tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88293128329028505702011-07-31T00:13:32.246-07:00jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-56912933598792848412009-06-01T10:46:00.000-07:002009-06-03T07:47:27.480-07:00Wow! It is so close to the end of the year. We will continue regular instruction this week, and have celebrations, watch some literacy plays and have a great time with each other. Below are the last week of spelling words. The only homework that we will have will be spelling story and reading.<br /><br /><br /><br />music<br /><br /><br />buy<br /><br /><br />window<br /><br /><br />mark<br /><br /><br />heart<br /><br /><br />grew<br /><br /><br />listen<br /><br /><br />ask<br /><br /><br />sing<br /><br /><br />clear<br />energy<br /><br /><br />week<br /><br /><br />explain<br /><br /><br />lost<br /><br /><br />spring<br />travel<br /><br /><br />wrote<br /><br /><br />farm<br /><br /><br />circle<br /><br /><br />whose<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We will also be doing a special tie dye project next Tuesday. Please make sure your child has a shirt to decorate and that they do not wear nice clothing that day. I will provide gloves, but sometimes dye does drip onto other clothes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Our pizza party will be on Wednesday June 10 for all the hard work the students have done with recycling and watt watchers this year. They will not need a lunch that day. The pizzas will be pepperoni, cheese and canadian bacon. If they do not want pizza, the are welcome to get a school lunch or bring something from home.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Awards assembly June 11</div><br /><br /><br />Field day is June 12 from 9-11:00<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />4th grade core words: These are words you can practice during the summer to keep those spelling skills sharp. They are all words that should be mastered by the end of 4th grade:<br /><br />able<br /><br />about<br /><br />above<br /><br />across<br /><br />add<br /><br />after<br /><br />again<br /><br />against<br /><br />ago<br /><br />air<br /><br />all<br /><br />almost<br /><br />alone<br /><br />along<br /><br />already<br /><br />also<br /><br />although<br /><br />always<br /><br />am<br /><br />American<br /><br />among<br /><br />an<br /><br />and<br /><br />animal<br /><br />animals<br /><br />another<br /><br />answer<br /><br />any<br /><br />anything<br /><br />are<br /><br />area<br /><br />around<br /><br />as<br /><br />asked<br /><br />at<br /><br />away<br /><br />back<br /><br />ball<br /><br />be<br /><br />beautiful<br /><br />became<br /><br />because<br /><br />become<br /><br />been<br /><br />before<br /><br />began<br /><br />begin<br /><br />behind<br /><br />being<br /><br />best<br /><br />better<br /><br />between<br /><br />big<br /><br />black<br /><br />blue<br /><br />boat<br /><br />body<br /><br />book<br /><br />both<br /><br />bottom<br /><br />box<br /><br />boy<br /><br />bring<br /><br />brought<br /><br />build<br /><br />built<br /><br />but<br /><br />by<br /><br />called<br /><br />came<br /><br />can<br /><br />cannot<br /><br />can't<br /><br />car<br /><br />care<br /><br />carefully<br /><br />carry<br /><br />center<br /><br />certain<br /><br />change<br /><br />check<br /><br />children<br /><br />city<br /><br />class<br /><br />close<br /><br />cold<br /><br />come<br /><br />common<br /><br />complete<br /><br />cloud<br /><br />country<br /><br />course<br /><br />cut<br /><br />dark<br /><br />day<br /><br />deep<br /><br />did<br /><br />didn't<br /><br />different<br /><br />distance<br /><br />do<br /><br />does<br /><br />dog<br /><br />done<br /><br />don't<br /><br />door<br /><br />down<br /><br />draw<br /><br />dry<br /><br />during<br /><br />each<br /><br />early<br /><br />earth<br /><br />easy<br /><br />eat<br /><br />either<br /><br />else<br /><br />end<br /><br />English<br /><br />enough<br /><br />even<br /><br />ever<br /><br />every<br /><br />everyone<br /><br />everything<br /><br />example<br /><br />face<br /><br />fact<br /><br />fall<br /><br />family<br /><br />far<br /><br />fast<br /><br />fathyer<br /><br />feel<br /><br />feet<br /><br />felt<br /><br />few<br /><br />field<br /><br />finally<br /><br />find<br /><br />fine<br /><br />fire<br /><br />first<br /><br />fish<br /><br />five<br /><br />floor<br /><br />follow<br /><br />food<br /><br />foot<br /><br />for<br /><br />form<br /><br />found<br /><br />four<br /><br />friend<br /><br />from<br /><br />front<br /><br />full<br /><br />game<br /><br />gave<br /><br />get<br /><br />girl<br /><br />give<br /><br />glass<br /><br />go<br /><br />going<br /><br />gold<br /><br />gone<br /><br />good<br /><br />got<br /><br />great<br /><br />green<br /><br />ground<br /><br />group<br /><br />grow<br /><br />had<br /><br />half<br /><br />hand<br /><br />happened<br /><br />hard<br /><br />has<br /><br />have<br /><br />he<br /><br />head<br /><br />hear<br /><br />heard<br /><br />heart<br /><br />heavy<br /><br />held<br /><br />help<br /><br />her<br /><br />here<br /><br />high<br /><br />him<br /><br />himself<br /><br />his<br /><br />hold<br /><br />home<br /><br />horse<br /><br />hot<br /><br />hour<br /><br />house<br /><br />how<br /><br />however<br /><br />hundred<br /><br />I<br /><br />I'll<br /><br />I'm<br /><br />ice<br /><br />idea<br /><br />if<br /><br />important<br /><br />in<br /><br />inside<br /><br />instead<br /><br />into<br /><br />is<br /><br />it<br /><br />it's<br /><br />its<br /><br />itself<br /><br />job<br /><br />just<br /><br />keep<br /><br />kiept<br /><br />kind<br /><br />knew<br /><br />know<br /><br />lnad<br /><br />language<br /><br />large<br /><br />last<br /><br />later<br /><br />lay<br /><br />learn<br /><br />learned<br /><br />least<br />leave<br /><br />leaves<br /><br />left<br /><br />less<br /><br />let<br /><br />letter<br /><br />life<br /><br />light<br /><br />like<br /><br />line<br /><br />list<br /><br />little<br /><br />live<br /><br />lived<br /><br />living<br /><br />long<br /><br />longer<br /><br />look<br /><br />low<br /><br />made<br /><br />main<br /><br />make<br /><br />man<br /><br />many<br /><br />map<br /><br />matter<br /><br />may<br /><br />me<br /><br />mean<br /><br />men<br /><br />might<br /><br />mind<br /><br />miss<br /><br />money<br /><br />moon<br /><br />more<br /><br />morning<br /><br />most<br /><br />mother<br /><br />move<br /><br />much<br /><br />must<br /><br />my<br /><br />name<br /><br />near<br /><br />need<br /><br />never<br /><br />new<br /><br />next<br /><br />night<br /><br />no<br /><br />not<br /><br />nothing<br /><br />notice<br /><br />now<br /><br />number<br /><br />of<br /><br />off<br /><br />often<br /><br />oh<br /><br />old<br /><br />on<br /><br />once<br /><br />one<br /><br />only<br /><br />open<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-5691293359879284841?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-53151061490151571072009-05-26T14:01:00.001-07:002009-05-26T14:01:46.083-07:00Spelling list for this week:<br />May 26<br />1. machine 2. probably 3. Canada 4. stomach 5. yesterday 6. favorite 7. suppose 8. especially 9. giant 10. canoe 11. moment 12. animals 13. welcome 14. August 15. usually 16. buffalo 17. relatives 18. cement 19. iron 20. support<br /><br />Have a great week!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-5315106149015157107?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-57934986471793835662009-05-18T08:39:00.000-07:002009-05-18T08:43:25.753-07:00Wow! The warm weather is here. We are continuing with our lessons about the Oregon Trail with Mrs. Judd. They are learning a lot and having a great time. Mrs. Judd will be leaving this Friday. It was great to have her here for the short time.<br />We will be continuing regular instruction through June 5th. The last week of school will be filled with assemblies, special activities and closing out the year with some fun. Homework will continue to be reading and spelling and math. <br />Here are the words for the week:<br />distance<br />ground<br />children<br />trail<br />pioneers<br />dangerous<br />emigrants<br />disease<br />wagon<br />sickness<br />dried<br />challenges<br />property<br />family<br />travel<br />fort<br />supplies<br />going<br /><br />Have a great week!<br />Mrs. Hoopes<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-5793498647179383566?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-31598410827858169322009-05-11T09:47:00.000-07:002009-05-11T09:53:56.898-07:00Hope you are having a good start of May! We've enjoyed some fun activities the last few weeks. Here are the spelling words for the week.