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Week of May 6, 2019

For the next few weeks until the end of the year, we will begin reading a new novel! It is one of my favorite books to read.

Reading: Novel study on Bud, Not Buddy

* We will learn about the Great Depression

Grammar- Review

Spelling-None

Vocabulary - Quiz Thursday-on words from the novel Bud, Not Buddy. I will send a list home Monday for students to study.

Field trip to Discovery Park is on Tuesday, May 21st.

Have a great week!

Week of April 29,2019

Thank you for a great week of testing! The students worked very hard.

For the next few weeks we will begin reading a new novel! It is one of my favorite books to read.

Reading: Novel study on Bud, Not Buddy

* We will learn about the Great Depression

Grammar- Review

Spelling: Unit 15 in the Vocabulary book- Test Friday

Vocabulary- Unit 15- Test Friday

Writing- Figurative Language

Have a great week!

Week of April 1, 2019

We love our classroom in the new building! It is so refreshing to be there! The students made a very smooth transition.

Thank you for all those who supported the Boosterthon! We had a great time during the Funrun! We raised about $40,000 for Richland!

Reading: We will be focusing on many standards in preparation of TNReady. We will be working from the IReady books in class. This is test prep. Student will also have additional homework practice on these standards. Please look for these sheets in your child's binder, and review them with your child before turning it in the next day. We will also continue reading the novel Toliver's Secret. The students have really enjoyed reading and discussing this novel each day. It is one of our favorite activities in class.

Grammar- Review of all parts of speech

Writing- Informational Writing

Spelling-None

Week of March 18, 2019

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a fun and restful Spring Break! Tomorrow starts the 4th nine weeks. I am looking forward to a strong quarter to end the school year.

We will be moving into the new building as soon as we get the "okay" once the technology has arrived and all has been approved. Most of the classroom materials have been moved over. However, class will still be in the portable as of now.

This is what we will be working on this week:

Grammar- Prepositions, prepositional phrases; review of grammar rules, parts of speech, and sentences

Spelling-None

Vocabulary - No orange book this week

Writing - Informational Writing

Homework- TN Ready practice nightly

Have a great week! :-)

Week of February 25, 2019

This is Book Fair week!

Family Math and Science night is Thursday.

Reading- We will finish our study of the Revolutionary War with a reading focus on power standards to prepare fo TNReady. We are also reading a novel called Toliver's Secret. We have been discussing the elements of character, plot, theme, vocabulary, inferencing, and main idea and details.

Vocabulary-None

Spelling-None

Grammar- Pronouns: Prepositions and prepositional phrases (review)

Writing- Opinion writing

Homework- Reading Log-

Please read and sign the log daily.

Have a wonderful week!

Week of February 11, 2019

We will celebrate Valentine's Day at 2:00 on the 14th. Don't forget to send in cards and a box or box to collect the cards. We will also have a pizza party because our class had the most minutes read for 4th grade for the Read-A Thon! Awesome job!

Reminders:

Uniform policy-Students may wear any jacket/sweater outside, but they must wear solid navy blue, black, khaki, gray, or white jackets or sweaters in the building with no logos (a very tiny logo such as Nike or NorthFace is ok, but the large ones that go across the front or back of the jacket are not allowed. Large College/Pro team logos are also not allowed.
Wednesday folders-Please review all papers in the Wednesday folders. Sign and return the folder by Friday.

Reading-

We are working on many power standards to prepare for TNReady. I will be using other resources outside of the curriculum, including Jouneys, novels, and other texts.

We will continue with our study in EL Module 3-The American Revolution. Over the course of the third nine weeks, we will cover many power standards in both fiction and non-fiction text to prepare for TN Ready Assessment later in the spring. We will be focusing on identifying the text structure in a given piece of text. We are now reading a play called "Divided Loyalties". This play gives us a glance into the lives of a family who lived during that time period.

Vocabulary-None

Spelling-None

Grammar- Prepositions and prepositional phrases

Writing- Opinion writing

All narratives were due on the 11th.

Have a great week! :)

Week of February 4, 2019

I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend! I know we are all ready for spring!

** I still have 2 open spots on Wednesday morning for career day speakers. 9:00-9:15 and 9:15-9:30. Please let me know if you are interested. First come first serve.

Reminders:

Uniform policy-Students may wear any jacket/sweater outside, but they must wear solid navy blue, black, khaki, gray, or white jackets or sweaters in the building with no logos (a very tiny logo such as Nike or NorthFace is ok, but the large ones that go across the front or back of the jacket are not allowed. Large College/Pro team logos are also not allowed.
Wednesday folders-Please review all papers in the Wednesday folders. Sign and return the folder by Friday.

