de Portola Elementary School www.saddlespace.org/vanpattenk/deportola/cms_page/view
Mrs. Smith’s
“Int
e
char lligenc
a
goal cter-the plus
― M of true at is th
artin
e
e
Luth ducatio
n.”
er K
in
4th Grade
[email protected]
Octoboer 2015
Save the Dates:
Little Buddy Pumpkin
Activity 10/30
*bring medium pumpkin
g Jr
.
Weekly Update
FABULOUS SCIENCE: OWL PELLET DISSECTIONS
We are kicking our science ecosystems study off
with a much loved fourth grade directed science
inquiry about ‘What do owls eat?’ Every student
will have the opportunity to dissect a large owl
pellet and deduce what type of animals their owl
ate and identify the preys’ bones. This is sure to be
an unforgettable elementary school experience!
CALIFORNIA SALT DOUGH MAPS
Later this week all students will bring home a
medium size piece of cardboard with a basic map
of California outlined on it. Students will also have
a premixed recipe in a large ZipLock bag that only
needs to have water added to it at home to form
the dough for their 3D map. Students will make
this map at home on the cardboard and bring back
to school next Monday morning. We will continue
to let the map dry at school and paint and label
these topographical maps of California’s major
land regions. Thank you for overseeing their
mixing of the dough and application of the dough
on the cardboard. These always turn out fantastic
in the end…it’s a real process.
TOPICS OF STUDY THIS WEEK INCLUDE…
• Math: Multiplication
• Social Studies: Regions of California
• Reading: Island of Blue Dolphins
• Science: Ecosystems
• Grammar: Complete Sentences, Fragments,
Compound Subjects & Verbs
• Cursive Writing
NO SCHOOL 11/11
“Walk Through California”
on campus field trip 11/19
Homework & Upcoming Assessments
Thursday: Science Quiz Ch 3 Lesson 1 Quiz
Friday: Spelling Test in printing and cursive; Math Mid
Chapter 2 Checkpoint Quiz & Timed Test in +, -, and x
* Homework should take approximately 40 minutes in 4th grade. Time
is given in class to begin & possibly finish assignments before students go
home.
Monday 10/5: Bring Library Books for Tuesday
1. Spelling: Cursive sheet-write each word 3 times in cursive
2. Math: Reteach Worksheet for 2.3 & 2.5; Complete your Ch 1
Math Test Corrections due tomorrow
3. Science: How Does Energy Flow? pg. 16,17
Tuesday 10/6: Bring Music Folder for Wednesday
1. Word Study: Visit spellingcity.com Spend 10 minutes playing different
spelling games that go with spelling list & vocabulary games that go with
your Island of Blue Dolphins vocabulary list
2. Math: Ch 2.5 Multiplying with Distributive Property PB 29,30
3. Reading: Island of Blue Dolphins complete Ch. 11&12 Study Guide
Wednesday 10/7:
1. Social Studies: Review your Cornell Notes for test next week &
have a parent sign your Cornell Notes letter
2. Math: Ch 2.6 Multiply Using Expanded Form PB 31,32;
3. Reading: Island of Blue Dolphins complete Ch. 13 & 14 Study
Guide
Thursday 10/8: WEAR PE clothes/shoes for Friday
1. Spelling Pre-Test: Write misspelled words 5 times each. (2 times in
printing and 3 times in cursive)
2. Math: Ch 2.7 Multiplying Using Partial Products PB 33,34; Study
for your timed tests tomorrow using flash cards or apps or Quizlet
3. Reading: Island of Blue Dolphins complete Ch. 15 Study Guide
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming
attractions.”
― Albert Einstein
This Week’s Word Study
Spelling Generalization: Root Word Study
Root: port (carry)
rupt (to break)
List 5A
List5B
1. export
2. import
3. support
4. portly
5. important
6. importance
7. erupt
8. disrupt
9. bankrupt
10. eruption
Write your chosen word with the root ‘port’.
11. ________________________________
Write your chosen word with the root ‘rupt’.
12. ________________________________
1. transport
2. portable
3. unimportant
4. supporter
5. transport
6. corrupt
7. interrupt
8. rupture
9. disruption
10. interruption
Write your chosen word with the root ‘port’.
11. ________________________________
Write your chosen word with the root ‘rupt’.
12. ________________________________
Language Arts Key Vocabulary (available on Spelling City)
Island of Blue Dolphins Ch. 11-18: sinew, utensils, forbade, ancestor, herbs, labored,
brackish, legend, reed, rival, scatter, fetch, gnawed, wound, crevice
Grammar: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, sentence, fragment
Math Key Vocabulary
Ch. 2 Multiply by 1-Digit Numbers: estimate, expanded form, factor, round
Distributive Property: The property that states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same
as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products.
Partial Product: A method of multiplying in which the ones, tens, hundreds, and so on are
multiplied separately and then the products are added together.