<br /><br />Week of 5-11<br />another<br />complete<br />important<br />leave<br />pattern<br />perhaps<br />possible<br />sentence<br />someone<br />understand<br />weather<br />thought<br />through<br />several<br />voice<br />would<br /><br />Challenge Words:<br />**requirement<br />**raccoon<br />**fundamental<br />**furious<br />**athlete<br />**innocent<br />**unnecessary<br />**debris<br />**judgment<br />**deposit<br /><br />Homework: 20 minutes of reading daily<br />Monday: Spelling (choose 5 to look up in the dictionary) Choose 10 to use in a complete sentence.<br />Tuesday: Math practice<br />Wednesday: Writing<br />Thursday: Reading log<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-3159841082785816932?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-39706404396059785712009-05-04T10:09:00.000-07:002009-05-04T12:53:11.201-07:00We are in the first week of May! Happy Cinco de Mayo. We are looking forward to Mrs. Judd coming on Wednesday to work in our classroom. We will also be finishing up testing and having a great assembly by a few members of the Globetrotters on Thursday. It should be a great week!<br />Below are the spelling words. This week I will only be sending home reading and spelling.<br /><br />Week 33 words<br />study<br />America<br />beautiful<br />between<br />there<br />often<br />always<br />language<br />poor<br />job<br />surface<br />usually<br />friend<br />however<br />it's<br />world's<br />together<br />hundreds<br />learn<br /><br />Challenge:<br />**1. galaxy<br />2. government<br />3. county<br />4. settlement<br />5. emigrant<br />6. appreciate<br />7. concentration<br />8. fierce<br />9. replacement<br />10. measurement<br />11. conversion<br /><br />Homework: <br />Monday: Spelling--either use all of the words in a story, sentences or definitions<br />Reading 20 minutes.<br />Tuesday-Thursday: Reading and unfinished work<br /><br />Have a great week!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-3970640439605978571?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-91091636861794386712009-04-27T08:07:00.000-07:002009-04-27T08:24:46.568-07:00It's almost May! I can hardly believe the year is coming to an end. We still have LOTS to do and many fun activities planned. This week also starts our last round of TESA. :)<br />We will be testing on Tues-Friday of this week. Please make sure to be well rested and eat a good breakfast. <br />Other important dates coming up:<br /><br />5-1 Volunteer dessert. If you didn't receive an invitation and you have volunteered this year, please join us from 1-3 in the east family room for cupcakes and student entertainment.<br />5-2 Awesome 3000. T-shirts and packets will need to be picked up by parents (not at school) the address is on the entry form.<br />5-6 Mrs. Judd (former Myers student teacher) will be with us to do an ESOL practicum. She will be here through June and will most likely be teaching the Oregon Trail<br />5-14 Celebration of students<br /><br />Homework: <br />This week I will only be giving spelling and reading homework. I don't want to overwhelm the kids with more work during a testing time:)<br /><br />Spelling words: Assignment (put them in ABC order and write in cursive)<br />Spelling list 4-27<br /><br />someone<br />remember<br />already<br />reading<br />people<br />following<br />alone<br />once<br />letters<br />bottom<br />strong<br />school<br />began<br />first<br />check<br />you’ll<br />greats<br />there<br />then<br />fall<br />important<br />than<br /><br />Challenge:<br />advanced<br />historian<br />specific<br />incredible<br />succeeded<br />participate<br />comprehension<br />character<br />sensitive<br />obvious<br /><br />Have a great week!<br />Mrs Hoopes<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-9109163686179438671?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-10500161285405135172009-04-20T14:25:00.000-07:002009-04-20T14:40:16.245-07:00Hope you are enjoying the nice weather! We still expect the students to keep up with homework, even though it is tempting to play outside all evening. We have our last round of state testing coming up next week. All students will be taking the 3rd opportunity to either pass or improve their score. Please make sure your child is well rested and has a good breakfast next week. Our time to test is 9:00-9:50, which is a great time for kids. We will also have a guest speaker on Friday to show us artifacts and tell us stories from the trail. The orchestra students will be on a field trip Friday afternoon, we'll miss you!<br />Homework for the week:<br />Monday: Spelling Use each of the words in a sentence, or create a story.