4th Grade Mrs. Herring

Parents, please remind your students to write down their work from each teacher's homework area in the classroom.  Homework blogs may not be up to date due to levels of understanding or obstacles that get in the way.  Also, each class teacher has her own blog, so please check each of ours. We had a spelling test on Monday.  The spelling list was given over a week ago.  The list is on a handout in your child's red reading folder as well as their reading book in the current story.  Mrs. Laudeman also has an activity on her blog called Spelling City where the children can participate in a spelling exercise.  Many students did not study for this test.  We have done exercises in class, discussed word endings (suffixes) and base words, played sparkle.  Beginning U1W3, students will be writing their list words 3x each.  We have found by not doing this exercise, students aren't writing their words.  It is important when studying, to have the c...

The grammar test on subjects and predicates is now going to be tomorrow, Thursday September 26, 2019.  Students were showing me strong signs of understanding, so the test is now tomorrow.  They have done numerous exercises on the smart board during class and had exercises for homework. Spelling test is still Friday. Spririt Week is next week.  A paper went home with guidelines.  Students may wear jeans if it is part of their dress theme.  On Tuesday, no wigs, no full face paint.  Hair dye is okay and partial face paint is okay.  On Thursday, PTO is sponsoring a dance for grade 3-6 from 6-8 pm for $3.00. Have a great week, Mrs. Herring

We made the first month with just a few hiccups! Spelling test this Friday for all of my classes.  Students should be studying U1W1 list.  There is a copy in their textbook, in their red reading folder, and here: crying cried cries shipped shipping tagged scarier scariest sadder saddest earlier earliest lazier laziest supplies denied tying prettier prettiest huger Challenge words: magnified, iciest, interfering Grammar test this Friday for all of my classes.  We are learning subjects and predicates.  Students completed a worksheet today finding the simple subject, simple predicate, complete subject, and complete predicate.  We are separating the subject from the predicate by using a backslash (/).  All periods have a double sided worksheet for homework.  They all had time in class to start it. **Krispy Kreme order forms are due Friday.  Donuts will be delivered October 7.  More info will follow. **4th grades shoppi...

Welcome Back!  We are entering the 3rd week of school already! Tomorrow will be picture day.  Forms were sent home in Friday's folder.  Every child will get their picture taken for the composite picture.  If you don't want to buy the package, no worries.  Students must be in dress code clothing. Friday September 20th will be a paid dress down day.  More information will follow. Chorus rehearsals will start September 18th.  If your child wants to join, please sign the permission slip.  Practices will be held during recess twice during an 8 day cycle.  There will be a holiday and spring concert held outside of school hours. Homework ELA:  review the figurative language packet.  It is the packet that starts with "What is an Alliteration?"  Today we finished up Onomatopoeia.  Review the work we have done so far.  On Wednesday your child will be coming home with a poster assignment.  They will have a week to ...

These last few weeks have been a whirlwind! There were concerns regarding the last progress report.  Please keep in mind the students and staff were busy preparing and completing the PSSAs, so there weren't many grades to be included.  We are working very hard to make up for missed time. All periods are now back to the original reading book.  We will all be finishing up with the same stories, grammar and reading lessons. There is a spelling test tomorrow on U4W5 list words. There is a grammar test scheduled for next Tuesday .  The lesson is on irregular verb tenses.  Students have at least 6 worksheets in their red reading folders they can use to study from. There is going to be a reading test next week also.   The story is Paul Bunyan .  We have started the vocabulary words this week and have talked about generalizations in the past and again.  All students have been asked to locate sentences from the story that show this is a tall tal...

Students are preparing for the math PSSAs.  Please watch for additional math resources to come home. Spelling:  All periods have abc order due Tuesday, 10 sentences due Wednesday, test Friday.  Periods 1 & 2 is Seeker of Knowledge, and period 3 is found in workbook page 109. Parents, please send in picture money or pictures.  This was to be turned in already.  Thank you! Field trip lunch slips...I am missing from 4 students.  Please turn them in. Parents, if you would like to go on the field trip and have been approved by PTO, I need to know.  Only 3 parents replied.  Thanks! Have a great week! Mrs. Herring

We have been practicing and preparing very hard for the upcoming PSSAs. Period 1 needs to finish the PSSA packet for homework, due Friday April 12. Period 3 needs to complete pages 21 & 23 in their Singular and Plural Pronouns packet.  We were doing group work, and some students had a difficult time working with others.  Groups were cut short and now homework.