Halloween

Hi 4th Grade Families,


We will still have Book Club on Halloween, but the times will be a little different.

The morning class will have Book Club at 10:15-11:15 as usual.

The afternoon class will have Book Club at 11:45-12:45.

We will began Halloween Festivities after lunch.

Vistors are welcome for Book Club and our Halloween Party!!!!


Thanks,

Mr. Rabinowitz

This Week's Reading Log Responses

On the back of each week's reading log, there is a Meta-Response prompt. The meta-response lets students write about what they are thinking as they read. The top response(s) of this week are copied below:


When I was reading: "TheTiger Rising I made a text to world connection." I thought about  "two boys named, Norton and Billy, said [that] Rob has a disesase called leprosy. At book club I learned that leprosy makes you live on a island so no one could catch the disease."

When I was reading: National Geographic, I thought about "how crazy she is about zoo animals and how I love zoo animals alot. I like all of the animals, especially the lions. They are so cute!"


Keep it up!
Mr. Rabinowitz

This Week's Reading Log Responses

This week's reading log responses


On the back of each week's reading log, there is a Meta-Response prompt. The meta-response lets students write about what they are thinking as they read. The top response(s) of this week are copied below:
When I was reading: The Princess Plot I thought about "a text to text connection. My connection was in the Princess Plot. There were tryouts for a movie. In the Book Ramona and Beezus there was also tryouts for a movie."
When I was reading: Miss Child Has Gone Wild, I thought about "how crazy she is about zoo animals and how I love zoo animals alot. I like all of the animals, especially the lions. They are so cute!"

Happy Trails,
Mr. Rabinowitz

This week's reading log responses

On the back of each week's reading log, there is a Meta-Response prompt. The meta-response lets students write about what they are thinking as they read. The top response(s) of this week are copied below:

When I was reading: Harry Potter I thought about "a text to text connection. My connection was when I found out Harry's mom was a mud blood. I remembered that Hermione was a mud blood and that they were both intelligent."
When I was reading: My Sister the Vampire Re-Vamped,  I thought about "the time my parents embarresed me in front of my friends. In the book Olivia's parents did the same when Olivia had her twin sister Ivy came over to meet her mom and dad."

Happy Trails,

Mr. Rabinowitz

Writing celebration

1. On Friday, October 5th, we will celebrate our Personal Narratives. Each class will have roughly 5 students share to the whole class and then we will break into groups to share the rest of the personal narratives. We are planning on having refreshments and you are more than welcome to join us to celebrate your child's 1st published piece from 4th grade!

Rabinowitz Homeroom-Writing Celebration 9:40-11:30
*1st Grade Book Buddies will join us from 10:15 to 10:45*
Miller Homeroom-Writing Celebration 12:15-12:45 and 1:30-2:45
*1st Grade Book Buddies will join us from 2:15 to 2:45*

More online spelling links

The following link should direct you to online games and activities for spelling
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/books/gr4/

4th grade uses the 2006 edition.

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Questioning Web

Readers always ask themselves questions as they read. Students wrote what they wonder in the middle of a circle and wrote possible answers on the lines. After students read, they wrote their new thinking on the bottom. Below is an example.

Happy trails,
Mr. Rabinowitz