Expectations for Fourth Graders

  • Be respectful
  • Be honest
  • Be kind
  • Be helpful
  • Clean up after yourself
  • Listen and follow directions
  • Do your own work
  • Turn in your homework on time
  • ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST!

 

 

 

My Goals

  • To give your child the academic and social skills he/she needs to progress to fifth grade.
  • To provide a supportive, safe, and fun classroom environment.
  • To help your son or daughter make new friends and discover new interests.


Classroom Community

  • Our classroom is a community.  In our community, we have rules to help us get along with each other.
  • Our class rules are:
         Be respectful.
         Keep hands, feet, etc. to yourself.
         Be organized and follow directions.
         Be on time.
         Be prepared.

TREAT OTHERS HOW YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED!

 

 

Our Schedule

  • The schedule for the day will always be posted on the side chalkboard, along with the assignments.
  • Students are expected to write in their assignment books every day and they should bring it home everyday.  Please check it over with your child to make sure that all assignments are written down and that he/she has completed the work.
  • Mrs. Krass will teach science and I will teach social studies.  We will switch classes everyday.

Specials Schedule

Monday - Art

Tuesday - Music and Mass

Wednesday - Spanish

Thursday - Physical Education

Friday - Computer and Library

 


SPELLING WORDS
FOR UNIT 1

annual
basic
competition
contract
dismiss
neglect
obtain
portion
recall
sponsor
stern
vacant 

 

UNLOCKING WORD PROBLEMS

1. Read the problem twice from beginning to end.

2. Decide what questions the problem asks.

3. Choose the correct math operation to solve the problem.

4. Pick out the information you need for the number problem.

5. Solve the number problem and check your answer.

6. Read the problem again to see if your answer makes sense.

 

Look for the KEYS in Word Problems

 

ADD - If you read:

sum

total

all together

plus, in all

 

SUBTRACT - If you read:

remainder

difference

less than

fewer, minus

how many more

MULTIPLY - If you read:

product

times

twice

total

mulitplied by

 

DIVIDE - If you read:

quotient

goes into

split equally

each

 

Recommended websites that are educational and fun!

 

ENGLISH /READING

Click here to show off your grammer skills.

To read an online story click here.

To make your own comic for Charlotte's Web click here.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Election News and Information on Electing a President
"You're the Candidate" game

Electing A President

More info on electing a President
Time for Kids Election page
 

MICHIGAN INFORMATION FOR KIDS WEBSITE

 

GEOGRAPHY GAMES

To play GEONET click here.

To challenge your social studies skills click here.

 

RELIGION

To learn about the Stations of the Cross click here.

For information about the Pope's visit click here.
Veggie Tales games and activities