Good Afternoon!
Welcome to our very busy last week of school before break! We have some different schedules going on this week due to our Christmas Program.
We will have Lesson 18 (review lesson) due on Thursday. No spelling test on Friday and no extra credit rewrites this week.
In reading we will continue to work on our summaries
In Social Studies we have almost finished up our Southeast tour. Today we learned about Walt Disney and discussed his Disney Empire. Tomorrow we will look at his first cartoon and one of Miss Winter's favorite Christmas Disney Cartoon :) We will also discuss our requirements for our Southeast Letters and Scrapbook pages tomorrow! (remember due January 10th)
In LA they will have a quiz on Tuesday over verbs, verb tense, and commas.
4th graders will have Science one more time this week: Winter on Wednesday, Carbone on Thursday
4th graders will have Math one more time this week: Carbone on Wednesday, Winter on Thursday
We look forward to seeing all of you this week at one of the Christmas Programs!!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Monday, December 16, 2013
Friday, December 13, 2013
Social Studies- Monday
On Monday, December 16th we will be finishing our region tour of the Southeast. Our last stop is Orlando, Florida and we will be learning about Disney World! We will learn about Walt Disney, some early cartoons, and the amusement park. The students may bring in a small, nonbreakable Disney item of their choice so we can bring Disney to Downers Grove. The items will go home on Monday- none will be spending the night at school.
After Monday, the Southeast Letter and scrapbook pages will be assigned and will be due on Friday, January 10th. It is pretty much the same as the Northeast letter but they have 10 new places to talk about! We might have some time to work on it during the school day next week but most of this letter will be done at home.
Have a great weekend!
After Monday, the Southeast Letter and scrapbook pages will be assigned and will be due on Friday, January 10th. It is pretty much the same as the Northeast letter but they have 10 new places to talk about! We might have some time to work on it during the school day next week but most of this letter will be done at home.
Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Week of December 9th
Good Morning- sorry we are a little late this week!
This week in...
Reading: Mountains by Seymour Simon. We will NOT have a comprehension test on Friday over this story however we will have a vocabulary quiz on Friday over our vocab words. On Thursday we will start our in-class research project over another one of Simon's books. This will be completed next week as well.
Religion: Nativity and Christmas
Spelling: Lesson 17
4th LA: Verbs
5th LA: Verbs
4th SS: We will finish up our Southeast tour. Next week we will begin working on our Southeast Letters. Letters will be due after break, however if they get done by next Friday I would be happy to take them!
5th SS: Chapter 6- we will not finish this before break!
This week in...
Reading: Mountains by Seymour Simon. We will NOT have a comprehension test on Friday over this story however we will have a vocabulary quiz on Friday over our vocab words. On Thursday we will start our in-class research project over another one of Simon's books. This will be completed next week as well.
Religion: Nativity and Christmas
Spelling: Lesson 17
4th LA: Verbs
5th LA: Verbs
4th SS: We will finish up our Southeast tour. Next week we will begin working on our Southeast Letters. Letters will be due after break, however if they get done by next Friday I would be happy to take them!
5th SS: Chapter 6- we will not finish this before break!
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Week of December 2nd
Good Morning! We hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! And Happy December- we made it, can you believe it?!?
We will be sending home a December Scholastic Book Order today, Tuesday. It will be due in a week- December 10th. They have great prices on books in case Santa wants to know.... :) Remember you can also order online with our grade level code: 1FQVA
This week we have Reconciliation on Wednesday at 10:30. We went over our examination of conscience sheets and the students should be thinking about that.
We also have a band concert on Thursday. All school is at 1:15 and the evening concert is at 6:30
And on Friday we have our first Christmas Show performance! Some of the senior citizens will be coming to our school to hear our beautiful songs!
This week in....
Reading: Mimicry and Camouflage. Test on Friday
Religion: Chapter 4
Spelling: Lesson 16
4th LA: Starting verbs
5th LA: Finishing up another animal report and then will begin verbs
4th SS: Southeast region tour- Jamestown, a coal mine in Appalachia, and Memphis, Tennessee blues and jazz music!
5th SS: Test on Chapter 5 Thursday and Friday of this week- Vocabulary due Thursday!
We will be sending home a December Scholastic Book Order today, Tuesday. It will be due in a week- December 10th. They have great prices on books in case Santa wants to know.... :) Remember you can also order online with our grade level code: 1FQVA
This week we have Reconciliation on Wednesday at 10:30. We went over our examination of conscience sheets and the students should be thinking about that.
