Greetings!
Please see updated homework section below!
Writing
This week, students in fourth grade will embark upon our Opinion Writing Workshop! The main goal of this week is to get students into the rhythm of writing nonfiction - instead of the stories we wrote for our narratives - and to gather ideas for writing essays. We will focus on the strategy of thinking about a person, place, or thing (object) that means a lot to us and gather big ideas about that person, place, or thing to write paragraphs about.
Book -It
Students in fourth grade ELA are expected to read 1 hour a week in order to receive their Book-It awards. Students should read on multiple nights a week. Their assignment is broken down into 15-minute-per-night segments, 4 or 5 days a week; of course students may read more each night. Students wanting a reward MUST complete the entire form and return it on the day it is due.
Scholastic
For the students in my homeroom, my class code is TTBNT if you want to order books online. Thanks and have a great day!
Contacting Me
Feel free to contact me at the school with questions and concerns, and I will do my best to answer them, or direct you to the person better equipped to help you. During the school day, it's probably best to contact me via email (sabrandenburg@norwayne.net), or via the Remind app, but before and directly after school, I can also be reached via the school phone (330-435-6383 ext. 10412). If I do not answer your voicemail quickly, it is probably because I have been unable to access it for whatever reason. Please be understanding that technology is great, but it sometimes has its hiccups!
Hope you have a great week!
Miss Brandenburg
Homework this week in Language Arts class will be assigned as follows:
Monday: No School!
Tuesday: N/A
Wednesday: N/A
Thursday: Continue brainstorming - Reread their previous entries to mine them for ideas for new paragraphs; tonight's work should merely be gathering ideas, not necessarily writing about these new ideas.
Friday: N/A
*Ongoing - students should be practicing their vocabulary with the cards we cut out in class and reading the story once or twice throughout the unit. Students should also read 15 minutes a night.
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