Welcome to Mr. Kurlak's Fourth Grade Class!

2019-2020

Hello 4K Families and Students,

I am looking forward to meeting the 4K Families on Back To School Night next week.  Please make sure you are checking your child's agenda each night and that they are completing their homework.  In addition, please make sure that your child is practicing their multi-addition and subtraction as well as basic multiplication facts.  See you soon!

Reading and Language Arts:  

Summarizing: Using Somebody Wanted But So Then...Strategy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi8RnDjELdc 

HOW TO SUMMARIZE A STORY

There are many ways to summarize a story.  But, they all have the same important items—a summary tells the most important events from the story.  It includes the characters, problem, failed solution, solutions, and how the story ended. 

Context Clues Video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=73p_oKEYqTQ 

Figurative Language Refresher:

http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/similesandmetaphors/ 

 Similes and Metaphors

 Punctuating Dialogue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjebEiVDeSU

Brain Pop Video: 

Capitalization

User name and password:  fernbrook2 fernbrook2

4 Types of Sentences  Watch the Video for help with types of sentences

Character Traits:  Help with Finding Different Traits

Character Traits Video

Character Traits Practice

Literary Confict Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg_10OfdEss

Common and Proper Nouns Game-Click Link to Play

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/basketball/

Correcting Run On Sentences:

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=51344&CategoryID=3511

Independent and Dependent Clauses:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNT1D0JoFk8

Finding Theme of a Story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSPO194N0OU

Or Use Brain Pop  username and password are fernbrook2

https://www.brainpop.com/english/studyandreadingskills/theme/

How to Write a Theme Statement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKjw-bQdBY8

What is Realistic Fiction?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su3R-igFFtQ 

Get Epic!

www.getepic.com/students

class code:  lzl0475  

student name:  first name and first initial of last name

ReadWorks--Click link below and enter the class code, click on your name, and enter the password.

ReadWorks Student Page

Class Code:  XB3T27 and Password: 1234

Narrative Writing Process Video Helpers

Story Mountain Planning a Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvoBoY4uLjI 

 What is Realistic Fiction Writing?

Getting Started with Brainstorming Ideas

Writing an Introduction

Writing a Draft

 Show Not Tell How To

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4RthqSOcR0

 Making New Paragraphs:

TiPToP

 Punctuating Dialogue in Narratives:

Dialogue Punctuation Help

 Making Inferences Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to30AJm2epQ

MATH

Everyday Math Website--To access this visit rtnj.org

Select Families and click Student Resources and click on Everyday Math Online

Enter Username and password 

 Rounding Video

Adding Multi-Digit Numbers

Subtracting across zeros with regrouping video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzjrO9FYZnA

 Factors Video Reteach

Multiples Video Reteach

 Estimation Practice Game

http://www.abcya.com/how_many_marbles_estimation.htm

 Multiplication Basics

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/multiplication-division/multiplication.htm

 Multi-Step Word Problems Practice:

https://www.mathplayground.com/mathhoops_Z1.html

 https://www.mathplayground.com/solve_it_word_problems/wp_1A.html

  Study Jams Math

Math Videos and Practice

 Prodigy Math Game and Skillbuilders:

play.prodigygame.com

class code:  554A22

enter username and password

Great Link for all Math/Language Arts/Reading/Science Websites

http://www.interactivesites.weebly.com/

 Multiplication Game Grand Prix

http://www.arcademics.com/games/grand-prix/grand-prix.html  

 Here are some helpful websites for Reading and Math:

 Raz Kids Link below:

http://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login       The Username is:  fgrade4b0

  Math Links

 Math Tutorials and Videos

Multiplication.com:  http://www.multiplication.com/

Mathplayground Skill Builders

SCIENCE ENERGY UNIT

HMH Discovery Text 

Brain Pop Energy   username and password fernbrook2

Study Jams Energy

Energy Transformations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8a-L1lkq3w

Scholastic Book Ordering is available on line.  Please use the link below to access the Scholastic website.

https://orders.scholastic.com/LJ2GZ

Once inside the website, click on Parent Ordering and follow website instructions.  My ordering/activation code is:  LJ2GZ          **All orders are due by the end of the month**

**When purchasing books, please make sure the reading level is very close to the students current level or only 1 level above.  If you are having difficulty finding books at your child's level on the Arrow catalogue or website, then click on the Lucky book catalogue section of the website.**

**Important Notice:  Effective immediately no adults or children will be allowed to re-enter the building after school hours to retrieve homework from their classroom.  This is accordance with new safety guidelines.

• Attendance:

  Please call the office to report absences at (973) 361-0660 extension 2501. Voicemail receives messages 24 hours a day.  Please do not leave messages on homeroom teachers’ voice mailboxes regarding absences.
  

   

• Free and Reduced Lunch Forms are available in the school office
  

   

   Please READ ~ Summer or Anytime...

  Contact Info:

• rkurlak@rtnj.org

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