HOMEWORK: DUE, THURSDAY November 21

Homework this week is DUE: Thursday, November 21

This week's homework is a good look at what our Spring STAAR Writing Assessment will be over. 

Week: November 18 - November 22

ELAR WEEK: November 18 - November 22

Our week looks a little different this week!

This week students will do 3 practice tests as they prepare for the CogAT Test when we come back after break.

Students also have an ELAR Unit Assessment on Wednesday. This test will consist of two reading passages, whose questions will cover many of the skills we've learned this year.

We will finish up with our Guided Reading Books this week, and try to mix a little fun in towards the end of the week as we wrap up, and have Special Friends/Grandparent's Day Lunch.

Homework Week: November 11 - November 15

Homework Week: November 11 - November 15

Homework DUE, Thursday, November 14

ELAR WEEK: November 11 - November 15

2nd 9 Weeks: Week 5 ~ November 11 - November 15

Reading Workshop: 
This week we will continue to work with words by learning about Synonyms / Antonyms. We will also take a look at Prefixes/Suffixes and Greek/Latin Roots as we continue to learn how words can have multiple meanings, and how we can use context clues and what we know, to solve their meanings. 

Writing Workshop: 
This week we will continue to study how to write strong sentences and we will write our thoughts as we respond to a prompt. 


Cursive: 
We will move on to connections of letters ( uiwv)

Expected Assignments: Week November 4 - 8

Assignments for the Week of: November 4 - 8

* GR Comprehension Questions
* Multiple Meaning Word Quiz
* Independent Practice (run on, compound sentences, fragment)
* Cursive Handwriting
* Multiple Meaning Word / Context Clues Assessment
* Update Readers Notebook with Harvesting 2 new vocabulary words ( ongoing )

Homework: Week of November 4 - November 8

Homework: Week of November 4 - November 8

This week's homework is a great example of practice that students will see on their 4th Grade STAAR Writing Test in the spring. 

Expected Assignments: Week October 28 - November 1

Assignments for the Week of October 28 - November 1

- Bump Up Sentences (2)
-Writing Revision Questions (4)
-Independent Reading Annotation (1)
-Guided Reading Questions ( 4-5 )
- Composition Writing Prompt 

- Maintain their Reader's Notebook with ( Mini-Lessons, Responses to Reading, Record of their Reading, Annotations from their Reading)

ELAR WEEK: November 4 - 8

ELAR WEEK: November 4 - 8 

Reading Workshop: 
This week we will be working with Multiple Meaning Words and how they can have different meanings depending on how they are used within a sentence. 

For example, bank can mean the bank of a river, or bank can mean a place where you put your money. 

Students will also learn about how to understand vocabulary through using the clues within the context, Context Clues.

Writing Workshop:
Students will continue to learn about the concepts of grammar through building stronger sentences as well as more descriptive sentences. We will also continue to respond to our reading and prompt writing.