Wednesday Homework

Reading:  Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency passage.

Spelling:  Our weekly spelling test is Thursday since their is no school on Friday.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and  Happy New Year.  I hope everyone has a relaxing and fun-filled winter vacation.  Our first day day back to school is Tuesday, January 8,  2013.

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read 15 minutes orally and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency passage.

Math:  Solve Multistep Word Problems p.78 and Multiplying Larger Numbers p. PS4 #65  Please continue to practice facts from 0-12

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading  folder need to read orally for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency passage each night.

Spelling: CCC for this week's story from Theme 2 , A Very Important Day.

Math:  Students need to have mastered their multiplication facts 0-12.  Final assessment will be done following the winter break.

Thursday Homework

Reading:  Students will not need to bring home their reading folder tonight.  Students will not be required to have a parent signature tonight, but reading is always encouraged :)

Spelling:  A spelling test for Boss of the Plains words will be tomorrow. These are the same words as last week plus 5 bonus words.

Math: Multiplying: Trading Ones PS4 #63 (from in-class) and Lesson 1-5 p.63/64

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read orally for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their passage fluency.

Math: Lesson 1-4 p.61/62  Students need to continue to practice their facts to increase their rate and accuracy.  We will be studying division facts shortly.

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency passage.

Spelling:  This week we are finishing up Boss of the Plains as well as Sarah, Plain, and Tall.  Therefore,  homework tonight will be CCC's from the challenge list of 5 words and any words students missed on last week's spelling test.  Some students may have as few as 5 words this week.  We will go back to a 20 word list next week.

Math: Students need to memorize their 11's and 12's for testing this week.  Multiplication applications will begin next week.  Students who do not know their facts will really struggle.

Parents:  Thank you so much for sending in money and books for the holiday party!  These items are appreciated very much.  If the books and money come in this week,  I will be better prepared for the party on Thursday, December 20th.

Thursday Homework

Reading:  Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Please also practice your fluency passage. Our reading counts goal for term 2 is 45 points!

Spelling: Our spelling test is Friday.

Math: Order of Operations (B) Students are now testing on Mixed Facts including 11's and 12's

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a signature from their parent. Please begin to practice the fluency passage for this week.

Math: Unit 1 Lesson 2  Tables of Combinations pages 57/58.  Students need to continue to practice their multiplication facts as well.

Monday Night Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency passage.  As we are starting a new term, goals for Reading Counts will increase and start over.  All students need to set new goals with their reading teacher.

Spelling:  CCC with this week's words, "Focus on Mysteries" from Theme 1.

Monday/Tuesday Homework

Due to the short week, there is no assigned homework this week.  Students still need to practice their facts and continue reading their Reading Counts books.  I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!!

Tuesday Homework

Reading:  Students with a reading folder need to read  for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency  passage.

Spelling: CCC with this week's words from Theme 1's Journeys Reading and Writing Workshop.  Practice Spelling book page 28 if it was not finished in class today.

Math: Lesson 17 pages 53/54  Please continue to practice your Mixed Facts!!!!

Don't  forget, Room 13's book order is due November 16.  I will not be sending out a book order in December, but if  there are holiday gifts you want to order, just write "SURPRISE" on the envelope and I will call you instead of giving your child the books.  Help!!!  Only 1 order has been turned in.

Tuesday Homework

Reading:  Students with reading folders need to read orally for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency passage.

Math: Lesson 15  pg  45/46

All students need to continue to practice their multiplication facts

Also, remember to watch the election coverage on TV or radio!  Students need to color in the states as they are awarded to Obama or Romney.

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency passage.

Spelling: Put this week's words in ABC Order.  Our words are the same as last week's words.

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read  orally for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency passage.

Math: Lesson 13 page 35/36

We are winding up our multiplication fact unit.  To reach benchmark a fourth grade student must demonstrate master of 100 mixed multiplication facts with 90% accuracy in 6 minutes.  The deadline to demonstrate this proficiency is November 5th with the Ice Cream Sundae party on November 7th.

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read orally for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency passage.

Spelling: CCC for Theme 2's story, Tomas and the Library Lady

Students are practicing their Mixed Facts this week.

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency passage.

Math:  Lesson 11, page 31/32 (2-sided page)  We are testing x8 multiplication facts this week.

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students need to practice their fluency passage each night as well.

Spelling:  Theme 1's review list of 30 words will be tested on Friday.  Students need to pick 15 words for their Monday night CCC spelling homework,

Please look for yellow conference letters to come home on Monday, October 29th.

Thursday Homework

Reading:  Students with reading folders need  to read for 15 minutes orally and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their Read Naturally passage.

