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.
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NOTICES AND UPCOMING EVENTS
June
June 2, 2023 All Fourth Semester Work Due (all notebook check updates must be turned in by today - retakes must be taken by Thursday June 1st)
June 2, 2023 - Reading Log Due
June 9, 2023 - Odyssey Unit Test (open notes)
June 9, 2023 - Reading Log Due
May
Week of May 8, 2023 - Return to Regular Weekly Homework (Reading Log, Vocabulary HW, Vocabulary Quiz)
May 12, 2023 - Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
May 15, 2023 - Signed Fourth Semester Interim Reports due (distributed in class on Friday May 12)
May 19, 2023 - Reading Log due (no vocabulary homework)
May 19, 2023 - All Rough Drafts of Poems Due (All rough drafts must be signed off on in the Poetry Checklist to count towards the final copy.)
May 26, 2023 - Final Poetry Book due (Must click "Turn in" on Google Reading Classroom). - Counts for fourth semester writing grade.
May 26, 2023 - Reading Log due (no vocabulary homework)
April
April 14, 2023 - Reading Log and PSSA Packet #4: When I Grow Up (bubble sheet, graphic organizer, essay) due
April 20, 2023 - Fever Project Due
April 20, 2023 - Fever Test (Open notes)
March
March 1, 2023 - Signed PSSA Letter due (see "Downloadable Forms")
March 3, 2023 - Idiom Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
March 3, 2023 - Signed Third Semester interim reports due (distributed in class March 1st)
March 3, 2023 - February Notebook check.
March 10, 2023 - Reading Log and PSSA Packet #1: Trekking the Trail (bubble sheet, graphic organizer, essay) due
March 17, 2023 - Reading Log and PSSA Packet #2: Lost Lake (bubble sheet, graphic organizer, essay) due
March 17, 2023 - All third semester work due.
March 24, 2023 - Reading Log and PSSA Packet #3: The Greedy Dog (bubble sheet, graphic organizer, essay) due
March 28, 2023 - March Notebook Due
March 31, 2023 - Fever Project Note due signed
March 31, 2023 - Reading Log due
February
February 2, 2023 - January Notebook Check
February 3, 2023 - Reading Log due (no vocabulary homework)
February 3, 2023 - Recording of Writer's Workshop piece due
February 3, 2023 - Graphic Organizer for Shakespeare Stealer TDA due
February 10, 2023 - Shakespeare Stealer Project due
February 10, 2023 - Shakespeare Stealer Unit Test (open notes)
February 10, 2023 - Reading Log due (no vocabulary homework)
February 17, 2023- Homophone/Homograph Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
February 17, 2023 - Rough draft of Shakespeare Stealer TDA due (See "Downloadable Forms" for grading rubric.)
February 24, 2023 - Final copy of Shakespeare Stealer TDA due (See "Downloadable Forms" for grading rubric.)
January
January 6, 2023 - Final copy of Favorite Book TDA due (See "Downloadable Forms" for grading rubric.)
January 6, 2023 - December Notebook Check
January 6, 2023 - Reading Log due (no vocabulary homework)
January 13, 2023 - Point of View Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
January 20, 2023 - Reading Log due (no vocabulary homework)
January 20, 2023 - All Second Semester Work Due (all notebook check updates must be turned in by today - retake must be taken by Thursday January 19th))
January 27, 2023 - Writer's Workshop piece due
December
December 1, 2022 - Final Copy of "Thankful" writing piece due. (See "Downloadable Forms" for grading rubric.)
December 1, 2022 - November Notebook Check
December 9, 2022 - Vocabulary quiz, Reading Log, and Vocabulary HW due.
December 9, 2022 - Favorite Book Graphic Organizer due (See "Downloadable Forms" for organizer.)
December 12, 2022 - Favorite Book TDA rough draft due. (See "Downloadable Forms" for grading rubric.)
December 19, 2022 - Main Idea and Theme Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW (from week of 12/8) due
December 22, 2022 - Second Semester Signed Interim reports due (received Tuesday 12/20)
December 23, 2022 - Reading Log due
November
November 3, 2022 - October Notebook Check
November 4, 2022 - Synonym and Antonym Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
November 10, 2022 - All First Semester Work Due (all retakes and notebook check updates must be turned in by today)
November 10, 2022 - Reading Log Due
November 10, 2022 - Graphic Organizer of "Thankful" writing piece due
November 18, 2022 - Parts of Speech Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
November 23, 2022 - Rough Draft of "Thankful" writing piece due. (See "Downloadable Forms" for grading rubric.)
