange for wearing a hat in school.  This is a one-day school wide fund raiser. 

Kai's Journey

This week we are reading Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain.  It is about the 1930's experience of a young boy who travels from China to stay with his father in California, but first he must go through immigration at Angel Island.

Here is a link to information about Angel and Ellis Islands:

Ellis Island

eBook

If you are able to send in an empty toilet paper tube roll, we are looking for extras to make a Statue of Liberty craft.

This spelling unit is (hopefully) a bit easier than last week's unit.  We talked about the -ed / -ing word ending rules.  Test will be on Friday. 

Spelling Lists

Spelling City Games

We ware working on our four sentence types  Here's a game about the four types of sentences:

Sentence Games

Have a Great Weekend!

IF YOU ARE ABLE to send in an empty toilet paper tube on Monday, we are doing a quick craft.

Kai’s Journey to Gold Mountain is our next reading story.  It is a bit complex, as we learn about a boy who travels to the United States from China with the hopes of being reunited with his father.  This historical fiction story takes place in 1934 during a time when the U.S. did not welcome Chinese immigrants.  We will discuss the story in depth in class before it is sent home for Tuesday night’s homework.   

Spelling Lists

Spelling City Games

We are working on our four sentence types  Here's a game about the four types of sentences:

Sentence Games

Compare & Contrast

Today we did our Spelling review workbook pages 13 & 14 for classroom practice.  We also are working on some fun Compare/Contrast paragraphs.  Students also were able to return/check out library books today, but books are not due until next week.  Mrs. Drews is only with us in the library every OTHER week.  

Unit 3 spelling test is Friday.

Spelling Lists

Spelling City Games

We ware working on our four sentence types  Here's a game about the four types of sentences:

Sentence Games

Here are some great grammar games:

FunBrain Grade 4 -  try playing "Grammar Gorillas!"

Fluency Practice

Today students took the story selection test over "Danitra Brown Leaves Town," and we also practiced reading poetry for fluency.  The story of Danitra was a narrative poem.

We are working to identify subjects and and predicates in sentences.  Subjects tell "who?" or "what?" the sentence is about.  

Unit 3 spelling test is Friday.

Spelling Lists

Spelling City Games

We ware working on our four sentence types  Here's a game about the four types of sentences:

Sentence Games

Here are some great grammar games:

FunBrain Grade 4 -  try playing "Grammar Gorillas!"

I am currently working on AIMS fluency testing with each student.  Fluency monitors your child's reading rate/number of words per minute.  Results will be sent home when all of our Ridge students have been assessed.