Mrs. Iman's Class

Contact: Katie.iman@sepanthers.org

Phone: 740-774-2003 EXT 71207

Class Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/1e957I0

Social Studies

Social Studies |
Oct. 27th - 31st

Student Spotlight

Heather McCray

Heather enjoys riding bikes and learning about math. Her favorite food is pizza and her favorite drink is flavored water. When she grows up she wants to be a doctor.

Dates to Remember/Homework:

Anything not completed in class will be sent home for homework. If that happens, I will post on our class Facebook page. Please join our class Facebook page @ "Mrs. Iman's 4th Grade"

Halloween Parties are at 1:30 on 10/31

Conferences are 11/6 and 11/7. We will let you know your scheduled time next week if you requested a conference.

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In Class this Week

This week we will begin studying charts, graphs, and budgeting.

Please check Progress Book regularly to track your child's progress.

Reading: Unit 2 Week 5

Oct. 27th - 31st

Weekly Homework

Complete the daily reading each night. (Due Daily) NO READING THURSDAY NIGHT

Study for spelling test this Friday

Study for vocab this Friday.

Essential Question:

How are writers inspired by animals?

Spelling

Unit 2 Week 5 Suffixes

Main Selection

Poems: "The Sandpiper," "Bat," "Grasshopper Springs," & "Fireflies at Dusk"

Paired Selection

Poem: "Fog" and "White Cat Winter"

Vocab Strategies

Similes

Metaphors

Reading Skills & Strategies:

Lyric Poetry - expresses strong feelings; can be a song; may or may not rhyme

Haiku - traditional Japanese poem with 3 lines

Character Perspective - the characters point of view; how the character feels about events

Meter - the number of syllables, or beats, in a verse

Rhyme - repetition of similar sounding words at the end of lines of poetry

Imagery - author's use of language that appeals to the 5 senses

Assonance - repetition of vowel sounds in lines of poetry

Vocabulary Words:

brittle - something that is easily broken

creative - people showing the ability to do something in a new way.

descriptive, something that describes or tells about something

outstretched - to extend to full length

metaphor - compares two unlike things

simile - compares two unlike things using like or as

rhyme - a word that has the same ending sound as another word

meter - the pattern of syllables in a line of poetry

Spelling Words: Unit 2 Week 5

sickly

shapeless

hardly

ageless

quickly

illness

slowly

goodness

carefully

spotless

wonderful

painless

beautiful

weakness

graceful

darkest

spoonful

clearest

darkness

thoughtful