Grade 4 ELA

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE:

• Monday (1/5): 

• Tuesday (1/6): 

• Wednesday (1/7): 

• Thursday (1/8): My Father's Dragon Novel Test

• Friday (1/9): Unit 2, Lessons 2 & 3 Grammar Quiz (Singular Nouns, Plural Nouns, Irregular Plural Nouns), Units 4 - 6 Vocabulary Test

If anything above changes, it will be communicated to students in-class. I will also update my website regularly.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK:

  • Independent Reading - 15 minutes every night

  • During the week, there may be a page from an ELA Workbook (grammar, vocabulary, handwriting) that I will assign. Students should be writing this down in their planner when I tell them!

• THIS WEEK'S ASSESSMENTS

  • My Father's Dragon Novel Test - THURSDAY, JANUARY 8TH

  • Unit 2, Lessons 2 & 3 Grammar Quiz - FRIDAY, JANUARY 9TH

  • Units 4 - 6 Vocabulary Test - FRIDAY, JANUARY 9TH

• Comprehension Focus + Oral Language Focus: My Father's Dragon (class novel)

  • How do Comprehension Checks work?: Students will be quizzed on each chapter of our class novel. Before students take each chapter's comprehension check, we will always do a Review Day in-class. Students will receive a graphic organizer on this Review Day that they're welcome to take home and review. Lastly, if students would like to take their novel home to reread sections, they're always welcome to!

    • Typically, there will be two parts to the comprehension check.

      • The first part will ask students, through multiple choice questions, to identify different characters, settings, and key events. The first part will be closed-book.

      • The second part will ask students, through short-answer responses, to identify and recall specific details throughout the specified chapter. The second part will be open-book.

• Writing Focus: The Writing Process (Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing), Personal Narrative

• Grammar Focus: Singular Nouns, Plural Nouns, Irregular Plural Nouns

Spelling and Vocabulary Routine

In 4th and 5th grade, we use the same words for our spelling and vocabulary list. We study 12 words every two weeks. After we introduce the words on a Monday, and then there is a spelling test on the Friday of that week. Then, we work with the words again for another week and take a vocabulary test the following Friday.

This week (1/5/26 - 1/9/26), we will review the vocabulary for Units 4 - 6.

Here is the expected schedule of upcoming tests:

• Friday, January 9th: Units 4 - 6 Vocabulary Test

This is the Vocabulary Words Student Schedule that our class will be following!

Students may use the Vocabulary Flashcards Helping Guide to help them create their flashcards for each unit.

Each week, for homework, students are asked to read for a certain amount of time each day.

Students should be reading books that are appropriate for their reading level. If students need assistance choosing the right books for them, of if they'd like me to hand-pick books for them, they may always ask me!

4th Grade ELA - 15 minutes each night

5th Grade ELA - 20 minutes each night

Grammar - www.grammarworkshop.com

Vocabulary - www.vocabularyworkshop.com

Spelling - https://www.spellingtraining.com/

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