Greetings! My name is Melissa Chatman-Norfleet. I am a 4th Grade teacher at Dunbar Elementary School. I teach English/Language Arts, and Social Studies. I have been working in the education field for 22 years. I have taught in grades 1-8 and served as an administrator for 11 years. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Eastern Illinois University in 1996. My love for learning led me to pursue my Masters in Educational Administration. I graduated from Eastern Illinois University with my Masters in 2001. I truly believe my life’s purpose is to educate children as a whole; helping them to not only reach but move beyond their educational and lifelong goals. I am happy to have the opportunity to collaborate with a wonderful team of educators, parents, and students to fulfill our mission. Go Eagles
April 2-6
Reading
Essential Question: How do inventions and technology affect your life?
Reading Skill – Point of View
Reading Strategy – Synonyms
Phonics/Word Study – different /u/ sounds
Vocabulary Words
decade– a time period of ten years
directing– giving orders or instructions
engineering– the work that uses scientific knowledge for practical things
gleaming– shining: reflecting bright light
scouted– searched for in order to bring back information
squirmed– twisted and turned one’s body
scrounging – trying to obtain or collect something with difficulty
technology– the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
tinkering- attempting to fix something in an aimless way
Spelling Words: R-Controlled Vowels
mood stoop zoom crew
stew ruler produce issue
tutor truth bruised juicy
suits group you’ll huge
crook wool used should
Writing: This week we are focused on developing the plot
Social Studies
Unit 4 Lesson 4:
Big Idea: Location affects how people live
Essential Question: How do societies develop?
Act: another word for law
debt: owed money to others
frontier: the edge of land settled by colonists
profit: the money left over after a business has paid all of its bills
Homework
Monday:
*Read for at least 20 minutes
Tuesday:
*Read for at least 20 minutes
Wednesday:
*Read for at least 20 minutes
Thursday:
*Read for at least 20 minutes
Friday:
*Read for at least 20 minutes
Savaud will not be attending school tomorrow nor Thursday. He has 2 doctors appointments that he must attend. The work that he will be missing out on can he have it Friday. I told him to tell his teachers he said he forgot