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4th Grade
Week  Homework
(First 9 weeks)

AUGUST

Aug 21 - Meet the Teacher Night, 6-8 pm.  Bring your school supplies to put in your desk!

Over the summer, please complete a few book reports and study your Multiplication Facts!


Week 1 Spelling Words:
 

We will be using this site for an Olympics project early in the Fall semester.  Check it out!   http://www.nbcolympics.com/
If you would like to wear a RED ASHLEYS T-SHIRT to school on Fridays in support of our troops, you may purchase one at Absolute Uniforms or place an order at the front desk at school.
Please practice the following Spanish Vocabulary with your children at home.
Words for 4th grade:
gordo (fat) GORE-do
delgado (skinny) dehl-GAH-do
bonito (pretty) boe-NEE-toe
feo (ugly) FAY-oh
inteligente (smart) een-tell-ee-HEN-tay
tonto (dumb) TOHN-toe
grande (large) GRAN-day
pequeño (small) peh-KAY-nyo
estudiante (student) es-too-dee-AHN-tay
maestra (female teacher) mah-ES-tra
profesor (male teacher) pro-feh-SOR
clase (class) CLAH-say
perro (dog) PEH-rroe
gato (cat) GAH-toe
pájaro (bird) PA-ha-roe

oso (bear) OH-so
REMEMBER! You MUST have your multiplication facts committed to MEMORY!
The Let's Learn Spanish! curriculum will be used in the classroom.   The hands-on program is taught with puppets, music and games; making it fun for students.  A cassette tape is given to each student which coordinates with the curriculum, so the whole family can practice at home.  Knowledge of a language is a gift for life! 
Books for 4th grade book reports must be over 150 pages.  Below is a list of SOME of the books at 4th grade level that we will be reading as a class...
Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing
Matilda
Ramona the Pest
From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basi E. Frankweiler
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Little House, Long Winter
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of MIMH
The Magician's Nephew
My Side of the Mountain
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Old Yeller
Where the Red Fern Grows
Tuck Everlasting
A Christmas Carol
The Indian in the Cupboard
Prince Caspian
REMINDER
8:00 am is on time.  3 tardies = 1 absence.  15 absences = grade failure.  Sign in will be required at 8:01 am.  Uniforms available through Absolute Uniforms (click on Uniforms tab at left).  $5 rental fee for belts, etc. if a uniform is incomplete!
All outerwear must be UNIFORM according to handbook policies.  Street jackets must be left in lockers until after school.  Also, for any field trips in cool weather, students must wear a UNIFORM sweater, jacket or coat.

Student Web Pages from 2007-08 Class

Braeden

Kayla

Reagan

Wyatt

Grayson

Jordin

Taylor

Paraksh

Nick

 

Science Fair

Be sure to check out Homework Helpers for new links to helpful sites for fun and homework!

TEXAS HISTORY

Each student MUST ORDER a TEXAS STATE TRAVEL GUIDE PACKET as part of Texas History.  Click the link to order online.  www.traveltex.com

Other helpful links as you study Texas History...
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
http://www.50states.com/songs/texas.htm
http://www.texashighways.com/
http://www.tpwmagazine.com/

SCIENCE LAB REPORT FORM
sciencelabreport.pdf

BOOK REPORTS
Books read the first semester must be 100+ pages.  Books read in the second semester must be OVER 150 pages long.
 

BOOK REPORT FORMS
Any of the following 4 forms may printed and used for BOOK REPORT Reading Medals in Mrs. Emmert's class.

bookreport1.pdf
bookreport2.pdf
bookreport3.pdf
bookreport4.pdf
summer book report form

END OF YEAR READING AWARDS!!!
10 = Bronze
20 = Silver
30 = Gold

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Sunday May 11, 2008