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Mrs. Burkhardt
News from 4th Grade MAP
February 4
Dear Parents and Families,
BOOK ORDERS: February book orders went home today. Please return all orders by Tuesday, Feb. 9th.
SHOES FOR HAITI: Thank you so much for all of your donations! The last day to send in shoes is Thursday, February 11th.
READ & LEAD If you need it, you may record the following adult reading time:
- Mr. Davis on 1/28 ~ Officer Buckle and Gloria ~ 20 minutes
- Mrs. Piacitelli’s Group on 1/28 ~ Island Book 1 ~ 15 minutes
- Lit Circle Group on 2/3 ~ It Only Looks Easy ~ 20 minutes
- Mrs. Piacitelli’s Group on 2/3 ~ Island Book 1 ~ 20 minutes
*Our social goal in MAP right now is SPORTSMANSHIP. Please help us by complimenting and reinforcing good sportsmanship at home.
- Feb. 11th (Thurs) ~ MAP Valentines Party
- Feb. 11th (Thurs) ~ Jump Rope for Heart
(This is the real date, even though the paperwork says Friday, 2/12)
- Feb. 13-21 ~ Presidents Break
- March 2nd (Tues) ~ Class & Indiv. Pictures, Read Across America & Hat Day!
- March 18-19 (Th & F) ~ Early Dismissal ~ Spring Conferences
- March 25 (Thurs) ~ Read & Lead Ends
- March 27-April 4 ~ Spring Break
- June 3rd (Thurs) ~ Field Trip to the Woodland Park Zoo
Student #
HOMEWORK – Due Thurs. 2/12
*Reading: Read for 3 hours or more (student and/or adult time). Try to complete another 100 minutes for Read & Lead.
*Remember that any reading you do at home for your lit circle counts!
______________________ ________________________
(student signature) (parent signature)
*Math:
· Xtra Math: Log on at least 3 times this week at home and complete a session each time. Have your parent initial here ________ when you’ve finished this.
*Art:
· Finish your valentines and your valentine container. Bring both things to school with you on Monday, 2/9!
January 28
Dear Parents and Families,
VALENTINES PARTY: Just a heads up that our Valentines party will be on Thursday, 2/11 so that our MAP kindergarteners will be able to participate with us! J
SUPER SCHOOL SUPPLY STORE: We will be visiting the store tomorrow for the first time. Students may bring money, but no pennies please. The store will be open on Fridays during lunch recess.
READ & LEAD If you need it, you may record the following adult reading time:
- Mr. Holley on 1/21 ~ Oh The Places You’ll Go ~ 20 minutes
- OLARC on 1/27 ~ Zoobreak ~ 14 minutes
HELP: Our wooden rocking chair is officially falling apart. L If anyone has one that they would like to donate, it would be greatly appreciated!!
*Our social goal in MAP right now is SPORTSMANSHIP. Please help us by complimenting and reinforcing good sportsmanship at home.
- Jan. 29th (Fri) ~ Super School Supply Store’s Grand Opening!
- Feb. 11th (Thurs) ~ MAP Valentines Party
- Feb. 11th (Thurs) ~ Jump Rope for Heart
(This is the real date, even though the paperwork says Friday, 2/12)
- Feb. 13-21 ~ Presidents Break
- March 25 (Thurs) ~ Read & Lead Ends
- June 3rd (Thurs) ~ Field Trip to the Woodland Park Zoo
Student #
HOMEWORK – Due Thurs. 2/4
*Reading: Read for 3 hours or more (student and/or adult time). Try to complete another 100 minutes of Read & Lead! Your book group reading counts!!
______________________ ________________________
(student signature) (parent signature)
*Math:
· Xtra Math: Log on at least 3 times this week at home and complete a session each time. Have your parent initial here ________ when you’ve finished this.
*Art:
· Read the “Hearty Homework” that went home today. If gives you specific directions for your valentine box. It is not due at school until Wednesday, 2/10!
January 21
Dear Parents and Families,
READ & LEAD Homework will continue to be scaled back during R & L to allow extra time for reading! I expect all of my students to participate in this great program. If you need it, you may record the following adult reading time: 1/20 ~ Family Huddle ~ 20 minutes. Also, several kids are getting adult reading time in with Mrs. Piacitelli…they know who they are. Don’t forget to record your time: 1/20 ~ Island Book One ~ 20 minutes.
