Mr. Kerouac's 4th Grade


Northwood School

511 1st New Hampshire Turnpike Northwood, NH 03261  

   (603) 942-5488 

pkerouac@northwoodschoolnh.org

2023-24 School Year

Week of  4/29/24 - 5/3/24  Anticipated Assignments: 

Monday: Read 20 mins; Lesson 10.1 ; Rev. Spelling

Tuesday: Read 20; Lesson 10.2; Rev. Vocab. 

Wed.: Read 20; Lesson 10.3; Rev. Spelling

Thurs.: Read 20; Lesson 10.4; Spelling/Vocab Assessments Fri. 

Fri.: No HW

Spelling: Students will have weekly individualized lists - Words Their Way lists will be in their binders once we have assessed and begun spelling!  While we will work with the words in class, a typical week will include 2 nights of spelling review (5-10 mins), and we will do quizzes each Friday. 

Vocabulary: From Bridge to Terabithia, Chaps. 1 + 2: obediently, primly, pandemonium, hypocritical, proverbial, peculiar, discouraged, scorching, unjust

On Fridays we will do a vocabulary check for the week's words. Vocabulary lists are generated from the week's reading material; typically either a Wonders story, or from a novel. 

*Reading: for independent home reading, students may use books, magazines, articles, etc. ; anything that will provided them with the chance build their stamina by doing extended, focused reading of word-rich text. We start by asking for 10 minutes of focus, and expect to steadily build up their stamina as the trimester continues.