<br />Spelling words: week of April 20, 2009<br /><br /><br />carefully<br />sounds<br />their<br />build<br />pictures<br />through<br />something<br />examples<br />glass<br />father<br />rock<br />across<br />gold<br />tall<br />form<br />because<br />surface<br />after<br />always<br />night<br />kind<br />stand<br /><br />*1. urban : rural :: solids :<br /> opinion : view :: persuade :. steady : stable ::<br />4. rough : coarse :: prosperous :<br /><br />Tuesday:Math practice<br />Wed:Writing<br />Thursday: Reading<br /><br />Have a great week!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-1050016128540513517?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-69306193012801682662009-04-13T07:49:00.001-07:002009-04-13T08:01:59.155-07:00Hopefully you all had a great weekend! We have many things coming up this week.<br />Friday will be our field trip to the Polk County Museum and the Rock and Mineral show. The cost to students is free, however if they would like to bring a few dollars for the rock show they can buy small items. The battle of the books final Myers round will be this Wed afternoon. The 4-5 team will also be presenting awards for the last report card this Wed.<br />We are wrapping up our how to projects this week, and will be learning about Oregon Counties next week.<br />This weeks spelling words:<br />there<br />could<br />children<br />suddenly<br />which<br />different<br />their<br />center<br />began<br />itself<br />either<br />field<br />first<br />although<br />special<br />everone<br />stay<br />boats<br />might<br />***wouldn't<br />section<br />wonder<br />include<br />describe<br />electric<br />Monday: Spelling Use 10 words in a story<br />Tuesday: Math problem solving page<br />Wednesday: Reading<br />Thursday:Reading/ writing<br />Hope you have a great week!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-6930619301280168266?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-59879660890542129552009-04-06T12:52:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:59:37.854-07:00We had a great time at OMSI, thanks to all of you who were able to help out. We are going to be quite busy this month. <br />4-10 Bowling trip 8:45-11:45 free<br />4-17 Rock and mineral show/ polk county museum free(chaperones $2)<br />4-24 Pioneer presentation in the family room<br />4-27 Symphony ($3) 8:45-11:00<br />These are great trips and presentations for our students. Hopefully you can join us for one. Please make sure if you sign up to volunteer, you have already completed your background check. Thanks<br /><br />Spelling words for the week:<br /> through<br />pattern<br />gone<br />distance<br />watch<br />although<br />walked<br />water’s<br />someone<br />enough<br />there<br />again<br />everyone<br />their<br />its<br />half<br />animal<br />American<br />beautiful<br />instead<br /><br />*challenge<br />various, garden, result, practice, difference, maybe, reason, village, island, weight, doesn't<br />Assignment: Choose 2 activities (sentences, definitions, groups, syllables, abc order, cursive, story)<br />Tuesday: Math<br />Wednesday: Finish how to speech and practice<br />Thursday: Final copies of speech poster<br /><br />Thanks for all you do!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-5987966089054212955?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-71822507253222722812009-03-30T10:11:00.000-07:002009-03-30T10:15:36.487-07:00Welcome back! I hope you all enjoyed your spring vacation and had some time to relax. This week is the OMSI sleepover and we will be leaving school on Thursday at about 4:30. I will be sending home reminders about what to bring. Please let me know if you have other questions or concerns, but for the most part we are ready to go!<br />Students may be picked up on Friday about noon to go home. Those who will stay at school will be with Mr. Ochoa to do projects, art, watch a movie and recooperate. <br /><br />Homework for the week.<br />Monday: SPelling and reading<br />Tuesday: Math<br />Wednesday: Writing<br />Thursday:No homework.. OMSI<br /><br />This weeks spelling words:<br /><br />another<br />its<br />it's<br />miss<br />fmialy<br />matter<br />family<br />fact<br />there<br />nothing<br />certainly<br />weather<br />rains<br />another<br />example<br />wild<br />size<br />don't<br />because<br />person<br />sixes<br />enough<br />lay<br />English<br /><br />catch<br />business<br />object<br />minute<br />record<br />forest<br />direction<br />sign<br />forward<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-7182250725322272281?