November 10-14th

This week in reading we are talking about point of view. We will be discussing the difference between a story told in 1st person and a story told in 3rd person. We will be identifying whether a story was told in 1st or 3rd person as well as comparing and contrasting points of view. Our spelling is Sort 21. This sort has short and long e sounds in the 1st or 2nd syllable.

This week in writing we are starting our Opinion/Persuasive Unit. This is very important in 4th grade. We will be discussing opinions on things and practicing persuading people to believe our opinion. Students will be persuading me to give them $10 in Maui Money. Then they will be starting a paper for Thanksgiving from the point of view of a farmer or a turkey.

This week in math we will be talking about fractions. We will be doing a lot of foundation activities with fractions such as breaking the fraction apart and making equations, identifying and understanding unit fractions, and adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator. We will also be taking our long division test during Target Time.

This week in social studies we are creating our own city and identifying what we will need to sustain our city. We will also be talking about different environmental issues and peoples' point of view on those issues. Then we will start a project about recreation that we will work on for quite a while. Students should also begin studying their counties at home so they will be ready for the test next month. I will be adding links to study counties on my blog.

This Week's Homework:

Monday:          Read 20 Mins - Reading Log

                           Spelling Sort 21

                           Lesson 2.4 P29

                           Study Counties

Tuesday:         Read 20 Mins - Reading Log

                           Spelling Sort 21

                           Lesson 3.2 P53

                           Study Counties

Wednesday:   Read 20 Mins - Reading Log

                           Spelling Sort 21

                           Lesson 4.5 P77

                           Study Counties

Thursday:        Read 20 Mins - Reading Log

                           Spelling Sort 21

                           Lesson 2.9 P39

                           Study Counties

Friday:              Read 20 Mins -Reading Log

                           Study Counties