Reading- We will continue with our study in EL Module 3-The American Revolution. Over the course of the third nine weeks, we will cover many power standards in both fiction and non-fiction text to prepare for TN Ready Assessment later in the spring. We will be focusing on identifying the text structure in a given piece of text. We are now reading a play called "Divided Loyalties". This play gives us a glance into the lives of a family who lived during that time period.

Vocabulary-Unit 10 Orange book- Test Friday

Spelling- Unit 10 Orange book- Test Friday

Writing-Narrative

Grammar- Adverbs (continued)

Have a wonderful week!

Week of January 28, 2019

I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend!

Reminders:

Uniform policy-Students may wear any jacket/sweater outside, but they must wear solid navy blue, black, khaki, gray, or white jackets or sweaters in the building with no logos (a very tiny logo such as Nike or NorthFace is ok, but the large ones that go across the front or back of the jacket are not allowed. Large College/Pro team logos are also not allowed.
Wednesday folders-Please review all papers in the Wednesday folders. Sign and return the folder by Friday.

Spelling- None

Vocabulary -None

Grammar- Adverbs

Writing- Narrative

Have a great week!

Week of January 14, 2019

Reading- We will be starting EL Module 3-The American Revolution. Over the course of the third nine weeks, we will cover many power standards in both fiction and non-fiction text to prepare for TN Ready Assessment later in the spring. We will be focusing on identifying the text structure in a given piece of text.

There will be a mid module assessment this week-most likely Wednesday.

Spelling-None

Grammar- Adjectives

Vocabulary-None

Writing- Narrative

Homework-check your child's agenda book for daily assignments this week.

Have a great week!

Week of January 7, 2019

Happy New Year! I am looking forward to the second semester with my students! It will be a great one! This is what we will be working on this week:

Wednesday-Report Cards will be sent home-please sign and return them Thursday. I will initial them at the bottom and send them back home for you to keep.

Spelling- Orange book vocabulary Unit 8- The test will be on Friday. The list of words for the next 3 lessons are already in your child's binder.

Vocabulary- Orange Book Vocabulary Unit 8-Test Friday.

Homework- Monday through Wednesday night's homework will come from the orange vocabulary book. Thursday night is a study night. Please take time to study and practice the words. YOUR CHILD SHOULD BRING THE ORANGE VOCABULARY BOOK HOME EVERY NIGHT.

Grammar- Adjectives

Writing -Narrative Writing on Animal Defense Mechanisms

Have a great week! :-)

Week of December 17, 2018

It has been a wonderful first semester! This is the plan for the short week!

Monday- Tuck Everlasting final novel test. We will watch the movie after the test. It is rated PG. If you do not want your child to watch it please let me know.

Tuesday- Field Trip to see A Christmas Carol. We will finish watching Tuck.

Wednesday- Winter Party starts at 12:20. Feel free to join us! You can check your child out early from the classroom that day!

Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!

Thank you for a great first semester! :)

Week of December 10, 2018

We will continue to read Tuck Everlasting and finish the novel by Friday. Students will have some reading homework from this novel this week so we can finish on time. Please read the assigned chapters only and do not read ahead. The final novel test will be on Monday, December 17th.

Extra Credit is due no later than December 17th.

Spelling-none

Vocabulary- none

Writing- We are wrapping up informational writing on animal defenses and will be moving on to narrative writing.

Field trip to see "A Christmas Carol" is December 18th.

Winter Party-December 19th

Happy Holidays!!

Week of December 3, 2018

This week in RLA we are wrapping up our informational writing on the animals that each student researched. Students may have to finish the final draft at home.

We will be starting a novel study on Tuck Everlasting, one of my favorite books! We will work on this study through winter break. We will focus on elements of a plot, theme, characters, cause and effect, and drawing conclusions.

Grammar- Irregular Verbs

Spelling- Unit 7 -The test will be on Friday. A new list will be in the binder on Monday for the next several weeks.

Vocabulary- Unit 7- Test on Friday.

Homework- Students will have nightly homework from the orange book. Please complete these assignments as they help prepare the students for the test. We do not spend much time on vocabulary in class other than on Monday.

Have a great week!

Week of November 26, 2018

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday and time with family! I am looking forward to hearing about it from all of my students.

My homeroom will continue to read Sign of the Beaver. We are a little over half way through the book.

Reading: We are on Module 2, Unit 2, in EL (Expeditionary Learning). This module focuses on animal defense mechanisms. In this module, students will be leaning about animal defense mechanisms with a reading standards focus. Throughout this module, students will also be conducting research on an assigned animal and blending their research with informative and narrative writing. Our focus has been determining the main idea and details, finding the gist, writing a summary, and identifying unfamiliar vocabulary words.