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-35852737616533276402009-03-06T11:49:00.000-08:002009-03-06T11:54:29.662-08:00We are done with testing! I'm so proud of all the students and how serious they were during this whole process.<br />We will be finishing up the life cycle of Salmon this week and begin learing about temperate rain forests and the food chains and webs you can find there. <br />Conferences will be on March 18-19. Please sign and return your conference forms as soon as possible. If I didn't request a conference, but you would like to come in, please let me know. I'm always happy to meet with you.<br />OMSI will be here before you know it, so make sure you get all of your paperwork in soon. The deadline for that will be March 18. I will try and attach the forms if you have lost them.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Spelling words for the week of March 9:<br />heart<br />there<br />another<br />distance<br />sat<br />their<br />possible<br />almost<br />finally<br />real<br />quite<br />thought<br />then<br />idea<br />simple<br />early<br />morning<br />followed<br />toward<br />although<br />different<br /><br />window<br />explain<br />travel<br />correct<br />measure<br />striaght<br />thus<br />moment<br />except</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-3585273761653327640?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-60874651228970625982009-02-20T09:16:00.000-08:002009-02-20T09:29:55.220-08:00We're beginning another round of state testing this week! Starting on Monday 2-23 students who have not passed the reading or math will have another opportunity to pass the test. Those students who have already passed, will not participate in this round. They will be working on other activities during testing time. They will take the test again in May to see if they can improve their score.<br />We also just finished up with studying Native Americans of Oregon and will be constructing homes on Monday. Our next unit of study will be animal classification, temperate rain forest ad food chains and webs. <br />Homework for the week:<br />Reading 20 minutes every night and filling out reading log<br />Monday: Spelling (sentences with words)<br />Tuesday: Math<br />Wed: Writing<br />Thursday: science<br /><br />Spelling words for the week:<br />there's<br />that's<br />within<br />never<br />examples<br />floor<br />piece<br />dry<br />watch<br />shell<br />among<br />group<br />living<br />upon<br />other<br />body<br />use<br />their<br />they're<br />enough<br />would<br />today's<br />poetry<br /><br />**record<br />**direction<br />**various<br />**necessary<br />**information<br />**women<br />**famous<br />**machine<br />**business<br />**ecosystem<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-6087465122897062598?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-53133193367164818162009-02-17T07:55:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:01:35.337-08:00We had a great time on Valentines day! Thanks for all the yummy treats and fun cards. Congratualtions to our contest winners. <br />This week we will be finishing our state writing test and our unit on Native Americans of Oregon. <br />Spelling words for the week:<br /><br />often<br />together<br />everything<br />leave<br />morning<br />usually<br />bring<br />several<br />their<br />because<br />there<br />only<br />cannot<br />too<br />really<br />through<br />threw<br />carefully<br />system<br />reason<br /><br />Homework: Reading 20 minutes every night. <br />Monday: Spelling, look up 10 words in the dictionary. Write a sentence for 5 of the other words.<br />Tuesday: Math graphing practice<br />Wed: Basic facts<br />Thursday: Write 2 paragraphs about what you love about living in Oregon.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-5313319336716481816?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-32801893832216460522009-02-02T12:06:00.000-08:002009-02-02T13:08:55.715-08:00<span style="color:#ffcccc;">It's been a busy January, and now we're gearing up for February. Time goes so fast!<br />We will have the state writing test next week (9-13) and our Valentines party on Friday the 13th. Below is a list of names for Valentines if your child want to make cards. Please make sure if you send Valentines that you include everyone.<br />Also, I sent out a permission for watching the video "City of Ember" based on the novel we read in class. If you would prefer for your child not to see the movie, I will have an alternate class for them to join during lunch.