Week of November 28, 2022 - Reading Log only; no Vocabulary HW and no quizzes this week.
October
October 6, 2022 - September Notebook Check (consult "Notebook Check" tab on website for list of required notes).
October 7, 2022 - Vocabulary quiz, Narrative Elements quiz, Reading Log, and Vocabulary HW due.
October 7, 2022 - Narrative Elements Graphic Organizer due
October 14, 2022 - Simile and Metaphor Quiz, Reading Log Due (No Vocabulary HW or vocabulary quiz this week)
October 21, 2022 - Alliteration Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
October 21, 2022 - Spooky Story Rough Draft due (see grading rubric located in blue folder and under "Downloadable Forms" on website)
October 28, 2022 - Personification and Vocabulary Quizzes, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
October 28, 2022 - Final Copy of Spooky Story Due (see grading rubric located in blue folder and under "Downloadable Forms" on website)
August and September
August 29, 2022 - First day of school. Make sure you bring an SSR book to school daily (Sustained Silent Reading)
September 2, 2022 - Blue packet due back signed
September 2, 2022 - Google Form needs to be completed
September 2, 2022 - "Fish in the Tree" one pager due.
September 9, 2022 - Reading Log due
September 9, 2022 - Graphic Organizer on Renaissance Person due
September 15, 2022 - Rough Draft due (in spiral notebook) and Reading Log
Week of September 19, 2022 - First week of Vocabulary HW
September 23, 2022 - Vocabulary quiz, Genre quiz, Reading Log, Vocabulary HW due.
September 23, 2022 - Final copy of Renaissance Person due (in spiral notebook). (See grading rubric in blue folder and under "Downloadable Forms")
Week of September 26, 2022 - Reading Log only this week, no vocabulary homework and no quizzes on Friday.
September 30, 2022 - Reading Log due.
September 30, 2022 - King Arthur Choice Board Activities Due (In class project) - Guidelines on Google Reading Classroom "Classwork"
June 2, 2023 All Fourth Semester Work Due (all notebook check updates must be turned in by today - retakes must be taken by Thursday June 1st)
June 2, 2023 - Reading Log Due
June 9, 2023 - Odyssey Unit Test (open notes)
June 9, 2023 - Reading Log Due
May
Week of May 8, 2023 - Return to Regular Weekly Homework (Reading Log, Vocabulary HW, Vocabulary Quiz)
May 12, 2023 - Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
May 15, 2023 - Signed Fourth Semester Interim Reports due (distributed in class on Friday May 12)
May 19, 2023 - Reading Log due (no vocabulary homework)
May 19, 2023 - All Rough Drafts of Poems Due (All rough drafts must be signed off on in the Poetry Checklist to count towards the final copy.)
May 26, 2023 - Final Poetry Book due (Must click "Turn in" on Google Reading Classroom). - Counts for fourth semester writing grade.
May 26, 2023 - Reading Log due (no vocabulary homework)
April
April 14, 2023 - Reading Log and PSSA Packet #4: When I Grow Up (bubble sheet, graphic organizer, essay) due
April 20, 2023 - Fever Project Due
April 20, 2023 - Fever Test (Open notes)
March
March 1, 2023 - Signed PSSA Letter due (see "Downloadable Forms")
March 3, 2023 - Idiom Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
March 3, 2023 - Signed Third Semester interim reports due (distributed in class March 1st)
March 3, 2023 - February Notebook check.
March 10, 2023 - Reading Log and PSSA Packet #1: Trekking the Trail (bubble sheet, graphic organizer, essay) due
March 17, 2023 - Reading Log and PSSA Packet #2: Lost Lake (bubble sheet, graphic organizer, essay) due
March 17, 2023 - All third semester work due.
