Welcome to Mrs. M. Vasquez's
4th Grade Class
Room #F-102
2011-2012
Conference Period: 10:30-11:15
E-Mail: mrodriguez111@rgccisd.org
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Schedule
7:30 - 8:00 Breakfast/Announcements
8:00-9:00 Reading
9:00-9:30 Spelling
9:30-10:00 Science
10:00-10:30 Grammar
10:30-11:15 P.E./Library/Counseling
11:15-12:15 Writing
12:15-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:30 Reaeding (Serna)
2:30-3:00 Computers
3:00-3:30 Science
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Grammar
5th Six Weeks
| Week 1 | Transitional Words and Phrases & Verbs in the Past |
| Week 2 | Abbreviations & Irregular Verbs |
| Week 3 | Reading & Math District Benchmarks |
| Week 4 | Spring Break |
| Week 5 | Adjectives & Adverbs |
| Week 6 | STAAR Writing Test |
| Week 7 | Apostrophes, Double Negatives & Describing with Adverbs |
| Week 8 | Quotation Marks, Capitalization & Dialogue -Six Weeks Exam |
6th Six Weeks
| Week 1 | Commas & Titles |
| Week 2 | STAAR Math & Reading Tests |
| Week 3 | Apostrophes |
| Week 4 | Making Comparisons |
| Week 5 | Good and Bad Adverbs & Negatives |
| Week 6 | Possessive Pronouns & Quotations |
| Week 7 | Using I & Me, Reflexive Pronouns & Commas in sentences |
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Writing
| Compositions |
| Monday - Plan/Organize/Outline |
| Tuesday - Introduction |
| Wednesday - Body |
| Thursday - Conclusion |
| Friday - C.O.P.S. T.E.S.T. and Publish |
5th Six Weeks
| Week 1 | Expository: Problem & Solution -Write about what you would do with your free time if you had no electricity. |
| Week 2 | Review Narrative & Expository Teacher selected prompt |
| Week 3 | District Reading & Math Benchmark |
| Week 4 | Spring Break |
| Week 5 | Review Narrative & Expository Teacher selected prompt |
| Week 6 | STAAR Writing Test |
| Week 7 | Expository: Compare & Contrast -Explain if it would be better or worse to have a mechanical teacher. |
| Week 8 | Review Narrative & Expository Teacher selected promt- Write a composition that explains how to prepare a simple breakfast. |
6th Six Weeks
| Week 1 | -Write a narrative composition telling about a surprising discovery you made outdoors. |
| Week 2 | STAAR Math & Reading Test |
| Week 3 | -Write a composition persuading someone to reduce, reuse, and recycle. -Describe a museum you have visited or seen on television and give your opinion of it. |
| Week 4 | -Describe a person you know who sets an example you want to follow. -Write about what you think "Enjoy the earth gently" means. |
| Week 5 | -Write a letter urging owners of pythons not to leave them in the wild. -Write a narrative composition about a time when you had an outdoor adventure. |
| Week 6 | Letter Writing (Pen Pals) http://www.teachervision.fen.com/letter-and-journals/resource/26369.html Movie and Book Review http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/ |
| Week 7 | Write a composition about what you would like to do this summer. |
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Reading
5th Six Weeks
| Week 1 | Main Selection: The World According to Humphrey (pg. 530-547) Target Skill: Theme Target Strategy: Summarize Vocabulary Strategies: Multiple Meaning Words Target Vocabulary:
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| Week 2 | Main Selection: I Could Do That! (pg.556-571) Target Skill: Cause & Effect Target Strategy: Infer/Predict Vocabulary Strategies: Using a Dictionary Target Vocabulary:
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| Week 3 | Main Selection: The Ever-Living Tree (pg. 585-599) Target Skill: Text and Graphic Features Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Vocabulary Strategies: Prefixes- pre, inter, and ex Target Vocabulary:
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| Week 4 | Spring Break!!!
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| Week 5 | Main Selection: Owen and Mzee (pg. 608-623) Target Skill: Compare & Contrast Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Vocabulary Strategies: Suffixes- ed and ly Target Vocabulary:
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| Week 6 | **STAAR WRITING** |
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| Week 7 | Main Selection: The Fun They Had from Isaac Asimov (pg. 632-645) Target Skill: Author's Purpose Target Strategy: Question Vocabulary Strategies: Greek and Latin Word Parts- meter, therm, aud, and frac Target Vocabulary:
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| Week 7 | Review/5th Six Weeks Test |
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Spelling
5th Six Weeks
You may log into www.spellingcity.com on the link provided, using sernalisa as the username and student as the password. Each lesson's spelling list from Journeys has been included in the website. |
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Week 1 |
Lesson 21 |
Week 2 |
Lesson 22 |
Week 3 |
Lesson 23 |
Week 4 |
Spring Break |
| Week 5 | Lesson 24 |
Week 6 |
STAAR Writing |
| Week 7 | Lesson 25 |
| Week 8 | Lesson 26 |
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Science
Weekly Science Homework |
| Watch the weather report |
| Keep up with current events affecting our environment |
| Global warming and its effects on our Earth |
4th Six Weeks
| WEEK 1 | Earth's Atmosphere/ Air & Weather |
| WEEK 2 | Weather Predication |
| WEEK 3 | Ocean Water/ DISTRICT BENCHMARKS |
| WEEK 4 | Our Solar System |
| WEEK 5 | Space Exploration/ Constellations |
| WEEK 6 | Six Weeks Test |
5th Six Weeks
| WEEK 1 | Classification/ Animal Classification |
| WEEK 2 | Animal Adaptations: Body Parts & Behaviors |
| WEEK 3 | Life Support for Plants/ BENCHMARKS |
| WEEK 4 | SPRING BREAK |
| WEEK 5 | How Plants Breathe/ Plant Life Cycle |
| WEEK 6 | Skeletal/Muscular Systems STAAR Writing TEST |
| WEEK 7 | Respiratory, Circulatory & Digestive System |
| WEEK 8 | Six Weeks Test |
| WEEK 1 | Characteristics of Systems/ Ecosystems |
| WEEK 2 | Ecosystems/ STAAR Math/Reading |
| WEEK 3 | Tropical Ecosystems |
| WEEK 4 | Soil Formation/ Soil Properties |
| WEEK 5 | Soil Erosion/ Ecosystem Changes |
| WEEK 6 | Humans and Ecosystems |
| WEEK 7 | Six Weeks Test |