Spelling Procedures

We have started Spelling in our class. I conducted a Spelling Assessment to determine what types of lessons and spelling patterns to start with. You have probably noticed your child coming home with Spelling homework. Here is the schedule of weekly Spelling work:

IN CLASS-

Monday:Students receive their new list for the week. They cut apart these words for Morning Work

Tuesday: Lesson on the spelling pattern. Discuss meaning of words and point out any homonyms, such as weigh and way or slay and sleigh.

Wednesday: Add homonyms to our "Wonderful Word Wall"

Thursday: Edit sentences from last night's homework

Friday: Spelling Test

HOMEWORK-

Monday: Write words in alphabetical order in Student Planner

Tuesday: Sort words on Sort Sheet

Wednesday: Write 10 SMART sentences using 10 different spelling words. Smart sentences should answer 3 or more of these questions- Who? What? (action) Where? When? Why? How?

Example:

Julia had to coax her dog by putting treats all the way to the

Who?      What?               How?

bathroom so she could give him a warm bath.

Where?          Why?

Thursday: Practice Test- 1)Have someone call out the words for you. 2)Rewrite any wrong words correctly and underline or highlight the part you got wrong. 3)Write the word correctly 3 times.

Class Agreement

During the first weeks of school we talked about the values that we need in order to have a perfect 4th grade year. This is the list of things the students came up with in class.
"In this Classroom We...care, share, listen, participate, help, cooperate, get along, work hard, have empathy, have good manners, have each other’s backs, take, care of our things, achieve, have fun, don’t cheat, play fair, are confident, are organized, are punctual, are prepared, are excited, respect each other, motivate ourselves and others, are problem solvers, are CHAMPS!