CURRICULUM UPDATE: We’ve finished up our math unit on multiplication and division. The final test went home today. Our class average on the pretest of this unit was 48% and our class average on the post test was 77%. BIG Improvement! Please continue to encourage practice with both the multiplication and the division algorithms at home! This week we started a new unit on Measurement and Geometry. In writing we just finished the latest school wide prompt; an expository essay on an after school club or activity. We are also writing and publishing habitat adventures. In reading we just completed our habitat unit, will start new literature circles next week and will begin a new Making Meaning unit which focuses on expository text.
HELP: Our wooden rocking chair is officially falling apart. L If anyone has one that they would like to donate, it would be greatly appreciated!!
EMERGENCY PACKS:
A huge 
to
Mrs. Dooley for sending in emergency packs for all of our students who
haven’t been able to bring them in!!
*Our social goal in MAP right now is SPORTSMANSHIP. Please help us by complimenting and reinforcing good sportsmanship at home.
- Feb. 13-21 ~ Presidents Break
- March 25 (Thurs) ~ Read & Lead Ends
- June 3rd (Thurs) ~ Field Trip to the Woodland Park Zoo
Student #
HOMEWORK – Due Thurs. 1/28
*Reading: Read for 3 hours or more (student and/or adult time). Try to complete another 100 minutes of Read & Lead. Your book group reading counts!!
______________________ ________________________
(student signature) (parent signature
*Math:
· Xtra Math: Log on at least 3 times this week at home and complete a session each time. Have your parent initial here ________ when you’ve finished this.
*Spelling/Vocabulary: Your current words are:
visionary spectator photographer originality imposition
proclamation inspiration impeccable applicable feasible
- Continue to study your words in whatever way you choose so you’ll be ready for your spelling and vocabulary test on Thursday, 1/28.
January 14
Dear Parents and Families,
READ & LEAD starts today! Homework will be scaled back during R & L to allow extra time for reading! It is an expectation in our class that all of our students participate in this great program. Kids can never read too much! J
JANUARY BOOK ORDERS went home today. Please return all orders and payment by Wednesday, Jan. 20th.
FIELD TRIP: Our field trip to the Woodland Park Zoo has been scheduled for Thursday, June 3rd. I thought I would let you know right away since so many parents like to go on this trip and need to take the day off. Please let me know if you’d like to be added to the chaperone list.
HELP: Our wooden rocking chair is officially falling apart. L If anyone has one that they would like to donate, it would be greatly appreciated!!
EMERGENCY PACKS: Devin, Ashley, Leah, Tory, Emily S, James & Gissele have not turned in emergency packs. Please try to put one together for your child in case we do have an emergency this year!
*Our social goal in MAP right now is SPORTSMANSHIP. Please help us by complimenting and reinforcing good sportsmanship at home.
- January 16 (Sat) ~ The Princess and the Pea @ PHS @ 3:00 & 5:30
- January 18 (Mon) ~ MLK Day ~ No School!
- Feb. 13-21 ~ Presidents Break
- March 25 (Thurs) ~ Read & Lead Ends
- June 3rd (Thurs) ~ Field Trip to the Woodland Park Zoo
*Expository
Writing Practice:
- Prompt: In several paragraphs, explain to your teacher what is/was so special about your pet. You may write about a pet you have now or used to have. You may even write about a relative’s pet who you love.
- Your final draft should have several paragraphs (3-5) and should be about 2 pages long. It should be typed, but may be written in cursive if you don’t have access to a computer & printer. If you have a little extra space, please add an illustration. Please use the attached expository WASL checklist to help you have the best paper possible. Keep this rubric somewhere safe so you can refer to it when you have other prompts like this!
- Don’t forget: spell check, color, word art, clip art, digital photos (if you have them) and borders!
NOTE: Please paperclip your writing to the back of this paper. It will be going in your scrapbook.
Grade 4
Checklist for Expository Writing
My writing will be very good if I have thoughtful and specific content and organize my writing. That means I should
q follow the directions given in the writing prompt;
q narrow my topic;
q stay focused on my main ideas,
q elaborate by using reasons, well-chosen and specific details, examples, and/or experiences to support my ideas;
q include information that is interesting, thoughtful, and necessary for my audience to know;
q organize my writing so that there is an opening/introduction, a middle, and a conclusion;
q organize my writing in paragraphs;
q use words that help show how my ideas are connected.
