2/2/12

RABCEVICH REPORT

REPORT CARDS

Next week, report cards will be going home.  Please keep in mind that grades do fluctuate.  If, for example, your child earned an A- in quarter 1 and now receives a B, this is not necessarily a point for concern.  In the second quarter there was more material that received a grade.  Moreover, there will be even more graded material in the second half of the year as I prepare the students for 5^th grade. 

Furthermore, if a student receives a 2, it does not mean that the student is behaving/working at a 3^rd grade level.  It simply means there is room for improvement.  Please keep in mind that grades at the elementary level are mainly used to introduce students to expected standards, and the letter-grading system.

If I observe/sense/feel that there is either a behavioral or academic issue, I will make a point to contact you promptly.  Nevertheless, if you do see something on the report card that raises an eyebrow, feel free to contact me to discuss your concern in more detail.

Moving forward, I will make a point to send out a class email informing all parents that important work/information is going home.  And as a reminder, on most assignments students can improve their grade if they receive less than a 3 or below 81%.  Mr. Malsack allows students to rework math test questions and receive ½ of a point.

AUCTION

Next Friday, 2/10/12, we will have our class auction.  Try to ensure your child makes it to school that day.  There is really no way to make up this activity.  Also, thank you for all the donations.  Because of you, our class is able to have such an educational and exciting activity that motivates desirable behavior in the classroom

As always, feel free to contact me to discuss any topic related to your child’s education.

Sincerely,

Philip Rabcevich

2/3/12

Memory Work

Study the new memory work for February.  A little bit a day goes a long way.

Spelling

Study new words.

 Math

p 300 #6-34 even

Social Studies

The test won't be for a while but because we went over it, you can start practing the states test:

Ch 6 map test.pdf

Reading:

Read 20 minutes per day and log minutes on February's reading calendar. 

Language Arts:
1. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_original.htm
2. http://www.toonuniversity.com/free/elementary-education-4th-6th.asp
3. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/ language_arts/pmp/interactive_guide/g04/g04home.htm
4. http://writingfix.com/
5. http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html

Math:
1. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_original.htm
2. http://www.aaamath.com/grade4.html
3. www.mmhmath.com then choose McMillan/McGraw Hill-Math under “program” and choose WI as the state. This site correlates with our math curriculum.
4. www.funbrain.com A word of caution: a few "games" for older children ask for an email address in order to "return game results". Parent supervision is recommended to teach students about this type of activity online.
5. http://math.about.com/od/wordproblem1/ss/gr4wp.htm


Spanish:
1.  www.bilingualplanet.com On the left-hand side of the home page, there is a button called "Student Activities". Just click it and another page will open up -- on top is "English" and on the bottom is "Spanish" - choose this one. There are numerous links to web-sites with on-line practice, pronunciation or games. Some of them I have already used, i.e. www.spanishspanish.com, kiddiegames.com, digital dialects, etc. For example, in many of them, you can click on the alphabet letters and hear them pronounced, play hang-man, concentration, etc. and choose your category of vocabulary practice.

2.  Another fun activity is to go to the River Falls Public Library web-site, and they have a link to "Tumble Books". They have storybooks on-line to read, and quite a nice selection in Spanish. You can read along with the books and follow the sound and animation as the pages are turned.

This month I will split up the memory work into two tests.  I hope that this makes things easier for the students.

February:

Test 1: Wednesday, February 15

Feb Test 1.pdf

Test 2: Wednesday, February 29

Feb Test 2.pdf

January:

Test 1: Tuesday, January 17

Jan Test 1.pdf

Test 2: Tuesday, January 31

Jan Test 2.pdf

Memory Work—December; Test Thursday, 12/22/11

Books of the Bible: 

Be able to recite all of the books from the Old Testament:

Old Testament(39)

1. Genesis

2. Exodus

3. Leviticus

4. Numbers

5. Deuteronomy

6. Joshua

7. Judges

8. Ruth

9. 1 Samuel

10. 2 Samuel

11. 1 Kings

12. 2 Kings

13. 1 Chronicles

14. 2 Chronicles

15. Ezra

16. Nehemiah

17. Esther

18. Job

19. Psalms

20. Proverbs

21. Ecclesiastes

22. Song of Songs/Song of Solomon

23. Isaiah

24. Jeremiah

25. Lamentations

26. Ezekiel

27. Daniel 

28. Hosea

29. Joel

30. Amos

31. Obadiah

32. Jonah

33. Micah

34. Nahum

35. Habakkuk

36. Zephaniah

37. Haggai

38. Zechariah

39. Malachi

Pronunciation Link

Bible Book Bop Link

Bible Verse:

These (acts of Jesus) are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

John 20:31 

Memory Work—November

Spelling Matters

Order Matters

Minor Prophets (12)

28. Hosea

29. Joel

30. Amos

31. Obadiah

32. Jonah

33. Micah

34. Nahum

35. Habakkuk

36. Zephaniah

37. Haggai

38. Zechariah

39. Malachi

Commandment 5

You shall not murder.

