Study vocabulary and our skill this week with the game links below.

Fact or Opinion Game

Vocabulary Game

Monday-Study vocabulary
Tuesday-Vocabulary worksheet
Wednesday-Study vocabulary
Thursday-Complete workbook p. 107-108/Vocabulary test
Friday-Cause and Effect Test

Cause and Effect Matching Game

Our story this week is The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg.
Tuesday-Workbook 103-104
Wednesday-No homework
Thursday-Reading envelope signed, 3 open ended questions, study for test
Friday-Test Today!

Author spotlight- Chris Van Allsburg

Comprehension Skill-Cause and Effect
Effect is what happens and the cause is what made it happen.

Vocabulary Games

Cause and Effect Practice

Join us on Monday, November 14th for a special Outdoor Family Movie Night. All the fun begins at 5:30 on the playground with A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Cars 2 will begin about 6:00. Admission is a donation to the fourth and fifth grade Accelerated Reader program. Concessions will be available. If the weather is uncooperative, we will move the fun into the cafetorium. 

Monday-Reread story So You Want to Be President
Parents, you may split this among several nights.
Happy Halloween!
Tuesday-Workbook p. 93-94
Wednesday-Field trip (wear fourth grade t-shirts)
No homework
Thursday-3 questions, reading envelope and study for test
Friday-Test today!

Vocabulary Practice Games

Monday- Reread story, Marven of the Great North Woods
Tuesday-Workbook p. 83-84
Wednesday-no homework
Thursday-reading envelope signed, three open ended questions, and study for test
Friday-Test today!

Comprehension skill-
Fact-can be proven true or false
Opinion-cannot be proved true or false, because it expresses a belief or a judgement

Vocabulary Practice Games

Monday-Read story/study vocabulary

Tuesday-Workbook p. 63-64

Wednesday-Reading envelope signed

Thursday-Three open ended questions and study for Coyote School News test

Friday-Test today!

Coyote School News Vocabulary Practice

Comprehension skill-Drawing a conclusion

Drawing a conclusion is forming an opinion based on what you already know or on the facts and details in a text. 

Our story this week is What Jo Did.
Comprehension skill-Cause and Effect
A cause is why something happens. An effect is what happens. Sometimes a cause may lead to more than one effect. Some effects may have ore than one cause.
Monday-Read story/study vocabulary
Tuesday-Workbook p. 53-54
Wednesday-Reading envelope signed
Thursday-3 open ended questions and study for the test.
Friday-What Jo Did test


What Jo Did vocabulary practice website

Click the link below for fun games to help you practice Letters Home from Yosemite vocabulary words.

Letters Home from Yosemite vocabulary games

Parents,

I am so sorry that our homework was not uploaded sooner. For some reason the login page for Blogger was blocked earlier this week, but everything has been repaired.

Comprehension Skill-Main idea-The most important thing the author has to say about the topic is the main idea.

Wednesday-Reading envelope signed
Thursday-Three open ended questions (plus five bonus points if signed by a parent)
Please make sure your child is answering these questions in complete sentences. We will be focusing on open ended questions in fourth grade.
Study vocabulary words on the Family Times. These are also located on p. 114 in the book and the definitions are in the glossary.
Friday-Test on Letters Home from Yosemite

I like the fourth grade because we get to lockers and I get a wonderful homeroom teacher that I like and her name is Mrs.Mack
She is a fun teacher. Dalton J.

I Love the fouth grade so much. I am having a good time. And my teacher is so nice. I like her so much. Even mrs Oates and mrs morris and mrs smith and mrs evans. And I am having a wonderful time at straight.




