Welcome to fourth grade video
Courses Taught:
4th Grade Language Arts
Behavior Plan
Schedule
Open House PowerPoint

Weekly Updates
Email: The link for my email address has been removed. I was not receiving all emails when the link was used. To contact me through email, please email me directly at kena.smyth@acboe.net
Dates to Remember:
January 29: End of 2nd 9 weeks
This Week in Language Arts
I will use this section to post what we are covering in class. I will give a brief description of the skills being covered for each subject. I will update my website at the end of each week or on Monday with all of the week's information. :)
Reading: We will be reading the story, "Eye of the Storm".
Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect
Vocabulary Words: destruction, expected, forecasts, inland, shatter, surge
Every story, students will have 6 Amazing Vocabulary. They will need to define the word, write a sentence with the word, give a synonym and antonym, and give the part of speech. They will do this in class using their Oxford Pocket Dictionary/Thesaurus. After 4 stories, we will have an Amazing Vocabulary test. They will be able to use all 4 sheets to help them with the test.
Amazing Words: severe, estimate, unpredictable, powerful, blizzard, meterologists
Grammar- Past, Present, Future Tenses
Spelling- Compound Words
Upcoming Tests: (Dates are subject to change)
January 28
Grammar Quiz
January 29
Spelling Test
Reading Test
Ms. Prater's and Mrs. Smyth's Supply List
(1) 1 or 1 ½ inch clear view binders
(1) package of plastic dividers with pockets
(3) marbled composition book
Pencils
3-pronged pencil pouch
(Reading class) (1) Pocket Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus
This dictionary may be purchased online or at Prattville Books-A-Million (in the front under SMYTH). This is an essential dictionary/thesaurus for her class that will be used for years to come.
(1) package of page protectors
(2) packages of cap erasers
(2) packages of 3 x 5 lined index cards
(1) package of glue sticks
(1) 3 prong pocket folder (for counseling)
Markers
Crayons
Colored pencils
Scissors (Intermediate school size)
(3) Clorox/Lysol wipes***if available
(1) Hand Soap
(2) reams of white copy paper (No Target brand- it will not feed through our copy machine.)
(2) paper towels
(1) Post-It Notes
(1) Dry Erase Markers
(1) set of headphones for personal use
Boys: Gallon size ziplock bags
Girls: Sandwich size ziplock bags
Wish List for Mrs. Smyth:
HP 63XL/63 Ink Cartridges
Febreeze Noticeables (Refills)
Treasure Box Items
Board games for Fun Friday
Swiffer Wet Jet
Murphy’s Oil Soap
Windex
Clorox Clean-Up
Disposable gloves
Unit 2 Spelling Words
Week 2.1 | Week 2.2 | Week 2.3 | Week 2.4 | Week 2.5 |
monkeys | videos | morning | Thanksgiving | return |
friends | feet | forest | among | courage |
plays | potatoes | garbage | think | surface |
supplies | themselves | form | blank | purpose |
taxes | lives | alarm | graph | first |
holidays | leaves | corner | young | turkey |
months | cliffs | story | wheel | heard |
companies | men | argue | nephew | early |
costumes | halves | backyard | belong | turtle |
sandwiches | moose | start | whiskers | birthday |
hobbies | radios | partner | whisper | journal |
daisies | sheep | storm | elephant | courtesy |
delays | cuffs | Florida | white | nourish |
scratches | beliefs | apartment | shrink | purse |
counties | patios | sport | wharf | furniture |
teammates | children | force | trunk | search |
memories | tornadoes | forward | strong | curtain |
bunches | tomatoes | sharp | blink | burrow |
batteries | hoofs | garden | chunk | hamburger |
donkeys | loaves | Arkansas | skunk | survey |
eyelashes | portfolios | departure | strengthen | turquoise |
ambulances | embargoes | margarine | bankrupt | absurd |
trophies | handkerchiefs | informative | phantom | furthermore |
secretaries | calves | snorkel | whimsical | flourish |
inventories | lassoes | carnation | whatever | nourishment |
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Auburn University (1993)
Master's Degree in Elementary Education from Troy University (1997)
Personal Bio
My name is Kena Smyth, and I teach 4th grade Language Arts at Daniel Pratt Elementary School. I taught 4th grade at Prattville Elementary School before I decided to stay at home to raise my family. This is my ninth year back after 13 years! My heart hasn't changed. I still love to teach! I grew up in Prattville, and I am so glad my children can grow up here too! I have been married to my wonderful husband, Steve, for 23 years. We have 4 terrific children! Jack, my 21 year-old, is a junior at Troy University. Go Trojans! Ella, my 19 year-old, a sophomore at the University of Alabama. Roll Tide! John Tate, my 17 year-old, is a 12th grader at Prattville High School. Go Lions!! And last but not least, Jess, my 14 year-old, is a 9th grader at Prattville High School. Go Lions! We also have 1 Cocker Spaniel, Patch and 1 Beagle mix, Daisy. Our 1 cat is Sparkle. My life is busy and hectic, but we wouldn't have it any other way!