<br /><br />VALENTINE LIST:<br />Andy<br />Angel<br />Benito<br />Betty<br />Coby<br />Conner<br />Elizabeth<br />Esme<br />Hailey<br />Hector<br />Jahiro<br />Jazmin<br />Jessica<br />Jose<br />Juan<br />Karla<br />Keiara<br />Kaci<br />Kimber<br />Laceabeth<br />Jennifer<br />Monica<br />Spencer<br />Tahlia<br />Travis<br />Yasad<br />Jared<br /><br />Monday: Spelling: 10 complete sentences. See if you can use all the words in the 10 sentneces.<br />Tuesday: Math graphing page<br />Wednesday: Writing. Write a letter to a Native American and tell them how your life is different than theirs.<br />Thursday: Editing<br /><br />Spelling list:<br />important<br />than<br />then<br />completely<br />example<br />it's<br />heavy<br />winter<br />brought<br />they're<br />beautiful<br />already<br />everyone<br />carefully<br />problem<br />half<br />special<br />aren't<br />follow<br />Americans<br />once<br /><br />Challenge:<br />electric<br />throughout<br />capital<br />knowledge<br />region<br />anthropologist<br />environment<br />various<br />temperature<br />business<br /></span><span style="color:#000000;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-3280189383221646052?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-85477675164515253072009-01-21T09:15:00.001-08:002009-01-21T09:21:35.801-08:00<span style="color:#000000;">This week we will only have reading for homework. Since it is such a short week, we will not be doing a spelling test. The kids have been working hard on imaginative stories and some shared them with Mrs. Berry's class. It was fun to see their creativity in story telling. We will be wrapping up our study of the skeletal system and moving on to Oregon Trail next week.<br /><br />Have a great 3 day weekend!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-8547767516451525307?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-19419739022990693082009-01-11T19:48:00.000-08:002009-01-12T12:01:44.593-08:00<span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#ffcc66;">We had a busy first week back and are ready to jump right back in. This week we will be finishing up with state testing. I will be sending those scores home on Friday. </span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;">We will continue our learning about the skeletal system and will be making a skeleton of our own. </span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Homework for the week:</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;"></span><br /><span style="color:#66cccc;">SPELLING WORDS FOR THE WEEK:</span><br /><span style="color:#66cccc;">warm, summer, gone, already, show, because, their, write, example, finally, between, second, right, would, you're, all ready, skeleton, system, once</span><br /><span style="color:#66cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#66cccc;">CHALLENGE WORDS:</span><br /><span style="color:#66cccc;">abbreviation, heritage, acquainted, conversation, absence, respectful, requirements, spaghetti, passenger</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Monday: Spelling ( Use 10 of the words in complete sentences)</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Tuesday: Multiplication practice. Keep practicing your flashcards.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Wednesday: Writing practice.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Thursday: Body spelling and reading.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ffcc66;"></span><span style="color:#ffcc66;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-1941973902299069308?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-75937323932152976952009-01-05T10:06:00.000-08:002009-01-05T13:22:52.971-08:00<span style="color:#ffcc33;">Welcome back! It's been a long vacation, and we're ready to get back into our learning. This week we will continue to work on the skeletal system, problem solving and imaginative writing. We will finish off our state testing next week and those results will be sent home when it is completed.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">This weeks spelling words (1-5-09)</span><br />hundreds, road, strong, their, pieces, blue, then, special, pictured, held, instead, people, than, they're, known, either, English, another.