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Mrs. Jillian Duchnowski 4-2
email: jduchnowski7211@ndsnet.org
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READING & WRITING4th Grade participates in book clubs where groups of students are assigned novels and different tasks to complete within their group. The book clubs focus on deepening fluency & comprehension through a variety of strategies which allow students to listen, discuss, & analyze both characters and novels. Book clubs provide students with an engaging and thought-provoking experience throughout the reading of a novel. Writing class goals are to use all the steps in the writing process to create authentic pieces. Grade 4 focuses on persuasive, narrative, expository, and opinion writing.
SPELLING During spelling instruction students are broken up into three spelling teams. Each team receives a different group of words and completes activities such as a word sort. Students also go into spelling centers where they work with their team to play games such as spelling bingo. Assessments are on Fridays unless othewise noted by the teacher. (weekly spelling lists will be posted on google classroom)SCIENCE
Students engage in a number of hands on science activities where they use the scientific process to problem solve experiments. -
Week of 11/18-11/22
IN SCIENCE: We are launching a unit on Waves. We will be experimenting, researching, and digging deeper into the different types.
IN READING: We are beginning our holiday novel, where we will dig deeper into character traits and events that cause characters to make specific decisions. We will also be exploring theme.
IN SPELLING: We will continue working in our spelling teams. We will use our new words to create word sorts, use words in context and work in centers to help us learn spelling patterns for challenging words.
IN WRITING: We are working on using transition words for informational writing. Our first writing project in this unit will be How-tos.