Ps: I hope I see you next year
From:Dalton H.

favorite teacher is ms.mack Like mis.ots she is nice even thaw she gives lot's of hw .mis.smith is nice to she do's not give lot's of hw we have lockers this year is fun I love. 4grade Jack
Mack

My 4th grade teacher is the best. On Monday we do a litte bit of work. onTuesday we do the same as Monday. On Wednesday we do no work we play games. On Thursday we study for 3Qs and do a of work. On Friday we have the 3Qs test. KEVIN

My teacher is awesome. Her name is Mrs.Mack.she makes every thing easy but I don't wan't any hard work.for grandparents day she let us eat pie and drink lemon aid. In third grade I wanted mrs.Mack.I was going to get mrs.smith that would'v been ok to.we have so much fun in this class.I wish I could stay all day in her class.she is the best teacher I ever had!!!!:)$ p.s.if you got mrs.Mack you are lucky.

Melony

Monday- Read The Horned Toad Prince and study vocabulary on Family Times
Tuesday- Workbook p. 34
Wednesday- Reading envelope signed
Thursday-Three open ended questions and study for test
Friday-The Horned Toad Prince Test today!

Spelling Words for this week
brush, fruit, lunch, few, truth, suit, due, tune, trunk, glue, chew, rub, June, commute, juice, tube, crumb, true, done, pump, dull, blew, sum, threw, blue, shut, newscast, tissue, slumber

Since we had a holiday this week and Wednesdays are enrichment/intervention days, we did not read a Reading Street story. All reading classes have read passages about the history of 9/11. Today the students worked on summarizing(a review skill) those passages. Also students are completing a Remembrance Quilt Square to construct a fourth grade quilt. Stop by and see our quilt in the main hall of SES during the month of September.

Scholastic book order

Our September Scholastic book order is due September 16th. To order online or view the flyer, visit scholastic.com/bookclubs. Our class online activation code is HQ6RB.

There are several great books starting at just $1.00.

Helpful hint-If the book has the initials AR listed under the title, it is an Accelerated Reader book

Hello students! Here is the clay animation video that we watched last week in class. Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/9MpZtWFTbRk

Homework

Tuesday-Workbook page 23-24
Wednesday-Reading Envelope signed
Thursday-3 open ended questions and study for reading test
Friday-Test today!

Thursday-complete three questions and get your parents to sign it for five bonus points on your test. Study your vocabulary.

Friday-test on Lewis and Clark and Me

hay  i am seaman i like to catch squirrels and right now i am in New York sailing and catching more squirrels and swimming see  you later.

Journal entry from Seaman's point of view. Story-Lewis and Clark and Me

Kam

hi i am seaman                         today        i     am       squirrlhunting                                       you    would   not     bellieve    how    many     squirrls     i    cought
.       today    we    went    to    go      to         make  sure    those       indians    will     not      try    to                  steal       me.                good  news     they     didn't .                         well   time     to    go    back    to    my   doghouse          for     lunch             squirrls     on    the      menu                by.

Journal entry from Seaman's point of view. Story-Lewis and Clark and Me

Connor

HI  I AM SEAMAN   I LOVE TO HUNT SQUIRRELS.  I  WEIGHT 150 POUNDS.        IN  FACT  I'M   GOING OUT RIGHT NOW TO GO CATCH SQUIRRELS     WELL IT DIDN'T    TAKE THAT LONG ME AND MY MASTER  GOT OVER I60   SQUIRRELS. WELL SORRY I CAN'T     WRITE NO MORE    SQUIRRELS TAST  SO GOOD                                                       


Journal entry from Seaman's point of view, story Lewis and Clark and Me

Kassidy

today I hunted squirrels it was fun.I was on a boat yesterday and I fetch a stick in the water.I stayed on the boat a long time.We talked to the Indians.I way 150 pounds.

Journal entry from Seaman's point of view-Lewis and Clark and Me


Austin S.

I am a very nice newfoundland dog i like to hunt squirrels it was very fun i like it  very much i got to see Indians and a Indian dog.