We also have a band concert on Thursday. All school is at 1:15 and the evening concert is at 6:30
And on Friday we have our first Christmas Show performance! Some of the senior citizens will be coming to our school to hear our beautiful songs!
This week in....
Reading: Mimicry and Camouflage. Test on Friday
Religion: Chapter 4
Spelling: Lesson 16
4th LA: Starting verbs
5th LA: Finishing up another animal report and then will begin verbs
4th SS: Southeast region tour- Jamestown, a coal mine in Appalachia, and Memphis, Tennessee blues and jazz music!
5th SS: Test on Chapter 5 Thursday and Friday of this week- Vocabulary due Thursday!
Friday, November 29, 2013
For 5th Grade Stock Market Activity
Sorry this is late 5th grade!
For your patience all 6 stocks have double profits on November 29th!
For your patience all 6 stocks have double profits on November 29th!
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to our 4th grade students and families!
Thank you to everyone who donated items and money to the Philippines, the tornado victims, and to our food drive for Thanksgiving. The students were very generous!
Also we completed out first Reader's Response on Sea Turtles. The students did a nice job on it. The responded to an article and a video and wrote some great things.
After Thanksgiving we will get back to a semi-"normal" week. Some upcoming items would be:
Tuesday- Gym quiz on Floor Hockey: Study guides went home last week for Mrs. Carbone's class and Today for Miss Winter's Class
Wednesday: Reconciliation in the morning
Thursday: Band Concert in the afternoon for students and in the evening for families
Friday: Music show in the church basement for our senior citizens
After break we will do our normal This week in... to update about subject news and assignments.
Have a Great Break!
Thank you to everyone who donated items and money to the Philippines, the tornado victims, and to our food drive for Thanksgiving. The students were very generous!
Also we completed out first Reader's Response on Sea Turtles. The students did a nice job on it. The responded to an article and a video and wrote some great things.
After Thanksgiving we will get back to a semi-"normal" week. Some upcoming items would be:
Tuesday- Gym quiz on Floor Hockey: Study guides went home last week for Mrs. Carbone's class and Today for Miss Winter's Class
Wednesday: Reconciliation in the morning
Thursday: Band Concert in the afternoon for students and in the evening for families
Friday: Music show in the church basement for our senior citizens
After break we will do our normal This week in... to update about subject news and assignments.
Have a Great Break!
Monday, November 18, 2013
Week of November 18th
Good Morning 4th grade families!
First of all we will be sending extra prayers to the families who were affected by the tornadoes on Sunday during class. Also on Tuesday during mass, Father John has asked that we have collection baskets for each of the grade levels to help the Philippines. Hopefully your student earned/can earn some extra allowance money to donate. We will have one student as our fourth grade representative to bring the basket up to the altar during mass. Also Mrs. Carbone's class will be leading mass this week.
This week in...
Reading: We will be writing our extended responses on sea turtles. The students did a great job closely reading their articles from National Geographic and learned a lot of information. Writing about sea turtles should be a piece of cake! They will be due on Wednesday and we will also start reading Emerald's Eggs as well. The test on Emerald's Eggs will be on Tuesday the 26th.
Religion: We will begin Chapter 4
Spelling: Lesson 15
4th LA: Sequencing the events and history of Thanksgiving and this will turn into an essay.
5th LA: Finishing up ugly endangered animal reports and will be completing an extended response on the Gettysburg Address
4th SS: We will be starting our tour of the Southeast. We will be visiting 10 places. Feel free to take a look at our maps in our binders as we travel along!
5th SS: Chapter 5- probably not going to finish this chapter before Thanksgiving break. We have also started our stock market activity where the students have bought "stocks" in different companies that the English Colonists have set up. They should be checking their running totals each night to make sure their math is correct. Excited to see who wins the Golden Corn in each class!!
First of all we will be sending extra prayers to the families who were affected by the tornadoes on Sunday during class. Also on Tuesday during mass, Father John has asked that we have collection baskets for each of the grade levels to help the Philippines. Hopefully your student earned/can earn some extra allowance money to donate. We will have one student as our fourth grade representative to bring the basket up to the altar during mass. Also Mrs. Carbone's class will be leading mass this week.
This week in...
Reading: We will be writing our extended responses on sea turtles. The students did a great job closely reading their articles from National Geographic and learned a lot of information. Writing about sea turtles should be a piece of cake! They will be due on Wednesday and we will also start reading Emerald's Eggs as well. The test on Emerald's Eggs will be on Tuesday the 26th.
Religion: We will begin Chapter 4
Spelling: Lesson 15
4th LA: Sequencing the events and history of Thanksgiving and this will turn into an essay.
