Monday, January 31, 2011

Newsletter for Jan. 31, 2011

Fourth Grade News
For the Week of January31, 2011
Reading: Houdini Box
Math: Fractions Ch. 21
Language: singular and plural pronouns
Spelling: Monday: ABC Order Tuesday: Definitions
Wednesday: Sentences Thursday: 3 x each
Friday: Unit test and turn in activities.
Alabama History- Ch. 6 Civil War

Important Dates to Remember:
Feb. 3—Reading Test
Feb. 4—Math Ch. 21 Test
Feb. 4—Spelling Test
Feb. 4—division 6’s

Spelling Words for the Week:

1. don’t 11. shouldn’t
2. won’t 12. couldn’t
3. wouldn’t 13. where’s
4. there’s 14. hadn’t
5. we’re 15. aren’t
6. you’re 16. they’re
7. doesn’t 17. it’s
8. I’ve 18. we’ve
9. here’s 19. when’s
10. wasn’t 20. haven’t

Mystery Math Monday


A group of 12 friends visits the carnival. They each have 35 coins to spend at the carnival arcafe. How amnay coins do the friends have to spend altogther?
Solve and return to school by Friday, Feb. 4, 2011.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Mystery Math Monday

Solve the problem below and return the answer and showing your work to school by Friday.


The stadium has 480 seats. There are exactly 60 seats in each row. How many rows are in all?

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Mystery Math Monday


A carnival is in town for 7 days. Each day, 366 caramel apples and 252 candy apples are sold. How many apples are sold during the 7 days of the carnival?


Be sure to show all of your work, bring it to school by the 21st of Jan. for extra point in math this week.

News for Week of Jan. 17-21

Reading: The Great Kapok Tree
Math: polygons, ordered pairs, probability, and multiplication and division
Language: irregular Verbs
Spelling: Monday: 3 x each Tuesday: Sentences
Wednesday: ABC order Thursday: Definitions
Friday: Unit test and turn in activities.
Science- Ch, 16
Important Dates to Remember:
Jan. 20—Reading test
Jan. 21—Science Ch. 16
Jan. 21—Spelling test, multiplication quiz all, and division 5’s quiz
Jan. 21—Simple Machine Project due—guidelines sent home Jan. 7

Spelling Words
1. its 11. hers
2. ours 12. theirs
3. mine 13. brother’s
4. yours 14. brothers’
5. family’s 15. teacher’s
6. families’ 16. teachers’
7. man’s 17. aunt’s
8. men’s 18. aunts’
9. girl’s 19. boy’s
10. girls’ 20. boys’

Friday, January 14, 2011

Snow Days

Hope that you have had as much fun playing in the snow as we have.




Don't forget to take some time and read. You may also want to work on your simple machine. It is due Friday, Jan. 21st.

Martin Luther King




Monday, Jan. 17 is Matin Luther King Day.
Research about Martin Luther King. Find out at least three ways he helped the people of Alabama. List this information and return it to school for 5 points on our next Alabama History Test.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Monday Math Mystery


Please read the word problem and solve it. Bring the solved problem back to school by Friday for extra point on an assignment in math this week. Be sure to show all of your work.

The Swinging Airplanes is one of the most popular rides at the carnival. It runs 48 times a day. The maximum number of people the ride can hold at a time is 9. How many people ride the Swinging Airplanes on a day if it is full each time it runs?