PatChittick

Week of Sept. 2

2008-09-01T14:16:00.000-07:00

Spelling...These words were taken from the basal story, The Olympic Games: Where Heroes Are Made
torch, athlete, stadium, Greece, events, nations, compete, country, flame, medals
Challenge: Olympic, tradition, ceremonies, sportmanship, England

Week of August 18th

2008-08-17T16:20:00.000-07:00

Well, we're back and rolling!!!!

Spelling words:

sat,felt, last, send, next, best, went, hand, stand, past, grand stamp, belt,lend, checked, along, while, next, sound, might
Yes, one word is repeated. The list comes from Harcourt and from our high frequency word list.

The Ending of a 2 Year Era

2008-05-18T08:46:00.001-07:00

We're saying goodbye this Thursday. We've had 2 wonderful years together. Now it's time to relax and enjoy summer vacation. Be safe and have fun!

"Teacher of the Year Award"

2008-05-02T16:07:00.001-07:00

I was humbled to be named a Deer Valley Teacher of the Year. I will be honored on Wed. (May 7th) at 5:00 at Mountain Ridge High School. I'd love to see you there.

Week of May 5th

2008-05-02T16:02:00.000-07:00

Spelling:
major, cedar, spiders, locate, ruler, motive, raven, pilot, silent, super, paper, native, rivals, solar, bison, legal, humor, moment, nature, virus

Reading...homeroom...Junior Great Books..."Goldfish"

Math:
Monday......Minute 60
Tuesday.....no math...Alice in Wonderland play
Wednesday...Early Release

Week of April 14-17

2008-04-11T14:24:00.000-07:00

No School Friday, April 18
Science AIMS testing, Tuesday, April 15, A.M.

Homeroom Spelling Words:
weighs, ceiling, field, reindeer, freight, eighteen, neighbor, receive, weird, chief, believe, seize, either, fierce, relief, windshield, pierce, thief, achieve, eighth

Reading: Homeroom for the rest of the year
Homework:
Monday Earth's atmosphere
Tuesday What a trip!
Wednesday reread story for test
Thursday Clouds

Flex Math:
Homework---
Monday fractions in simplist forms p. 116
Tuesday compare fractions p. 117
Wednesday Math Minute # 46
Thursday Cold Stones Discrete Math

Week of April 7-11

2008-04-03T13:43:00.000-07:00

This is AIMS week! NO Homework!

Week of March 31- April 4

2008-03-27T07:55:00.000-07:00

One week to go to AIMS. We are SO ready. There will be NO flex grouping this week as we all review concepts in preparation for AIMS.

I am proud to announce that I have been chosen as a Great Teacher of Great Books by the Great Books Foundation in Chicago. I have been invited to come to Chicago in April with 12 other teachers from across the United States. We will attend an awards dinner in our honor and to be the Foundation's guests at Chicago 2008, an annual cultural event for Great Books enthusiasts from across the country.

Spelling Words for the Week of March 31: (Prefixes....non, in, re)
nonstop, replaced, inactive, refill, incorrect, rethink, nonfat, reread, retell, return, incomplete, repay, nonfiction, nonsense, indirect, independent, invisible, nonprofit, redo, relocate

Week of March 24-28

2008-03-13T13:53:00.000-07:00

Back from Spring Break and ready to roll! Only 2 weeks until AIMS.

Spelling Words: (working with prefixes) unused, dislike, unclean, unheard, disagree, disabled, unkind, unfriendly, unable, unhappy, unsafe, disobey, uncertain, disappear, undecided, dishonest, disadvantage, distrust, unknown, unlike

Flex reading:
Monday: Fisherman and His Wife
Tuesday: King of Beasts and phonics page
Wednesday: reread story for Thursday test

Flex math:

Monday: page 115
Tuesday: no homework
Wednesday: p.116

Week of March 10-14

2008-03-07T08:07:00.000-08:00

One week to go to Spring Break!!!!!!

Spelling Words: abbreviations this week... Pres., Dr., Ave., Hwy., Rd., St., Fri., Sat., Sept., Dec., tsp., lb., Wed., Gov., Mt., Rte., Jan., Pkwy., Sun., Mon.,

Reading: homeroom Jr. Great Books story " All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
Our friend, Bill, from Jr. Great Books in Chicago will be here to co lead the discussion with Mrs. Chittick.

Mrs. Chittick just received the "Great teacher of great books" award. She is being sent to Chicago in April to enjoy a "cultural" weekend provided by the Great Books Foundation. She'll be attending the Opera, the Chicago Symphony, the Art Museum, and many other wonderful events.