5th LA: Finishing up ugly endangered animal reports and will be completing an extended response on the Gettysburg Address
4th SS: We will be starting our tour of the Southeast. We will be visiting 10 places. Feel free to take a look at our maps in our binders as we travel along!
5th SS: Chapter 5- probably not going to finish this chapter before Thanksgiving break. We have also started our stock market activity where the students have bought "stocks" in different companies that the English Colonists have set up. They should be checking their running totals each night to make sure their math is correct. Excited to see who wins the Golden Corn in each class!!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Loggerhead Sea Turtles
Just in case you want to view the video one more time! There is some more information on here as well!
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/loggerhead/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/loggerhead/
E-Books and Audio Books
At conferences the idea of E-Books and Audio Books were brought up. We know that many of our 4th grade families have an iPad of some sort at home. There are some pros and cons to using them both. Some pros (in our opinion) include:
-Instant dictionary- click the word and you are taken to the meaning of the word
-Only viewing one page at a time- not overwhelming
-Change text size
-Can't flip through aimlessly to waste time and 'see' how many more pages are left
Some cons (in our opinion) include:
-Not holding the book
-Not always having the technology to use
-Price of buying e-books
Some E-Books also come with the option of being an audio book. With an audio book you can simply plug in your ear-buds and listen to someone read the story as you follow along. Personally the only con would be it's easy to get off track if you are not paying attention-but you can rewind!
There have been some studies done linking audio books with increasing fluency in readers. Fluency is the rate and expression in which one reads. A fluent reader's eyes are normally ahead of the words that they are actually saying making the voice smooth, not choppy. Also since they are reading ahead with their eyes they know if the sentence is a question or an exclamatory one which adds to the expression factor. There is also some research into fluency and comprehension. However we find that at the 4th grade level some students can read quickly and have great fluency but they have no idea what they are reading.
With all this said we think that SOMETIMES reading an e-book or listening to an audio book is great, not every book needs to be read this way. It is just a nice way to switch it up. A student could have a hard copy at school of a book and listen to or read an e-book of the same title at home.
Looking at e-books and audio book they can be very expensive to buy. However there is an iPad and iPhone app where you can login and borrow books from any SWAN library- Downers Grove and Woodridge included, complete list here. Once the free app is downloaded, some users will need to login with an adobe password (it's free, when I did it I didn't even realize that I had one!), and then login with your library card. If you have ever requested materials from the library online then you will have your pin (passcode that you have created) if not then you will need to register your library card online through your library home webpage.
You may borrow an e-book for 2 weeks. Sometimes you may need to put a hold on a book if there is not enough digital copies for the more popular titles. The best part is the search feature and the advance search feature- you can advance search by grade level which may be helpful if your student does not know the exact title they want.
**Please remember that adult books are available to checkout as well so this may be an app that only adults use to checkout books and students then can read the books or something that you browse with your student together.
The app is OverDrive Media Console click here for a link. It is definitely worth checking out if you haven't done so yet!
Happy Reading (and maybe for you too!)!!
-Instant dictionary- click the word and you are taken to the meaning of the word
-Only viewing one page at a time- not overwhelming
-Change text size
-Can't flip through aimlessly to waste time and 'see' how many more pages are left
Some cons (in our opinion) include:
-Not holding the book
-Not always having the technology to use
-Price of buying e-books
Some E-Books also come with the option of being an audio book. With an audio book you can simply plug in your ear-buds and listen to someone read the story as you follow along. Personally the only con would be it's easy to get off track if you are not paying attention-but you can rewind!
There have been some studies done linking audio books with increasing fluency in readers. Fluency is the rate and expression in which one reads. A fluent reader's eyes are normally ahead of the words that they are actually saying making the voice smooth, not choppy. Also since they are reading ahead with their eyes they know if the sentence is a question or an exclamatory one which adds to the expression factor. There is also some research into fluency and comprehension. However we find that at the 4th grade level some students can read quickly and have great fluency but they have no idea what they are reading.
With all this said we think that SOMETIMES reading an e-book or listening to an audio book is great, not every book needs to be read this way. It is just a nice way to switch it up. A student could have a hard copy at school of a book and listen to or read an e-book of the same title at home.
Looking at e-books and audio book they can be very expensive to buy. However there is an iPad and iPhone app where you can login and borrow books from any SWAN library- Downers Grove and Woodridge included, complete list here. Once the free app is downloaded, some users will need to login with an adobe password (it's free, when I did it I didn't even realize that I had one!), and then login with your library card. If you have ever requested materials from the library online then you will have your pin (passcode that you have created) if not then you will need to register your library card online through your library home webpage.
