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Welcome to Mrs. Freeman & Mrs. Fair’s Class
[email protected] [email protected] 832.484.7425
Developing IndependenceHelp your child gain confidence and develop important life skills:• Organization skills• Accountability• Preparing for the next day• Chores• Bedtime – adequate sleep affects academic
performance and emotional state
“Why is discipline important? Discipline teaches us to operate by principle rather than desire.” ― John F. MacArthur Jr.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Reading Read the passage attached and answer questions 1 & 2
Read a book for 20 min
Read the passage attached and answer questions 3 & 4
Read a book for 20 min
Writing Write spelling words alphabetically
Correct the passage below. Make sure you edit all the mistakes.
Use each spelling work in a sentence.
In the passage below underline all the nouns in blue and conjunctions in red.
Math Work on multiplication
Place Value:You will be given these problems on Tuesday
Work on multiplication
Place Value: You will be given these problems on Thursday
Writing:on Sunday, anthony went over to nicks’ house to play basketball. They playd a game of one-on one. Anthony mad six baskets, bute nick made eigh Nick was the winner? after the game, both boy whent in side to have a snack and wach t.v.
Mrs. Fair and Mrs. Freeman’s Homework Sept. 9-13, 2014
Spelling Words:babydutyfeverhumanmusic
rivalsilentlazyriderlegal
agentflavorglidermigratesequel
tulipvacantcozyspicyprofile
Reading Log
Homework Policy
• Homework is given out on Monday• Monday they will place it in their YELLOW
homework folder• Students need to complete the specific day
column on their homework. • We check homework every Friday morning• The teacher’s signature will be on the column
if completed completely
From PTO: Please join PTO. Membership supports class parties and you membership entitles you to a student directory. If you would please put your info on the PTO sheet we would appreciate it. This is only shared with the homeroom parent. If you are interested in being homeroom parent, please note that on the sheet. This is a great way to be informed about Kreinhop happenings.
Signing up does not obligate anyone to volunteer or serve as the Room Parent. It will be the only way the Room Parent will know which parents have students in their class. Of course, anyone interested in serving as the Room Parent is welcome to put an asterisk by their name or write “Room Parent” out in the margin and the Room Parent Coordinators will follow up with them.
Curriculum – Social Studies
• Texas geography and history• Map skills• Native
Americans in Texas
• Explorers• Independence
Box Model/Method Multiplication
Writer’s Workshop• Writer’s Notebook / Spelling & Grammar folder
• Brainstorming ideas / activities
• Choice writing (personal narratives, creative writing, poetry, expository)
• Conferencing
• Sharing
Personal Narrative:
PROMPT – Write about a time you had to make a choice.
*what we typically see at the beginning of 4th grade
Personal Narrative:
PROMPT – Write about a time you had to make a choice.
*with instruction and practice, this is the kind of writing we are working toward
Expository Writing:
PROMPT: Write about your favorite place to spend time. Describe the place and explain what makes it special.
*what we typically see early in the year
Expository Writing:
PROMPT: Write about your favorite place to spend time. Describe the place and explain what makes it special.
*with instruction and practice, this is the type of writing we are working toward
Higher Level Thinking…Writing
Higher Level Thinking…Writing
Higher Level Thinking…Writing
Reader’s Workshop
• Cognitive Strategies - making connections, predicting, questioning, visualizing
• Reading Skills – main idea, summary, finding details, inferencing, vocabulary, drawing conclusions, theme, poetic structure
• Independent reading
• Reading groups – teacher / peer
Higher Level Thinking… Reading
Higher Level Thinking…Reading
Higher Level Thinking…Reading
Spring 2015Writing test - 2 parts - 2 daysMarch 30-31Math April 21Reading April 22Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (state curriculum):http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148 STAAR (state assessment) Resources/Information:http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/
Any Questions?????
We will be posting this presentation to our teacher websites.