Week of September 8, 2014
4th Grade Newsletter
Mrs. DiGiovanni and Mrs. Lamb
HOMEWORKMonday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday
Language
-Word Study – review nightly
-Study vocabulary words nightly
-DOL sentences-complete Monday
Math
1.1 Both sides, all problems; multiplication practice (one side timed and one side all completed) / Language
-Word Study
-Study vocabulary words nightly
-DOL sentences
Math
1.2 Both sides;
multiplication practice (one side timed and one side all completed) / Language
-Word Study
-Study vocabulary words nightly
-DOL sentences
Math
Reteach 1.3 / Language
-Word Study - review for quiz
-Study voc. words for quiz
-DOL sentences
Math
Reteach 1.4
Week of September 8, 2014
4th Grade Newsletter
Mrs. DiGiovanni and Mrs. Lamb
What we are learning this week…
Reading
Narrative Elements; Compare/Contrast/Prefixes/
Suffixes; Character Analysis
How can literature help us understand the events
of the world? How does recognizing narrative elements
help me comprehend a story? How do I compare and
contrast two stories? Why is it important to
recognize prefixes and suffixes in words? How does
recognizing character traits help me comprehend?
Grammar
Orderof Adjectives;Coordinating Conjuntions;
Compound Sentences; Action Verbs
Why is it important to have command of the conventions of
the English language? How do I recognize coordinating
conjunctions? Why is it important to know the correct order
of adjectives?
Word Study
Words with prefixes (mis-, bi-, and im-)
Why is it important to know common Greek and Latin roots?
Writing
Journal
Math
How do I multiply one digit by one digit and two digits by
one digit?
Social Studies Given a map and a word bank, can I
locate the physical features of the Atlantic Coastal Plain,
the Great Plains, the Continental Divide, the Great Basin,
Death Valley, the Gulf of Mexico, the St. Lawrence River,
the Great Lakes, the Erie Canal, and the following cities:
New York City, NY; Boston, MA; and Philadelphia, PA.