Hi everyone! 

Thanks for exploring our website! This 'blog' page will be where you can find weekly homework assignments posted throughout the school year as well as spelling lists and any updates that I may have. 

​~Ms. G 

Hi all, 

There are 12 lessons in our current grammar unit of verbs. To make this more manageable we are going to break up these lessons into 3 groups which have 4 lessons in each. This is our tentative plan but it will obviously be subject to change as we continue to progress!

Lesson 12: Action Verbs
Lesson 13: Present-Tense Verbs
Lesson 14: More Present-Tense Verbs 
Lesson 15: Past-Tense Verbs

Quiz Date: Monday March 16th 4G and Tuesday March 17th 4T

Lesson 16: Future-Tense Verbs
Lesson 17: Linking Verbs
Lesson 18: Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
Lesson 19: Using Helping Verbs

Quiz Date: Monday March 30th 4G and Tuesday March 31st 4T

Lesson 20: Progressive Forms of Verbs
Lesson 21: Irregular Verbs 
Lesson 22: More Irregular Verbs
Lesson 23: Contractions with Not

Quiz Date: Monday April 13th 4G and Tuesday April 14th 4T 

Encyclopedia Brown & the Case of the Slippery Salamander
Test day: Friday March 13th! 
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1. distrust
2. uncertain
3. incomplete
4. unlikely
5. unfair
6. discontinue
7. unaware
8. disorder
9. discount
10. indirect
11. unopened
12. disrespect
13. unimportant
14. unlisted
15. disrepair
16. inability
17. disapprove
18. unsolved
19. disobey
20. unsuspecting
21. disintegrate
22. disillusioned
23. intolerant
24. unconscious*
25. unappetizing*

Hello all! Here is this week's spelling list for tomorrow and next Thursday (no school Friday) 

Navajo Code Talkers (2/28) 
1. nation
2. special
3. lotion
4. mansion
5. precious
6. creation
7. vacation
8. tension
9. especially
10. motion
11. tradition
12. gracious
13. extension
14. addition
15. caution
16. official
17. solution
18. suspension
19. politician
20. portion
21. comprehension
22. physician
23. artificial
24. contraction*
25. competition*
*Challenge Words

 Seeker of Knowledge


Seeker of Knowledge (3/5)
1. village
2. except
3. explain
4. quick
5. charge
6. bridge
7. knowledge
8. question
9. equal
10. queen
11. excited
12. expect
13. Texas
14. fudge
15. excellent
16. exercise
17. quart
18. liquid
19. quilt
20. expert
21. inquire
22. frequent
23. advantage
24. expedition*
25. aquarium*

Electricity Study Guide: 

1. Static Electricity
   • Happens when + and - charges are NOT balanced.
2. Electric Current 
   • Electric charge moving
3. Series Circuit
   • Electric charges only flow in one path 
     • ‘One out all out’
4. Parallel Circuit
   • Electric charges flows in 2+ paths
     • ‘If one out, still lit’
5. Magnetism 
   • It’s a force that acts on moving electric charge and magnetic materials that are near a magnet
6. Magnetic Field 
   • An invisible force that goes out in all directions
7. Electromagnet 
   • A coil of wire with many loops which an electric current passes. 
8. Resistance/Insulator 
   • A material that does NOT allow electric charges to flow through easily. 
9. Conductor
   • A material that allows electric charges to flow through easily.
10. Closed vs. Open Circuit
    • Closed: Electricity can flow!
      2. Open: Electricity can’t flow! 
      
      

Additionally! 
-An effect of Earth's magnetic field that can sometimes be seen in the sky is called the Northern Lights. 
-Metal is an example of a conductor.
-Rubber is a insulator. 
-When two objects have different electric charges they attract each other. 
-When two objects have the same electric charges they repel each other 
-A machine that produces electricity by moving a magnet back and forth is a generator. 

Open Circuit vs Closed circuit: 
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The following genres will be tested: 

-Expository text
-Realistic fiction 
-Historical fiction 
-Trickster tale
-Fiction 
-Drama/Play
-Biography

Students have their study guides but should also be thinking about the definitions of each type of story. Test day: Friday January, 10th 

-Ms. G

Happy 2020! :) 
Quick update: 

Spelling Words this week: 
1. watermelon
2. homemade
3. understand
4. sometimes
5. shoelace
6. highway
7. upstairs
8. thunderstorm
9. shortcut
10. doorbell
11. jellyfish
12. touchdown
13. campfire
14. skateboard
15. anyway
16. fireworks
17. haircut
18. loudspeaker
19. laptop
20. flashlight
21. masterpiece
22. stomachache
23. cliffhanger
24. sweatshirt*
25. afterthought*
*=challenge words

(Friday spelling test as usual) 

ELA Homework: 
Meteorologist homework! See worksheet which was sent home this afternoon. This is a more creative assignment where students will present on Friday in class. Students will also hand in the written component which should have 5 days of weather and 20 vocabulary words incorporated. I am excited to see where in the world we are looking at the weather on Friday. I tried to answer questions today in class but if there is anything else please let me know!
(4G received poster if they were interested today and 4T will have the same option for poster tomorrow! -Not necessary, but I am encouraging any creative approach!)

*This Friday we will also be having a short reading genre quiz. Students will be coming home with the study guide tomorrow to study from. The format will be matching the definition to the genre. 

*To put on your radar, next week I will announce a book report/project that students will complete at home. There will be more details to come, however I told students to start thinking about a possible trip to the library :) I also have a Fairhaven library card if students tell me the title and author of a book I am happy to grab it for them next week. 

Math Homework: 
-Ms. Trahan will be sending worksheets home each night this week which should be completed and returned the following morning :) 

Take Home Tuesday Update: 
-Tomorrow the Take Home Tuesday envelopes will go home! They are slightly thicker than usual so please take the time with your student to review the papers enclosed. Some students have assessments that have been stamped with 'sign and return'. These are expected to be signed and returned. Please attach a note or follow up with an email if you feel necessary. 

Thank you so much for reading! Please let either of us know if you have any questions. 

Best, 

Ms. G and Ms. Trahan

Social Studies Test is tomorrow for 4G and Wednesday for 4T 

Math Test-Thursday for both classes