Math:  Lesson 9 pages 23-26

Students are expected to have memorized their X7 facts by tomorrow. Next week we will work on X8's with mixed facts after that.  Our ice cream sundae celebration is scheduled for November 7,  just before conferences.

Spelling:  Spelling test on homophones is tomorrow.

Wednesday's Homework:

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice fluency with their Read Naturally passage.

Spelling: Spelling Sentences

Math: Memorize x7 facts

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency passage for this week.

Math: Lesson 8 page 19/20
Students need to study their X7 facts

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read orally for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their Read Naturally passage, "Joe Lewis" .

Spelling:  CCC with this week's words from the Theme 1 story, "By the Shores of Silver Lake."

Tuesday Math

Reading: Students with folders need to read 15 minutes, practice their fluency passage, and get a parent signature on their folder.

Math: Lesson 6 pages 15/16 Students also need to continue to practice their X9, X4. X3, and X6 facts.  Students will be expected to pass 100 facts in 6 minutes with 90% accuracy on each level when they return Monday, October 15.

Thank you for your support!

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their new fluency passage,  Joe Lewis.

Math: Students in Room 13 math class need to practice their X6 facts tonight for a test tomorrow.  In addition, anyone who did not finish Lesson 7 Homework/Remembering pages 17/18 in class today will need to finish up for homework.

Thursday Night Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their Read Naturally passage. Students will be tested on this passage next week.

Math: Lesson 3 page 5 and 6. (This is a 2-sided page)

Spelling: My reading group will test next week on this week's words.

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice fluency with the Read Naturally passage, "Buffalo Bill."

Spelling: Spelling Sentences

Please watch the Debate tonight

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their Read Naturally passage for this week, Buffalo Bill.

Math: Please study your X3 and X4 multiplication/division facts.  Please make  study cards out of pages 9/10 and 11/12.  Students also need to complete Lesson 4 pages 7/8 and Lesson 5 pages 13/14.

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read orally for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice this week's Read Naturally fluency passage: "Buffalo Bill."

Spelling: CCC with spelling words from the Theme 1  story, " Finding the Titanic."

Thursday Homework

Reading:  Students with a reading folder need to read orally for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Please also practice the Read Naturally passage in your folder.

Spelling:  Spelling test for this week's words is tomorrow, so please study!

Math:  Lesson 2, page 3 and 4.  This is a 2-sided worksheet.

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read orally for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their fluency passage as they will be tested tomorrow.

Spelling:  Sentences with this week's words.

Remember, tomorrow is Picture Day, and Friday is the last day to turn in book orders.

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read orally for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  In addition, students need to practice their Read Naturally passage for fluency.

Math: Comparing Numbers(teacher made worksheet)/X5 multiplication facts.

Please remember Friday is the last day to send in September's book order. Our class will be given 7,000 bonus points (free books) if we make our goal!

Monday Homework

Reading: Read orally for 15 minutes and practice Read Naturally for fluency.  You will need a parent    to sign your reading folder.

Spelling: CCC with this week's Theme 1 story, Grandfather's Journey.

Thursday Homework

Reading:  Students with reading folders need to read orally for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their Read Naturally passage.

Spelling:  Students need to study this week's words for Friday's spelling test.

Math: Whole Numbers: Writing Numbers in Standard Form p.10

Please help your students study their math facts through 12's.  We will start with 2's, 5's, 10's and 9's next week.  Flash cards are a great way to study! Your student can make the cards at school.

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  Students also need to practice their Read Naturally passage.  They will be tested Thursday or Friday.

Spelling:  Sentences with this week's words from the Theme 1 story, Akiak.

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with a daily reading folder need to  read orally for 15 minutes and get a parent signature on their folder.  Also, Students need to practice their Read Naturally passage.

Math: Complete Place Value page 8 and have your parent read and sign the pink multiplication letter and return to Ms. Abbott.

Monday Homework

Reading: Read orally for 15 minutes and practice Read Naturally for fluency.  You will need a parent    to sign your reading folder.


Parents, please read and sign the yellow reading letter.



Spelling: CCC with this week's words for the selection, Akiak.

Monday Homework

Reading: If your student has a reading folder please have him/her read for 15 minutes orally and practice the Read Naturally selection for fluency(words per minute).

Spelling:  CCC with this week's words, Theme 1  story selection: "Akiak".

Thursday Homework

Spelling: Study this week's words for the test on Friday.

Math: Two or More Trades PS4  #25

Wednesday Homework

Spelling:  Sentences with this week's high frequency words

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Read 15 minutes

Math: Adding Larger Numbers PS4  #20

Monday's Homework:

Reading: Read 15 minutes

Spelling: Complete a CCC for your spelling words

Monday Homework

Spelling: Students in Room 13 reading class will have spelling this week with a CCC assigned for Monday night homework.