You may borrow an e-book for 2 weeks. Sometimes you may need to put a hold on a book if there is not enough digital copies for the more popular titles. The best part is the search feature and the advance search feature- you can advance search by grade level which may be helpful if your student does not know the exact title they want.
**Please remember that adult books are available to checkout as well so this may be an app that only adults use to checkout books and students then can read the books or something that you browse with your student together.
The app is OverDrive Media Console click here for a link. It is definitely worth checking out if you haven't done so yet!
Happy Reading (and maybe for you too!)!!
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Week of November 13th
Good Morning!
This week in...
Reading: We will spend the next couple of weeks, up to Thanksgiving break, on the story Emerald's Eggs. It is about sea turtles and the challenges they face. We will first complete an extended response using nonfiction text pieces and then read the story. The story test will be on Tuesday the 26th
Religion: Chapter 4
Spelling: Lesson 14
4th LA: Singular and Plural Possessive
5th LA: Singular and Plural Possessive
4th SS: We will finish up lesson 3 today, Thursday is a review day, and Friday they will take their Chapter 6 Test. This also means that chapter 6 vocabulary will be due.
5th SS: Chapter 5. It is a longer chapter, not sure if we will finish it before Thanksgiving.
This week in...
Reading: We will spend the next couple of weeks, up to Thanksgiving break, on the story Emerald's Eggs. It is about sea turtles and the challenges they face. We will first complete an extended response using nonfiction text pieces and then read the story. The story test will be on Tuesday the 26th
Religion: Chapter 4
Spelling: Lesson 14
4th LA: Singular and Plural Possessive
5th LA: Singular and Plural Possessive
4th SS: We will finish up lesson 3 today, Thursday is a review day, and Friday they will take their Chapter 6 Test. This also means that chapter 6 vocabulary will be due.
5th SS: Chapter 5. It is a longer chapter, not sure if we will finish it before Thanksgiving.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Pickle Ball Quiz
Good Evening!
Ms. Simpson wanted us to remind all of our 4th graders that their pickle ball quiz will be on Tuesday during gym. They have two study guides- a packet and a single front and back sheet of paper. They should study both- read them, highlight important parts, etc.
They should bring the front and back single sheet of paper back with them on Tuesday. A little bird (named Ms. Simpson) told us that they can use them on the quiz!!!
Have a great rest of your super long weekend!
Ms. Simpson wanted us to remind all of our 4th graders that their pickle ball quiz will be on Tuesday during gym. They have two study guides- a packet and a single front and back sheet of paper. They should study both- read them, highlight important parts, etc.
They should bring the front and back single sheet of paper back with them on Tuesday. A little bird (named Ms. Simpson) told us that they can use them on the quiz!!!
Have a great rest of your super long weekend!
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Book Fair
One more note- we are very busy this week! We will be attending the book fair tomorrow (Wednesday) at 1:00 to buy books. If your student is going to be shopping please send them with money. Also the book fair will be open during parent teacher conferences and it is in the church basement. Thank you!
Monday, November 4, 2013
Week of November 4th
Happy November 4th Grade Families!
Remember this week there is no school on Friday due to Parent-Teacher Conferences. We are looking forward to seeing you all again.
On Wednesday we have our field trip to see Johnny Appleseed at the Tivoli. On Thursday the 4th grade has earned an out of uniform day and a popcorn party due to our win in the box top contest!
This week in....
Reading: We finished up Cyber Pigs today. We will be looking at different versions of the Three Little Pigs and making sure that everything is organized in reading. Next week we will start Emerald's Eggs but this week there is simply no time due to no reading on Wednesday (field trip) and no school on Friday. Our book report packet will go home in our Friday (Thursday) folders.
Religion: We will finish our movie on The Ten Commandments and discuss the story we saw. The students were amazed today at everything that happened before Moses freed his people- the frogs, hail, dust storms, etc. We also had two eighth graders come in today and talk to us about our school wide project- Devotion to the Saints. Each week a class will be responsible for creating and bringing in items for the saint of the week for all to see and learn from. It should be a great project!
Spelling: We are SKIPPING lesson 12 and this week we will complete LESSON 13. The workbook and test will be due/done on Thursday
4th SS: We will finish up Chapter 6 this week. We will have a social studies test next week- possibly Wednesday?
5th SS: Chapter 4 test Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday we will preview chapter 5 and learn about our in class stock market activity.
4th LA: Nouns
5th LA: Nouns
Remember this week there is no school on Friday due to Parent-Teacher Conferences. We are looking forward to seeing you all again.
