Mrs. Baudino's Fourth Grade Page
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Welcome to Mrs. Baudino's
Fourth Grade Classroom!
Reading: Continue to read at least 20 minutes a day for Read Across America! This week's story is "The Stranger". Comprehension/Skills/Vocab test will be THURSDAY!
Spelling: Week 14 words
Grammar: pronouns
Science: none
Social Studies: none
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Dates to Remember
Field Trip on Friday, January 27th to the Peru YMCA!
Did your child forget their science book at home?
Don't worry! You can access the book at www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com
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How to Choose a Good Book
The Five Finger Test
1. Open the book to the middle. Choose a full page of words. Read the page out loud. Hold up a finger each time you come to a word you don’t know or understand.
2. Hold up one finger (your thumb):
Thumbs up! You knew all but one word! This book will be pretty easy for you.
3. Hold up two fingers (thumb and first finger to make an “L”): “L” stands for learning. You might need some help, but it will be a good learning book for you.
4. Hold up three fingers (3 middle fingers to make a “W”): “W” is for Warning. You can read this book, but it is a warning that it might be frustrating and you may not enjoy it.
5.Hold up four, five, or more fingers. This is a STOP signal. This would be a good book to stop reading by yourself and start reading with a buddy. Find someone who can read this book with you and then look for another book you will enjoy by yourself.
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Great Web Sites for Fourth Graders
www.coolmath.com (math and strategy games)
www.kidsknowit.com (learning activities for a variety of subjects)
www.edheads.org (virtual surgeries, simple machines)
www.funbrain.com (fun games for every subject area)
www.studystack.com (make-your-own flashcards)
www.magneticpoetry.com (create your own poetry using magnets)
www.readwritethink.org (comic creator, character trading cards)
**************************************************************About Mrs. Baudino
My name is Kelli Baudino and I grew up in Dwight, Illinois. I went to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. I then went on to receive my master's degree from Olivet Nazarene University in 2008 as a Reading Specialist. I taught for six years in the Minooka School District before coming to Seneca. This will be my eighth year teaching fourth grade. I currently live in Mazon with my husband Eric, and our sons Colton and Jaxon.
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