Hello 4th Grade Families! Welcome to Week 4!
No School Friday, November 11th.
Math: Comparing and ordering fractions and adding fractions with like denominators.
History: We are learning the art of heraldry and making our own coat-of-arms.
Science: Students will identify causes of winds and the movement of bodies of air and its impact on our weather and climate.
ELA:
Literature- Robin Hood chapters 14-17.
Composition- Writing two summaries, and two dictation exercises, learning and using the author's point of view through narrative perspectives.
Grammar- Reviewing predicate nominatives, Tuesday's quiz on predicate nominatives and beginning predicate adjectives. WOL book pages 105-108.
Poem- Norman and Saxon due 12/9.
Roots- Roots Day 1
-ance = state of; quality of
an noy ance (n) a thing or person who irritates
de fi ance (n) the act of boldly resisting authority; breaking the rules
dom i nance (n) the state of being in control of other people or things
el e gance (n) the state of showing richness or grace in style and manners
per se ver ance (n) continuous attempts; never giving up
ra di ance (n) brightness
tol er ance (n) accepting differences between and among people
main te nance (n) routine care of machinery or property
Homework Activity
Write each derivative 3 times each. Once in print, once in syllables, and once in cursive.
Roots Day 2
-ence = state of; quality of
pa tience (n) waiting without any complaint
con ven ience (adj) a quality or situation that makes something easy for someone
dil i gence (n) not rushing through a task; taking one’s time to do the best work
con se quence (n) the result of something occurring earlier
per sis tence (n) continued existence or occurrence
con fer ence (n) a meeting for discussion
co in ci dence (n) a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance
Homework Activity
Write each derivative 3 times each. Once in print, once in syllables, and once in cursive.