Fourth Grade
JANUARY 11th – 15th
Important Information
Student of the Month:
Jamya Polk
January 18th Martin Luther King Day
Journeys workbook: pg. 85, 86, 205, 206,
193, 194, 73, 74 due 01-15-2016 – same as
last week
Reading:
Vocabulary List
Analyze
Appropriate
Century
Focus
Impact
Peers
Plentiful
Recent
Source
Terror
In the classroom
Poetry – Figurative Language
(hyperbole, personification, sound devices),
visualization, sensory language, Point of view
Writing : Topic Sentence and supporting details,
comma rules, capitalization rules (Expository writing)
Word Study: y suffix, ous suffix, review of
suffixes and prefixes
Math:
Week of: January 11th
Teacher: Carlton, Smith,
Butler
Contact Information
Maureen Carlton: mcarlton@saisd.us
Jennifer Smith: jsmith@saisd.us
Kristen Butler: kbutler@saisd.us
fractions (see vocabulary pg. 2) Test on
Tuesday, January 19th
Science:
Properties of Soil
Social Studies:
First People in Texas
Important Notes:
MLK Day – January
18th
Page 2
Science
Science focus:
Mixtures and Solutions
Vocabulary (MATH)
Fractions
Improper fractions
Numerator
Denominator
Mixed number
Equivalent fractions
Unit fraction
Benchmark fractions
Suffixes: y, ous
Prefixes make their own syllables
Suffixes make their own syllables