Week 2 Highlights, Week 3 Printout, and NOVEL QUIZ*

 Hi parents and students!

Another week has gone by and here's what happened:

• We started our descriptive writing unit. I had the students create their own monster and write 1-2 body paragraphs to describe what it looks like. It was surely fun to see the students express their creativity. For those that are interested, here is how we score each writing assignment. The same rubric will be used for their final exam.

Content- The essay communicates descriptive ideas that are supported by relevant details.	Organization- The essay is structured with a clear introduction (hook and thesis), body (topic sentence, details, and concluding sentence), and conclusion. Each paragraph has at least 5 sentences.	Grammar and Vocabulary- The student uses relevant vocabulary that enhances expression of ideas and has little to no spelling errors. The essay has minimal errors in punctuation, capitalization, and noun-verb agreement.	Creativity- Original ideas and details are incorporated in the essay that enhances essay quality.	Legibility- The essay is easy to read, properly spaced, has proper letter formation and paragraph indentation.
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• We finished grammar unit 1 about nouns. We learned that nouns are categorized into proper, common, concrete, and abstract. We also learned how to write nouns in their plural form.
• We finished math pages 1-8 about whole numbers from the ones place up to the ten thousands place.
• We learned the six steps of the scientific method. We also learned how to apply these six steps to ascertain which foods cause people to flatulate more.
• We completed a spelling and grammar quiz.

NOVEL QUIZ LINKS:

• (A Class) Click here for Chapter 1 Cricket in Times Square Quiz
• (B Class) Click here for Chapter 1 Amber Brown Quiz

Below is what we will be learning for Week 3:

Grade 4A& 4B	Week 3	September 13th - 17th
Subject	Content
Spelling & Vocab	Isolate, virtual, impassable, remote, obtain, access, devour, preserve, extreme, avid (9/17)
Grammar	Unit 2 Nouns - Articles
Reading	L3 - Journeys: pp. 22–31 (SC) Story: “Spreading the Words
Novel	A Class Only - Cricket in Times Square – Ch. 2 B Class Only - Amber Brown Goes Fourth – Ch. 2
Math	Lesson 1.2 (pp. 9-13), Lesson 2.1 (pp. 22-29)
Science	The Scientific Method (LIM worksheet)
Test(s)	L2 Spelling & U2 Grammar Quiz: Thursday, September 16th
Weekly Sentences	He dreamed that he was a king. He preferred the vanilla ice cream. That’s a good example. There were numerous snakes.