Week of 10/15

     It was great to be able to meet and talk with all of you about the goals that I have for your child as we move forward in fourth grade.  Many parents had concerns about homework.  Having your child get into a routine at home around homework will hopefully help.  Almost all of the homework is handed out on Monday so that you and your child can "plan out" how to complete the homework by Friday.  Here is a sample "plan" that you could try out with your child.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
RAH~ Read 20 minutes	RAH~ Read 20 minutes	RAH~ Read 20 minutes	Complete Kid Blog post
MAH~ Practice multiplication facts or math vocabulary words	MAH~ Practice multiplication facts or math vocabulary words	MAH~ Practice multiplication facts or math vocabulary words	MAH~ Practice multiplication facts or math vocabulary words
One spelling page	One spelling page	One spelling page	Spelling Words    3x each
GEM	GEM	GEM	GEM

      In social studies we finished up our tour of the Northeast region.  The kids are working on a final presentation.  They got to choose to either write a postcard from the Northeast, create a poster, or come up with a commercial persuading people to come and visit the Northeast on their next vacation.  They were having lots of fun with this project!  :)

Just a reminder that the Costume Book Report rough draft is due on Tuesday, 10/23.  If your child types the rough draft, they can send the copy via email, I will take a look at it, talk with your child about it,  and send it back.

Enjoy the weekend!

Mrs. Lewis
    

Math Websites

     Here are a few math game websites that your child might enjoy using at home.  Don't forget we also have Ten Marks available to all of the children. 

http://www.mathplayground.com/

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/4th-grade-math.html

http://www.math-play.com/

http://www.mathnook.com/

Book Finder!

I found a great resource for parents to use at home to help their child find books that are of interest to them.

The website is:  http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/  To use this website you type in the title of a book that your child has enjoyed reading.  The website will then find books that are similar to that book.  This can be a great way to motivate the kids to READ, READ, READ!  I hope you are able to find this helpful!

Happy Reading!  :)