READING & WRITING

4th 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.  

During spelling instruction students will use Spelling City and their Spelling notebook to complete their work. Word lists will be assigned on Mondays (posted in Spelling City). Students will complete classwork word sorts and other activities on Mondays to become familiar with their words. Spelling stories will be due on loose leaf OR submitted through google classroom every Friday unless otherwise noted by the teacher. Assessments are also on Fridays unless otherwise noted in the student's planner.