On Wednesday we have our field trip to see Johnny Appleseed at the Tivoli. On Thursday the 4th grade has earned an out of uniform day and a popcorn party due to our win in the box top contest!
This week in....
Reading: We finished up Cyber Pigs today. We will be looking at different versions of the Three Little Pigs and making sure that everything is organized in reading. Next week we will start Emerald's Eggs but this week there is simply no time due to no reading on Wednesday (field trip) and no school on Friday. Our book report packet will go home in our Friday (Thursday) folders.
Religion: We will finish our movie on The Ten Commandments and discuss the story we saw. The students were amazed today at everything that happened before Moses freed his people- the frogs, hail, dust storms, etc. We also had two eighth graders come in today and talk to us about our school wide project- Devotion to the Saints. Each week a class will be responsible for creating and bringing in items for the saint of the week for all to see and learn from. It should be a great project!
Spelling: We are SKIPPING lesson 12 and this week we will complete LESSON 13. The workbook and test will be due/done on Thursday
4th SS: We will finish up Chapter 6 this week. We will have a social studies test next week- possibly Wednesday?
5th SS: Chapter 4 test Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday we will preview chapter 5 and learn about our in class stock market activity.
4th LA: Nouns
5th LA: Nouns
Monday, October 28, 2013
Week of October 28th
Good Afternoon!
Happy Halloween Week! We are looking forward to Thursday and celebrating in our classrooms. Remember students may wear JEANS and a HALLOWEEN or ST. JOE'S top.
Also mass will be celebrated on Friday of this week- All Saints Day. The 4th and 5th graders will follow a Monday schedule tomorrow (Tuesday) and on Friday our schedule will be slightly modified.
Hmmmmmmm anything else??? OH YEAH that's right- 1ST QUARTER REPORT CARDS go home on FRIDAY!!! :)
This week in...
Reading: The Three Little Cyberpigs. Our reading test will be on Monday (11/4). It is going to be hard to fit reading in on Thursday due to the Halloween parties so Friday will be our review day for the story. We are also working on Author's Purpose and Perspective.
Spelling: Lesson 11- Workbook is still due on Thursday and our test will still be on Friday
Religion: We will be looking at each Commandment more closely this week. Also Mrs. Carbone's class should have an open book Chapter 3 test on either Tuesday or Wednesday
4th LA: Nouns
5th LA: Quiz on Tuesday over pages 98-99
4th SS: Chapter 6 Lesson 2- Southeast Weather and Climate. We will also be doing some research on Hurricanes- Most of the work will be done in class however some students may need to finish a few things up over the weekend.
5th SS: Chapter 6 Lesson 2 and 3. We will most likely have a review day next Monday with a test on Tuesday and Wednesday
*Miss Winter updated the teacher ease gradebook for upcoming assignments in Social Studies ONLY for 4th and 5th grade. Please look at the date due and it might make more sense of why a grade is not in it yet or we are not done with/started that lesson yet! Also please know that these dates can change overnight! Thanks!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Happy Halloween Week! We are looking forward to Thursday and celebrating in our classrooms. Remember students may wear JEANS and a HALLOWEEN or ST. JOE'S top.
Also mass will be celebrated on Friday of this week- All Saints Day. The 4th and 5th graders will follow a Monday schedule tomorrow (Tuesday) and on Friday our schedule will be slightly modified.
Hmmmmmmm anything else??? OH YEAH that's right- 1ST QUARTER REPORT CARDS go home on FRIDAY!!! :)
This week in...
Reading: The Three Little Cyberpigs. Our reading test will be on Monday (11/4). It is going to be hard to fit reading in on Thursday due to the Halloween parties so Friday will be our review day for the story. We are also working on Author's Purpose and Perspective.
Spelling: Lesson 11- Workbook is still due on Thursday and our test will still be on Friday
Religion: We will be looking at each Commandment more closely this week. Also Mrs. Carbone's class should have an open book Chapter 3 test on either Tuesday or Wednesday
4th LA: Nouns
5th LA: Quiz on Tuesday over pages 98-99
4th SS: Chapter 6 Lesson 2- Southeast Weather and Climate. We will also be doing some research on Hurricanes- Most of the work will be done in class however some students may need to finish a few things up over the weekend.
5th SS: Chapter 6 Lesson 2 and 3. We will most likely have a review day next Monday with a test on Tuesday and Wednesday
*Miss Winter updated the teacher ease gradebook for upcoming assignments in Social Studies ONLY for 4th and 5th grade. Please look at the date due and it might make more sense of why a grade is not in it yet or we are not done with/started that lesson yet! Also please know that these dates can change overnight! Thanks!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Social Studies: Northeast Letter
Just wanted to make a quick change about the due date to the social studies letter and scrapbook pages- everything will be due on Monday. I told the students if they wanted me to check over their rough drafts to get it in to me by Thursday so I can get them back to them by Friday so they can complete their final copy.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Monday, October 21, 2013
Week of October 21st
Good Afternoon!