In Unit 2, students are researching their animal of choice. They will take this information and write an informational essay about it. It will be at least 3 paragraphs.

Grammar- Modal Auxiliaries

Spelling- None

Vocabulary - None

Homework- Reading log- Students should read each night and log it in the reading log. Please make sure it is signed by a parent. The goal is to encourage reading for pleasure and to enjoy it as a family activity. Students will write a short summary of a book they have read during the week. It will be due on Friday.

Writing- Informative-We will start with a group write informing an audience about being a Richland student.

Have a fantastic week!

Week of November 13, 2018 and November 19th

My homeroom will continue to read Sign of the Beaver.

Reading: We are on Module 2 in EL (Expeditionary Learning). This module focuses on animal defense mechanisms. In this module, students will be leaning about animal defense mechanisms with a reading standards focus. Throughout this module, students will also be conducting research on an assigned animal and blending their research with informative and narrative writing. Our focus has been determining the main idea and details, finding the gist, writing a summary, and identifying unfamiliar vocabulary words.

In Unit 2, students will begin a research component of animals and animal defenses, paired with an informative writing piece. Students have chosen an animal research and write about.

Grammar- Modal Auxiliaries, Possessive Nouns

Spelling-Unit 6 -Orange book-The test will be on Friday.

Vocabulary - Unit 6- Test Friday

Homework- The homework will be in the orange book every night this week.

Writing- Informative-We will start with a group write informing an audience about being a Richland student.

Have a fantastic week!

Week of November 5, 2018

My homeroom will continue to read Sign of the Beaver.

The end of module assessment for Unit 1 will be on Tuesday, November 6th. This test will cover main idea and details after reading a text for the first time and using context clues and affixes to determine the meaning on unfamiliar words.

In Unit 2, students will begin a research component of animals and animal defenses, paired with an informative writing piece.

Grammar- Possessive Nouns

Spelling-None

Vocabulary - None

(Unit 6 will be next week)

Writing- Informative-We will start with a group write Monday.

No School on Veteran's Day

Have a fantastic week!

Week of October 29, 2018

This is what we will be working on this week:

** My homeroom may bring a stuffed animal to school on Friday for our Redhawk reward in the cafeteria.

My homeroom will continue to read Sign of the Beaver.

Grammar- Homophones; Pronouns

Spelling-Unit 5 Vocabulary words. Spelling test on Friday.

Vocabulary - Unit 5- There will be homework in this book nightly, except on Halloween. The test will be on Friday. The orange book should come home every night.

Writing- Informative-We will start with a group write over the next few weeks.

Week of October 22, 2018

This is what we will be working on this week:

My homeroom will continue to read Sign of the Beaver. This book is amazing! We are loving it so far.

Reading: We are starting Module 2 in EL (Expeditionary Learning). This module focuses on animal defense mechanisms. In this module, students will be leaning about animal defense mechanisms with a reading standards focus. Throughout this module, students will also be conducting research on an assigned animal and blending their research with informative and narrative writing.

On the mid-unit assessment, students will paraphrase a video on animals, read a text and answer text dependent questions, demonstrate their ability to cite evidence, determine the main idea and supporting details, and determine the meaning of unknown words. As of now, the mid module assessment is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. We will complete it in two sections. This is not an assessment where students need to study material. We have been working on the standards during class. They will apply their knowledge on a cold read for this test.

Grammar-

Pronouns

(Review)Conjunctions; Compound and Simple Sentences

Spelling-None

Vocabulary - None

Writing- Informative-We will start with a group write over the next few weeks.

Have a great week!

Week of October 15, 2018

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful Fall Break with your families.

This is what we will be working on this week:

My homeroom will continue to read Sign of the Beaver. This book is amazing! We are loving it so far.

Grammar- Conjunctions; Compound and Complex Sentences

Spelling-Unit 4 from the Orange Vocabulary Book. The spelling test will be on Friday. The list for the next few weeks are in your child's binder in a sheet protector. These should remain in the binder.

Vocabulary - Unit 4 from orange book. Homework will be from this book each night except for Thursday. Please check your child's agenda book for the homework pages. There will be a vocabulary test Friday.

Writing- Informative-We will start with a group write over the next few weeks.

Have a great week! :)

Week of October 1, 2018

My homeroom has started reading an amazing novel called Sign of the Beaver. This book pairs with our social studies curriculum. Each child has a copy of the book. We will participate in daily literature discussions and literary topics such as character, theme, plot features, and main idea and details. The students are LOVING this book so far. I am very excited about it.

