Home Learning & Projects

HOME LEARNING ASSIGNMENTS:

Home learning is posted daily and students are responsible for recording and/or organizing their work to take home.

  • 1) Language Arts - MON: Organize words, TUES: Choose at least 10 words to create your own sentences, WED-SUN: Spelling Speedway (3 activities) due on Monday. Students are also expected to study their words the night before a quiz (usually Sunday).
  • 2) Math - home learning posted daily on the board. Study Sunday night for Math Test.
  • 3) Projects - Any projects or special assignments will be posted when assigned along with the due date

    • TESTS & QUIZZES

    Assessments will be completed on MONDAYS unless there is no school or if unforeseen circumstances delay tests.

    These include a spelling quiz, a vocabulary quiz, and a math quiz/test.

    Projects will usually be due on Mondays.

    PROJECTS:

    Currently Scheduled Projects for Year

    First Nine Weeks - Map in a Month (due Monday, October 12, 2009

    Second Nine Weeks - Science Fair (tentative)

    Third Nine Weeks Project - Dade County Fair Nature Center Project

    Fourth Nine Weeks - EITHER Powerpoint Project or Website Project

    Click here for Map in Month Project Preview
    Great Learning & FCAT Preparation Websites for Students

    BRAINPOP - username: miamishores password: brainpop

    TUMBLEBOOK LIBRARY - username: miamidade password: miamidade

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    AUG/SEPT: Welcome to Fourth Grade

    What We are Studying This Week: (updated as time allows)

    Writing/Spelling/Grammar WRITING - Writer's Workshop, Narrative Writing, Descriptive writing: idioms and similes; SPELLING - complex r-controlled words; GRAMMAR - Sentence structure; varying sentences; specific nouns
    Reading/Vocabulary Story: Akiak, Skills: Sequencing, finding details, drawing conclusions
    Math Multiplication Properties (Chapter 8)
    Science Scientific Method (hands-on)/Matter (Chapter 13)
    Social Studies Florida Geography and Map Skills (Chapter 1).


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