Oct. 20th-24th
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Day 1,2, 3,4,5,
Woulfe Weekly
Learning Today for
a successful
tomorrow!
October Standards: RL 4.4, 4.6,
4.9 ---RI. 4.2, 4.4, 4.9 (please see
the back side for a list of
student “I Can” statements for
these standards.
Novel: Teacher Read Aloud- How
to Steal a Dog. We will continue to
discuss examples of point of view
and note the character traits of our
main character, Georgina. Now
that we have determined our novel
is being told in 1st person, we will
discover how telling the story from
Georgina’s point of view really
affects the plot. We will practice
writing from first person point of
view as we imagine what could
happen if a black, Halloween cat
crosses our path!
Text: Harcourt-“Paul Bunyan”- We
will discuss this excerpt from our
text as we identify its theme
(RL4.9) point of view (RL 4.6) and
meanings of words found in
literature. (RL 4.4) On
Wednesday, the students will
independently re-read the story
and use each word in a sentence to
describe a character from the
story.
Writing: We will continue to be on
the lookout for great examples of
individuals displaying citizenship.
We will read about examples of
citizenship during Social Studies
and write informatively about this
topic.
Science-This week we will learn
about closed and open circuits and
use switches to control these
circuits. The students will discuss
Thomas Edison in depth and
discover items that are examples
of insulators and conductors of
energy.
Word Work: Your child received their new
sort on Monday. Our assessment of this list
will be this Friday,
10/24. Please continue to
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sort these words nightly with your child and
notice their patterns, as we sort daily as well,
while incorporating these patterns into our
writing. A great weekly routine at home
follows: Mondays- cut sort and place in
provided baggy while looking for possible
patterns… Tuesday- sort words into
categories we’ve discussed in class and write
this on a sheet of paper…Wednesday- try a
speed sort by setting the microwave timer
and seeing how long it takes your child to
place the words in their categories (thenduring their nightly reading your child can list
sort words they’ve come across) Thursdayspell each word out loud as they glue their
sort into their categories on a piece of paper.
Our assessment of the students’ ability to sort
and spell these words in our writing will take
place on Fridays.
Math: We will continue to draw tape
diagrams and solve large subtraction word
problems. Please continue to practice the
subtraction algorithm with your child nightly.
Our 4th graders should be able to successfully
subtract large problems while “borrowing” or
“unbundling” twice. Please view the following
link on tips for parents regarding Common
Core Math.
http://commoncore.org/maps/documents/tips
-for-parents/Eureka_Math-Tips_for_ParentsGrade_4_Module_1.pdf
A great website for multiplication practice
can be found at:
http://jmathpage.com/JIMSMultiplicationfacts
practice or visit my teacher webpage at
dl23.org and search for Everyday Math
Games in the “links” section. Be sure to check
out www.thatquiz.org
Extra Notes:
~Friendly reminder: Please be sure to turn in
all Party ($6) and Recorder ($5.50) money by
tomorrow. (Wednesday)
~Once again, just a reminder to please check
our district website at www.d123.org for all
school announcements. There you will find
our class website which is packed with
valuable information. Please be sure to check
the “Document” section found on the right
side of the page. There you will find
important documents such as extra 10%
reading forms and our Hometown Student
Handbook. Thank you for all your support!
Have a wonderful week! Mrs. Woulfe
Reading Literature
RL.4.4 I can figure out the meanings of words and phrases an
author uses.
RL.4.4 I can understand words that have been created from
characters found in mythology
RL.4.6
I can compare and contrast different stories by thinking
about the points of view from which they are told
RL.4.9 I can compare and contrast how authors from different
cultures write about similar themes (e.g., good vs. evil) in stories,
myths and traditional literature.
RL.4.9 I can compare and contrast how authors from different
cultures write about patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in
stories, myths and traditional literature.
Reading Informational Text
RI.4.2 I can figure out the main idea in informational texts.
RI.4.2 I can explain how the main idea in informational texts is
supported by the details in the text.
RI.4.2 I can use my own words to summarize informational texts I
have read.
RI.4.4 I can figure out the meanings of words and phrases in
science and social studies texts.
RI.4.9 I can use information from two different informational
texts on the same topic to help me write or speak with knowledge
about the topic.