Christmas Book Reports

Christmas Book Reports Due December 12th

Use your imagination and be CREATIVE!! 
Bring props, dress as a character, draw pictures!

Do not read your story!  Retell your story!
You will need to name the Title of the book and the author.

Practice, Practice, Practice!!

Spelling List 15

quite                                          all right
satisfied                                     quiet
curiosity                                     supplying
carrying                                      entertaining
against                                        assignment
brilliant                                       exciting
scientific                                     astonish
abundant                                    fried
effort                                         southern
avoid                                         married
Illinois                                        Alabama
opportunity

Vocabulary:

diligent : hard working; industrious

accurate : without errors; exact

sufficient : as much as needed

excursion : a short trip

reliable : dependable

mimic : to imitate

Weekly Spelling Work:
Write words 3x each
Write sentences using vocabulary and tell the part of speech for each vocab. word
complete page 17
Practice Test - Tuesday
Test - Wednesday

Decorating Doors and Christmas Caroling at the Nursing Home!!

Toys For Tots

Fourth Grade is sponsoring Toys for Tots to help bring Christmas to children who may not normally get to have a joyful Christmas.  Please help spread the word through out our school and Abbeville so that we may fill our boxes with many toys.  We have two boxes, one in the foyer of the Main building and one in the Lindsey Building.

Election Week in 3rd & 4th Grades

Our Indian Shelter Projects

Spelling List 11

1.  symptom                                                 13.  mystery
2.  unknown                                                14.  university
3.  rebuke                                                    15.  mirror
4.  biscuit                                                    16.  hospital
5.  pyramid                                                 17.  oxygen
6.  limousine                                              18.  exercise
7.  volume                                                  19.  applause
8.  syllable                                                 20.  happiness
9.  associate                                               21. ninety
10. Tennessee                                            22.  hundred
11.  Ohio                                                    23.  hundredths
12.  conference                                      

Vocabulary:

24.  debris - scattered

25.  temporary - not permanent

26.  amendment - a change or an addition

27.  patriot - a person who loves his country greatly and is loyal to it

28.  wrath - very great anger

29.  hypocrite - a person who pretends to be good

30.  frigid - extremely cold; freezing


Weekly Work:
*Write all words in pyramid style
*Write the part of speech for each vocabulary word and use in a sentence correctly
*Complete p 13

Practice Test on all Words - Tuesday
Test - Wednesday
Turn in all work Wednesday

Spelling List 10

1.  propeller                                        13.  varsity
2.  county                                           14.  arena
3.  familiar                                         15.  umpire
4.  respectful                                      16.  muscle
5.  preference                                     17.  banana
6.  doubting                                       18.  equipped
7.  governor                                       19.  thousand
8.  boundary                                      20.  Tuesday
9.  individuality                                 21.  perfection
10.  Kentucky                                   22.  admittance
11.  ounce                                         23.  counterfeit
12.  recreation

Vocabulary Words:

24.  manufacture - to make by machinery in a factory

25.  prominent - easy to see

26.  guarantee - promise

27.  thorough - complete

28.  dependability - trustworthiness

29.  immense - huge

30.  concentrate - to put all your thoughts or efforts into one thing

Weekly Work:

1.  Write all words in pyramid style.

2.  Write parts of speech for each vocabulary word and use in a sentence.

3.  Complete p 12 in book

Quiz:  Friday -          #1-15
           Monday -       # 16-23
           Tuesday -      # 24-30
           Wednesday - TEST

Kolomokia Mounds Field Trip!

Spelling List 9 Vocabulary Review

1.  accuracy -  correctness
2.  ancestor -  a relative of long ago
3.  anxiety -  fear about what may happen
4.  apologize -  to say you are sorry and ask pardon
5.  apparent - easily seen and understood

6.  architect -  one who draws plans for new building
7.  banquet - a large meal for a special occasion
8.  courageous -  brave
9.  errand -  a short trip to do something
10. essay -  a short compostion

11.  eternity -  endless time
12.  extraordinary -  very unusual; remarkable
13.  frail -  slender and weak
14.  gratitude -  thankfulness
15.  honesty -  truthfulness

16.  impulsive -  acting upon a sudden notion
17.  legend -  a story handed down from the past
18.  legible -  clearly written; readable
19.  omit -  to leave out
20.  organize -  to arrange in good order

21.  pamphlet -  a booklet
22.  predicament -  an unpleasant, different situation
23.  pursue -  to chase
24.  quaint -  odd in an interesting way
25.  recognize -  to identify

26.  recommend -  to suggest; to approve
27.  sanitary -  clean
28.  scholar -  a student; a person of much learning
29.  shrewd -  clever
30.  utensil -  a useful tool


Weekly work
1.  Write each word in pyramid style.
2.  Complete pages 10 and 11
3.  Choose 15 words and use in a short creative story.