What does this mean?

We should fear and love God so that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and support him in every physical need.

Please make sure that your child studies Luther's interpretation and either memorizes it verbatim or offers a paraphrase that touches upon the key points of not hurting.harming our neighbor and instead supporting him.  You will not kill is not an acceptable answer.

Bible Verse:

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Matthew 7:7-8

Spelling Words, Grade 4

Parents & Students: You can now use the following website to get ready for the tests.

http://www.spellingcity.com/

To access my lists:

-->click on Find a List

-->eneter my name (rabcevich) and search by teacher name

-->confirm the class

-->then click on the list, organized by testing day

-->enjoy

Test: 2/9/12

Spelling Words 2-9.pdf

This page is for middle school students only.

2/3/12

Lesson 6-7; p319
#3-10

2/2/12

Lesson 6-6 pp 313-315
# 1-12
# 21-35 odd
# 46
# 49-50

2/1/12

No HW

1/31/12

Turn in missing work from the second quarter by Friday.

Review for tomorrow's quiz by working through and studying the following problems:

Write a ratio
# 8-11 pg 284

Equivalent ratios
# 18-21 pg 284

Rates
# 7-14 odd pg 290
# 26-28 pg 291

Slope
# 4, 5, 10, 16 pg 296-297

Converting
#10-15 pg 301
#1-8 pg 307

Review 6.1 to 6.5 KEY.pdf

1/26/12

Lesson 6-5 pp 307-308
# 18-23
#28-31
#38
check odd-numbered questions in back of the book

1/25/12

No hw

1/24/12

Lesson 6-4 pp. 301-303
11-21 odd
27-29 all
34-37 all
44-45 all

Lesson 6-5 pp. 302-309
10-17 all
26
32-35
39
44-45

1/23/12

No HW due to snow delay.

1/20/12

Lesson 6-3; pp. 296-297
Nos. 4-20 all

Show your work
Check all odd # problems in the back of the book

1/19/12

No HW

1/18/12

No HW

1/17/12

Lesson 6-2; pp. 290-292
7-25 odd
33-37 all
43
Check your answers for all odd-numbered questions.

1/13/12

Lesson 6-1
pg 284-286
# 8-28; 34-35; 37-38; 39-44

1/12/12

No HW

1/11/12

No HW

1/10/12

Get ready for tomorrow's test.

 KEY Ch5 Prct Test.pdf

1/9/12 

Lesson 5-7 pages 268-270

11-20

29-30

37, 42, 46, 48, 50, 59, 60

1/6/11

Section 6-5 pages 261-262

13-20 all

21-31 odd

41-45 odd

47-50 all

Show your work on all

AND

Read page 264 and do 1-5

AND

Study for Bell Work quiz.

1/5/11

No HW

1/4/12

Finishing making flashcards.

1/3/12

Study for tomorrow's quiz.  Use your corrected homework as a study tool.

12/22/11

Lesson 5-5 pg 255-257

8-15; 20-27; 34-37; 49

Research prime numbers and highlight all prime numbers on the numbers chart.  Print out and bring to class.

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/math/games/100-number-chart-one.html

12/21/11

Spiral Review

p 235: 51-59

p 241: 52-60

p246: 42-47

p 257: 58-63

12/20/11

No HW.

12/19/11

Lesson 5-4

p 249; #4-14 SYW

12/16/11

Lesson 5-3 pg 245-246

10-17

26-29

35 & 38

SYW

Quiz on Monday.

Extra Credit Question:

When adding and subtracting fractions, how can you apply the two calculations of the LCM & GCF?  Explain and provide a numerical example.

12/15/11

Lesson 5-2 pg 239-241

11-21 odd

27-35

58-60

SYW

12/14/11

Lesson 5-1 pages 233-235

13-27 odd

30-35 all

46-48 all

Show your work