Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
This week:
We will be starting our first book reports of the year and students should have picked a book last week. This first report will feature a fictional chapter book of choice. Students should be reading their books for a minimum of 20 minutes a night. This should enable them to finish the book within three weeks of reading. They will be working on their assessments in class. They will be creating step-books that highlight setting, characters, plot, recommendation, and art work.
We have some regular items on the agenda as well:
DOL, Spelling, and StoryTown, but we will also finish
out our insects unit with an art project featuring the
works of Hokusai. This is a really great lesson
and the final products are beautiful!
Lastly for now, we will start our pen pal letters Tuesday. Our
partner class if from Lambertville, NJ. As the students know,
I grew up in New Jersey, so this is exciting for me as well!
This is the school we will be collaborating with:
Established in 1705, Lambertville has a lot of history!
It is in a small (1 sq. mile) "River-town" with 3000 residents situated
along the beautiful Delaware River. Check out the pictures
and information here: Lambertville Info
The First Quarter Plan:
- Spelling
- Insects
- The United States - Geography, Mapping, Economy
- STEM Kits
- Kahn Academy
- Daily Oral Language (DOL)
- StoryTown
- Reading Logs
- Cursive Handbooks
- Literacy Groups
9:00 - 9:10
New Classroom Jobs
Planners
9:10 - 10:25
Daily Oral Language (DOL)
Spelling Lesson 4
10:25 - 11:00
PE
11:00 - 11:40
StoryTown
11:40 - 12:10
Lunch
12:10 - 12:40
Recess
12:40 - 2:00
Math Block
2:00 - 3:30
Read Aloud - Where the Red Fern Grows
Hokusai - Insects and Art Project
*Please note that Math, Specials, Lunch, and Recess are Intermediate schedules and stay in blocks. At times, curriculum instruction will be shuffled to accommodate different initiatives.
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please feel free to call or email me anytime to discuss things further. I hope you find this information helpful and useful.
IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS - QUIZZES - TESTS
ON Friday, September 16, 2016:
-- Spelling quiz Lesson 4 (in-class) words are listed below and in planners
-- Cursive letter "D"
-- GeoNotes 2
-- Book Reports: Cover and Characters
HOMEWORK (homeroom)
DUE Thursday, Thursday 15, 2016:
-- Spelling Lesson 4 (homework)
-- Planners signed by parents/guardians
MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (only if your child is in my math class)
Homework due Wednesday, September 14, 2016
-- Practice 2-4
Homework due Tuesday, September 13, 2016
-- Practice 2-3
-- Practice 2-3
Homework due Thursday, September 15, 2016
-- Practice 2-5
Homework due Friday, September 16, 2016
-- Practice 2-6
-- Practice 2-5
Homework due Friday, September 16, 2016
-- Practice 2-6
*Please keep in mind, projects or tests we have in class may have to be brought home to be finished or to study. Please ask your child if they have completed their work before you have signed their planner.
ONGOING INFORMATION
READING LOGSReading logs are a regular part of our class. Students will receive "points" for for each day that they read a minimum of 20 minutes at home. The purpose: for students to read each day (not 100 minutes over the weekend or 40 minutes on Tuesday to catch up for Monday).
The logs will be due on a rolling basis and should have dates read on them. I will give credit as they are turned in and filled out correctly (please initial these). The points students receive will be added to their overall reading grade, counting towards their final grade.
It is simple, if students read and turn in their logs, they will see their grade improve significantly while naturally benefitting in fluency and accuracy. If they do not, they will not be given a "0" on the assignment, they simply will not receive any points.
Please look for these to come home this week. I have a yellow folder by the classroom front door filled with new reading logs. Email me with any questions or concerns please.
GOOGLE DRIVE
You can access all of your student's digital assignments online and work at home if you would like. Just go to www.gmail.com and type in their email address and password. Then find the Google Menu (where you will find the Drive, Docs, and Slides) icon in the top right corner (it is a nine square grid next to their s-number). This is where they will make their Google Slides Presentation for their Biography Book Reports. It is as follows:
Username: s#@student.k12northstar.org (for example: s123456@student.k12northstar.org)
Password: s#g (for example: s123456g)
DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday, September 23, 2016
School Picture Day Grades 4-6
Monday, September 26, 2016
Teacher In-service (No School)
School Picture Day Grades 4-6
Monday, September 26, 2016
Teacher In-service (No School)
It's a good life!
Mr. Sassman
SPELLING LESSON 4:
1. counting
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6. cracked
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11. trimmed
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16. visited
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2. craned
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7. begged
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12. shopping
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17. cringed
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3. seemed
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8. moving
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13. returned
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18. screamed
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4. burned
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9. slipped
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14. watching
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19. scratching
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5. chopped
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10. sailing
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15. pushed
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20. flapping
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