Math Flex Group:
Monday review and study for division test
Tuesday division test-----no homework
Wednesday parts of a region (fractions)
Thursday no homework to do over Spring Break

Week of Mar.3-7

2008-02-29T12:10:00.000-08:00

OOPS! Forgot the spelling words:
difficult, probably, beginning, direction, discover, excellent, important, imagine, energy, remember, different, another, beautiful, dangerous, government, interest, becoming, description, engineer, wonderful

Week of March 3-7

2008-02-29T12:00:00.000-08:00

A Wild and Crazy Week

This is Read Across America Week. Don't forget your poem in your pocket. Be sure to have a book ready to share. All parents are invited to a "Picnic in the Quad" on Friday at 11:50.

Don't forget the Staff/Student basketball game at Boulder Creek High School on Friday at 6:30.

Reading: in our homeroom

The Jr. Great Books' story is "Charlie". The entire school will be reading this and having shared inquiry discussions.

Math: Flex group---Study those multiplication and division facts!

Homework:

Monday- Dividing Money Amounts p.89

Tuesday- Dividing with 2 digit divisors p. 94

Wed.- Early dismissal- a.m. schedule

Thursday- Finding averages p. 92

Week of Feb. 25-29

2008-02-24T12:18:00.000-08:00

Spelling Words: major, cedar, spiders, locate, ruler, motivate, raven, pilot, silent, super, paper, native, rivals, solar, bison, legal, humor, m,oment, nature, virus

Reading: In our home room: We will be reading another wonderful story from Junior Great Books. The story is an African folktale called "Thunder, Elephant, and Dorobo" told by Humphrey Harman.

Math Flex Group homework:
Monday: dividing with remainders p.83
Tuesday: two-digit quotients p. 84
Wednesday: dividing two digit numbers p. 85
Thursday: dividing three numbers and zero quotients p. 87-88

Week of February 18

2008-02-18T17:10:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to George and Abe! No School Monday

Spelling Words: practice, dinner, except, shallow, logger, object, distance, captive, sitting, servant

No reading or math flex groups this week.

Come visit on Science Expo Day! Thursday-Feb. 21st
Our classroom will be open to view our projects and to talk to the young scientists between 8:45-9:45 and 2:00-3:00.

A BIG welcome to our new student, Emily!!!!!!

Week of Feb. 11-15

2008-02-09T16:20:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day
celebrate our friendships-Thurs.--2:30

Spelling words:
some, sum, tale, tail, plains, planes, close, clothes, blew, blue, piece, peace, night, knight, peddle, pedal, sight, site, stake, steak

Reading Flex group homework:
Monday- read pages 1-20 in "I Can Read About Frogs and Toads" and complete
comprehension sheet # 1
Tuesday- read pages 21-45 in "I Can Read About Frogs and Toads" and complete
comprehension she #2
Wednesday- Review "I Can Read About Frogs and Toads" and complete the Venn diagram
comparing frogs and toads
Thursday- page 75-A Frog's Life- mapping for meaning---due Monday

Math Flex group homework:
Monday- p. 105,106 area and perimeter
Tuesday- p. 108 volume
Wed.- study guide for geometry test
Thur.- p. 109 Native American Math-problem solving

Week of February 4-8

2008-02-01T15:32:00.000-08:00

Week of February 4 to February 8

February 6th, early release, PM schedule

Science Expo: Thank you for your patience as we muddle through the process preparing for the Science Expo. Each child should now have an acceptable hypothesis and “materials and procedures” are due Mon., Feb. 4. They have the week to do their experiment and the “analysis and conclusion” are due on Monday the 11th. I will be modeling this in class next week. Be sure to gather data throughout the project. They may begin to work on their display boards when they are ready. The final project is due on Feb. 19. The students need to be prepared to present their project. Please see the rubric in their science packet.

Homeroom “New” Spelling Words: hasn’t, I’ve, I’d, we’ve, wouldn’t, you’d, haven’t, wasn’t, they’ve, you’ve, she’d, didn’t, won’t, shouldn’t, couldn’t, weren’t, we’d, hadn’t, they’d, don’t

Flex Reading Group homework: 20/20 reading daily

Monday- p 98, 46 Lighting Safety: recognizing details
Tuesday- p 89, 57 “Hickory, Dickory, Dock”: sequencing
Wednesday- No reading due to P.M. schedule and ½ day
Thursday- p 92, 66 Earth’s Atmosphere: recognizing details

Note to parents: Students will be receiving a homework grade on their 20/20 calendars which will be checked at the end of each week. Students who have all days signed will receive an “A” for that week. Students who are missing one signature will receive a “C”. If a student is missing two or more signatures, that student will receive a zero in the grade book for that week. Please support your students in their reading efforts.