A journal entry from Dylan based on the story  Lewis and Clark and Me
 

fourth grade is different than third grade because we have to change classes.  we did not not half to change she taught it on her own  fourth grade rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kam

Fourth grade is different than third grade because there's more work. We also get more work.Fourth grade ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we have lots of work. We get to change classes. Fourth grade is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taylor

Fourth grade is faster. We get lockers.we have to carry  lots of stuff to each class.we have more classes.you get more and harder work.we get tiger tidbits.our class rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Melony

What do you think of fourth grade? How is it different than third grade?

you get to have lockers  and we get the best teacher in fourth grade all of the teachers are assume and are the best teachers ever.we get to have a lot of books

Dylan

What is different about fourth grade?

You get lockers and you get more books and paper to and my  teacher is nice to and we switch room to it is awesome.

Alex

Fourth Grade Rocks!

It was so great to see so many of your faces yesterday at student orientation. I look forward to meeting the rest of you bright and early on Monday morning. Fourth grade will be a big change from last year. We will work together to make sure you have a smooth transition. 

Student Orientation will be on Wednesday, August 3rd from 12:00-2:30. All students are encouraged to drop by with their parents to meet their new teacher and bring their school supplies. It makes the first day of school much less stressful not having to carry arm loads of supplies. It also helps parents by allowing them time to complete all the back to school paperwork and ask questions.

I hope you have all had a wonderful summer. I can not wait to meet my new fourth graders! We've had a few changes to our schedule from last year. I believe it will be a wonderful change for everyone.

See you soon!
Mrs. Mack

Homework

Reading
Tuesday-WB285-286
Wednesday-Read story/study voc.
Thursday-Study/3Qs
Friday-Test-To Fly:The Story of the Wright Brothers

Alabama History
Tuesday-Read p. 329-334
Wednesday-No Homework
Thursday-Complete CYW 350
Friday-No Homework

This week the Math team is practicing for their upcoming tournament, so the fourth grade is not changing classes for two days. We have taken this opportunity to do an art history lesson and complete a masterpiece! We learned about Vincent van Gogh today and learned some of his techniques. We studied foreground, middle ground, and background. The above painting by Vincent van Gogh titled Wheatfield with Cypresses was our inspiration.

Family night at the Art Celebration will be Thursday, April 19th. We hope you all will be able to attend so you can see what your little van Gogh has painted.

Reading Homework

Story-The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon

Monday-Workbook 294
Tuesday-Vocabulary worksheet
Wednesday-Read story/study vocabulary
Thursday-Study/3Qs
Friday-Selection Test

Alabama History

Monday-Workbook 56
Tuesday-Friday-No Homework

Reading Homework
We will continue to read the novel, Brian's Hunt in class.
Monday-Chapters five and six questions
Tuesday-Chapters seven and eight questions
Wednesday-Study vocabulary/take home envelope
Thursday-Study Chapter 5-The Hunt for test

Alabama History Homework
Monday-Check Your Word p. 272/Read p. 263-266
Tuesday-Check Your Reading p. 272
Wednesday-Read p. 278-279/Take home envelope
Thursday-Read p. 273-274, 278, 280-284, if not complete in class
Friday-No Homework

Spelling Words

health         blood

type            against

receive       flood

month         magazine

guess         women

guide          style

wealth         guilt

says            guard

wonder       guest

gasoline     either

front            head

love            shoe

gym            vaccine

threaten      quarantine

rhyme         guarantee

What was your favorite part of field day?

I love the part when we did hippy hop I was first place in it thats why I loved it so much!!!!!!!! I never got first in 100 yard dash or 50 yard dash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love my homeroom class.


Love, Jordan

How do you like the iPads? What do you like to do on them?

I loved the ipads. They were so fun! My favorite game was Oregon Trail,Cake Doodle, and Ant Smasher. The most fun part was that we had the olsat test today. We went to P.E and then we did a worksheet. We got to play on the ipad. I had sooooo much fun today it was even more fun because we did not have to change classes!

Tamberlie

I LOVE MRS.MACK! : ) : )

What is your favorite game on the iPad?

