Monday HW

READING: 

Read 30+ minutes each night

Log, Jot!  Monitor your goal.

In addition, read on looking for evidence to confirm your character theory, or if you read new evidence create a new theory.

                     

WRITING:

None

WORD STUDY:

If you need to assign yourself word study homework in order to meet your deadline of Nov 19th, please make sure to do so. You have 5 activities to complete: Resort/Write About the Sort and 4 different leveled activities.

MATH: 

Xtra math Due Friday

OTHER: 

Friday Homework

READING: 

Read 30+ minutes each night

Log, Jot!  Monitor your goal.

In addition, read on looking for evidence to confirm your character theory, or if you read new evidence create a new theory.

                     

WRITING:

none

WORD STUDY:

If you need to assign yourself word study homework in order to meet your deadline of Nov 19th, please make sure to do so. You have 5 activities to complete: Resort/Write About the Sort and 4 different leveled activities.

MATH: 

none

OTHER: 

Thursday, October 16th

READING: 

Read 30+ minutes, Log, Jot! 

Monitor your goal.

Get additional "just right" resources for your NF research project if needed.

                     

WRITING:

Work on publishing your persuasive essay. Your published persuasive piece is due on Monday, October 20th. Use the publishing essay checklist to help you. This must be signed and turned in with your published piece on Monday.

WORD STUDY:

If you need to assign yourself word study homework in order to meet your deadline of Oct 23rd, please make sure to do so. You have 5 activities to complete: Resort/Write About the Sort and 4 different leveled activities.

MATH: 

Xtra Math Log  You will need to play at least 3 sessions each week at home. Due Friday.

Fall 4 Math

OTHER: 

Second Steps: Assertiveness Homelink Due October 17th

Original Drawing for Yearbook Due Friday, October 24th

Wear comfortable shoes tomorrow and bring a bagged lunch. You will be walking around at the Stamford Museum!

Tuesday, September 30th

READING: 

Read 30 minutes (or more).

Log!

Keep track of your thinking- This should be in the section you created in your reading notebook for your fiction reading. It should have all your thinking for each book you read!

**Push yourself to work towards the goal you set for yourself. What do you need to do as a reader in order to achieve this goal?**

                     

WRITING:

None

MATH: 

X-tra Math Log- Starting today, we will be using a math log to keep track of the time we play on 

X-tra Math throughout the week. You will need to play at least 3 sessions each week at home. You need  to date each time you play and get a parent signature to confirm your played that day. Logs are due every Friday.

Xtra-Math Log: Xtra Math Log

Practice your multiplication facts.

OTHER: 

Field Trip $$ Due Friday, October 10th

Original Drawing for Yearbook Due Friday, October 24th

Monday, September 22nd

READING: 

Read 30 minutes (or more) each day.

Keep track of your reading using your log.

Keep track of your thinking- This should be in the section you created in your reading notebook for your fiction reading. It should have all your thinking for each book you read!

**Push yourself to work towards the goal you set for yourself. What do you need to do as a reader in order to achieve this goal?**

                     

WRITING:

Write another mini-story (You should have a total of 3-4 mini stories- one for each of your folders)

Anchor Chart: Gathering Materials to Support Your Essay?

Anchor Chart Zoom in on: How to Write A Mini-Story

Anchor Chart Zoom in on: Ingredients for Mini Story

Example Brainstorming Mini Stories: Brainstorming Essays

Example of Mini Story: Example of Mini Story

MATH: 

Practice your multiplication facts.

Xtra math only if  you took pre-assessment at school.

OTHER: 

Second Steps, Due FRIDAY, 9/26

Thursday, September 18th

READING: 

Read 25 minutes (or more) 

Keep track of your reading using your log.

Keep track of your thinking- This should be in the section you created in your reading notebook for your fiction reading. It should have all your thinking for each book you read!

**Push yourself to work towards the goal you set for yourself. What do you need to do as a reader in order to achieve this goal?**

                     

WRITING:

none

MATH: 

Practice your multiplication facts.

Xtra math only if  you took pre-assessment at school.

OTHER: 

none

Monday, September 15th

READING: 

Read 25 minutes (or more) 

Keep track of your reading using your log.

Keep track of your thinking- This should be in the section you created in your reading notebook for your fiction reading. It should have all your thinking for each book you read!

**Push yourself to work towards the goal you set for yourself. What do you need to do as a reader in order to achieve this goal?**

                     

WRITING:

none

MATH: 

Unit 1, page 26 & 31

Practice your multiplication facts..

OTHER: 

none

Friday, September 12th

READING: 

Read 25 minutes (or more) each day over the weekend.

Keep track of your reading using your log.

Keep track of your thinking- This should be in the section you created in your reading notebook for your fiction reading. It should have all your thinking for each book you read!

**This weekend, sit down with your reading log and share your reading life with a parent. Together, talk about what you notice is happening in your reading life. What is going well? What are you struggling with? Use the rubric on the bottom to guide you in thinking about your reading life. Together, complete the rubric and set a specific goal for next week. (What is it that you want to work and how will go about achieving it?) Remember, we all have our "good days" and "bad days" and sometimes are faced with struggles from time to time. It is important to honestly recognize these struggles so we can learn how to overcome them.**

                     

WRITING:

none

MATH: 

Practice your multiplication facts each day over the weekend.

OTHER: 

We did not have time to write a week in review this week, but you can tell them all about our week! Talk to your parents about what you learned in school this week!

Thursday, September 11th

READING: 

• Read 25 minutes (or more).
• Keep track of your reading using your log.
• Keep track of your thinking- Create a section in your notebook for your fiction reading where you can keep all your thinking for each book you read!

