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Book Project and Extra Credit Assignment

Book Recommendation Project

Directions:

1. Log on to edmodo.com using the username and password on the back of your blue card. Most usernames are your first names and last names and all passwords are your personal lunch pins. Some usernames have a class number added to them.  

2. Go to “assignments” and click on book recommendation.

3. Pick a book you will be recommending to the class. Think of a favorite book you've read this year or one that interested you. Follow the rubric for what to include in your recommendation paragraph.

4. Comment on another student’s post. See the example comments/questions for help.

5. Submit your recommendation! Check back to answer any questions students asked on your post.

6. EXTRA CREDIT: Write a post about our read aloud book.

Rubric

Must include: Points:

Title of book        1

Summary of book        5

   - must include what the book is about, the characters,

     and important details

   -NOTE: don’t give anything away (no spoilers!)

   -should be AT LEAST four sentences

Why you liked it        3

   -discuss reasons for why it interested you,

    connections you had to the book, or what made

    this a good book

   -explain WHY you liked it

   -AT LEAST two sentences

Why someone should read it                               3

   -give two reasons why people should read it

   -can include the genre, why it is fun to read, etc

   -PERSUADE people to read it

Closing sentence        1

Reply to another student                               2

   -give them a positive comment and ask

    a question about their book

TOTAL POINTS        15

Extra credit opportunity:

Write a second post about our read aloud book. Write five sentences on a summary of the book so far, predictions you have, and what you liked or did not like about Number the Stars. (5 extra credit points)

Example:

I recently read the book All About Sam. This book is about a young boys life named Sam. Sam tries to figure out what Phrases mean after his parents say them. Sam likes to over think the Phrases and doesn’t understand them. For example, “the terrible twos”, he thinks he can see the terrible twos. Sam has told us his life, through his eyes, since he was born. This is an exciting fiction book that follows Sam through his experiences growing up.

I liked this book for many reasons. This book is really funny and I liked that it was from a boy’s point of view. The characters are relatable and likeable. Sam reminded me of my own brother, so I was always making connections between Sam’s funny actions and my own brother’s goofiness. This book kept me laughing and it never got boring.

You should all read this book. If you like funny books, you will love this book. Also, Lois Lowry is the author and she writes a lot of good books. If you liked any of her books, like Number the Stars, you will probably like this book. If you are an older sibling, you will like this book because it talks about how crazy little siblings can be. I really enjoyed this book and I think you all will too!

Example reply to a post:

You gave a great recommendation. I liked how you talked about how older siblings should read this because I have a little brother! I was wondering how old Sam is in the book and if it is relatable to a fourth grader?

Updates!

Good morning!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, and enjoyed Sappington's Spring Fling! This week we are continuing with the Math Map test.  We will be testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings.  Our schedule will continue to have specials from 2:25-3:15.  Today will be our final day to get students ready for the Math test.  I know they will do great.  Please continue to make sure your child is getting a good night's sleep and eating a good breakfast.  I appreciate all of your help with this!  Only one more week to go!

In the afternoons we are going to begin our fractured fairy tale unit.  We will study the traditional form of the fairy tale and then a fractured version.  We will also be putting on plays.  Today, I will be explaining our fourth quarter book project to students.  They are going to be recommending a book for students to read over summer, so it can be a book they read this quarter or about any book they have read this year. We are going to be completing this project on Edmodo.  I will  be teaching students how to navigate this website this afternoon.  They can work on this project at home or at school.  There is a 5 point extra credit project listed on the site as well that students can complete.

Progress Reports are coming home on Friday.

School Store is this Thursday.

This Sunday we have our Music Performance at Lindbergh High School's Auditorium at 4:00 p.m.  Please arrive at least 20 minutes before the show!  I hope to see you all there!

We have bowls, spoons, chocolate syrup, oreo crumbles, marshmallow cream, and strawberry syrup for our ice cream sundae.  Thank you for all of your donations!  I can't wait to celebrate all of our students' hard work!

Have a wonderful week!  Let me know any questions you have!

Communication arts map is finished!