I like the cake game on  ipad. I  play  on it. After  the test  Mrs.  Guilford  let  us  play. Thank you. Mrs.Guilford  

Leslie

Did you like testing? Why or why not?

My testing went good. It was easy. It was tiring and bored. Some minutes of it, but it was easy. The part I really liked is the 40 minute one. That was easy. Glad we are done with the test. I hate testing but we have to do it.The subtraction was kind of  hard but the plus is easy and the multiplication. When we got done with testing we got to play on ipads that was my most fun part. I want testing to come back because you don't change classes. I would rather do testing than change classes. Please testing come back I don't want to change classes tomorrow. The reason why I want it to come back is because of the peace and quiet. I like peace and quiet.Dont you? I love testing(:(:(:!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Mrs.Mack                             
love, Breanna

How did testing go this week?

It was easy.  i love to get that over with.We had to get it all in our heads all at once and had to keep it there so it was hard for me to do that all at one time. So we got it all out on the test so I still got in my head but put away in my head in like in a little room in my head. Macie and I  are so happy to get that over with so are all my other friends. I am probably the most of all. I  just don't want any more test this week. We loved to get that all over with this past two weeks were crazy. I so wish that we had our ar points.
I was so happy that I had my ar points last three 9 weeks. I love my home room people! l0ve, Jordan

We will continue testing this week, so there will be no homework.

Tuesday, March 29th SAT Reading
Wednesday, March 30th SAT Math
Thursday, March 31st OLSAT

Pennies for a Purpose

Our total as of yesterday was $200.25. We have doubled our goal! Today is the last day we are collecting. We have already had students bring change in this morning. We will do our final tally this afternoon. Thank you to all who have contributed.

Read Across America week

Last week we celebrated Read Across America week at Straughn Elementary School. Here is a glimpse of our activities.

Fox in Socks-Crazy Sock Day

Dress Like the Cat in the Hat Day

Character Parade

Our book was Miss Alaineous-A Vocabulary Disaster





Pennies with a Purpose

As of today, our total is $148.02! I am so proud of your generosity fourth graders. We have a huge container of pennies left to count. Thanks to Jordan for her very generous donation!

Homework

Reading
Tuesday-WB 217
Wednesday-Read story/Study voc
Thursday-Read story/study for test tomorrow

Alabama History
Tuesday-CYR p. 250
No Homework Wednesday or Thursday
Friday-Where is Tigger?

Pennies for a Purpose Update

Today's total is $85.62. We are so close to reaching our goal! Keep up the great work fourth graders. I am so proud of your generosity.

Homework

Reading
Monday-Reread Sailing Home:A Story of a Childhood at Sea and WB p. 203

Tuesday-Complete WB p. 205

Wednesday-Reread story/study vocabulary

Thursday-Read story/study vocabulary for test

Friday-No homework

Alabama History
Monday-Complete Check Your Words p. 242

Tuesday-No Homework

Wednesday-Complete Check Your Reading p. 242

Thursday-No Homework

Friday-Where is Tigger?

Where is Tigger?

Over the weekend, Tigger went to Huntsville, Alabama in Madison County. He visited the US Space and Rocket Center. You can too by clicking the link below.

http://www.ussrc.com/

Pennies for a Purpose

In just three short days, we've raised $50.00! I am so proud of the generosity and kindness each of you have shown. I hope you enjoyed the pictures from Peace Children Care Home today. Keep up the good work!

Scholastic book order

Our March Scholastic book order is due March 17th. To order online or view the flyer, visit scholastic.com/bookclubs. Our class online activation code is HQ6RB.

There is a great Junie B. book for Easter baskets for only $1.00. Remember ordering from Scholastic helps our class earn free books.

Helpful hint-If the book has the initials AR listed under the title, it is an Accelerated Reader book.

Read Across America Activities for This Week

Monday- Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R) Day

Tuesday- Fox in Socks Day: Wear crazy mixed up socks!

