I, _________________________ will read at home every day and
will keep a log of my daily reading minutes in my agenda. My goal is to read
__________ minutes for the month of September ((minimum 200). My daily
minutes need to be recorded at the bottom of my agenda and signed by a
parent / guardian.
My parents will check my reading minutes and sign my agenda at the
end of every day. I will return it to school daily so my teacher can check it.
I will need to attempt to earn a minimum of three Accelerated
Reading points by September 30th at noon, and have earned at least two
and a half points with an accuracy rate of 80%. Remember that you need to
earn at least eleven Accelerated Reading points by November 30th to meet
the fourth grade AR trimester goal. .
Also, I will need to complete a minimum of eight of the twelve activities
listed at the bottom of this contract. My parents and my teacher will need to
initialize each completed item to indicate that I have successful completed the
activity. Time will be given in our Language Arts class for much of these
activities to be completed, however it will be necessary for some activities to
be completed outside of the classroom (homework). Students may work
ahead by completing some of the activities at home. Students that complete
the contract early will use the remaining class time to read, work on art
projects, or complete writing assignments. You are encouraged to complete
more than eight of the items.
Finally, I will need to successfully pass the end of the month Notebook
quiz with an accuracy rate of at least 80 %. If I do not accomplish this task or
any of the fore mentioned activities, I will need miss this month’s celebration
and use that time frame to complete the terms of this contract.
I understand that to be eligible for an end of the month reading award, I
must read, sign, and comply with the terms of this contract. This month’s
celebration activity is relaxation time outside time for 40 minutes, which will
take place on Friday, October 1st.
At least 200 Reading Minutes
Attempt to earn at least 3 AR points
Earn at least 2.5 AR points (an 80% accuracy rate is required)
Complete eight of the twelve activities listed below (bold items are mandatory)
_____________________ ___________________ ____________________
Student signature Parent signature Teacher signature
Note: Signed contracts are due back in school no later than _September
20th____.
All of these activities need to be stored and kept within your accordion folder.
Additional copies of this contract may be purchased for 10 Krupa dollars. The
activities will be listed on our blog, but the contract must be completed, signed,
and turned in on or before the listed due date.
Complete an “ALL About Me” poster
Locate 3 examples of each of the following words in text; it’s, its, to, too,
two Cut them out and paste them to a piece of paper. Use magazines, books,
computer, etc. to find examples. Let me know if you need me to make a
copy of an example that you found.
Go to the following web address
http://www.all-about-spelling.com/list-of-homophones.html and choose
five pair of homophones. Create one sentence for each homophone
Example: Add / ad: I will add up your total. Did you see the ad in
Sunday’s paper for purchasing Viking’s jerseys at mall for 50% off? This
would count as one pair.
Go to our blog site and scroll down to the favorite website section of the blog. Click
on ʻTornado Tourʼ. Go to step Stop Number 7 and write down the location of the top
five tornados, what scale size they were listed at , and on what date they occurred.
Go to our blog site and scroll down to the favorite website section of the blog. Click
on ʻTornado Tourʼ. Go to step Stop Number 8. Read the section and write down two
myths about tornados.
Go to our blog site and scroll down to the favorite website section of the blog. Click
on ʻTornado Tourʼ. Go to Stop Number 6. Write down the requirements for a
tornado to be categorized at an F1 tornado and an F5 tornado.
Go to our blog site and scroll down to the favorite website section of the blog. Click
on ʻFind and level any bookʼ. Pick three books found in our room and use the website
to list the interest level and Grade Level Equivalence of each book. Here is an
example:
Night of the Twisters
by Ivy Ruckman
Interest Level:
6 - 8
Grade Level Equivalent:
5.9
Write a letter to the department that prints the Minnesota Volunteer Magazine and
request a copy of this magazine for your family. Make sure it is okay with your
parent(s) before you send your address to the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources. Show Mr. Krupa your letter and he will mail it for you. Mr. Krupa has the
address and and an envelope
Go to our blog site and scroll down to the favorite website section of the blog. Click
on ʻʼMapQuestʼ. Click on it and figure out how to type in your address as the
beginning/ starting location and the Great River Regional Libraryʼs address as the
ending location. click on ʻfind locationʼ. Write down the steps to arriving as the library.
Create a ZOOM book and ReZoom book. Make sure your book has a
cover, title page, dedication page, and at least five written/drawn pages.
Create a worksheet of five Data problems with an answer key on a separate sheet of
paper. Your worksheet must include the data, along with areas for listing its
descending/ascending order, total, maximum, minimum, range, median, and mode.
Draw a picture depicting the moment the tornados hit the town of Grand Island. Put at
least on of the main characters in your picture. Try to convey and sense of
responsible action taking place in your picture. Examples: Getting to the basement,
taking cover, listening to the radio, etc.
Store your projects in your accordion folder