Flex Math Group homework:

Monday- p. 99 Triangles and Quadrilaterals
Tuesday- p. 97 Polygons
Wednesday- p. 101 Congruent Figures and Motions
Thursday- p. 103 Similar Figures

Week of January 28-Feb. 1st

2008-01-25T12:59:00.000-08:00

OOPS! The children accidently handed in the packet that had the spelling words for the Week of Jan. 22nd. Certainly hard to study without the words! The test has been rescheduled for Monday (28th.)

Science Expo: Project question and title due Feb. 1st on the "student commitment form".

Homeroom "New" Spelling Words: team's, player's, bird's, wolf's, horse's, class's, group's, girls', students', trees', parents', owners' cousins', teachers', aunts', friends', children's, city's, classes', country's

Flex Reading Group homework: 20/20 reading daily
Monday- p. 72,94 Clouds: comprehension
Tuesday- p. 49,88 Little Robin Redbreast: main idea
Wednesday- p. 37,87 Grasshopper Green: comprehension
Thursday- p. 29,97 Thunderstorms: comprehension ----due Monday

Flex Math Group homework:
Monday- p.43- problem solving applications
Tuesday-p. 98- lines, line segments, rays and angles
Wednesday-p. 100- circles
Thursday- p. 96- relating solids and plane figures

Week of January 21-25

2008-01-18T14:58:00.000-08:00

No School on Monday. Celebrate the accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Homeroom Spelling:-short list- test on Friday
elves, geese, halves, knives, salmon, scissors, series, shelves, spacecraft, thieves

Flex group Reading Homework: daily 20/20
Tuesday- p.84-85 Over the Hill and Far Away
Wednesday- study the study guide for a test on Thursday
Thursday- p.82-83 The Chicken (due on Monday)

Flex Math group Homework:
Tuesday- Find a Rule p. 41
Wednesday- Problem Solving Applications (Dr. Seuss's Books) p.43
Thursday- Math 4 Today test #42

Week of January 14-18

2008-01-11T13:10:00.000-08:00

Jan. 16----Early Release

Homeroom Spelling
pollen, even, urban, seven, kitchen, reason, human, season, burden, wagon, oven, dragon, horizon, orphan, sudden, eleven, button, canyon, golden, slogan

Flex group reading homework---REMEMBER TO READ 20 MINUTES EACH NIGHT
Monday.....Following Directions: Rabbit Food
Comprehension: Caring for Pet Rabbits
Tuesday.....Recognizing Details: Going to Camp
Following Directions: Campfire
Wednesday.....Use study guide to study for Thursday test
Thursday.....Recognizing details: Three kinds of tents (due Monday)

Flex group math homework----
Monday- Special Quotients- page 37
Tuesday-Math 4 Today test 41
Wed.- no math
Thursday-Math 4 Today #42 (due Monday)

Week of January 7-11

2008-01-06T09:47:00.000-08:00

Homeroom spelling:
tiny, hockey,heavy, every, money, turkey, early, hungry, already, valley, nobody, monkey, company, country, ability, steady, everybody, industry, activity, honey

Flex Reading Homework:
Tuesday: Koala story and multiple meanings worksheet
Wednesday: nonfiction Vampire Bats story and recalling details and drawing conclusion worksheet
Thursday: Alligators and Crocodiles story and using context clues to define words worksheet

Flex Math Homework:
Tuesday: meanings for division p. 34
Wednesday: relating multiplication and division p.35
Thursday: division facts p. 36

Welcome Mrs. Deacon

2008-01-04T08:01:00.001-08:00

Mrs. Theresa Deacon will be student teaching with me beginning in January and concluding in March. Mrs. Deacon has finished her coursework at the University of Phoenix. She has been in our classroom much of the 1st semester as a volunteer. Under my supervision, she will be working with my homeroom class and all of my Flex groups; reading, writing and math. She is already a valued member of our 4th grade teaching team.

Welcome to Mrs.Chittick's 4th grade blog

2007-12-24T10:26:00.000-08:00

Welcome to our blogging page. On this blog you will be able view current information about our class and my flex math and reading groups. This page will act as a second newsletter. You can check this blog to find out about homework, upcoming events and activities.