It is almost time for Parent Teacher Conferences! I am so excited to meet with everyone’s parents and tell them all of the wonderful things we are learning in fourth grade reading! Here is our schedule for the week:

Monday: read 20 minutes, study spelling words, p.e.
Tuesday: read 20 minutes, study spelling words, art
Wednesday: read 20 minutes, study spelling words, p.e.
Thursday: read 20 minutes, study spelling words spelling test next Wednesday), library, Walker Around the World night 5:30-7:00
Friday: No School, Trunk or Treat 5:30-7:00

Reading: This week we are starting our first week of fiction stories. We will look at the plot of the story including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. You can learn more about plot below:
1. Plot Elements Wheel of Fortune
2. Elements of a Story gameshow
3. Plot Matching game

Spelling: This week our spelling words contain dipthongs. You can learn more about dipthongs by watching the video: Vowel Dipthongs

Coward
Boundary
Foundation
Announce
Boycott
Voyage
Exploit
Poison
Toil
decoy

You can practice the spelling words at Spelling City and at Spelling Training.