Mrs. Mostad

4th Grade

Reading Language Arts

Hi! My name is Mandy Mostad. I teach 4th Grade Reading Language Arts at Jim Ned Intermediate School. This is my 23rd year and my fourth year teaching at Jim Ned! I am so excited to be an Indian again. I graduated from Jim Ned 1996. I am an Angelo State University graduate with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a minor in English.

My husband Michael and I have been married for 27 years and live in Winters. We have 3 children. Marcus is 26 and lives in Lubbock. Mara is 23 and teaches at a daycare in San Angelo. Morgan is 18 and is a SENIOR at JNH involved in FFA and is an athletic trainer for the football team.

4th Grade Schedule

Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Parramore, & Mrs. Mostad

 

8:15- 8:20- Arrival/Attendance

8:20-8:35- Tutorials

8:35-9:25- FOCUS

9:30-10:50-Block 1

11:00-11:30- Lunch

11:30-12:50- Block 2

12:50- 1:40- PE

1:40-3:00- Block 3 (Homeroom)

3:00-3:50- MAT (Music/Art/Technology)

3:50- Dismissal

Library day is every Thursday!

AR Info

Each six weeks there will be 2 grades taken from Accelerated Reader. One will be the average score from the quizzes and the other grade will depend on the individual student goal for the six weeks. The goal will be determined by the reading level of the student.

Book Reports and Projects

We will be reading class novels this year including Charlotte's Web, Shiloh,  and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.  Each book will cover many different skills.

Students will be assigned different book reports this year! We will be doing a diorama, cereal box book report, and a mobile. These are fun ways to incorporate our TEKS. Please look for more info each six weeks in students' planners. 

We will be having weekly spelling tests on Thursdays. If your child makes a 80 or above,  they will not take the test again on Friday. I will keep the better grade. This gives students a chance to see if they need to study more. The students will be getting a list on Friday for the next week & it will be posted in our weekly newsletter.
Writing is incorporated into every subject. The students started in 3rd grade with an essay that had to be written for the STAAR test. Students will be writing essays to practice getting ready for not only the STAAR test but for future grades levels.
Grammar and Mechanics are extremely important in 4th Grade. We want 4th graders to write academically. 

Here are some links to help your child practice at home.

https://www.education.com/resources/grade-4/games/english-language-arts/grammar-mechanics/

https://wordwall.net/en-us/community/grammar/grade-4

https://www.abcya.com/grades/4

 

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions! Class Dojo is the quickest and easiest way to reach me.

Email: mmostad@jimned.esc14.net

Call: 325-554-7035

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