Mrs. Bookwalter's Class

Spelling Words

Suffixes -less, -ment, -ness

helpless

careless

hopeless

spotless

breathless

worthless

useless

payment

statement

movement

pavement

treatment

punishment

goodness

softness

brightness

business

greatness

fairness

darkness

Reading Vocabulary

circulating

theory

electricity

calendar

inventions

mysterious

experiment

almanac

Religion Terms to Know

The Fourth Commandment

domestic Church

Holy Family

Social Studies

Vocabulary/Terms to Know

industry

diverse

military

retreat

anthem

immigrant

almanac

congregation

ordain

saint

Spelling Words

Words with /k/ and /f/

care

because

cover

record

brake

Kansas

track

pocket

snack

attack

stiff

muffin

giraffe

enough

laughed

rough

photo

alphabet

dolphin

elephant

Reading Vocabulary

dreamer

drifted

heroes

librarians

rusty

tremble

Religion Terms to Know

Sabbath

synagogue

holy day of obligation

Corporal Works of Mercy

Spiritual Works of Mercy

Third Commandment

Math Chapter 8: Fractions

1. benchmark fractions

2. composite number

3. denominator

4. equivalent fractions

5. factor pairs

6. greatest common factor

7. improper fraction

8. least common multiple

9. numerator

Science Vocabulary/Terms to Know

hurricane

tropical depression

tropical storm

storm surge

tornado

vortex

Spelling Words

Capitalization/

Abbreviation

Memorial Day

Christmas

May

June

September

Hanukkah

Kwanzaa

Chinese New Year

Valentine's Day

November

Sun.

Dec.

Dr.

Mrs.

Rd.

Feb.

Wed.

Ms.

Mr.

Ave.

Reading Vocabulary

figures

polish

pottery

screens

slip

symbols

Religion Terms to Know

Sabbath

synagogue

holy day of obligation

Corporal Works of Mercy

Spiritual Works of Mercy

Third Commandment

April 20, 2015

Monday, April 20--field trip to Chesapeake Bay Environmental Research

Friday, April 24 -- Scholastic Book orders due (supports classroom reading center)

April 12, 2015

April 13, 2015 School Resumes. Please sign and return report card envelope. CRS rice bowls due.

April 15, 2015 Summer uniform begins. Please refer to the School Calendar/Handbook or school website for uniform guidelines.

Read-a-thon begins.

Please return field trip form and money by Tuesday, April 14.

Spelling Words

Correct Letter Order

piece

friend

field

believe

weird

said

again

asked

only

brought

height

weight

neighbor

heard

heart

tongue

rattle

pickle

toes

hospital

Reading Vocabulary

applause

auditorium

autographs

imitation

impatient

microphones

performers

Religion Terms to Know

Psalm

reverence

bless

sacred

Second Commandment

Spelling Words

coming

always

almost

didn't

upon

wasn't

until

during

want

father

hamster

lot

ugly

washed

hotel

missed

eleven

crazy

lazy

feelings

Reading Vocabulary

atmosphere

craters

probes

incredible

spacecraft

Religion Terms to Know

Psalm

reverence

bless

sacred

Second Commandment

March 29, 2015

March 30, 2015 Third Quarter Ends

March 31, 2015 IXL Competition Ends

April 2, 2015 Holy Thursday

11:00 Prayer Service

12:30 Dismissal

Spelling Words

Vowels with No Sound Clues

machine

especially

usually

probably

giant

buffalo

Canada

canoe

relatives

stomach

moment

cement

yesterday

animals

iron

favorite

welcome

support

suppose

August

Reading Vocabulary

awkward

coral

current

flippers

muscles

protection

ridges

underside

Science Vocabulary/Terms to Know

evaporation

condensation

precipitation

humidity

front

meteorologist

barometer

anemometer

wind vane

Spelling Words

Possessives: add an apostrophe + s to singular nouns. Add only an apostrophe to plural nouns.

Dad's

friend's

girl's

girls'

teacher's

teachers'

baby's

babies'

family's

families'

grandma's

grandpa's

brother's

brothers'

boy's

boys'

aunt's

aunts'

lady's

ladies'

Reading Vocabulary

adventure

glaciers

navigate

region

walruses

Spelling Words

Unit 4 Review

shown

pitcher

whenever

chocolate

wheat

kitchen

shouldn't

what's

we've

I'm

you'd

doesn't

were

we're

where

quiet

quit

quite

beautiful

truthfully

correction

suddenly

invention

daily

tomorrow

different

odd

lettuce

hobby

offer

Reading Vocabulary

blacksmith

crank

dependable

forge

ravines

telegraph

March 1, 2015

Benchmark tests begin this week at St. Mary's.

Fourth Grade will take the Language Arts Benchmark on Wednesday, March 4 and the Math Benchmarks on Tuesday, March 10.

On tests days, please be sure that your child does the following:

--Eats a nutritious breakfast

--Gets plenty of sleep the night before

--Arrives to school on time (All students arriving to school on time on test days will receive a homework pass to be used on a future assignment).

There is no school on Friday, March 6.

Lenten Food Drive begins. Bags will be sent home this week.

Lenten Food Drive 2015 Answering the call to serve those in need by sharing in faith and restoring hope one bag at a time.

My Last Name Begins With: Food Items that I am asked to donate:

A-C Canned Fruits– in own juice or light syrup (pineapple, peaches and pears, applesauce)

D-F 100% Fruit Juice (all sizes including juice boxes) G-I Pastas and Sauces (pasta, spaghetti sauce, macaroni & cheese) J-L Canned Vegetables– low sodium (mixed, green beans, corn, tomatoes)

M-N Soups (beef stew, chili, chicken noodle, turkey, rice)

O-Q Whole Grain Cereal (cheerios, cornflakes, raisin bran, plain oatmeal) R-S Latin American Foods (rice, dried red/black beans, corn tortilla flour) T-V Healthy Snacks (raisins, dried fruits, nuts)

W-Z Canned Proteins (tuna, salmon, chicken, peanut butter) Please do NOT donate perishable foods or items packed in plastic bags or glass Collection Details Bags will be distributed to all schools and parishes from March 2nd-5th. Simply fill a bag with food and return it to your parish or school by the date below: Schools: March 9th-13th. As we celebrate the season of Lent, may we continue to answer the Gospel call to serve those in need. Please help make a difference for local families by filling this bag with food. Donations will benefit the Marlboro Food Bank. To ensure that area pantries receive what is really needed, please fill this bag from the category paired with the first letter of your last name. Thank you for answering the call to serve those in need!

Spelling Words Double Consonants

tomorrow

borrow

different

supper

matter

written

bottle

ridden

odd

bubble

offer

suffer

slipper

grasshopper

worry

current

lettuce

paddle

shudder

hobby

Reading Vocabulary

considering

definitely

diamond

grounders

reminder

stroke

taunted

Religion Terms to Know

prayer

worship

idolatry

Spelling Words

Suffixes -ful, -ly,

-ion

powerful

cheerful

slowly

suddenly

lately

action

correction

peaceful

painful

safely

carefully

truthfully

location

pollution

beautiful

thoughtful

daily

weekly

hopefully

invention

Reading Vocabulary

cautious

chanting

dangerous

disguise

principal

recite

squatted

suspected

Math Chapter 6

dividend

divisor

quotient

compatible numbers

remainders

partial quotients

February 8, 2015

HSA meeting Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015.

Children should be reviewing and practicing basic multiplication and division facts on IXL (www.IXL.com). If you have misplaced your child's log-in username and password, e-mail me. [email protected]

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