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Updates

Good morning!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the extra day with your children home.  This week begins our first Map testing week.  We will be testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings from 9:00-11:00.  We are beginning with the Communication Arts portion of the Map test.  Students have been working so hard all year, and this is their opportunity to show what they have learned.  Make sure the help your child get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast.  Due to the Map test, our specials time will be changed to 2:25-3:15.  Next week will be our Math portion of the Map test, so we will continue to review math concepts in the afternoons after testing.  We will also take a brief break from homework during the Map testing weeks.  We will pick up with writing and math homework after the two weeks of Map testing.

Wednesday is Early Release Day, so students will be dismissed at 1:40.
Friday is Spring Fling!

Have a great week!

Boss Visit

Boss came to visit our class today because we have been working so hard to get ready for the Map test.  It was a very fun break! 

Social studies updates

In social studies, we are working on math review to help prepare us for MAP testing. We will be reviewing: long division, geometry, and high level thinking questions. 

Science updates

• Science - This week in Science we will learn about different kinds of graphs, including bar/double-bar graphs, line graphs, and circle graphs.  Regular science curriculum will resume after MAP testing. 

Writing anchor charts

Math anchor charts

Reading anchor charts

Updates

Good morning!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.  We have been doing a lot of learning over the past week, so please check back for anchor charts later today.  We have Map testing next week, so attendance is very important.  It is a good idea to start kids off with a good night's sleep and eating a healthy breakfast each morning.  

This week in curriculum: 

We will begin by learning how to convert metric measurement, and then we will review all math concepts learned this year.  In English Langauge Arts we are continuing to work on cause and effect relationships, close reading and constructed response.  We are learning how to follow directions and pick out key words and phrases from the directions.  In writing we are learning more about how to punctuate dialogue and use apostrophes correctly in our writing.  This is a A week for writer's notebooks.  I will collect A week notebooks on Thursday this week with 11 entries.  We will take a two week break from writer's notebooks during the weeks of Map testing.  

There is no school on Friday! 

Math fact logs are due on Thursday. 

Hamby homework #10 is due on Thursday as well.  

Have a wonderful week, and enjoy the extra day off on Friday! 

Jordan's share!

Simon's share!

Cardinal's day!

Measurement anchor charts

Social Studies Updates

In social studies, we are reviewing math concepts. Including: 2 by 2 multiplication, long division, fractions and probability.

Science Updates

• Science-Students have been learning about analyzing data and graphing.  They will have a quiz over Chapter 6 (from their math books) on Tuesday.  Study guides will come home on Monday.  Because this is a very vocabulary-heavy chapter, students will be allowed to use their notes on this quiz.  Vocabulary includes:
• Mean/Median/Mode
• Range
• Outlier
• Scale/Interval 

Updates

Good morning!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!  

This week in curriculum: 

In math we are continuing to learn about customary measurement.  We are focusing on converting measurements.  Students will learn how to convert inches, feet, yards, and miles.  They will also learn the units for capacity.  Students will learn how to convert cups, pints, quarts, and gallons.  We will also learn how to convert weight between ounces, pounds, and tons.  We will take a quiz on Thursday.  The study guide will come home on Tuesday and will be due on Thursday.  Look for anchor charts later on.  

In English Language Arts we are continuing to learn about close reading and constructed response.  We have two weeks before the MAP test begins.  We also will be learning about fact and opinion and how to distinguish between the two.  We will also study sequencing to see how the events flow in a story.  In writing we are finishing up our work on homophones.  They will be taking an assessment tomorrow in class.  Students have learned the following words, and will be asked to use them correctly in a story.  These are the homophones learned: Their, They're, There, Its, It's, Our, Hour, Are, Your, You're, Two, Too, and To.  This is a C-week for writer's notebooks.  C-week notebooks are due on Friday with 12 entries.  We will begin working on mechanics lessons later this week.  

This week's events: 

Today is Cardinal's Day- Wear your Cardinal's gear or Red to support Opening Day

Tomorrow- Voting Day- Don't forget Prop G is on the ballot

Field Trip Permission Slips are coming home for our final fourth grade field trip.  We are going to the 1st State Capitol and the Lewis and Clark Boat House on Wednesday, May 7th.  We will leave Sappington at 10:30 a.m. and arrive to eat lunch (hopefully the weather is nice and we can eat outside on the riverfront.)  Then we will take an hour tour of either the State Capitol or the Boat House at noon, and then switch for the other tour at 1:00.  We will head back to Sappington at 2:00.  

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!  Have a great week!