<br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Challenge words: accidentally, convince, forgiveness, separately, neighborhood, headache, imagination, concentration</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Homework for this week: Read for 20 minutes, complete reading log with 3 important words</span><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Monday: Spelling (Use the words in a story, edit for spelling and punctuation)</span><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Tuesday: Math problem solving</span><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Wednesday: Handwriting</span><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Thursday: Skeletal system handout.</span><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-7593732393215297695?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-30418565550265626622008-12-20T09:39:00.000-08:002008-12-20T09:43:39.415-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__S2zT1LPR9A/SU0uv22-hpI/AAAAAAAAAAM/3pV-4VhWuHQ/s1600-h/101_0472.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281929337690293906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__S2zT1LPR9A/SU0uv22-hpI/AAAAAAAAAAM/3pV-4VhWuHQ/s320/101_0472.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I hope you all enjoy your time off! I was a little sad to not be able to see you all and wish you a happy holiday. The snow is fun though. I will see you January 5!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-3041856555026562662?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-86553598312731985482008-12-08T08:12:00.001-08:002008-12-08T08:15:37.428-08:00<span style="color:#3366ff;">It's time to start state testing! We will begin on Monday 12-8 and go through the week. Our time is 9-9:45 daily. We will be working on reading, then math. During this week the only homework will be reading and basic facts practice. Please make sure your child get enough rest and breakfast so they can be ready to go!</span><br /><br />Great job on the candle sales. We raised over $4000 for our field trip in April. We will be sending home forms and information on how much money your child will need after winter vacation. Looking forward to a great time:)<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc33;">We will also be saying goodbye to Miss Wells next week. She has been an amazing help to our class this year. We will all miss her and wish her well in her teaching career. <br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-8655359831273198548?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829312832902850570.post-56418815892805922192008-11-24T17:53:00.001-08:002008-12-01T15:09:10.647-08:00It's already December, wow! Thanks to all of you for coming to the conferences last week, I appreicate your support. For the next few weeks we will be studying the skeletal system, coordinate geometry and working on writing. We will also be gearing up for state testing which starts on December 8. Daily we will be in the computer lab from 9:00-9:45 working on reading and math. Results will be immediate which will help us target areas that need work.<br /><br />Below is the spelling list for the week of December 1.<br />am piece course usually through<br />stop talk probably family ideas<br />cannot whether fine their class<br />strong really common shown complete<br /><strong>CHALLENGE:</strong> opposite, exercise, knowledge, women, neither, appearance, irresistible, cancellation<br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Homework for the week of December 1: Reading 20 minutes per day</span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Monday: Use 10 words in a sentence, write 10 in cursive.</span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Tuesday: Coordinate geography practice</span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Wednesday: Create a 4 square about your favorite party or celebration you have been to.</span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Thursday: Handwriting Letter F</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Candle Fundraiser will end on December 2. Please have all candle orders and money turned in by this date. We want to insure they are delivered by Winter Vacation. Orders without money cannot be ordered.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Thanks for your support! Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8829312832902850570-5641881589280592219?l=hoopesfourthgrade.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jennifer hoopeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301190054892322235noreply@blogger.com0