Reading and Language Arts

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Students completed their end of the unit reading assessment and the students did such a good job. I am very proud of the students and the fact that they really took their time and they looked back for the answers. If everyone does this well on the upcoming Reading Achievement Test, I know that everyone will improve their score from the test taken in October!!

Starting March 5th we will be wrapping up the unit by taking an end of the unit reading assessment, end of the unit writing assessment, and an end of the unit spelling assessment. Look for information to be sent home regarding these assessments.

The end of the unit spelling assessment will be March 12th

Our 4th language arts unit is "Animal Habitats." Our first story is Nights of the Pufflings
Spelling Test March 19th
Vowel + /r/ sounds
1. hair
2. care
3. chair
4. pair
5. bear
6. where
7. scare
8. air
9. pear
10. bare
11. fair
12. share
13. flair
14. farewell

Vocabulary Test March 20th
1. ashore – On or to the shore (from the water).
2. burrows – Holes or tunnels dug in the ground by small animals.
3. Instinctively – Acting on an inner feeling; doing without thinking.
4. launching – Throwing; sending forcefully upward.
5. stranded – Left in a helpless or difficult position.
6. Uninhabited – Having no people living there.
7. Venture – To set out to do something even though it might be dangerous.

Skills Test March 20th
1. Fact or Opinion
2. Syllabication
3. Part of Speech
4. The verb “be”

Monthly Reading Calendar

The March Reading Calendar will go home on March 3rd. Your child should have bring it home on Monday. Please keep it in a safe place and return it to school on (or before) the end of the month.

This reading calendar is a little different from the other reading calendars we have done so far. March is national reading month and we are doing something special. Student will still read for 15 minutes 3 times a week. However, instead of returning the calendar at the end of the month, students will write one good, detailed sentence each day that he/she reads. Parents will sign a slip and return the sentence (describing the book) to school the day after he/she read for 15 minutes. Students will then put a sticker on a shamrock displayed on our classroom door. Students will be able to go above and beyond the required reading. At the end of the month, the calendar should be initialed and turned in on, or before, March 20th.

Being that spring break is during the month of March, the reading calendar will be due before spring break in order to give everyone time off from school work. Reading Calendar is due March 20th.

If our class reads 3,200 minutes during the month we will have a popcorn and movie party. Students who do not do their part and read 8 times for 15 minutes will not be able to attend the party.