Reading:

We will finish reading Love That Dog. On Tuesday and Wednesday we will work on text based questions about the text. This will be counted as a test grade. It will be open book.

We will continue to work on ongoing skills - identifying the theme, understanding characters, writing a summary and finding the "gist" while we read.

Figurative Language- simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia

Grammar:

Verbs- Verb Tenses, Action, Linking, Helping

Spelling -None

Homework- Read nightly and log on the reading log. Make sure to get a parent signature.

Writing- Opinion Writing (continued) - We will read a text on the topic of ....should kids bring paid to do chores? Students will form an opinion about the above topic and support their answer using evidence from the text. This will be an ongoing assignment for the next two weeks.

Next week is Fall Break! Enjoy spending time with your family.

Have a wonderful week! :)

September 24, 2018

Book Fair is this week!

Reading:

We will read Love That Dog in class.

Grammar:

Verbs- Verb Tenses, Action, Linking, Helping

Spelling- Spelling Test Friday-Unit 3 Orange Book Vocabulary

Vocabulary- Unit 3 from the Orange Book Vocabulary- Vocabulary Test Friday

Homework- Assignments will come from the orange vocabulary book this week.

Have a wonderful week! :)

September 17, 2018

Picture Day is Wednesday! Students may dress up. No jeans or athletic wear is allowed. Uniforms are not required.

I enjoyed meeting so many grandsparents last week! I am so glad they were able to spend time at Richland. The kids were so excited.

Reading:

We will read Love That Dog in class.

We will continue to work on ongoing skills - identifying the theme, understanding characters, writing a summary and finding the "gist" while we read. We will continue to identify elements of poetry and discuss the differences between poetry and prose. I am hoping to finish this novel by Friday.

Grammar:

Verbs- Action, Linking, Helping

(Review) Nouns-singular and plural, common, proper, and abstract

Spelling- Spelling Test Friday

Have a wonderful week! :)

Week of September 10, 2018

We are gearing up for another busy week! Thank you to those who have sent in needed items for the class! We have finished both I ready and Map Testing in reading. Testing took a couple of days so we will pick up where we left off last week.

Reading:

We will read Love That Dog in class.

Grammar:

Nouns-singular and plural, common, proper, and abstract

Verbs- action, linking, helping

(Review) -

Quotations Marks and dialogue in writing.

Vocabulary- Lesson 2 in the Orange Vocabulary book. There will be homework in this book Monday through Wednesday this week. Make sure to check your child's agenda book for the pages numbers for the homework assignment. Please use Thursday as a study night.

Spelling- Spelling Test Friday on Unit 2 of the orange vocabulary book-see new list in your child's binder. The words for the next 2 weeks are in the binder. Please make sure your child is studying the words.

Writing- Opinion Writing- We will read a text on the topic of ....should kids bring paid to do chores? Students will form an opinion about the above topic and support their answer using evidence from the text. This will be an ongoing assignment for the next two weeks.

Have a wonderful week! :)

Week of September 3, 2018

I hope you had a wonderful long weekend with your family! Thank you to those who have sent in wish list items for our classroom. I am still in need of Clorox wipes. If you are able to send any in I would greatly appreciate it. This is what we will be learning this week:

Reading:

We will read Love That Dog in class.

Grammar:

Nouns-singular and plural, common, proper, and abstract

(Review) What is a sentence?, subject/predicate, capital letter, punctuation, types of sentences, run-on sentences, and incomplete sentences.

Quotations Marks and dialogue in writing.

Spelling- Spelling Test Friday-see new list in your child's binder. The words for the next 3 weeks are in the binder. Please make sure your child is studying the words.

Homework- Your child should read for 15-20 minutes each night this week. Log in the entry completely in the reading log. Make sure to get a parent signature!

Grandparent's Luncheon for 4th grade is September 12th at 12:30. If your child does not have a grandparent that day, no worries! I will make sure your child has someone to sit with.

I will not be available on conference night on the 13th other than the times I allocated on my sign up genius. There may be a few more times after school still open if you are in need of a conference. Please sign up on my sign up genius.

Have a fabulous week!

Week of August 27, 2018

I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful weekend with your family. Please make sure to read Mrs. Koch's website and Ms. Berry's newsletter for updated class information. There will also be a slight change in our schedule for the entire 4th grade team in order for certain classes to get more instructional time. I will email you the details.

In Reading, we will be taking the iReady benchmark test as well as the first MAP test of the year. We use these assessments as benchmarks to see where the students are academically, as well as to see the areas of strength and weakness.

