Resources we will use:
- Interactive Reading Notebook
- Guided Reading Books
- Class Novels
- Word Wisdom
- Scholastic Reading Counts
- Grade level website and resources
Reading Grades:
- Daily Assignments/Quick Checks- an assignment done in class that Mrs. Mandola collects for a grade. This is not always written in your planner.
- Tests- covers multiple concepts and will be the longest in length of the graded work. You will only have 2-3 a grading period.
- Projects- is an activity that we will work on over a period of time.
- Scholastic Reading Counts-Students will be responsible for reading and taking tests on 2 RC books each quarter for independent reading. We will also take RC tests for stories and novels that we read in class.
- Homework-any work that is assigned and expected to be completed.
Novel Studies: (May be subject to change)
1. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
2. The Summer of the Swans
3. The Cricket in Times Square
4. The Indian in the Cupboard
5. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
2. The Summer of the Swans
3. The Cricket in Times Square
4. The Indian in the Cupboard
5. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Spelling and Word Wisdom FYI:
1. We will cover 1 unit per week.
2. New units will be introduced on Mondays and tested on Fridays.
3. Spelling homework will be assigned on Mondays and due on Thursdays.
4. We will have special spelling lists and assignments that are not in the book occasionally.
2. New units will be introduced on Mondays and tested on Fridays.
3. Spelling homework will be assigned on Mondays and due on Thursdays.
4. We will have special spelling lists and assignments that are not in the book occasionally.