The Daly Weekly
Week of: October 26, 2015
Contact me at: bdaly@lcps.org
Academic Content for the Week
Reading:
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Whole Class Novel: Double Fudge: Chapters 5-7
Responding to reading, using evidence from a story to support personal observations during reading.
Weekly Comprehension Assessment: Highlighting details and evidence within a nonfiction reading passage
Math: Addition and Subtraction Computation
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Addition and subtraction of whole numbers, column addition
Single and Multi step word problems
Commutative Property and Associative Properties of Addition compared and identified.
Writing/Language
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Word Study Groups. Students should be sorting their words every night!
Descriptive Writing: use of transitions and adverbs
Revising/Editing for Haunted House Projects
Virginia Studies: Special Places Project
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Presentations will begin Oct. 27. Presenters names will be chosen by lottery, so all students should arrive on Tuesday ready
to present their Powerpoint. Missing flashdrives or other materials may result in a lower grade, so all students must come
prepared. Presentations will be completed on or before October 29.
The Scoring sheet to be used during the speeches is the THIRD PAGE of this Monday Memo!!!!!!
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Science:
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Natural Resources: forests, minerals, soil Natural Resources Test has been moved to Thursday October 30, to allow for
additional study time. The Study Guide was sent home in the homework folder last week.
Your Daly Dose
1. Parent/Teacher conferences continue this week. Please see the Schedule below. If you have not signed up and would like to have a
conference, please go to https://msdalys4thgradeclass2015.shutterfly.com/signup, and see what time slots are still
available.
2. Halloween Party: October 30 @ 1:15-2:00, Parents and family are welcome, Halloween Parade to follow. See our class shutterfly site
for more info. https://msdalys4thgradeclass2015.shutterfly.com A huge Thank you to Mary Kim for pulling this event together!!
Keep Reading on the next page!
Your Daly Dose continued…
3. Our fourth grade musical, The 13 Colonies, is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 at 1:30pm and
at7:00pm in the Lowes Island Gym. This musical includes all of the fourth grade, so all students are asked to attend.
Please resolve any potential conflicts with extra-curricular activities as soon as possible. We’ve been working really
hard in class for this performance, so you won’t want to miss it!! Students who are members of the chorus are asked
to wear either blue jeans or black, blue, or khaki pants paired with a red, white, or blue top for the performance
(athletic shorts are not ideal). If you have any questions, please feel free to email our music teacher, Mindy
Padworski, atMelinda.padworski@lcps.org. We are so proud of our fourth graders and just know you will be, too!
Thank you
4. If you read today’s Monday Memo on Monday, please draw a Bat next to your initials in the planner tonight.
5. Reflex and Dreambox are added to the planner each week for Math Homework. Please remember to have your child
complete at least two sessions of Reflex (to the green light) and two, 20 minute sessions of Dreambox each week! Please
let me know if you have a problem with either of these at home.
6. Don’t forget your Reading Logs!!!!! The highlighted portions of the reading log are due on November 4.
Introducing our Star Student for the Week:
Sam Schulz
Three Truths and a Fib:
1. I have had 3 cats in my lifetime.
2. I have played basketball on a league.
3. I have tried indoor skydiving.
4. I am going to Hawaii next year.
Rubric for Virginia Special Place Speeches
Name ____________________________
Special Place:
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1. Speaker has eye contact with audience _____
2. Speaker’s voice is loud enough for all to hear ____
3. Speech is within the required time frame of 2-3 minutes
(not too fast or slow) ____(actual time is ________)
4. Student researched carefully and shared specific facts and
details about the place ____
5. Power Point presentation shows appropriate facts and
pictures about the special place ____
Students can earn up to 4 points for each category.
Total score is _____/20
Your final grade is _______.
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