March 24, 2023 - Reading Log and PSSA Packet #3: The Greedy Dog (bubble sheet, graphic organizer, essay) due
March 28, 2023 - March Notebook Due
March 31, 2023 - Fever Project Note due signed
March 31, 2023 - Reading Log due
February
February 2, 2023 - January Notebook Check
February 3, 2023 - Reading Log due (no vocabulary homework)
February 3, 2023 - Recording of Writer's Workshop piece due
February 3, 2023 - Graphic Organizer for Shakespeare Stealer TDA due
February 10, 2023 - Shakespeare Stealer Project due
February 10, 2023 - Shakespeare Stealer Unit Test (open notes)
February 10, 2023 - Reading Log due (no vocabulary homework)
February 17, 2023- Homophone/Homograph Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
February 17, 2023 - Rough draft of Shakespeare Stealer TDA due (See "Downloadable Forms" for grading rubric.)
February 24, 2023 - Final copy of Shakespeare Stealer TDA due (See "Downloadable Forms" for grading rubric.)
January
January 6, 2023 - Final copy of Favorite Book TDA due (See "Downloadable Forms" for grading rubric.)
January 6, 2023 - December Notebook Check
January 6, 2023 - Reading Log due (no vocabulary homework)
January 13, 2023 - Point of View Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
January 20, 2023 - Reading Log due (no vocabulary homework)
January 20, 2023 - All Second Semester Work Due (all notebook check updates must be turned in by today - retake must be taken by Thursday January 19th))
January 27, 2023 - Writer's Workshop piece due
December
December 1, 2022 - Final Copy of "Thankful" writing piece due. (See "Downloadable Forms" for grading rubric.)
December 1, 2022 - November Notebook Check
December 9, 2022 - Vocabulary quiz, Reading Log, and Vocabulary HW due.
December 9, 2022 - Favorite Book Graphic Organizer due (See "Downloadable Forms" for organizer.)
December 12, 2022 - Favorite Book TDA rough draft due. (See "Downloadable Forms" for grading rubric.)
December 19, 2022 - Main Idea and Theme Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW (from week of 12/8) due
December 22, 2022 - Second Semester Signed Interim reports due (received Tuesday 12/20)
December 23, 2022 - Reading Log due
November
November 3, 2022 - October Notebook Check
November 4, 2022 - Synonym and Antonym Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
November 10, 2022 - All First Semester Work Due (all retakes and notebook check updates must be turned in by today)
November 10, 2022 - Reading Log Due
November 10, 2022 - Graphic Organizer of "Thankful" writing piece due
November 18, 2022 - Parts of Speech Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
November 23, 2022 - Rough Draft of "Thankful" writing piece due. (See "Downloadable Forms" for grading rubric.)
Week of November 28, 2022 - Reading Log only; no Vocabulary HW and no quizzes this week.
October
October 6, 2022 - September Notebook Check (consult "Notebook Check" tab on website for list of required notes).
October 7, 2022 - Vocabulary quiz, Narrative Elements quiz, Reading Log, and Vocabulary HW due.
October 7, 2022 - Narrative Elements Graphic Organizer due
October 14, 2022 - Simile and Metaphor Quiz, Reading Log Due (No Vocabulary HW or vocabulary quiz this week)
October 21, 2022 - Alliteration Quiz, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
October 21, 2022 - Spooky Story Rough Draft due (see grading rubric located in blue folder and under "Downloadable Forms" on website)
October 28, 2022 - Personification and Vocabulary Quizzes, Reading Log and Vocabulary HW due
October 28, 2022 - Final Copy of Spooky Story Due (see grading rubric located in blue folder and under "Downloadable Forms" on website)
August and September
August 29, 2022 - First day of school. Make sure you bring an SSR book to school daily (Sustained Silent Reading)
September 2, 2022 - Blue packet due back signed
September 2, 2022 - Google Form needs to be completed
September 2, 2022 - "Fish in the Tree" one pager due.
September 9, 2022 - Reading Log due
September 9, 2022 - Graphic Organizer on Renaissance Person due
September 15, 2022 - Rough Draft due (in spiral notebook) and Reading Log
Week of September 19, 2022 - First week of Vocabulary HW
September 23, 2022 - Vocabulary quiz, Genre quiz, Reading Log, Vocabulary HW due.
September 23, 2022 - Final copy of Renaissance Person due (in spiral notebook). (See grading rubric in blue folder and under "Downloadable Forms")
Week of September 26, 2022 - Reading Log only this week, no vocabulary homework and no quizzes on Friday.
September 30, 2022 - Reading Log due.
September 30, 2022 - King Arthur Choice Board Activities Due (In class project) - Guidelines on Google Reading Classroom "Classwork"