                     

WRITING:

• none

MATH: 

• Unit 1, page 17 & 18

OTHER: 

• Second Steps - Due Friday, 9/12

Wednesday, September 10th

READING: 

• Read 25 minutes (or more).
• Keep track of your reading using your log.
• Keep track of your thinking- Create a section in your notebook for your fiction                    reading where you can keep all your thinking for each book you read!

                     

WRITING:

• Writing HW(see link): Flash Drafting On Demand
• Anchor Chart (see link): Essay Bootcamp

MATH: 

• Unit 1, page 21 & 22

OTHER: 

• Second Steps - Due Friday, 9/12

Friday, September 5th

READING: Read 25 minutes (or more) each day over the weekend.

                     Keep track of your reading using your log.

                     Keep track of your thinking- Create a section in your notebook for your fiction                                       reading where you can keep all your thinking for each book you read!

                     

WRITING: none

MATH: none

OTHER: Second Steps - Due Friday, 9/12

                 Picture Day is Tuesday, September 9th.

Thursday, September 4th

READING: Read 25 minutes (or more).

                     Keep track of your reading using your log.

                     Keep track of your thinking.

                     

WRITING: Collecting Ideas for Essays

                     Please see link for more information: Collecting Essay Ideas HW

                     Collecting Ideas for Essays Chart: Collecting Essay Ideas?

MATH: worksheet Multiplication fact families

OTHER: Me Box (see sheet) - DUE FRIDAY, 9/5

                Second Steps - Due Friday, 9/12

                Picture Day is Tuesday, September 9th.

Wednesday, September 3rd

READING: Read 25 minutes (or more).

                     Keep track of your reading using your log.

                     Keep track of your thinking.

                     

WRITING: Revising and Redrafting to Meet Personal Goals

                     Please see link for more information: Bootcamp Revising & Editing

                     Essay Bootcamp Chart: Essay Bootcamp Chart

MATH: PB; Unit 1, page 3

OTHER: Me Box (see sheet) - DUE FRIDAY, 9/5

Homework Friday, August 29, 2014

READING: Read 25 minutes (or more) each day over the weekend

                     Keep track of your reading using your log

                     Keep track of your thinking

                     

WRITING: none

MATH: none

OTHER: Me Box (see sheet) - DUE FRIDAY, 9/5

                 Enjoy the long weekend!

Homework Thursday, August 28, 2014

READING: Read 25 minutes (or more)

                     Keep track of your reading using your log

                     Keep track of your thinking

                     A Time and Place for Reading - DUE FRIDAY, 8/29

                     Bring in Summer Reading Projects- DUE FRIDAY 8/29

WRITING: Bring in items to decorate your Writer's Notebook- DUE FRIDAY,  8/29

Find pictures, photos, magazine art, etc. that reflect what you enjoy/like to do and the people/places that are important or special to you. Make sure that these items are okay to cut up and glue onto your writer's notebooks. These items will help provide you with a starting place for ideas and drafts that will grow into great writing pieces. Before you bring these items in, talk with your parents about these items and the special memories attached to them.

MATH: none

OTHER: Field Trip Permission Slip- DUE FRIDAY,  8/29

                 Me Box (see sheet) - DUE FRIDAY, 9/5

Homework Wednesday, August 27, 2014

READING: Read 25 minutes (or more)

                     Keep track of your reading using your log

                     Keep track of your thinking

                     A Time and Place for Reading - DUE FRIDAY, 8/29

                     Bring in Summer Reading Projects- DUE FRIDAY 8/29

WRITING: Bring in items to decorate your Writer's Notebook- DUE FRIDAY,  8/29

Find pictures, photos, magazine art, etc. that reflect what you enjoy/like to do and the people/places that are important or special to you. Make sure that these items are okay to cut up and glue onto your writer's notebooks. These items will help provide you with a starting place for ideas and drafts that will grow into great writing pieces. Before you bring these items in, talk with your parents about these items and the special memories attached to them.

MATH: none

OTHER: Field Trip Permission Slip- DUE FRIDAY,  8/29

                 Me Box (see sheet) - DUE FRIDAY, 9/5
                 Ask parents to check their email and respond to Miss Sproch

                

Homework Tuesday, August 26, 2014

READING: Read 25 minutes (or more)

                     Keep track of your reading using your log

                     Keep track of your thinking

                     A Time and Place for Reading - DUE FRIDAY, 8/29

                     Bring in Summer Reading Projects- DUE FRIDAY 8/29

WRITING: none

MATH: none

OTHER: Field Trip Permission Slip- DUE FRIDAY,  8/29

                 Me Box (see sheet) - DUE FRIDAY, 9/5

                 Bring in a recent picture to attach to your Time Capsule

Homework Monday, August 25th, 2014

Welcome back 4th Graders! You will find your homework on the blog most days, except if there is a technology glitch, and in that case I will inform you another way. As a responsible 4th grader, your job is to write down the homework in your homework assignment pad. Your assignment pad is a tool that you can use to:

• help you pack up all the materials you will need for homework
• remind you of the work you will need to complete once you arrive at home
• provide you with a checklist of things to be completed each night (you know your homework is complete when you have completed each assignment and checked it off your "To Do" list!

Here are your very first homework assignments:

READING: Read 25 minutes (or more)

                     Keep track of your reading using your log

                     Keep track of your thinking

WRITING: none

MATH: none

OTHER: Show your parents our class blog

                 Share any important notices/mail with your parents

                 S.T.A.R Bus Contract

                 Field Trip Permission Slip- DUE FRIDAY, 8/29