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 |