Back to a normal 5 day week! It is also the last week of the first quarter. Report cards will be going home next week and conferences are soon after. We have a lot going on this week starting with our field trip to see Frindle tomorrow. Make sure your student has a jacket- we are walking to the Tivoli and it's safe to say we are officially in fall weather!
This week in…
Religion: We are still studying The 10 Commandments- we should have a chapter 3 open book test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 10- workbook due Thursday and Test Friday
Reading: We will be reading Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World. We will be studying plot in this realistic fiction piece and there will be a test on Friday.
4th LA: singular and plural nouns
4th SS: We will begin Chapter 6 this week and begin learning about the Southeast. Today they had time in class to work on their scrapbook pages and their letter about their tour of the Northeast. Both of those will be due on Friday. Once the rough draft is written (hopefully by Wednesday) I will take it and look at it and make corrections for the final copy. The final copy is to be written in erasable pen and in cursive. The sloppy copy is their choice.
5th LA: singular and plural nouns
5th SS: Chapter 4 Lesson 1 and Latitude and Longitude
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Loooooooong Weekend
Good Afternoon!
Just a few notes-
If you have any spare aluminum foil could you please send with your 4th grader on Tuesday? Any that we do not use I will send back home!
Also we reminded the students that this might be a great weekend to get some book reports done. We know they have math homework but not much of anything else.....
5TH GRADE SS: In case you are looking.... reminder please use this weekend to get your chapter 3 vocabulary done and begin studying for your test. On TUESDAY we will complete the review and review in class. On WEDNESDAY you will take your chapter 3 multiple choice and vocab test and on THURSDAY you will take your short response. If you write: "I really enjoyed learning about the trading happening in the western hemisphere and I can't wait to learn how the east and west finally connect" on your Ch 3 vocabulary I will give you 5 extra points because you found this!
We hope everyone enjoys their long weekend and we will see you all on Tuesday!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Just a few notes-
If you have any spare aluminum foil could you please send with your 4th grader on Tuesday? Any that we do not use I will send back home!
Also we reminded the students that this might be a great weekend to get some book reports done. We know they have math homework but not much of anything else.....
5TH GRADE SS: In case you are looking.... reminder please use this weekend to get your chapter 3 vocabulary done and begin studying for your test. On TUESDAY we will complete the review and review in class. On WEDNESDAY you will take your chapter 3 multiple choice and vocab test and on THURSDAY you will take your short response. If you write: "I really enjoyed learning about the trading happening in the western hemisphere and I can't wait to learn how the east and west finally connect" on your Ch 3 vocabulary I will give you 5 extra points because you found this!
We hope everyone enjoys their long weekend and we will see you all on Tuesday!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Monday, October 7, 2013
Week of October 7th
Happy Short Week of School!
This week in...
Reading: No story this week. Instead we will be reading the chapter book Frindle by Andrew Clements to get ready for our play that we will be seeing. This is a great story that discusses perseverance and asks the question, "When should you stand up for something you believe in?" We had great conversations today about that and the students did a nice job relating it to Martin Luther King Jr. - Such a great conversation!!!
Spelling: Going back to week 6- review lesson. Workbook and test on Wednesday
Religion: Moses and the Ten Commandments
4th SS: Northeast Train Tour- I am looking for some volunteers to come in next week for both 4th grade classes to help with a demonstration- It's not hard I promise I just need some extra hands!! It would be on Tuesday from 10:50-11:30 and 11:30 to 12:10. If you could volunteer for both times or just one please let me know by email. Also I am looking for a few rolls of aluminum foil- could you please send with your student? Thank you!!!
4th LA: Nouns!
5th SS: Chapter 3 Lesson 3. There will be a review day next Tuesday and test on Wednesday and Thursday of next week for chapter 3
5th LA: Nouns!
This week in...
Reading: No story this week. Instead we will be reading the chapter book Frindle by Andrew Clements to get ready for our play that we will be seeing. This is a great story that discusses perseverance and asks the question, "When should you stand up for something you believe in?" We had great conversations today about that and the students did a nice job relating it to Martin Luther King Jr. - Such a great conversation!!!
