Items Needed:
Your donations of the following items would be much appreciated!
- Paper towels
- Swiffer duster refills
- Clear tape in individual dispensers
- Kleenex
* Many students have filled or have almost filled their spiral writing notebooks. Please check in with your child and purchase a new one if needed. Unfortunately, the school does not provide this item. Thank you!
Updates and Reminders:
Your donations of the following items would be much appreciated!
- Paper towels
- Swiffer duster refills
- Clear tape in individual dispensers
- Kleenex
* Many students have filled or have almost filled their spiral writing notebooks. Please check in with your child and purchase a new one if needed. Unfortunately, the school does not provide this item. Thank you!
Updates and Reminders:
* 1/20 School Closed for King Holiday
* 1/22 Book Orders due
* 1/22 Book Orders due
* 1/24 Showing of "Akeelah and the Bee". Make sure to turn in your "PG Permission" slips.
* 1/24 Social Studies Mission Assignment due (scroll down for project guidelines)
* 1/24 Jumprope for Heart Fundraiser
* 1/28 Field trip to JPL. Visit the website http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
to explore tons of cool stuff!
* 1/31 Greek and Latin Roots Quiz
* 2/7 4th Grade Spelling Bee
What's Going On This Week In Class:
Math:
Comparing and Ordering Decimals; Fraction and Decimal Review. Quiz on Friday
Fact Practice: "Multiplication Madness" (daily, 1 min. multiplication fact practice). Please work with your child to help him/her memorize facts x1-x12.
Writing:
Publishing Narratives
Reading:
This week we will continue to read across genres (biography, fantasy, poetry, etc.) exploring the power of words.
Greek and Latin Roots Homework:
To
culminate our unit, you will take a quiz on the roots/prefixes you have learned on Jan. 31. All 4th graders will take the
matching quiz.
The Spelling Bee will
be held Feb. 7. Please scroll down to the bottom of the blog to see a copy of the list of spelling bee words and the list of roots and prefixes on the quiz.
Social Studies/Science:
Social Studies: California Missions and Their Impact continued...
Physical Science: Electricity and Magnetism continued...
D.B.L. Challenge:
Design an NBS Monument to the work of Dr. King
Social Studies Project
Dear Students,
The social studies project for the second reporting period will be a written reflection on the California Missions. This paper will be due on Friday, January 24th. Some of you may want to take advantage of the long winter break to get a start. You will need to:
1. Visit a California Mission. You can choose any of them, but there are two that are very close by: the San Gabriel Mission (www.sangabrielchurch.org) and the San Fernando Mission (www.missiontour.org/sanfernando) OR you may visit the Huntington Library (www.huntington.org) and tour the exhibit “Junipero Serra and the Legacies of the California Missions”. Please note this exhibit closes on January 6th, 2014. Please visit the website for admission fees and hours (the missions’ entrance fees are mush less than the Huntington).
2. Write a one to two page, typed reflection of your visit. Your reflection should explain what you learned. Talk about what interested you and why. What surprised you? Why? What unanswered questions did you have? There is no single format for your writing. The goal is for you to spend some time at the place and: read, think, and reflect on your learning.
3. Your reflection should be in 12-point font and double-spaced. Make sure to include your name, the date of your visit, and create a title. You should do your own typing.
4. On a separate sheet that is stapled to your writing, please include 2 to 3 photographs from your visit. Make sure that you are in at least one of the photos.
MASTER LIST
struct=build & trans = across, over
structure
destructive
instructor
obstruct
construction
translate
transfer
transform
transparent
transplant
scrip, scrib = write, writing & super, supr, sur = above, over, more
inscribe
inscription
prescription
transcribe
scribe
superhuman
superabundant
superb
supervise
surplus
pre = before, toward & graph, gram = write, writing
prehistoric
predict
prejudge
precaution
premier
autograph
biography
grammar
graphic
graphite
cir, circum = around & gen= origin
circulate
circulatory
circumference
circumstance
circumscribe
generation
genuine
generic
generous
generate
re = back, again & magn, magni, max = great, large
restrict
reimburse
reassure
regain
recede
magnate
magnificent
maximum
maximize
magnification
ex = out of, outside, from & micro, min = small
export
expel
exhale
extract
exempt
miniature
microbe
microscope
mince
minute
co,col,com,con = with, together & ques, quir, quer, quis = ask
condense
companion
confer
collide
conspire
requirement
questionnaire
inquisitive
quest
request
ant, anti, contra, counter = against & labor, oper = work
antiseptic
antibacterial
antonym
contradict
counterfeit
cooperate
operable
laboratory
labored
operator
mono, uni = one & bi, du = two & aqua, aqui = water
monopoly
unicorn
unify
dual
bisect
aqua
aquatic
aquatics
aquaculture
aqueduct
inter = between, among & geo, terra = land, earth
interior
intersection
international
interval
intermediate
geology
geometry
terrestrial
terra-cotta
territory
tri = 3 & quad, quar = 4 & nat= birth
triplet
trilogy
triathlon
quadrangle
quadruple
native
multinational
nationality
naturalize
nationalism
cent, centi = hundred & dec, deca, deci = ten & mill = thousand & vit, viv, bio= life
century
decade
decimal
milligram
million
biology
biography
vivid
revive
vital
multi, poly = many & cap, capit = head
capital
capitol
capillary
capsize
captain
multipurpose
multimedia
multitude
polygon
polyhedron