Wednesday- Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!! We’ll enjoy birthday cake today!

Thursday- The Cat in the Hat Day: Wear red, black, and white like the cat!

Thursday Night- Dr. Seuss Movie Night at SES from 6:00 pm-7:30 pm!  Come watch Horton Hears a Who on the cafetorium big screen, and enjoy popcorn and cola for $1 per person!! 

Friday- Character Parade at 8:15.  Parents are welcome!!

$29.86 in 2 days! Way to go fourth graders! We also have pictures from the Peace Children Care Home that I will share with you on Monday. Check out our graph in front of my room for updates on our progress of reaching our goal of $100.00.

Where is Tigger? _____________________

What county is he in?_________________________________________

1.      Home to one of the world's leading science and technology business parks, Cummings Research Park is a model for transforming research into business success.

2.      Home to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center is recognized as one of the most comprehensive U.S. manned space flight hardware museums in the world.

3.      Known as the rocket capital of the World.

The fourth graders have spoken! Today all of the fourth graders voted.

Our purpose in our service project is to raise money for Peace Children Care Home. Our goal will be to raise $100.00 to raise for the orphanage.

To learn more about the orphanage located in India, please visit http://www.peacechildren.com/projects/the-orphanage.

Today, the fourth graders raised $10.58 before we even knew our purpose! I so proud of your generosity!

Pennies for a Purpose

Our school practices the 4Bs-Be Responsible, Be Prepared, Be Respectful, and Be a Learner. Through this positive behavior plan we are learning various character traits. Our most recent is kindness. Our class is continuing this trait by participating in an activity called "Pennies with a Purpose". The purpose of this activity is to show the students that "one small act (symbolized by the penny) can grow into many good acts."

Today after our test the students were asked to submit names of charities or organizations that they would like to raise money for in the coming weeks.

Below are the most popular choices-

Ronald McDonald House
Relay for Life
St. Jude Children's Hospital
Christian Service Center
Pennies for Posho
An Indian orphanage sponsored by a local church

Tomorrow students who voted for these choices will tell a little about the organization to their classes. All of the fourth graders will then vote to see which organization we will sponsor with Pennies for a Purpose.

My heart was so happy today as I read all of the suggestions from the students. I am proud of your generosity fourth graders!

Homework for February 21-25

Alabama History
Monday-Study for test
Tuesday-Chapter 7 test
Wednesday-None
Thursday-None
Friday-Where is Tigger?

Reading
Monday-Begin Lesson 17 vocabulary
Tuesday-Work on Lesson 17 vocabulary/Study for test on Thursday
Wednesday-Study for Lesson 17 Test tomorrow
Thursday-None
Friday-None

Spelling Words
rocket
afraid
secret
other
declare
agree
bucket
ticket
degree
rather
nothing
teacher
farmer
vibrate
reflect
achieve
machine
gather
package
asleep
apron
pocket
chicken
brother
whether
between
helper
descent
method
abrupt

Mr. Roboto!

Today the fourth graders got to see a robot made by students at Straughn High School. The students built it from scratch. These students will be competing in Orlando in the coming weeks. The high school students really stressed the importance of math and science that was needed for this project.

Where is Tigger?

Tigger went to Tuscumbia, located in Colbert County, Alabama. He is visiting Ivy Green, the birthplace of Helen Keller.

Follow the link below for more information about Ivy Green.
http://www.helenkellerbirthplace.org/

Welcome to our class blog!

Alabama History Homework
Tuesday-No Homework
Wednesday-No Homework
Thursday-Complete Chapter 7 Study Guide

Spelling Words
sickness
treatment
careless
colorful
beautiful
movement
darkness
kindness
statement
peaceful
hopeful
careful
singer
aliment
numbness
illness
painful
fearful
endless
awful
restless
useless
hopeless
powerful
friendliness
useful
thankful
resourceful
appointment
cleanliness