Happy Birthday

September: Miguel

October: Christopher, Gavin, Ryan

November: Hibah, Gianna, Bhavika, Steven

December: Sean, Alex, Kevin

January: Hunter

February: Sarah, Alexa, Aamaan

March: Christina, Nicole

April: Alex, Nikhil, Connor

May: Kyle

June: Courtney, John

July: Jonathan, Daniel

August:

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The Secret Codes to Fourth Grade

Language Arts

Treasures Activities

www.macmillanmh.com

Treasures Reader

http://macmillanmh.com/ose

Access Code: D7EE2D37EC

Math

www.macmillanmh.com

Access Code: B9F9244F00

Scholastic Book Order

www.scholastic.com/bookclubs

User name: mrsponzinisclass

Password: books

Schedule

Monday: Library Physical Education

Tuesday: Physical Education

Wednesday: Art

Thursday: Music

Friday: Computers Music

Extra Help

Tuesday and Thursday

8:45-9:15

All students are welcome, but please attend only as needed. Come with specific questions.

Important Dates To Remember

ELA: May 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Math: May 11^th, 12^th, 13^th

Science: May 31^st - June 6^th

Our Favorite Web Sites

Language Arts Web Sites

Scholastic	Dositey	Time For Kids	Read Write Think	Crayola
Starfall	Rhyme Zone	English-Zone	Magic School Bus	Harry Potter
Enchanted Learning	Storybook Online	Jan Brett	Berenstein Bears	Kids Konnect.com
Learning Planet	World Village	Lil’ Fingers	Kid’s Mysteries	Puzzle maker
Magic Keys	PBS	Aesop’s Fables	Primary Games	Kidport
Funschool	Gamequarium	Starfall	Funschool	Yahooligans

Math Web Sites

Cool Math 4 Kids	Fun brain	Math Playground	Kings Math	Kidscom
Interactive Math	Create a Graph	Enchanted Mind- Tangrams	A Plus Math	Math Activities
AAA Math	A+ Math	All Math	Math Forum	Multiplication
Math Stories	Pattern Blocks	Math Mastery	Prongo	Edu 4 Kids

Science, Social Studies, etc.

Arty Astro	White House	Kids Domain
Funology	Maps 101	World Almanac for Kids
Space Kids	Sesame Workshop	Girltech
Make A Snowflake	National Geographic	Fun Ranch
Kiddy House	Fact Monster	Ezschool
Zoom School	Encyclopedia	Virtualogy
Congress for Kids	Bonus	Ben’s Guide: Government
Kids Astronomy	Space	Space Flight

Helpful Language Arts Strategies

(Multiple Choice questions)

• Read the directions

• Read the title

• Review questions

• Read and underline the Main Ideas in the story

• Look back and answer questions

• Check your work

Listening Comprehension

Strategies:

• Sit up straight, feet on the floor

• Pencils are on your desk; nothing is in your hands

• Eyes are on the reader

• Think about what the reader is saying - make pictures (images) in your head to help you remember

Taking Notes:

• Only write down important details (Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?)

• Do not write in complete sentences

• Skip lines

• Abbreviate when possible

ROAR Like a Lion

• Read the question.
• (What does the question ask you?)
• Organize your thinking.
• Answer the question.

Review your answer:

• Did you answer the question?

• Does it make sense?

• Did you check your spelling, capital, punctuation, language, etc?

Fun Topics In Fourth Grade

Language Arts

• Learn and apply interesting vocabulary
• Read and discuss short stories and novels
• Develop writing skills
• Create dynamic lead sentences
• Develop listening and note taking skills

Math

• Problem of the Day
• Use the Master Rulers
• Practice Math Facts
• Create bar graphs
• Solve multi-step problems
• Explain how to solve word problems

Science

• Electricity
• Measurement
• Plant Responses
• Photosynthesis
• Life Cycles
• Simple Machines
• Food Chains
• Magnets

Social Studies

• New York State Geography
• Native Americans from New York
• Revolutionary War
• The New Nation
• Erie Canal
• New York Government
• Immigration