We will continue our study on poetry. We will read more of Love That Dog in class. Look for a study guide tomorrow on poetry vocabulary words. There will be a quiz Friday on those words.

We will continue to work on ongoing skills - identifying the theme, understanding characters, writing a summary and finding the "gist" while we read.

Grammar:

(Review) What is a sentence?, subject/predicate, capital letter, punctuation, types of sentences, run-on sentences, and incomplete sentences.

(New) Quotations Marks and dialogue in writing.

Spelling- NONE this week due to benchmark testing. :)

Writing- Write a summary.

Have a wonderful week!

Week of August 20, 2018

I hope everyone had a great weekend! This is what we will be working on this week.

Spelling: This week's words will come from the orange vocabulary book. The spelling test will be on Friday.

Vocabulary- The vocabulary words are the same as the spelling words. The list is in your child's binder. There will be a test on Friday. Students need to know the meanings, synonyms, antonyms, be able to write them in sentences, and apply them to real world situations. Your child will have homework from this book every night this week except for Friday.

Reading skills for the week-

Comprehension skill review- theme, summarizing, compare/contrast, characters

We will begin our unit on Poetry on Tuesday from our EL curriculum.

Writing-Hopes and Dreams, "I Am" Poem, and write a summary of summer break.

Grammar-What is a sentence?, subject/predicate, capital letter, punctuation, types of sentences, run-on sentences, and incomplete sentences.

Prefixes-un, dis, in, im, ir, and il.

Agenda books have come in. They are $7.00. Send money in a labeled envelope and I will send it to the office.

Thank you for all you do. Email me if you have any questions.

Have a great week! :-)

Week of August 13, 2018

We had a great first week of school. I enjoyed meeting all of my new students!!

I unexpectedly felt ill late Wednesday afternoon that caused me to be out on Thursday and Friday. I appreciate all the messages and well wishes. I am feeling better and will see all of the students on Monday.

Thank you for returning all the notes and forms that were sent home last week. If you have not done so already, please do so as soon as you can. Don't forget to sign up for my Remind101 app to get important updates and announcements. The instructions went home last week. Each section has a different code. Please let me know if you are unable to access it.

The Capital Campaign kicks off this week. Please look for a packet to go home in your child's binder. This is the ONLY fundraiser that the PTO is doing. Please consider giving a donation to help support Richland!

4th Grade Meet the Teacher night will be this Thursday, August 16th from 5:30-7:05. There will be two sessions presenting the same information. Session 1 starts at 5:30 and season 2 starts at 6:20. I hope to see you there.

Summer Reading- If you have not turned in summer reading, please do so as soon as possible. Students new to Richland have until Friday the 24th to turn in assignments. For those that are doing a monologue, I will let you know what day this week to present. Please send any costumes and props to school on that day.( Do Not wear them to school). I am looking forward to seeing the presentations!

Spelling: Our words this week are back to school words. The test will be on Friday. The 12 words are as follows:

pencil, supplies, notebook, eraser, binder, composition, science, social studies, highlighter, division, elementary, grammar.

Skills for the week-

Comprehension skill review- theme, summarizing, compare/contrast, characters

Writing-Hopes and Dreams, "I Am" Poem, and write a summary of summer break.

Grammar-What is a sentence?, subject/predicate, capital letter, punctuation, types of sentences

Have a great week! :)

Week of August 6, 2018

Welcome to 4th grade at Richland Elementary! This is what we will be working on this week in Reading Language Arts (RLA).

We will spend a lot of time going over rules, routines and procedures to make a smooth and efficient start to the school year. We will be working on many activities including getting to know our classmates, hopes and dreams, and writing "I Am" poems. Our team will begin to switch classes and have a typical full schedule on Wednesday the 8th.

Reading: We will begin working on skills such as compare and contrast, understanding characters, theme, and writing a summary of a text. All of these skills will prepare students for the beginning of our Expeditionary Learning (EL) module on poetry, which will start on week 3.

SUMMER READING PROJECTS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH.

For students brand new to Richland, those projects will be due on Friday, August 17th. This is the first major assignment of 4th grade. This will count as a test grade. If you do not have a copy of the instructions and rubric, you can download and print a copy from the Richland website. Please email me if you have any questions.

Grammar- Complete Sentences, Types of Sentences, and Subject and Predicate

Spelling- There will be a spelling test on Friday. Words will be in your child's binder. Please look for them on Tuesday.

Writing-Write a summary about summer vacation including specific details.

Homework- Read any book of choice and log the information into the reading log in the student binder. This should be initialed by a parent.

Have a great week!