- No School this next Monday, February 20th in celebration of President’s Day.
- Our school standards dictate that all students will know their multiplication tables by the end of third grade. If your son/daughter has not mastered this skill, fractions, division, story problems and other fourth grade math will be difficult for them. Please take the time to support your child in this critical learning! By continued practice of the multiplication tables, these facts will be stored in long term memory.
- Report cards will be sent home Friday, March 9th.
- TCAP Dates and times: Each day testing from 10:45-12:15
Tuesday, March 6 – Writing
Wednesday, March 7 – Writing
Thursday, March 8 – Reading
Friday, March 9 – Reading
Monday, March 12 – Writing
Tuesday, March 13– Reading
Wednesday, March 14 – Math
Thursday, March 15 – Math
Friday, March 16 – Math
Thank you to all the parents that have signed up to contribute a healthy snack during our two weeks of testing!
- Early release and class party: February 29th. Students earned 40 paws! We voted and will have cereal and cartoon before specials and then a morning of reading until dismal at 1:10. Way to go fourth grade for earning so many paws with outstanding behavior.
- Spring Break: March 26th – 30th.
- No school: Monday, April 2nd.
1. Please read the following text and create a tree map and either a double bubble or bubble map. You will be turning in two thinking maps on the reading selection.
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Spitting to Survive
by
Liana MahoneySpit keeps our mouths moist and softens our food
when we chew. Without spit in our mouths, we
would have a hard time talking. We would find it
even harder to swallow. But for some animals, spit
works better after it has left the mouth. Some
animals are experts at surviving because they are
expert spitters.
Llamas are animals often found in petting zoos and
farms. These animals seem to like their personal
space. A llama that feels threatened or annoyed will
spit slimy gobs at you to get you to leave it alone.
Sometimes llamas even spit on each other to steal
food! This trick usually works, because llama spit
includes food from the llama’s stomach, and it can
be quite smelly. When a llama spits on another
animal, the animal usually loses its appetite and
walks away, leaving its food behind.
The archer fish is a very skilled spitter. This fish is like a
submarine with a loaded weapon. It takes aim and
spits jets of water at insects and other small creatures
to knock them into the water. Then it gulps them
down quickly. To create such a forceful stream of
water, an archer fish closes its gills, and uses its
tongue to form a tube in its mouth. Then the fish
sticks its snout out of the water and aims. Aim!
Launch! Lunch!
Spitting cobras are also known for their expert aim.
These snakes spray poisonous venom from their fangs
to protect themselves. Scientists believe that these
snakes actually aim for the eyes! When the cobra’s
venom gets into the eyes of an animal, the venom
causes terrible pain, and even blindness. This gives
the snake plenty of time to get away.
Spitting is considered to be rude behavior in people.
But for some animals, spitting can be a smart way to
get lunch –or a clever way to avoid becoming
lunch!
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Spitting to Survive
by
1.
Liana MahoneyList the three ways spit helps humans.______________________________________________________________________________
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2.
Which animal creates a forceful stream of water to capture insects?a.
humans b. archer fishc.
spitting cobras d. llamas3.
Name two reasons a llama might choose to spit.______________________________________________________________________________
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4.
How does a spitting cobra use its spit to protect itself?______________________________________________________________________________
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5.
What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?a.
to tell funny stories about animals b. to teach the reader how animals survivec.
to express opinions about animals d. to show how animals are differentSuper Teacher Worksheets -
2. Math: Please answer the following math word problems.
1. Mom runs 2/3 of mile every day for 3 weeks. How many miles did she run altogether?
2. Dad ordered a pizza for supper. Ron ate 1/3 of the pizza and Harry ate 1/5 of the pizza. How much of the pizza did they eat altogether? How much of the pizza was left for their little brother Herman?
3. Mrs. Germano needs to buy some more paintbrushes. Each brush costs $0.68. She needs to buy 9 brushes. About how much money will Mrs. Germano spend on the new brushes. (Hint: about is code for....?)
4. Marissa has 16 baskets. Each baskets has 28 bracelets. How many bracelets does Marissa have altogether?
5. Marcus collects bottlecaps. He has 2,673 bottlecaps. He wants to put them equally into 7 plastic storage bins. How many bottlecaps will be in each bin? Will there be any leftovers?
6. Karen and 4 of her friends want to share 8 apple pies. How much pie will each girl get?
7. Bob has 781 baseball cards. He gives 495 baseball cards to his best friend. How many does he have left?
8. Harvey wants a new skateboard that costs $129.00. He has saved $36.57 so far. He gets another $50.00 in his birthday cards. How much more money does he need to get the skateboard?
Name: _______________________
