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| 4th Grade Newsletter Miss Arnett and Mrs. Gordenier 11/18/11 HAVE A BLESSED THANKSGIVING AS YOU CELEBRATE ALL THAT OUR LOVING GOD HAS GIVEN US. The following verses are due Thursday, 12/1. "Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer." Ruth 4:14 "She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins." Matthew 1:21 Welcome back, Ryan Shaffer. Ryan is now part of our 4th grade class. Yippee. THANK YOU Our lunch today was wonderful. We enjoyed our time together sharing praise/thanksgiving Bible verses and then enjoying our food. 11/18 HOT LUNCH STUDENTS No 4 th graders had hot lunch today. If you ordered a lunch, your account is being credited.NOVEMBER BOOK-IT The book needs to be a minimum of 100 pages and about 75-100 words per page. The November book choice is limited to an Adventure. There are many web sites which have lists of 4 th grade adventure books. The verification slip is dueMonday, November 28. The written report for the November book is due Wed., Dec.7. The requirements and evaluation rubric are included in this newsletter. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM The program involves all students on Thursday, 123/8, at 7:00 P.M. Mackenzie has a special singing part plus Ely, Ryan, and Savannah have non-speaking parts. All of us will be singing in large groups and reciting Bible verses. DECEMBER BOOK-IT The book needs to be a minimum of 100 pages and about 75-100 words per page. The December book choice is limited to Fantasy or Folklore. There are many web sites which have lists of 4 th grade books by category. The verification slip is due Tuesday, Jan. 3. There will not be a written or oral book report for the December book.MATH FACTS (ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION) Please use flash cards or go online to use websites that will assist your child with knowing the basic facts quickly. MULTIPLICATION QUIZZES 7s: 12/2; 8s: 12/9; 9s: 12/16; 12s: 1/11 Assignment List due dates (partial) Monday, 11/28: Book-It verification slip due for the book read in November Tuesday, 11/29: Social Studies C. 3 retake Wednesday, 11/30: Spelling/Vocabulary, p. 46-47 Thursday, 12/1: Spelling/Vocabulary, p. 48-49 Thursday, 12/1: Memory: SEE TOP OF PAGEFriday, 12/2: "Business is Looking Up" tests Friday, 12/2: Geography and cursive memory due Calendar NO SCHOOL: NOV. 21-25 Thursday, 12/8: School Christmas program, 7 P.M. NOVEMBER BOOK REPORT Due date: Wednesday, Dec. 7 Answer the following questions in complete sentences. The report may be written or typed. Number the answers. DO NOT write in paragraph form.1. What is the book’s title? 2. What is the author’s name? 3. If there is an illustrator, what is that person’s name? 4. Where did the story take place? 5. When did the story take place? 6. List five major events in the story in chronological order. 7. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? RUBRIC FOR EVALUATING THE BOOK REPORT ____ Writing in complete sentences and using correct punctuation (12) ____ Book title (1) ____ Author’s name and illustrator’s name (1) ____ Identifying where the story took place (1) ____ Identifying when the story took place (1) ____ Listing five major events in the story in chronological order. (5) ____ Recommendation/non-recommendation of book with support (2) TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE (23) ____ Total Points Earned ____ Grade
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