Other: Speeches on the Oregon Trail will be given starting Wednesday, June 6.  This is also the last day to take a Reading Counts test for the year.

Please help us cover the cost of the End of the Year fourth grade party.  Please send  in a one dollar donation so I can buy treats for this event.  This way we can be sure all students can enjoy these treats.

Thursday Homework

No reading assignment tonight besides Rough Drafts for speeches are due tomorrow.


Social Studies: Journal 7, Paragraph 2 with parent edit is due tomorrow.

Wednesday Homework

Reading:  Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Students who did not finish the making change worksheet with 10 problems will need to finish it for homework.

All students need to finish up the rough draft for their speech about a topic related to the Oregon Trail.  The rough draft is due on June 1, 2012.  Speeches will begin June 6.

Tuesday Homework

I will not be assigning math or spelling homework this week so students can use their study time to finish up their speeches.  Rough drafts  are due Friday.  Reading students with a reading folder still need to read aloud and get a parent signature.  Resource students will still have spelling assignments.  Students need to be ready to deliver their speech on June 6.  This is also the cut off for  students to take Reading Counts tests this year.

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Math:  Comparing Decimal Numbers 11-5 (both Homework and Remembering except #14 and 15 on remembering side.)

Social Studies:  Journal 5 Paragraph 3 was written in class today.  Paragraph 2 was written Monday in class.  Parents, please edit these 2 paragraphs tonight.

Tuesday Homework

Math: From Little Wheels to Big Wheels p.5

Division Facts 1-12 Test on Wednesday

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Math: I Love a Parade (worksheet page 4)


Social Studies: Journal 4 Paragraph 1

Thursday Homework

Reading:  Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Math:  11-4 Homework p.281 all problems
                    Remembering p.282 (skip #12 and #13)

Ems Bookmarks are due by 5/10

Wednesday's Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Math: Practice with Fractions 9-10 Homework side only p. 243


Social Studies: Journal 3 Paragraphs 1 and 2 Parent Edit

Thursday Homework

Math:  Order of Operations/Distributive Property Review  (one double-sided page)

Wednesday Homework

Math: Rounding Money or Review Place Value page

State OAKS testing in math tomorrow!

Tuesday Homework

Math: Rounding Money, Order of Operations, and Properties of Multiplication

Division Test through X12"s tomorrow

Monday's Homework

Math: Rounding Money and back to back pages of Order of Operations (3 total)


Social Studies: Parent edit of Journal 2, paragraphs 1-4

Division Time Test through 12's will be Tuesday or Wednesday

Tuesday Homework

Reading:  Students with reading folders need to read 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Math:  Decimals Packet (3 pages)

No multiplication test this week.  We will do a division timed test through 12's next week.

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.


Spelling: CCC's with this week's words from Theme 3's story, Heat Wave.

Math:  Decimals p. 40 and 42

Thursday Homework

Reading:  Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling:  Study this week's words.

Math: Tenths/Hundredths Worksheet

Wednesday Homework

Reading:  Students with reading folders need to read 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Math:  11-3 Homework side only p. 279

No spelling sentences assigned tonight.

Tuesday Homework

Math: 11-2 Exploring Decimal Numbers (Homework side only, p.277)
Comparing Decimals and Fractions p.31 and 32

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with a homework folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling: CCC for this week's story, Cendrillon.


Math:  11-1 Relating Fractions and Decimals p. 275 (Homework side only)
            Comparing Decimals 

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to  read for 15 minutes  and get a parent signature.

Spelling: Spelling sentences for words missed on Monday's pretest only.


Social Studies: Tonight,  parents need to edit their student's Journal 1 Paragraphs 1 and 4.   Students have written and edited these journals in class, but some students need extra time to write and edit at home in addition. By editing I mean parents need to mark and correct errors in ink and sign on the front page where the red Parent Signature stamp is located.  Another option might be to circle a misspelled word and ask the student to look it up in the dictionary.  If you do this please double check that the word was finally spelled correctly on the paper.  Thank you for your support in this.  Tomorrow students will write final copy journals from their rough drafts.   Students really learn a lot about the Oregon Trail during this simulation and will have a journal to treasure for years.

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Math: 11-1 Homework side only p. 275
          Division Facts test tomorrow (1-12)

Social Studies: Supply List

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folders need to read for 15 minutes orally and get a parent signature.

Spelling:  CCC with words students missed on today's pretest.  Four challenge words were also given during the pretest. This week's words were from Theme 3's story, The Stranger.


