Spelling Week 5

1. matter
2. snuggle
3. women
4. only
5. way
6. chapter
7. floppy
8. market
9. thunder
10. find
11. habit
12. doormat
13. use
14. giggle
15. acrobat
16. cotton
17. penguin
18. threaten
19. brainstorm
20. punctuation

**input
**output

Column (Traditional) Addition

Check out this video for a refresher.

Partial-Sums Addition

Today we reviewed Partial-Sums Addition in class.

Extra video review

Spelling Week 4

1. water
2. grip
3. restrict
4. stump
5. long
6. brisk
7. one
8. plastic
9. applaud
10. craft
11. probably
12. spinach
13. clever
14. dentist
15. traffic
16. may
17. drainage
18. splendid
19. first person
20. third person

**addition
**subtraction

Immigrating to America Game

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Coming to America Study

Ellis Island Activity One

Ellis Island Activity Two

Ellis Island Then and Now

Spelling Week 3

Focus: Initial Consonants

1. family
2. patio
3. reason
4. just
5. valley
6. building
7. weather
8. phase
9. decimal
10. called
11. very
12. monster
13. calendar
14. poem
15. after
16. subtract
17. science
18. wrist
19. polygon
20. multiplication

**quadrilateral
**equilateral 
**intersection

Parent Information Night

4M Parent Information Night Presentation 2013-2014

iPad Haiku Deck Media Lesson

We had a great time learning how to create a Haiku Deck presentation on the iPad with Ms. Zbacnik. We practiced taking pictures on the iPad and searched for appropriate graphics using important key words. Students will have a chance to share their presentation on the Smartboard next week.

Thank you Ms. Zbacnik! Check out her blog post about our iPad project.

Spelling Week 2

Focus: Short Vowels

HW:    
   Tuesday: Write each word four times
   Thursday: Choice


1. exotic
2. these
3. magic
4. pencil
5. rabbit
6. number
7. all
8. most
9. travel
10. show
11. chicken
12. began
13. common
14. happen
15. guitar
16. jealous
17. leopard
18. question
19. line segment
20. angle

Spelling Week 1

Homework:
    Tuesday: Print each word four times
    Thursday: CHOICE

1. fourth
2. Brimhall
3. Elementary
4. safety
5. respect
6. best effort
7. care of property
8. responsibility
9. math
10. reading
11. social studies
12. science
13. library
14. fall
15. September
16. homework
17. classroom
18. friends
19. community
20. classmates

BONUS:
   Ms. McCormick

Welcome 4th Graders!

It was so nice meeting some of you at "Meet your Teacher" night. I look forward to meeting the rest of you on Tuesday. It looks like we have a great group of kids this year. I couldn't be more excited!

STUDENT NEWS:

• Have you been practicing your math facts this summer? Try these for some back to school practice: 
•  Online flashcards
• Multiplication games
• Multiplication facts practice
• Want to do some online reading? Here is one of my favorite sites that we will be using this year:
• Wonderopolis
• Some of my favorite wonders...
• What happens if you swallow gum?
• Why do sidewalks have lines?
• What's your favorite type of donut? (You'll soon find out that I LOVE donuts!)
• In social studies this year we will be focusing on our fifty states. Check out this game to see what you already know!
• States and Capitals Game

PARENT NEWS:

• If you haven't signed up for fall conferences yet, please do that here. Conferences this year are ONLINE SIGN UP ONLY. Reserve your spot today! 
• The best way to reach me is via e-mail- sheila.mccormick@isd623.org

CONFERENCE SIGN UP

Helpful hint: Once you select the conference time you would like, you need to scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "REQUEST HIGHLIGHTED TIME"