Unit 2 Week 5 Suffixes Spelling Test

Can you LOCATE your child in this group?  This week's spelling list focused on suffixes.  We learned how suffixes, a letter or group of letters added to the END of the ROOT word, can change the meaning.  We know THINKING ABOUT the MEANING of the WORD can help with our understanding of the text!!!

Suffixes:  -ness (state of being or quality)        - ly (like)


example:   weakness (state of being WEAK)        quickly (moving QUICK like)  

                 -less (lack of)                                      -ful  (full of)
example:   careless (lack of CARE)                      beautiful  (full of BEAUTY)

            -est  ( superlative of adjectives and adverbs)

example: greatest ("most" great)

CELEBRATION BY 4S Students who ACHIEVED by HARD WORK and PREPARATION!

Keegan missed the group shot but was celebrating!!!

 

 

Random Act of Kindness for 4S Students

4S STUDENTS were BLESSED with a random act of kindness FROM the Carriage Center in Newton.  Residents from the Carriage Center purchased gloves and hats for the students.  They KNEW our students would BENEFIT from new gloves & hats.  The STUDENTS were THRILLED and in AWE that someone that didn't know them would do such a KIND DEED!

RACKO!!! A fun way to learn Math!!!

 

Racko is one of 4S students NEW favorites.  It is a game that involves GREATER than and LESS THAN,  STRATEGIZING, and a LITTLE luck!

• Each student is dealt 10 cards that they MUST place in their HOLDER in the order they are dealt.  NO REARRANGING allowed!
• Then the LITTLE LUCK and strategizing comes into play.  The students must decide where to place their NEW CARDS that are drawn or rejected by their opponents.
• Once they are LUCKY enough to have ALL of their cards arranged from lowest to highest (bottom to top). They say the word "RACKO".

SPIDERS!

What do you know about spiders?  4th graders read a story last week about spiders and we took the time to demonstrate the things we know and the things we learned.  What an outstanding experience to share what we are learning.

It took some 4th grade teamwork to get the spider pattern traced.  Everyone seemed excited to show what they learned about spiders!

Here are the finished projects!

Unit two Week 4 TOP Spellers with a LITTLE ATTITUDE????

Once again we had a LARGE percentage of 4S students doing WELL on spelling!  WE were so proud of the students recognizing the different spelling patterns used with the "BOSSY r".  (or, oor, ore, and ar)

 

Miss Gracie missed the 'GROUP' shot so she was added individually!!  Way to go, GIRL

 

Can we say THEIR true personality is coming through???

Descriptive Writing

Write about a pet or another animal you know well.  Here is some FABULOUS writing!

     I have a pet and it is a dog.  It eats dog food.  He is brown and black and white.  He sleeps anywhere he wants.  It is as tall as my knee.  He has floppy ears.  He likes to play with me the most!
                                                                                                        Written by Braxton

     I have a dog named Miles Austin.  He is as white as a snowflake.  When I move, he will sleep with me.  Miles is a teddy bear.  We got him on a farm right outside of town.
                                                                                                        Written by Landon

     I have a dog.  He's white and yellowish.  He's a mix breed.  His name is Scooby.  He sleeps with my dad and sometimes with me and my sister.  He eats table scraps sometimes and dog food.  He stinkin' loves treats.
                                                                                                           Written by Quinlan

     I have a black kitten.  She is as black as a piece of scratch paper.  My cat eats food and the type of food is chicken.  My cat likes to attack your feet every morning when you get up.  She is very hyper everyday and she likes to attack the Christmas tree.
                                                                                                            Written by Gracie

                                                               My Pet Dog
     My dog is a Yorkie.  His name is Bear.  He is soft like a cloud in the air.  Something funny he does is he goes side to side.  He eats doggy chow.  He is so cute.
                                                                                                               Written by Jackson

FALL PARTY Game #2

Put a cookie on your forehead.  Without using your hands, get the cookie from your forehead to your mouth.  These kids look like they are having fun!

FALL PARTY GAME

Could you open a roll of Smarties with oven mitts on?  These kids tried.