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Thorey Ellis

 

Phone: (815) 653-2311 ext. 2124
Email: tellis@hsd36.org

 

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Battle of the Books 
by Thorey Ellis
 5/13/2012 2:47 PM

Battle of the Books competition takes place this week!  Good luck to our class team!

 
Basket Raffle 
by Thorey Ellis
 4/29/2012 1:41 PM

​The Annual Ice Cream Social/Basket Raffle is May 17.  Please pland to attend.  This is a great time to see you child's classroom and writing portfolio as well as support the PTO.


Our class is creating a basket with the theme "The World in the...

 
Homework 
by Thorey Ellis
 3/24/2012 7:14 AM

​As a reminder, 4th graders are given homework almost every night plus students are expected to read every night.  


We recommended each student read about 20 minutes at home each night.  This may be reading silently or reading aloud to a friend or...

 
Read, Read, Read 
by Thorey Ellis
 9/20/2011 5:36 PM

​This year every student in our class has pledged to take the 40 book challenge.  This means each student is going to try to read at least 40 books by the end of the school year.  Everyone is off to a good start!  We do take time to read at school and...

 
University of Chicago 
by Thorey Ellis
 9/20/2011 5:34 PM

​Every Wednesday is College day at Harrison.  This year our class has adopted University of Chicago.  This is a private university in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.  The colors are maroon and white.  Students are encouraged to...

 
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 Homework and Class Activities

 
Reading 
by Thorey EllisNo presence information
 5/13/2012 2:50 PM

Keep Reading at home!  Please, be filling out May caledars at home.  

All RC tests are due by May 25.  Students are expected to have four tests passed this quarter!  

This is the last week students can check out books from the school library, but they...

 
Literacy 
by Thorey EllisNo presence information
 5/13/2012 2:49 PM

We are beginning our last theme “Affecting the Rain Forest.”  We will review creating images while we read as well as discuss facts and opinions.  Students will also learn about adverbs, prepositions, pronouns, adjectives, and idioms.  We will be reading...

 
Math 
by Thorey EllisNo presence information
 5/13/2012 2:48 PM

Please practice multiplication facts at home!  You can use the flash cards that were sent home, play games using cards or dice, or practice on line.  It is very important that these are memorized as soon as possible. 

Here is a fun way to practice your...

 
Words Sort 
by Thorey EllisNo presence information
 4/8/2012 6:56 PM
Please, take five or ten minutes each night to complete your word sort activities.  Reviewing the words and reflecting on the patterns and rules is the only way spelling strategies will be mastered.  Our goal for this program is to matery spelling strategies...
 
 

 Useful Links

 
  Classroom Blog! Visit often!
  Class Photos on Shutterfly
  Book Wiki
  Create a Graph
  Post your ideas here!
  Scholastic (class code GZZLR)
  Math practice
  Study Island
  Terra Clues (map scavenger hunt)
  Literacy Games
  Read about current events
  Research Skills
  Create a Scrapbook Page about a Character
 

 Halloween Fun

 

Counting Seeds

Students work together to count seeds.

How Many seeds done a pumpkin have?

To add to our Halloween fun, we Read "How Many Seeds Does a Pumpkin Have?" Then we cut open three pumpkins to count the seeds.

Happy Halloween!

A big thanks to our party moms for a fun Halloween party!

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