My writing will be very good if I have an interesting style. That means I should
q show that I care about my topic,
q use language that fits my audience and purpose,
q use words and phrases that help the reader understand my ideas,
q use different types of sentences.
My writing will be very good if I follow conventions in writing. That means I should
q follow the rules of correct English grammar and usage (for example, correct pronoun for subject, verb endings, subject-verb agreement),
q spell words correctly,
q use correct capitalization,
q use correct punctuation (periods, commas, quotation marks, question marks),
q write complete sentences,
q show where new paragraphs begin.
Washington Grade 4: Content, Organization & Style Scoring Guide
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Points |
Description |
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4 |
· maintains consistent focus on topic and has selected and relevant details · has a logical organizational pattern and conveys a sense of completeness and wholeness · provides transitions which clearly serve to connect ideas · uses language effectively by exhibiting word choices that are engaging and appropriate for intended audience and purpose · includes sentences, or phrases where appropriate, of varied length and structure · allows the reader to sense the person behind the words |
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3 |
· maintains adequate focus on the topic and has adequate supporting details · has a logical organizational pattern and conveys a sense of wholeness and completeness, although some lapses occur · provides adequate transitions in an attempt to connect ideas · uses adequate language and appropriate word choices for intended audience and purpose · includes sentences, or phrases where appropriate, that are somewhat varied in length and structure · provides the reader with some sense of the person behind the words |
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2 |
· demonstrates an inconsistent focus and includes some supporting details, but may include extraneous or loosely related material · shows an attempt at an organizational pattern, but exhibits little sense of wholeness and completeness · provides transitions which are weak or inconsistent · has a limited and predictable vocabulary which may not be appropriate for the intended audience and purpose · shows limited variety in sentence length and structure · attempts somewhat to give the reader a sense of the person behind the words |
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1 |
· demonstrates little or no focus and few supporting details which may be inconsistent or interfere with the meaning of the text · has little evidence of an organizational pattern or any sense of wholeness and completeness · provides transitions which are poorly utilized, or fails to provide transitions · has a limited or inappropriate vocabulary for the intended audience and purpose · has little or no variety in sentence length and structure · provides the reader with little sense of the person behind the words |
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Z |
· response is “I don’t know”; response is a question mark (?); response is one word; response is only the title of the prompt; or the prompt is simply recopied |
Washington Grade 4: Conventions Scoring Guide
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Points |
Description |
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· Consistently follows the rules of Standard English for usage · Consistently follows the rules of Standard English for spelling of commonly used words · Consistently follows the rules of Standard English for capitalization · Consistently follows the rules of Standard English for punctuation · Exhibits the use of complete sentences except where purposeful phrases or clauses are used for effect |
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1 |
· Generally follows the rules of Standard English for usage · Generally follows the rules of Standard English for spelling of commonly used words · Generally follows the rules of Standard English for capitalization · Generally follows the rules of Standard English for punctuation · Generally exhibits the use of complete sentences except where purposeful phrases are used for effect |
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0 |
· Mostly does not follow the rules of Standard English for usage · Mostly does not follow the rules of Standard English for spelling of commonly used words · Mostly does not follow the rules of Standard English for capitalization · Mostly does not follow the rules of Standard English for punctuation · Exhibits errors in sentence structure that impede communication |
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Z |
· Response is “I don’t know”; response is a question mark (?); response is one word; response is only the title of the prompt; or the prompt is simply recopied.
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Grade 4
Checklist for Writing Stories (Narrative)
My story will be very good if I have thoughtful and specific content and organize my writing. That means I should
q follow the directions given in the writing prompt;
q stay focused on the events in my story (plot);
q elaborate by using specific details to describe characters, settings, and events;
q organize my writing so it has a beginning, a middle, and an end;
q organize my writing in paragraphs;
q use words that help show how the events in the story are connected.
My story will be very good if I have an interesting style. That means I should
q show that I care about my story;
q use words and phrases that help the reader imagine the characters, setting, and events;
q use different types of sentences.
My story will be very good if I follow conventions in writing. That means I should
q follow the rules of correct English grammar and usage (for example, correct pronouns for subjects, correct verb endings, subject-verb agreement),
q spell words correctly,
q use correct capitalization,
q use correct punctuation (periods, commas, quotation marks, question marks),
q write complete sentences,
q show where new paragraphs begin.
Ready for learners...
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Last Updated: 02/04/2010 04:04 PM |
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