Miss Knapp's Fourth Grade Classroom      

Welcome Parents and Students to the 2021-2022 School Year!  

**Please remember our classroom is nut free.  No snacks containing nuts may be brought for morning snack break.

I am looking forward to an amazing school year with all of you!  Please don't hesitate to contact me if any questions or concerns arise.  Please read through the 4th Grade Packet that was given out on the first day of school for procedures, expectations, and general policies in fourth grade.  
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Yearly Specials Rotation:

Day One:  Gym    
Day Two:  Music  
Day Three:  Art   
Day Four:  Technology    
Atrium:  Mondays    

The Specials Schedule for the week of May 23rd - May 27th: 

Monday, May 23rd:  Art and Last Atrium               
         
Tuesday, May 24th:  Mass and Technology                
                            
Wednesday, May 25th:  Gym      
     
Thursday, May 26th:  Music           
        
Friday, May 27th:  No Special                                                                                  
 
 
Tests, Quizzes, and Projects for the week of May 23rd - May 27th: (General homework will only be listed in the daily planner/assignment book)

Monday, May 23rd:  Science Solar System Quiz 1                    
                           
Tuesday, May 24th:  None       
                   
Wednesday, May 25th:  None                  
                        
Thursday, May 26th:  Religion Chapter 16 Test                             
                               
Friday, May 27th:  Spelling Week 24 (Last Spelling Test) and English Chapter 7 Test  
         

                             
Reading Log:  The next Reading Log will be due Friday, 5-27.  It must have 15 entries at that time.  All spaces must have a parent signature or initials.  Reading Logs with fewer than 15 entries will have points deducted from the score.  Students must read at least 10 minutes per entry. 

Writing and Editing Tests:  The students will be tested every other week on writing, typically on Fridays.  We go over paragraph editing every day in class.  Fridays they will be tested on the skills learned throughout that week (such as end marks, capitals, underlining, quotes, etc...).  They will also be tested on writing a short paragraph on an assigned topic using those same skills.        
Weekly Spelling Words:

For the Week of:  May 23rd- May 27th:    
       
Test Date:  Friday, May 27th

1.  action 
2.  fiction 
3.  mission 
4.  divide 
5.  division 
6.  attend 
7.  attention 
8.  pollute
9.  pollution 
10.  express 
11.  expression 
12.  educate 
13.  education 
14.  music 
15.  musician 
16.  magic
17.  magician 
​18.  physician        

Bonus:  malarkey     
​Bonus:  shenanigans                                               
     

 
No MPS dates:

Please view the MCES Calendar for dates that MPS buses do not run.   

Important Reminders:

*Our Classroom is Nut Free.  

*Students are not allowed to bring food as a birthday treat.  Please see the school code for additional information.  

*Please make sure you check the daily planner each night for homework.  Students are graded on neatness, following directions, correct answers, and having homework completed on time.    

*I have a spellingcity.com account.  Go to spellingcity.com, search by my name for St. John, Monroe, and click on the weekly spelling list to play games for review.