Miller Grade 4
Weeks of February 9 and 16
Weeks of February 9 and 16
Spelling Rule:
Please note that SPELLING IS A NIGHTLY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT. Students will have a printed list weekly. A list will also be available here on the class webpage and in their Google Classroom account (so that students always have a resource to complete their nightly homework).
NO SPELLING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9th
U4w2 (week of February 16th) -able, -ible
valuable, lovable, favorable, understandable, excitable, sizable, comfortable, measurable, tolerable, excusable, horrible, sensible, divisible, gullible, responsible, collapsible, eligible, audible, reversible, plausible
Math: The most important thing you can do to help your child in math this year is to focus on mastering (memorizing) all multiplication facts (0-10) as quickly as possible or they will be frustrated. Use flashcards and make it a nightly game at home for 15 minutes.
Unit 5: Fractions and Measurement
Students can access Freckle from the following link at home and then select Freckle from their screen offering. Freckle and AR are both managed from the Renaissance site (note that AR is only available at school during school hours for testing)
https://global-zone20.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/163733
Reading/Language Arts:
Unit Theme: Impacts
U4w2: I can learn more about traditional literature by inferring theme.
Grammar:
U4w2: Adjectives
Next class book: The Cricket in Times Square, by George Selden Book Study (week of February 9th in lieu of reading and spelling curriculum)
AR - Each quarter, students must meet their AR goal to attain the full 100 points required for their reading grade. A helpful website to see if a book is available for AR testing: www.arbookfind.com (it will also indicate the points assigned to that book)
Religion:
Unit 4: We love God's people.
4th grade Prayers: Glory Be, Before and After Meal Prayers, Morning Offering, Spontaneous Prayer, Our Father, Hail Mary, Angel of God, Ten Commandments, Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed, Hail Holy Queen and locating scripture passages in the Bible - see Google Classroom for the prayer sheet/student planner front and back cover/on line prayer resource with parent and student handbook.
Class Mass Schedule:
April 1 - Pierz
Social Studies: This year we will study the United States and it's five regions. Students will be learning all U.S. states and capitals. Current Region - Midwest
Science: In 4th grade, we use Mystery Science as a curriculum to meet our standards. A few of the units include: rocks and landforms, the human body, sound / energy waves, and engineering.
4th Grade Specials Schedule
Daily Lunch and Recess: 12:20-1:20
Monday - Technology 11:35-12:15
Tuesday - Technology 11:35-12:15
Wednesday - Gym 9:15-9:55 and Music 2:10-2:50
Thursday - Gym 9:15-9:55 and Music 2:10 - 2:50
Friday - Library 11:35-12:15
FRIDAY Liturgy - 9:00 a.m. All students must come dressed appropriately for mass. Please wear your blue school logo shirt or dress up clothing. Hoodies, shorts and sweatpants are not allowed.
Other: A good website for parents - if in question about what your child is reading or viewing is commonsensemedia.org. The site provides information about books/movies based on age appropriateness, violence, sexual content etc..
Upcoming Events:
This year's class field trip will occur on 5/5/26. Grades 4/5 will go to Fort Snelling and the Como Zoo.
I will be on vacation February 7-14th, Natalie Gruber will be my sub. Students will be allowed to bring in Valentines for an exchange and class party (I only ask that students give to all classmates if they choose to participate). There is no school on the 13th so the exchange will happen on February 12th.
If you are planning on a vacation - please let me know at least a week in advance so that we can plan for school work.