Practice Test - Tuesday
Test and turn in all work - Thursday

Reading Vocabulary

1.  canebrake - a thick growth of cane plants
2.  diminish - to become smaller
3.  implements - tools
4.  circumstances - a fact or event
5. dauntless - brave
6.  nomad - wandering English people
7.  massive - huge
8.  tread - to walk
9.  complacent - contented
10.  palatable - tasty
11.  significance - importance

Flags Unfurled - "The First Fight"
Salute to Courage - "Daniel Boon's Daughter" 

Spelling List 8

1.  abbreviation                                   13.  apparel
2.  quitter                                           14.  credit card
3.  towel                                            15.  advertise
4.  surrounded                                    16.  clearance
5.  toward                                          17.  gift certificate
6.  lettuce                                          18.  glutton
7.  spinach                                         19.  particular
8.  cauliflower                                   20.  fragrance
9.  knitting                                         21.  attacked
10. Rhode Island                               22.  necessary
11.  Vermont                                    23.  announcement
12.  shipment                                  

Vocabulary

24.  apparent - easily seen or understood

25.  anxiety - fear about what may happen

26.  competition - a contest

27.  generosity - willingness to give to others

28.  omit - to leave out

We will not have the daily small quizzes this week due to the field trip last Friday and Monday being a holiday.  Practice test on all words Wednesday and the test Thursday. 

Reading Vocabulary

1.  leathern -made of leather

2.  thrice - three times

3.  coverlet - a bedspread

4.  merest - smallest

5.  replenish - to fill again

Stories for the week:

Flags Unfurled - "Dangers of the Pioneer Life" p 79-97

Liberty Tree - " The Honest Indian" p 26-28  (Wednesday night homework)

Spelling List 7

1.  rebellious                                        13.  obedience
2.  village                                             14.  wrapped
3.  cruelty                                             15.  steward
4.  preferring                                        16.  transit
5.  terminal                                           17. truly
6.  bargain                                            18.  pilot
7.  usual                                                19.  compartments
8.  regrettable                                       20.  fulfilling
9.  cocoon                                            21.  concourse
10. New York                                      22.  beyond
11.  North Carolina                             23.  baggage claim
12.  human

24.  vibrate - to move rapidly back and forth

25.  frail - slender and weak

26.  impulsive - acting upon a sudden notion

27.  accuracy - correctness

28.  extraordinary - very unusual; remarkable


Weekly Work

1.  Write words in pyramid style
2.  Write what part of speech is voc. word is
3.  Write a sentence with each word
4.  Complete p 8

Spelling List 6

1. absence                                13.  seldom
2.  excitement                           14.  lawyer
3.  committee                           15.  vacuum
4.  exactly                                16.  planning
5.  forgotten                             17.  disappearance
6.  awkward                               18.  psalm
7.  miniature                            19.  controlled
8.  caution                               20.  naturally
9.  Wednesday                        21.  winning
10. error                                 22.  children
11. New Hampshire                23.  daughter
12.  Virginia


24.  rejoice- to be filled with joy, pleasure, or satisfaction
25.  shrewd - clever
26.  sanitary - clean
27.  recommend - to suggest; to approve
28.  legend - a story handed down from the past.


Weekly Spelling Work:

1. Write words in pyramid style.

2.  Identify the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

3.  Write vocabulary words in a sentence.

4.  Complete page 7

Reading Vocabulary Words Sept 17-21

1.  drift - something moving along with the wind
2.  start - a surprised reaction
3.  savory - tasty
4.  hover - to stay in the air near one place
5.  cataract - a large waterfall
6.  superstitious - believing things out of fear and ignorance rather than basing one's belief on the Bible and on scientific findings
7.  scrouge - a whipping, or severe punishment
8.  diadem - a crown
9.  draggled - wet and dirty
10.  cask - barrel

Alabama History & Reading

We are studying Indians in AL History.  We also have many Indian stories through out our reading books.  I am going to mix things up and we will begin reading the stories about Indians over the next couple of weeks in reading.  The stories will be located in different reading books, such as this week we are reading from our Salute to Courage, Trails to Explore and Flags Unfurled.  We try to read 3 stories each week in reading and cover a literary skill, along with vocabulary words.  This week our literary skill is still main ideas.

We are also beginning a project in AL History on Indian Homes.  The children will choose an Indian home to build and write a report on.  This is the student's project, yet I understand that some parental help will be needed but please let the your child do most of the work.  I will send home a letter explaining the project further.

Daily Spelling Quiz Confusion

The Daily Spelling Quizzes are not taken as any type of grade, they are to be used to help study.  If a student does not spell all the words correctly it is okay, just study those words missed a little extra.  Now if they do spell all words correctly through out all quizzes they do not have to take that part of the spelling test on Wednesday.  And then on Tuesday when we spell the vocabulary words they are used as bonus points.  If you child misses a test it is okay, no penalties.  These are just to help study fewer words at a time.  I hope this clears some of the confusion.

Spelling List 5

1.  neither                                      13.  South Carolina
2.  weird                                        14.  foreign
3.  government                              15.  nobly
4.  leisure                                      16.  cheeseburger
5.  restaurant                                 17.  pepperoni
6.  physician                                  18.  lasagna
7.  social                                       19.  protein
8.  raisin                                       20.  appetite
9.  though                                     21.  height
10. burrito                                    22.  approach
11.  solar                                     23.  seize
12.  Maryland

24.  pursue - to chase
25.  quaint - odd in an interesting way
26.  architect -  one who draws plans for a new building
27.  courageous - brave
28.  prairie - grassy land with few trees


Weekly Spelling Work:

Draw a picture using your words 3x each

Tell what part of speech each Vocabulary word is

Write a sentence using the Vocabulary words

COmplete page 6 in Spellling book

Learning About Plants

     Third & Fourth Grade Working Together 
                Learning About Plants!!

Learning about the part of a flower and exploring with flowers!

Learning about Photosynthesis!

Working together!