January 10-14

Spelling Words: The big idea this week is to learn the common spelling patterns for the final long e sound like in movie, ready, and honey.
beauty    ugly   lazy   marry   ready   sorry   empty   honey   valley   movie   duty   hungry   lonely   alley   body   twenty   turkey   hickey   fifty   monkey.

Challenge Words:   fiery   envy   mercy   chimney   imaginary

Homework for Monday night: Create an illustration for the spelling rule. You must have a border that includes the spelling rule. Illustrate the rule and include words that fit the spelling rules. You can use the spelling words, but also try to find new words that fit the rule. Your illustration must be colorful and fill the entire page.

Math - We are working on long division. Students are expected to know not just the algorithm, but also the vocabulary: divisor, dividend, and quotient.
Students need to memorize their basic facts. All the fourth grade teachers are witnessing that the students who know their facts quickly are more comfortable with the new concepts, and are scoring higher. Just a few minutes a day makes such a difference.

Reading - Students are expected to be reading daily at home. All students need to have at least 14 AR points by January 31st. Students not having enough points will be reading daily at recess until they have met their goal.