Spelling: Going back to week 6- review lesson. Workbook and test on Wednesday
Religion: Moses and the Ten Commandments
4th SS: Northeast Train Tour- I am looking for some volunteers to come in next week for both 4th grade classes to help with a demonstration- It's not hard I promise I just need some extra hands!! It would be on Tuesday from 10:50-11:30 and 11:30 to 12:10. If you could volunteer for both times or just one please let me know by email. Also I am looking for a few rolls of aluminum foil- could you please send with your student? Thank you!!!
4th LA: Nouns!
5th SS: Chapter 3 Lesson 3. There will be a review day next Tuesday and test on Wednesday and Thursday of next week for chapter 3
5th LA: Nouns!
Monday, September 30, 2013
Week of September 30th
Happy Monday 4th grade families!
We are officially done with IOWA testing- yay! The students did a great job and we must say that we probably had the mintiest breath in the entire country last week :) We are back to a normal schedule this week.
This week in....
Reading: Mrs. Carbone's class will complete Kai's Journey and have a test on Friday
Miss Winter's class will read On the Banks of Plum Creek and have a test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 8
Religion: This week we will be learning about Moses and the Ten Commandments
4th LA: Main Idea and Details
4th SS: We will be on our train tour of the Northeast. We will be "stopping" at nine different places and complete activities focusing on map skills, geography, politics, and economics. There is no test for our train tour but we will have in-class projects that may need to be finished at home. We will finish the tour by writing a letter to a family member about all we have seen (worth 100 points).
5th LA: Nouns and a close read of persuasive articles
5th SS: Chapter 3- Empires of the Eastern Hemisphere. This week or early next we the students will "travel" along the Silk Road
We are officially done with IOWA testing- yay! The students did a great job and we must say that we probably had the mintiest breath in the entire country last week :) We are back to a normal schedule this week.
This week in....
Reading: Mrs. Carbone's class will complete Kai's Journey and have a test on Friday
Miss Winter's class will read On the Banks of Plum Creek and have a test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 8
Religion: This week we will be learning about Moses and the Ten Commandments
4th LA: Main Idea and Details
4th SS: We will be on our train tour of the Northeast. We will be "stopping" at nine different places and complete activities focusing on map skills, geography, politics, and economics. There is no test for our train tour but we will have in-class projects that may need to be finished at home. We will finish the tour by writing a letter to a family member about all we have seen (worth 100 points).
5th LA: Nouns and a close read of persuasive articles
5th SS: Chapter 3- Empires of the Eastern Hemisphere. This week or early next we the students will "travel" along the Silk Road
Monday, September 23, 2013
Week of September 23rd
This week we will complete our IOWA Assessments. Please make sure that everyone is getting a good night's sleep and eating a healthy breakfast. Also please send your student with a healthy snack and some mints if you would like- they do help!
Due to testing this week we will not switch for classes until Thursday. Homework will be lighter this week. So this might be a good chance to get some extra independent reading in at home- they are devouring books here at school!
IOWA TESTs:
Monday- Practice Tests
Tuesday- Reading
Wednesday- Math
Thursday- Written Expressions
This week in....
Reading: we will have reading like normal. We will continue working with Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain and comparing and contrasting. This story is about Kai who immigrates through Angel Island in California. If anyone has any family history about Angel or Ellis Island please let your student know and we will have time to share those stories.
Spelling: We are SKIPPING lesson 6 and will do lesson 7 this week. We are going to save lesson 6 for the week of October 7th since it is a three day week and lesson 6 is a review lesson.
Religion: The 10 Commandments. We spend a lot of time on them in 4th grade- this is our big topic this year
Social Studies 4th: We will meet on Friday and review Chapter 4. Due to IOWA testing I am going to send Chapter 4 test home as a take home test for over the weekend that will be due on Monday.
Language Arts 4th: Will meet on Friday as well- wrap up of subject and predicate
Social Studies 5th: Will meet on Thursday and Friday
Language Arts 5th: Will meet on Thursday and Friday
As always if any questions arise please do not hesitate to contact us!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Due to testing this week we will not switch for classes until Thursday. Homework will be lighter this week. So this might be a good chance to get some extra independent reading in at home- they are devouring books here at school!
IOWA TESTs:
Monday- Practice Tests
Tuesday- Reading
Wednesday- Math
Thursday- Written Expressions
This week in....
Reading: we will have reading like normal. We will continue working with Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain and comparing and contrasting. This story is about Kai who immigrates through Angel Island in California. If anyone has any family history about Angel or Ellis Island please let your student know and we will have time to share those stories.
Spelling: We are SKIPPING lesson 6 and will do lesson 7 this week. We are going to save lesson 6 for the week of October 7th since it is a three day week and lesson 6 is a review lesson.