Social Studies: Students need to complete the rough draft for Paragraph 1, Journal 1.

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Math: Equivalent Fractions PS4 p.85 and PS5 p. 83

Division Facts test through 12's is tomorrow

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.


Spelling: CCC with this week's words from Theme 3's story, The Stranger.


All students will take the Division Facts Test with facts through 12's (Wednesday)

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling: Spelling sentences using this week's high frequency words.

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a homework signature.


Math: 9-7 Homework side only, p.237
            9-8 Homework side only, p. 239

Monday's Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders read 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling: CCC's with this week's high frequency words.

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling: Spelling sentences with this week's high frequency spelling words.

Monday's Homework:

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling: CCC with this week's spelling words.

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  If you have a Read Naturally passage be sure to practice your minute timings every night!!!

Vocabulary Pictures for Chapter 1 of Sarah, Plain, and Tall  are due tomorrow.  Some students have been asked to re-read Chapter 1 and fix up their errors on today's test.

Spelling: Spelling Sentences with this week's high frequency words.  If you have earned your four fours on previous papers, you just need to put your words in ABC order. Only 1 student has met this goal.

Lastly, tonight is the last night to read for the Ridgeview Read-a-Thon.  Room 13 has done an awesome job, having more than doubled their goal!  Keep it up :)  

Tuesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read 15 minutes and get a parent signature.  All students need to read Chapter 1 in Sarah,  Plain, and Tall and be prepared for a comprehension quiz tomorrow.

Math: Unit 2-5 page 81 and 82 Perimeter and Area of Parallelograms

Social Studies: Students are bringing home an information sheet about an Oregon Region Diorama at-home project.  These information sheets give very clear directions.  This project is due April 2 and is to be completed at home. Please contact Mrs. Ancell is you have any questions or concerns.

Thursday Homework:

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling:  Study for Friday's spelling test.

Math: Area and Perimeter Worksheet (both sides)

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Review for Theme 2 Vocabulary Test on Thursday.

Spelling:  Spelling sentences with this week's high frequency spelling words.

Tuesday Homework

Reading:  Students with folders need to read 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling:  CCC with this week's high frequency words: a lot, other, another, anyone, every. someone, myself, family, friend, people, again, anything, anyway, everyone, first


Math: Multiplication Practice

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling: Spelling sentences for this week's words.

Math: We are currently assessing multiplication/division facts for Term 2 progress reports.  Some students are still practicing their facts for this final assessment.

Room 13 students have read an amazing number of minutes in this year's Ridgeview Read-a-Thon! Thank you for helping us by signing our blue Read-a-Thon tickets.  Our Read-a-Thon continues through the last day of February.

Monday's Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders will need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling: Words for this week's words come from Theme 2's selection, "Tales of a Fourth Grade  Nothing"


Additional Reading Homework: Synonyms p. 21

Thursday Homework:

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling: This week's spelling test is tomorrow.

Math:  Calculating Area and Perimeter (calculators are ok)
           Continue to practice your multiplication and division facts.  Our final assessment is next week.

Tuesday Homework:

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.


Math: Area/Perimeter Page stapled to Division Facts practice page

Monday's Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling:  CCC with this week's word from Theme 2, Focus on Mysteries.

Make sure you practice your X12 facts as well as your division facts for 12's.  Final tests will be this week.

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling: Sentences with this week's words

Tuesday Homework:

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Math: Area worksheet page 129

Monday Homework

Reading:  All students need to read for the all school Read-a-Thon.

Spelling: CCC with this week's review words from Theme 2 "American Stories Spelling Review"

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling:  Spelling sentences with this week's words.

Monday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling: CCC with this week's words from Theme 2 story, A Very Important Day.

Thursday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.


Spelling: Spelling Test is tomorrow.

Math:  p. 76 and #1-10 on p. 64 (Students need to work problems on lined paper)

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling: Spelling sentences

Tuesday Homework:

Reading: Students with reading folders need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling:  CCC with this week's words from Theme 5's story Happy Birthday, Dr. King.


Math: 2 and 3 Digit Multiplication by 2 Digits page 65.  Please do problems on lined paper as practiced in         class.

Thursday Homework

Reading:  Students with a reading folder need to read for 15  minutes and get a parent signature.

Math:  2-2 p. 75/76

There will be no spelling test tomorrow.

Wednesday Homework

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Spelling:  Spelling Sentences with this week's words for Theme 3, That's Amazing

Tuesday Homework:

Reading: Students with a reading folder need to read for 15 minutes and get a parent signature.

Math: Unit 2-1 page 74/75

Spelling:  CCC with this week's words, Theme 3 That's Amazing Spelling Review