TEACHER: Mrs. Johnson                                                                                             HOMEWORK SHEET: 4^th Grade           

WEEK OF:  November 16-20, 2009

    Congrats to students for scoring BASIC, MASTERY, and/or ADVANCE on the EduSoft Unit 2 Math and ELA tests.  I am proud of your efforts and hard work.  Remember to complete all homework assignments and read your Accelerated Reader books.  We will have an AR Party at the end of the 2^nd nine weeks for students who meet their AR goals.  Hope you will join in on the fun.  Check your child’s conduct daily and Melrose Student Planner for assignments/behavior in other classes.  (i.e., Math-Science-Art-Spanish) 

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
READING Story:  My Brother Martin	Skill(s):  Author’s Purpose Biography	Practice O pg. 85	Practice O Book pg. 86	Write a sentence with your vocabulary words.
SPELLING	Write spelling words in ABC order		Spelling Practice Bk. Pg. 73	Spelling Practice Bk. Pg. 74
GRAMMAR/ WRITING	Skills: verb tenses & prefixes  Grammar Book pg. 71	Grammar Book pg. 72	Grammar Book pg. 73	Grammar Book pg. 74
SOCIAL STUDIES		Interview an older adult about the past. Write on interview form			Interview form due
OTHER	Story words:  waning, streetcar, indignity, bigotry, activist, nonviolence, unconstitutional		R U an Accelerated Reader?	Thanksgiving Lunch	Enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday Week!  Read your AR books.

Vocabulary words: 

1.  injustice        2.  numerous        3.  ancestors         4.  unsuspecting         5.  unfair         6.  segregation        7.  avoided

Spelling words:   

Hour	Honest	Combs		Wrinkle
Lambs	Answer	Wrapper		Curl
Knew	honesty	Knives		Pearl
Wrench	Plumber	Doubt		Shirt
Kneel	Honor	Knead		Knuckles
Thumbs	Known	wriggle	Heir	Wrestle