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Character Parade

Character Parade

Reminder...Character Parade

A Couple of Reminders

Next week is Red Ribbon Week, and the food drive is beginning. We are asked to bring soups. The class with most wins a pizza party!!!

Also next Friday is the Character Parade. Do not forget to use your rubric so that you can earn a easy grade in Reading.

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Honor's Day is Friday

Here are the students who earned honors:

All A’s
Emily
Conner
Alexis
Gavin
Elizabeth
Grace
Gabriel
Skylar
Haley
Haleigh

All A’s or B’s
Cayla
Taylor
Peyton
Michael
Ivy Kate
Joshua
Caitlynn

Perfect Attendance
Haleigh
Zachary
Tony
Caleb
Gabriel
Grace
Conner
Caitlynn
Haley
Gavin
Jone’t
Ivy Kate
Taylor

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Spelling Words / Review:

castle, handle, ruffle, icicle, fable, soccer, appear, hollow, classic, college, accent, service, jersey, mother, problem, subject, complete, mattress, purchase, luncheon

Vocabulary Words and Example of Usage

comprehend – If you comprehend something, you understand it.
pliable – Something that is pliable is easy to move or bend without breaking.
solitary – To live in a solitary way is to be alone most of the time.
scan – To scan a place is to look carefully over the entire area for something specific.
vulnerable – A person or animal that is vulnerable is weak and unprotected and at risk of being harmed.
exuberant – If someone is exuberant, he or she is full of excitement, energy, and happiness.
mature – A mature person or animal is fully grown and behaves like an adult.
lumbers – When a person or animal lumbers, it moves in a slow and clumsy way.
encircle – To encircle a place means to surround it.
nurture – If you nurture a living thing, you care for it while it is growing and developing.

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Report Cards Go Home Today

Grading Policies—
In an effort to better inform you about your child’s progress I am going to post grades on parent portal over the next nine weeks. Several of you have asked about this, and I want to make sure you understand the grading policies. Here is an overview of what we discussed during Parent Orientation Night.
Thanks,
B. Toney
Math—
Class Work—
Times Test—Students practice their math facts every day. We take a one minute test everyday of the week our goal is to reach 30,000 math facts correct. You can follow our progress at www.mrtoneyhomeroom.blogspot.com . I take their best number correct for the week and multiply that by 4 in order to give students one grade a week on this task. This means that if a student gets 25 correct in one minute they would receive a 100 in the grade book. The students also have personal goals and they receive rewards for reaching each of these.
Math Review—Students take a 5 minute math review quiz 3-5 times a week. This is just a review of concepts already covered in other grades or already covered this year. Students receive a class work grade for each of these.
Problem of the Day—Students keep a math journal in class where we do math problems that relate to the real world. We do problems 2-5 times a week; we check these the day they are given. Students receive one grade before progress reports and one grade before report cards each quarter.
Daily Work—I teach new skills each day and we practice those skills each day. I check the students work daily, but because it is a new skill that they are learning I rarely give them a grade on practice.
Quizzes—I will, however, give a short quiz on a skill after the students have practiced enough. If it covers one skill or one lesson it is usually a class work grade. If it covers more than 2 skills or lessons it is usually a test grade. If the majority or the students bomb these quizzes then I know I have not taught the skill well enough. I just throw those grades out, and reteach the skill.
Homework—
We check homework in groups, or go over it as a class. Students get credit for their homework by completing it thoroughly. I check to see if the students “show their work” or have answered all the problems. Homework grade equals the number of times the student had their homework divided by the number of times homework was given. You can find homework assignments at www.mrtoneyhomeroom.blogspot.com .
Tests—
After we have covered a skill or a set of skills thoroughly, students take a test in order to show off how much they have learned. These are the tests grades.

Reading—
Class Work—
Reading Skill Practice—Each week we cover a different reading skill. We practice that in our reading and in the workbook. Each week the student gets a grade for their reading skill.
Vocabulary—Students have to answer questions with their vocabulary words. They also have to write sentences with them. They get one class work grade a week for vocabulary. All other work and practice is checked and reviewed in class.
Accelerated Reader—Student have individual goals for Accelerated Reader. Students receive class work grades for their progress on these goals each week.
Homework—
We check homework in groups, or go over it as a class. Students get credit for their homework by completing it thoroughly. Homework grade equals the number of times the student had their homework divided by the number of times homework was given. One assignment that is required but not graded is the expectation that each student read 30 minutes each night. You can find homework assignments at www.mrtoneyhomeroom.blogspot.com .

