Order of Operations

Fourth graders are supposed to understand the order of operations in mathematics.  Remember to work from left to right for each step of the order.

Homework today:
     1.  Walking City
     2.  Math Miss W:  RW121 and Decimals
                   Mr. Spaulding:  RW91
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Study Social Studies Review Sheet.
     5.  Get parent initials.

A Lively Class

For Greek and Latin roots this week we have vit and viv meaning live or life.  For example, vitamins are called vitamins because they are essential for 'vita' or life.

Homework for today:
     1.  Vocabulary Sort: vit, viv
     2.  Math Miss W: RW120
                   Mr. Spaulding: RW90
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Study Social Studies Review Sheet
     5.  Get parent initials.

Fundraiser Pickup Today

Room 14 students have passed 434 AR tests so far this year.  Parents, make sure your child is reading an AR book every day for at least half an hour.  Not only does this make you a better reader, it's also fun!

Homework today:
     1.  Spelling p. 112-113.
     2.  Math Miss W:  RW119
                    Mr. Spaulding:  RW82
     3.  Study Social Studies Unit 4 Review Sheet.

Fort Tejon Busses Paid For

Hurray!  We have received official notice that our grant to pay for the bus trip to and from Fort Tejon has been approved.

Homework today:
     1.  Practice spelling test (words on p. 124)
     2.  Math Miss W:  Chapter 15 Review Test
                    Mr. Spaulding: Adding Decimals worksheet
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.

Easter Bunny Coming Soon!

This Friday you can have your picture taken with the Easter Bunny for only $6.00.

Homework for today:
     1.  Prefixes
     2.  Math Miss W:  RW94
                   Mr. Spaulding:  RW111
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.

Parts of a Book

Fourth graders are expected to learn the parts of a book - parts like the glossary, index, and table of contents.

Today's homework:

     1.   Sounds of a Wookie

     2.  Math Miss W: PW93, 3-4, and RW93

                    Mr. Spaulding: PW110

     3.  Read for half an hour.

     4.  Get parent initials.

Koko the Gorilla

This week's story is "Koko's Kitten," by Dr. Francine Patterson.  It is part of our unit on communication.  Koko is a lowland gorilla who has been taught to understand more than a thousand words of American Sign Language.  Koko is especially fond of kittens, as you can see in the picture above.

This week's academic vocabulary words are introduce, introduction, and introductory.  Our spelling list this week is based on the suffixes -ful and -less.

Today's homework
     1.  Spelling p. 124-125.
     2.  Math Miss W: RW92
                   Mr. Spaulding:  RW110
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.

New and Improved!

                   


New!  Improved!  Amazing!  Free!  Fourth graders are learning about advertising techniques.  We read a story in our reading book called "We'll Be Right Back After These Messages."  It taught us about different ways commercials try to sell products.

Homework for today:
     1.  Animal Facts and Opinions.
     2.  Math Miss W:  RW82.
                   Mr. Spaulding:  RW108.
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.

More Poetry

Here is nice poem by Daniela.

Weather

In winter it’s cold and lots of snow,
You can fall in the snow real low.
In spring it’s warm and there are spring showers,
You can see plants grow like beautiful flowers.
In summer it’s hot and you feel the breeze,
You can dive in pools, have a picnic - and sometimes you sneeze. 
In fall it’s windy and a little hot,
You can harvest and pick apples in a special spot.

Homework for today:
     1.  Penguin worksheet
     2.  Math Miss W:  RW117
                   Mr. Spaulding:  PW107
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.

Is That a Fact?

Fourth graders are supposed to learn the difference between fact and opinion.  A fact is something that can be proven or is true. An opinion is something that someone thinks, feels, or believes.  I think Sespe Room 14 students are awesome!  Is that an opinion or a fact?

Homework for today:
     1.  Spring Showers Fact or Opinion worksheet.
     2.  Math Miss W:  RW 115-116
                   Mr. Spaulding:  RW 107
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.

Good News About Fort Tejon

Good news!  It looks like we have found a donor to pay for our buses to and from Fort Tejon.

Homework for today:
     1.  Last One Picked/The Real Treasure.
     2.  Math Miss W:  RW113.
                   Mr. Spaulding:  PW99.
     3.  Study science review sheet.
     4.  Read for half an hour.
     5.  Get parent initials.

Appositive Phrases

An appositive is a noun or pronoun that follows another noun or pronoun to identify or explain it.  Look at this example:

Samantha, a fourth grade student, did a great job on the state writing test.

In this sentence, the appositive phrase is "a fourth grade student."


Homework today:
     1.  Spelling 116-117
     2.  Study science review worksheet.
     3.  Math Miss W:  no homework.
                   Mr. Spaulding:  RW99.
     4.  Read for half an hour.
     5.  Get parent initials.