4th Grade Mrs. Herring

Spelling:  We are going to resume next Monday with List 15.  I have been trying to keep the spelling list with the reading story, but I won't be able to finish all of the lessons.  The spelling lesson will NOT be the same as the reading story from here out.  Please be sure to look at the title that is affiliated with the spelling list. Reading:   How Night Came test is Wednesday.  Study vocabulary words, generalizations, and comprehension skills.  Students have the vocab in their reading notebooks, textbook and workbook. Students have a generalization worksheet and workbook page. Grammar:   We are studying Subject/Verb Agreement and the test will be on Wednesday.  If there is a disagreement, the verb is what changes, not the subject. Social Studies:   We will be working on Lesson 11 and 12 this week. AR points are due tomorrow at 9am. Reward will be Friday for those that adhered to the behavior plan in the handbook. Studen...

Spelling List 13 3x each in cursive, due Wednesday.  Test is Thursday.  No pretest until 2/27/17. Reading:  There will be a short whale research project due Tuesday the 21st.  Facts and opinions and a picture of the chosen whale are due.  Facts should be substantial and facts that aren't common. Opinions should be more than, "I don't think, I don't like,." Social Studies cumulative assignment will be passed out on Thursday and due back Thursday February 23. Dress Down day on Thursday.  Please send a $1 in with your child if they are dressing down.   NO SCHOOL Friday or Monday for students.  See you all on Tuesday the 21st. Have a great day, Mrs. Herring

Wow!  1st month of 2017 is behind us already!  Where is the time going? Spelling list 12 test was today.  Students had to know the meaning and spelling of the words this week because they were homophones (their, there, they're).  Continue looking for other homophones in your reading and improve your vocabulary.  Next spelling test will be February 13, list 13. Grammar :  We will continue working with verbs, learning the difference between helping and main verbs.  I always tell the students Herring is better than Moyer that is why H for helping verb is 1st in a sentence!  Just a way for them to try and remember.  Test will be next Friday. Reading :  We will be reading Adelina's Whales .  This is a great, non fiction story between a young girl and the whales.  Students have already been studying the vocabulary words.  We will also be working on words with more than one meaning.  Test will be next Friday. Wedne...

We will have our reading test on Wednesday on The Man Who Named the Clouds.  Students need to know their vocabulary, how to find the answer using context clues, and comprehension skills. Grammar test will be Wednesday, too.  The test is on action and linking verbs.  Students were given a list of being verbs to know for the test.  They will find action and linking verbs in sentences. AR is due by the 30th of January. Social Studies waterways project is due Tuesday January 31.  All students received a handout with 5 different assignments.  Students are to pick 1 and follow the specific instructions. Have a great week, Mrs. Herring

Homework for the weekend is to write 5 sentences circling the linking verb and underlining the action verb. There is a reading test on Wednesday for The Man Who Named the Clouds.  Study vocabulary and how to find important details in a story. Have a great weekend! Mrs. Herring

There is grammar homework for both classes.  We have started action and linking verbs today.  Students are to write 5 sentences and underline the linking verb.  Please review nouns and verbs as there is still much misunderstanding. Have a great night! Tomorrow is dress down day.  Students can wear jeans or sweats, but they must wear a Spartan approved shirt or spirit day shirt. Mrs. Herring

Spelling:  The lists are being photocopied.  They can be found on page 182 in the workbook or on Mrs. Gierka's homework helpline lower right hand corner of main page.  There will be a List 11 test on Friday for the children that did not score advanced. Grammar:   We will begin to discuss action and linking verbs.  Verbs are not new, but we are now going to classify them.  Test will be next week. Reading:   The Man Who Named the Clouds test will be next week.  Students defined 8 vocabulary words and should study them for the upcoming test.  Mrs. Herring's homeroom has a writing prompt on p. 320 to complete for homework using at least 4 vocab. words.  Mrs. Moyer's homeroom DOES NOT have the writing prompt. Friday is a dress down day for $1. Have a great week! Mrs. Herring