Tests—
Students take a comprehension, reading skills and vocabulary test each Friday (most weeks). The students also receive a test grade before progress report and report cards for their progress with their Accelerated Reader goals, and they will receive test grades for special projects or book reports. Example—the Character Parade.

Language Arts—
Class Work—
Writing—Each week students write a paper. As part of the writing process, students are required to prewrite, use a graphic organizer, create a rough draft, and revise their writing. Students receive grades for completing each of these requirements.
Language Skills—Each week we review a language skill. We practice the skill during class. The students usually receive one class work grade a week for their skill after practice. This is also assessed in their writing and on their reading test.
Spelling—No class work grades are given for spelling. We review each concept in class and students write their spelling words in their agenda each week.
Writing Journal—Students keep a writing journal in their desk. I assign different writing topics about once a week. I want the students to write freely about these topics so I read these without judgment. I do, however, grade students on whether or not they are completing the assignments. They receive a classwork grade before progress reports and before report cards.

Homework—
We check homework in groups, or go over it as a class. Students get credit for their homework by completing it thoroughly. Homework grade equals the number of times the student had their homework divided by the number of times homework was given. You can find homework assignments at www.mrtoneyhomeroom.blogspot.com . Usually language homework is spelling practice or to finish something that the student started in class.

Science and Social Studies—
Class Work—As we review science and social studies concepts in class students are required to take notes or fill out note sheets. Because most of science and social studies takes place in class most of the grade are class work grades, about one a week.
Tests and Homework— As we finish each unit students are required to complete projects. Sometimes these are done in class (example—water cycle story) and other times they are done outside of class (example—space poster). Student will receive tests and homework grades for each of these projects. We try to do one before progress reports and one before reports cards.

I try to make assignments that will help the student learn the standards in more than one area. For example when we “write for information,” we write about things that we are supposed to learn in science and social studies. In cases like these, students will receive a grade for both subjects.

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ONLY DO 6-22 IN YOUR MATH PRACTICE BOOK!!

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Rubric for Poster

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Vocabulary Words and Example of Usage

unique – Something is unique if it is the only one of its kind.
infest – If insects or animals infest a place, they are there in large numbers and usually cause damage.
intervals – Something that happens at regular intervals is repeated over and over with a certain amount of time in between.
delicate – If something is done in a delicate way, it is done with great care so that nothing is broken or hurt.
flexible – Something is flexible if it can bend or be bent easily.
bond – A bond is a feeling or interest that unites two or more people or groups.
inspires – If something inspires you, it makes you excited about doing
something good.
preserve – To preserve something is to keep it from being harmed or changed.

Spelling Words:

monster, complete, hundred, instead, sandwich, surprise,
applause, although, conflict, mattress, purchase, merchant, pumpkin, angry
Thursday, ostrich, punctual, address, chestnut, luncheon
Challenge Words: implication, enterprise, comprehend, bolster, mongrel

Learning in Reading

Reading Skill:
Author’s Purpose and Perspective
Genre:
Expository Non-Fiction (gives information about a topic)
Grammar Skill:
Clauses and Phrases; Complex Sentences
Writing Skill:
Story writing
Spelling Skill: Words with VCCCV

4th Grade ELA Study Guide --- Lesson 9

MAIN STORY: “Weaving a California Tradition”
By Linda Yamane
2nd STORY: “Wonder Weaver”
By Ellen Holtzen

Tonight

Fall Festival 5:00--8:00

Character Parade

This year on Oct. 29 we will be having the annual Character Parade!! This will be a time for you use your imagination to create a great character costume. At the bottom of the page is a rubric on how this will be assessed. The main part is to have fun and be creative.

A rubric went home today.

If you choose not to participate in the Character Parade you will compose a character sketch for one of the characters in the book you are reading. A character sketch highlights several important characteristics or personality traits of a person. A good character sketch provides support detail for each identified trait. Directions: Use the graphic organizer on the sheet to organize your ideas about the personality traits of a fictional or real person. Then, write a character sketch of that person. You may use the character sketch format on that page, but are not required to do so. Through your word choice and sentence structure, you will also create a tone that fits your character’s personality. Use the check list on that page as well as the scoring rubric to guide your writing.

Your final copy is due October 29, 2010. (Only if you choose not to participate in the Character Parade.)

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Fall Festival Schedule

Thank you so much volunteers! Here is the schedule from Mrs. Davin.

