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Welcome

Welcome  to  the  fourth  grade.  This  website  is  meant  to  be  used  as  a  tool  for  both  students  and  parents  to  access  homework  and  stay  up  to  date  on  deadlines  and  upcoming  projects.  The  site also  contains  downloadable  forms  (homework  sheets,  class  print  outs  and  parent  notices)  as  well  as  examples  of  students'  work.  If  you  have  any  questions,  please  do  not  hesitate  to  contact  me  at:  srschwartz@philasd.org.

SCHOLASTIC READING  CLUB
Click  on  the  above  button  to  access  the  Scholastic  Reading  Club  Website.  By  entering  the  code:  2EFVA,  when ordering  your  books,  you  can  raise money  to  buy  books  for  our  classroom  library.  


Notices/Upcoming  Events

May
May  1,  2018 - Fever  Unit  Test
Week  of  May  7,  2018 - Normal  Spelling  HW  and  Reading  Log
May  11,  2018 - Fever  Project  Due
May  11,  2018  - All  Final  Poems  due  (Counts  as  fourth  semester  writing  grade)
May  18,  2018  -  Spelling  HW  (modified  homework)  and  Reading  Log  Due  May  18   (No  Spelling  Quiz  this  week)
May  21,  2018 - Spelling  HW  (modified  homework)  and  Reading  Log  Due  May  25   (No  Spelling  Quiz  this  week)

April
April  6,  2018 - All  make-up  and  signed  work  is  due  for  third  semester.
April  6,  2018 - March  Notebook  Check
Week  of  April  16,  2018 - If  possible,  please  send  in  old  magazines  that  can be  cut  up  and  used  for  the  students'  poetry  books.
April  26,  2018 - Parent  Notice  Due  for  Fever  Project
April  27,  2018 - April  Notebook  Check

March
March  2,  2018 - January  and  February  Notebook  Check
March  19,  2018  - Signed  Progress  Reports  Due

March  23,  2018 - March  Scholastic  Due
Week  of  March  26,  2018 - Although  a  PSSA  packet  will  be  distributed  today,  the  packet,  including  the  graphic  organizer  and  essay,  will  not  be  due  until  Friday  April  6th.


February
February  9,  2018 - Quiz  on  Idioms  (w/  normal  spelling  quiz)
Week  of  February  12,  and  19  2018 - No  spelling  homework  this  week.  Students  should  be  working  on  their  Shakespeare  Stealer  projects.  There  will  be  a  reading  log  these  weeks  due  on  Friday.
February  14,  2018 - Parent  notice  for  Shakespeare  Project  Due  (Will  be  handed  out  on February  12th,  also  available under  "Downloadable  Forms.")
February  23,  2018 - Shakespeare  Stealer  Project  Due
February  23,  2018 - Test  on  Shakespeare  Stealer  (open  composition  book)



January
Week  of  January  1,  2018 - Reading  Log  only,  no  spelling  homework  and  no  grammar  quiz.
Week  of  January  15,  2018 - There  will  be  a  shortened  spelling  list  this  week.  A  reading  log  will  be  distributed  on  Tuesday.
January  26,  2018 - All  Graded  Work  Due  for  Second  Semester
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anuary  26,  2018 - December  and  January  Notebook  Check
January  26,  2018 - Quiz  on  Homonyms  (w/  normal  spelling  quiz)

December
December  1,  2017 - November  Notebook  Check
December  1,  2o17 - Fact  and  Opinion  Quiz  (w/  normal  spelling  quiz)
December  8,  2017 - Quiz  on  Theme  and  Main  idea  (w/  normal  spelling  quiz)
December  15,  2017 -  Spelling  quiz  only,  no  grammar  quiz  this  week.  (TDA  graphic  organizer  due  Friday - classwork)
Week of December 18, 2017 - Reading log only, no spelling homework this week
December 19, 2017 - interim reports sent home to be signed and brought back by the 20th. 
December 22, 2017 - rough drafts due (203 - graphic organizer due)
December  22,  2017 -   If  you  were  absent  today,  please  watch  the  video  under  "Miscellaneous."  There  will  be  a  test  question  relating  to  the  video  and  the  play,  "Hamlet."


November
November  6,  2017 - October  Notebook  Check
November  9,  2017 - Alliteration  Quiz  (w/  normal  spelling  quiz)
November  9,  2017 - All  Work  for  First  Semester  Due  (including  signed  quizzes)
November  17,  2017 - Synonym  and  Antonym  Quiz  (w/  normal  spelling  quiz)
November  17,  2017 - Please  bring  in  75  cents  for  an  orange  (if  you  are  providing  your  own  orange  please  bring  it  in  on  Monday  November  20th)
Week  of  November  20,  2017 -  No  Spelling  HW  (There  will  be  a  reading  log  due  on  Wednesday)  Please  bring  in  an  orange  if  you  did  not  bring  in  75  cents  on  Friday.


October
October  11,  2017 - Signed  Interim  Reports  Due
October  20,  2017 - Quiz  on  Metaphors  and  Similes  (w/  normal  spelling  quiz)
October  26,  2017 - Quiz  on  Personification  (w/  normal  spelling  quiz)

September
September  5,  2017 - First  Day  of  School
September  8,  2017 - Summer  Reading  Projects  Due
September  8,  2017 - Information  Packet  and  Homework  Policy  Due
​Week  of  September  11,  2017 - First  Week  of  Homework
September  29,  2017 - September  Scholastic  Due
Week  of  September  18,  2017 - No  Spelling  HW,  Reading  Log  due  Wednesday
September  29,  2017 - September  Notebook  Check
​September  29,  2017 -   Genre  Quiz  (w/  normal  spelling  quiz)
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