4th Grade Mrs. Herring

4TH GRADE FIELD TRIP IS MAY 1ST, NOT MAY 15!  Sorry for the inconvenience.  Papers are being sent home with children whose parents signed up to be a PTO parent.

There will be a spelling test tomorrow on Animal Mimics .  We are working with dipthongs (letter combinations where only 1 letter sound is heard). On Monday, students will be taking their grammar test.  We have been working on subordinating conjunctions (independent and dependent clauses).  Independent clauses make sense alone, dependent clauses do not.  When a dependent clause is at the beginning of the sentence, it will start with a subordinating conjunction and have a comma.  On Tuesday and Wednesday, we will have our reading test Animal Mimics.   On Tuesday, students will take the portion of the test on the story vocabulary, spelling skill, grammar skill and reading comprehension based on the passage included with the test.  On Wednesday, students will take the written part of the reading test.  Students will be asked to describe informational text (which can be found in their reading notebooks; discussed 2 times this year.  They will also need to explain the text feature cause

4th grade is doing a Historic Landmark Brochure.  Students will be coming home with a worksheet to help them gather information and 5 facts about their landmark.  This is not to be turned in; it is a supplement to help the student gather information ahead of time.  If a student wants me to look over it, I will.  Period 1 is doing a different layout than periods 2 & 3, so please don't compare with other classes.  There won't be much time given in class to work on this, so students will need to use their school time wisely:  homeroom, end of the day, library class. Today we took the 1st part of the reading test on Feathers.   Tomorrow we will take the written part of the test.  We will continue working on Unit 2 while working on the landmark brochure. There is no afterschool program tomorrow, Tuesday January 14. Please remember to follow the dress code and be sure your kiddos are dressed for the weather. Have a great week! Mrs. Herring

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a great season home with their loved ones.  Now, back to the grind!  haha Students will have a spelling test next Friday January 10.  The list was sent home yesterday:  Feathers, Not Just for Flying U2W1.  This list is on plural words by adding -s or -es.  Please study with your child. In grammar, we will be studying compound sentences.  We will be studying conjunctions too.  Test will be next Thursday. In reading, we will be reading how feathers are an adaptation to birds.  Test will be Tuesday January 21 & January 22. Please remember to remind your students to keep their cell phones on silent, turned off, or at home.  Students should not have their cell phone's volume turned up, nor checking them throughout the day.  If you need to reach your child, please call the office, or email me. Also, we have been going outside for recess.  Please be sure your child is dressed appropriately. Ice cream is available on Tuesdays for $1.00.