Language Arts Study Guide and Test Preparation!!

Review Test Friday!!

Types of Sentences—
Declarative - A declarative sentence makes a statement. A declarative sentence ends with a period.
Example: The house will be built on a hill.
Interrogative - An interrogative sentence asks a question. An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark.
Example: How did you find the card?
Exclamatory - An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark.
Example: The monster is attacking!
Imperative - An imperative sentence gives a command.
Example: Cheryl, try the other door.
Sometimes the subject of an imperative sentence (you) is understood.
Example: Look in the closet. (You, look in the closet.)

Subjects and Predicates—Every sentence has a subject and predicate.
The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about.
Example: The house, The car, or The teacher.
The predicate tells what the subject is or does.
Example: (The house) is white, (The car) is blue, or (The teacher) likes students.

Compound Subjects—A Compound Subject is a subject with two or more nouns or pronouns joined by the word and or another conjunction. Compound subjects share the same predicate.
Example:
Her shoes were covered with mud. Her ankles were covered with mud, too.
Her shoes and ankles were covered with mud.
'Her shoes and ankles' is the compound subject.
The predicate in both the sentences is 'were covered with mud.'

Compound Predicates—A Compound Predicate is a predicate with two or more verbs joined by the word and or another conjunction. Compound predicates share the same subject.
Example:
Jan jumped on her bike. Jan rode around the block.
Jan jumped on her bike and rode around the block.
The compound predicate is 'jumped on her bike and rode around the block.' The subject in both the sentences is Jan.

Compound Subjects and Predicates—Compound Subjects and Predicates—
Compound Subject and Compound Predicate: A sentence can have a compound subject and a compound predicate.
Example:
Sue and Maria went to the mall and shopped for an hour.

Compound Sentences—A compound sentence structure shows that two thoughts are connected and of equal mportance:
Jenny hid the hen, and Benny tried (unsuccessfully) to hide the cow.
Max maintained that the database needed restructuring, but Laura disagreed.
Remember these four important characteristics of compound sentences:
1. A compound sentence is like a set of twins; each is a separate person, yet each is connected to the other with the same "make-up." That is, each has a subject, a verb, and words to complete the thought. Although they are joined by a linking word, each sentence of the compound is complete in itself and can stand alone.
2. The two parts of the compound sentence need to be linked correctly, with a comma and then a conjunction at the place where one sentence ends and the other begins.
3. Because there are two complete sentences in a compound sentence, each has equal weight in terms of the ideas being presented. That is, you may want to link sentences into a compound to show that their ideas are equally important.
4. The conjunction shows the relationship between the ideas:
and = the 2nd sentence contains the same type of idea
but = the 2nd sentence contains an equal but opposite idea
or = the 2nd sentence contains an equal choice
so = the 2nd sentence contains an equally important outcome or result

You will have a review test on Friday. Here are the questions. Come to school prepared.
1. Write a declarative sentence.
2. Write an interrogative sentence.
3. Write an imperative sentence.
4. Write an exclamatory sentence.
5. Write an exclamatory sentence with an interjection.
6. Write a sentence and circle the subject and underline the predicate.
7. Write a sentence and circle the subject and underline the predicate.
8. Write a sentence with a compound subject.
9. Write a sentence with a compound subject.
10. Write a sentence with a compound predicate.
11. Write a sentence with a compound predicate.
12. Write a sentence with a compound subject and a compound predicate.
13. 14. 15. Write three compound sentences with different conjunctions.

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Vocabulary

slick – If something is slick, it is presented in an attractive way.
nimble – If someone is nimble, he or she moves quickly, lightly, and
easily.
impressed – To be impressed with someone means to admire that
person.
cease – If you cease to do something, you stop doing it.
exist – When something exists, it is a real thing that is present in the
world.
fierce – A fierce person or animal is angry, violent, or ready to attack.

Spelling Words

history, number, hunger, company, window,
welcome, blanket, perhaps, service, subject, thunder, furnish, jersey,
mother, secret, harvest, winter, problem, chapter, nurses
Challenge Words: terminals, costumes, curtail, version, tonsils

This Week in Reading..

Reading Skill:
Author’s Purpose and Perspective
Genre:
Play
Grammar Skill:
Review
Spelling Skill: Words with VCCV: Different Medial Consonants

Lesson 8

MAIN STORY: “Three Little Cyberpigs”
By Jane Tesh
2nd STORY: “The Three Little Pigs Revisited”
By Kik Heong McNaughton

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