Ms. Dutt's ClassUpcoming events and announcements:
- May 16th - Sports Day
- May 22nd - PTA Family Picnic
- May 30th - Last day of school
Daily Events:
Helpful Sites: www.kidshealth.org This is a site we used in Health and Science to learn about the human body.
http://sites.epals.com/cougarcomments This site links you to our student blogs and forums.
www.timeforkids.com This site has articles on different subjects that the students can look up.
www.teachingtables.co.uk This site allows students to practice their mulitplication facts.
http://gamequarium.com/multiplication.html This site allows students to play games for multiplcation.
www.jackprelutsky.com This site is set up by the author Jack Prelutsky. It has some of his poetry available.
www.shelsilverstein.com This site is for Shel Silverstein fans. There are activities students can complete.
www.freerice.com This site allows students to answer vocabulary questions. Their answers are donations!
http://www.gamequarium.com/readquarium/antonyms.html This site has games dealing with antonyms.
www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic This site allows students to create their own comic strip.
www.readwritethink.org This site has fun and educational activities listed underneath student materials.
Our classroom was given a treasure chest full of prizes for the kids! It was sponsored by Bob and June Kelly! Thank YOU!
Weekly Assignments:
1) Students will usually bring some homework with them Monday evenings, which is due Tuesday morning.
2) On Monday Students will receive a word for the week. By friday the need to bring in something that represents
that words meaning discussed in class.
3) On Tuesday Math Game Folders will be sent home. One Game is to be played each week by monday when they are
returned.
4) Twenty minutes of reading each night - book it will be starting soon
Word Wall Words:
September - because, friends, have, laugh, off, people, said, they, until, want
October - again, could, excited, favorite, into , really, to, too, two, was
November - before, enough, first, school, their, there, they're, went, when
December - are, can't, don't, everybody, everything, everyone, our, right, write, won't
January - about, except, new, knew, no, know, usually, what, then, myself
February - another, anyone, by, buy, especially, hole, probably, whole, won, one
March - doesn't, I'm, wouldn't, that's, didn't, we're, let's, it's, with
April - weather, whether, sometimes, something, always, almost, where, wear, were, trouble
Ms. Dutt: This is my 3rd year teaching. Grandview has been my home for one year, and I am excited to be with the fourth grade again this year. I come from a large family. I have four sisters and a four year old brother. I graduated from Northern State University in 2005. Currently, I am working on my master's degree in literacy leadership.
Special Class Schedules:
- May 16th - Sports Day
- May 22nd - PTA Family Picnic
- May 30th - Last day of school
Daily Events:
| Class | Learning Goal | Assignment |
| Word Study | Use knowledge of suffixes | dangerous |
| Number Talks | Use clues to solve logic problems | |
| Integrated Studies | Identify the 3 states of matter | |
| Writer's Workshop | Write for different audiences | |
| Reader's Workshop | Read with accuracy and pacing | Read 20 minutes |
| Math Investigations | Identify group size using fractions | |
| Other Information:
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Helpful Sites: www.kidshealth.org This is a site we used in Health and Science to learn about the human body.
http://sites.epals.com/cougarcomments This site links you to our student blogs and forums.
www.timeforkids.com This site has articles on different subjects that the students can look up.
www.teachingtables.co.uk This site allows students to practice their mulitplication facts.
http://gamequarium.com/multiplication.html This site allows students to play games for multiplcation.
www.jackprelutsky.com This site is set up by the author Jack Prelutsky. It has some of his poetry available.
www.shelsilverstein.com This site is for Shel Silverstein fans. There are activities students can complete.
www.freerice.com This site allows students to answer vocabulary questions. Their answers are donations!
http://www.gamequarium.com/readquarium/antonyms.html This site has games dealing with antonyms.
www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic This site allows students to create their own comic strip.
www.readwritethink.org This site has fun and educational activities listed underneath student materials.
Our classroom was given a treasure chest full of prizes for the kids! It was sponsored by Bob and June Kelly! Thank YOU!
Weekly Assignments:
1) Students will usually bring some homework with them Monday evenings, which is due Tuesday morning.
2) On Monday Students will receive a word for the week. By friday the need to bring in something that represents
that words meaning discussed in class.
3) On Tuesday Math Game Folders will be sent home. One Game is to be played each week by monday when they are
returned.
4) Twenty minutes of reading each night - book it will be starting soon
Word Wall Words:
September - because, friends, have, laugh, off, people, said, they, until, want
October - again, could, excited, favorite, into , really, to, too, two, was
November - before, enough, first, school, their, there, they're, went, when
December - are, can't, don't, everybody, everything, everyone, our, right, write, won't
January - about, except, new, knew, no, know, usually, what, then, myself
February - another, anyone, by, buy, especially, hole, probably, whole, won, one
March - doesn't, I'm, wouldn't, that's, didn't, we're, let's, it's, with
April - weather, whether, sometimes, something, always, almost, where, wear, were, trouble
Ms. Dutt: This is my 3rd year teaching. Grandview has been my home for one year, and I am excited to be with the fourth grade again this year. I come from a large family. I have four sisters and a four year old brother. I graduated from Northern State University in 2005. Currently, I am working on my master's degree in literacy leadership.
Special Class Schedules:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Music 9:10-9:40 | Orchestra 8:40-9:10 P.E. 9:10-9:40 Tech. Integration 12:40-1:40 | Music 9:10-9:40 | P.E. 9:10-9:40 | Orchestra 8:40-9:10 Library 9:55-10:40 |