Mrs. Palmer’s
4th Grade Newsletter, Week of Feb. 6th, 2017
Important Dates to Remember
Feb. 6
Progress Reports go home
Feb. 8
Wacky Wednesday
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Feb. 14 Class Valentines Party
Feb. 20 No School (President’s Day)
Feb. 28 FSA Writing Test (paper/pencil)
Mar. 10 End of 3rd 9 Weeks
Mar. 13-17 No School (Spring Break)
Mar. 20 No School (Teacher Work Day)
April 17-18 FSA Reading Test (computer)
April 24-25 FSA Math Test (computer)
Spelling Words
Nightly Practice
Monday- Read 20 minutes per day (log time on reading
log) Mad Minute, spelling choice board, RETURN PROGRESS REPORT SIGNED
Tuesday- Read 20 minutes per day (log time on reading
log) Mad Minute, spelling choice board, got i-Ready and i-Station?
Wednesay- Read 20 minutes per day (log time on reading
log) and Mad Minute, got i-Ready and i-Station?
Thursday: Read 20 minutes per day (log time on reading
log) Book choice activity, Mad Minute, word sort, wear
class shirts tomorrow. got i-Ready and i-Station?
Friday: Grade folder signed & returned, READ!!
Please check and sign agenda nightly as homework is subject to change and
important notes are sent home.
Vocabulary
Introduced Mon. 1/30
Tested Wed. 2/8
Introduced Mon. 1/30
Tested Wed. 2/8
List 18: inflected
endings (-ed & -ing)
1. setting
2. begging
3. humming
4. hiking
5. living
6. moving
7. reading
8. feeling
9. working
10. going
11. nodded
12. stepped
13. grabbed
14. hoped
15. closed
16. waited
17. started
18. chewed
19. chased
20. dotted
*List 18 = Civil War DBQ list
Introduced Thurs. 2/9
Tested Wed. 2/22
List 19: past tense
verbs
1. kneel
2. knelt
3. teach
4. taught
5. bring
6. brought
7. sweep
8. swept
9. send
10. sent
11. think
12. thought
13. drink
14. drank
15. chase
16. chased
17. walk
18. walked
19. chop
20. chopped
census – (noun) an official count or survey of a
population, typically recording various details of
individuals.
restrict – (verb) put a limit on; keep under control.
reside – (verb) have one’s permanent home in a
particular place.
abolition – (noun) the action or an act of abolishing
a system, practice, or institution.
blockade – (noun) an act or means of sealing off a
place to prevent goods or people from entering or
leaving.
enslaved – (verb) make (someone) a slave; cause
someone to lose his or her freedom of choice or
action.
Coming soon…
Introduced Thurs. 2/9
Tested Wed. 2/22
*List 19 = Civil War Reconstruction list
vote – (noun) a choice between two or more candidates
or courses of action.
wages – (noun) a fixed payment; typically made by an
employer to an employee.
prejudice – (noun) preconceived opinion that is not based
on reason or actual experience.
property – (noun) a thing belonging to someone.
population – (noun) all the inhabitants of a town/area.
affirmation – (noun) the act of saying or showing that
something is true.
Current Topics
Reading – theme and informational text
structure
Language Arts – writing an informational essay
Math – Fractions (adding/subtracting fractions)
Social Studies – Civil War Reconstruction
Wish List
If you are able, the classroom needs are:
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Sanitizing wipes**
Dry erase markers
Copy paper
Markers/Crayons/Colored Pencils
Headphones
Science – Coming Soon…
Specials Schedule
(Tennis shoes must be worn on P.E. days)
Our class is split into 3 different groups for specials.
Each student is assigned to a group where they will
stay unless unforeseen circumstances arise.
Monday –
Day 9
PE - Greene
Tuesday –
Day 10
Science
Wednesday – WACKY WEDNESDAY
Thursday – Day 1
Media
Friday – Day 2, PE Ardizone
Class Website
http://www.lake.k12.fl.us//site
/Default.aspx?PageID=4769
Got can
tabs?https://www.ronaldmc
donaldhouseorlando.org/ho
w-to-help/pop-tab-program
FSA Computer-Based
Practice Tests
https://login6.cloud1.tds.airast.org/student/
V165/Pages/LoginShell.aspx?c=Florida_PT
Please follow the link or QR code above
to visit the FSA portal to have your child
practice what the FSA will be like this year.
The reading and math FSA will be
computer-based test.
Practice on this portal is CRUCIAL to their
success on this test, so they do not waste
time during the test trying to navigate
around the computer platform.
I will accept this practice as a substitute
for reading homework. If your child does this
for reading homework, please note what
test they practiced (reading or math), how
long they practiced, and a parent signature
in their agenda.