Religion: The 10 Commandments. We spend a lot of time on them in 4th grade- this is our big topic this year
Social Studies 4th: We will meet on Friday and review Chapter 4. Due to IOWA testing I am going to send Chapter 4 test home as a take home test for over the weekend that will be due on Monday.
Language Arts 4th: Will meet on Friday as well- wrap up of subject and predicate
Social Studies 5th: Will meet on Thursday and Friday
Language Arts 5th: Will meet on Thursday and Friday
As always if any questions arise please do not hesitate to contact us!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Spirit Wear on Friday
We may wear our spirit wear on Friday (9/20) to celebrate our homecoming football game on Sunday which will be played at Montini. Students can wear a plain white or green top or anything that says St. Joseph (SJS) on it. However we will still wear normal uniform bottoms- navy blue pants or shorts or wear your spirit wear shirt over your jumper.
Also as a reminder the students will have a science quiz, language arts quiz, and a math quiz tomorrow. They should have everything they need to study for each of them. We will also have our normal Friday spelling test.
Thanks and happy almost weekend!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Also as a reminder the students will have a science quiz, language arts quiz, and a math quiz tomorrow. They should have everything they need to study for each of them. We will also have our normal Friday spelling test.
Thanks and happy almost weekend!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Week of September 16th
This week in...
Reading: We will finish up writing our summaries on the article "Good Enough to Eat" We will start the story Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain on Wednesday- we will be taking our time with this story and will possibly have a reading test next Friday
Spelling: Lesson 5
Religion: We will finish chapter 2- test Friday
4th LA: quiz on subject and predicate on Thursday
5th LA: subject and predicate and also analyzing two different texts on Native Americans
4th SS: Continuing chapter 4- Resources of the Northeast- we will have a chapter 4 test sometime last next week
5th SS: Chapter 2 Native Americans
Also next week we will be taking our IOWA tests. So the schedule next week will be a little "abnormal" we will let you know by the blog what our schedule will look like! Thank you!
Reading: We will finish up writing our summaries on the article "Good Enough to Eat" We will start the story Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain on Wednesday- we will be taking our time with this story and will possibly have a reading test next Friday
Spelling: Lesson 5
Religion: We will finish chapter 2- test Friday
4th LA: quiz on subject and predicate on Thursday
5th LA: subject and predicate and also analyzing two different texts on Native Americans
4th SS: Continuing chapter 4- Resources of the Northeast- we will have a chapter 4 test sometime last next week
5th SS: Chapter 2 Native Americans
Also next week we will be taking our IOWA tests. So the schedule next week will be a little "abnormal" we will let you know by the blog what our schedule will look like! Thank you!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Mid Week Notes
Good Morning!
Don't forget that tomorrow the Scholastic Book order is due. If you are ordering online our access code is:
1FQVA
Also we have been having some problems with our pencil bags this year. Many students have the plain black one from the supply pack which is great but when we leave them in another room and they do not have a name on them its super hard to recognize! It is also hard to write a name on them since they are dark fabric. So we told the students it might be a good idea to put a small key chain or a ribbon (kinda like luggage!) on the zipper pull. This way they can be easily recognized!
Have a great day!!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Don't forget that tomorrow the Scholastic Book order is due. If you are ordering online our access code is:
1FQVA
Also we have been having some problems with our pencil bags this year. Many students have the plain black one from the supply pack which is great but when we leave them in another room and they do not have a name on them its super hard to recognize! It is also hard to write a name on them since they are dark fabric. So we told the students it might be a good idea to put a small key chain or a ribbon (kinda like luggage!) on the zipper pull. This way they can be easily recognized!
Have a great day!!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Monday, September 9, 2013
Week of September 9th
Good Afternoon!
We have made it to week 4 already! We have updated some of our pages to the blog so please check them out!
This week in....
Reading: We are completing our first nonfiction passage, "Good Enough to Eat" The students should keep the passage in their binders. Also we will work on finding the main idea and summarizing the article. The final summary will be due on Friday. We will complete most of it in class however they may have a little bit to finish up on Thursday night. No test or definitions this week! Next week we will read Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain
Religion: We will learn about Adam and Eve and Abraham and Sarah. We will also continue to discuss God's plan.
Spelling: Lesson 4- hard and soft g and c. Workbook due Thursday and Test and Extra credit due Friday
4th Grade Social Studies: Chapter 1 test Tuesday! On Wednesday we will begin Chapter 4 (northeast geography)
4th Grade Language Arts: Subject and Predicate- hard concept for some 4th graders so please review with your child!
5th Grade Social Studies: Chapter 1 test- Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday we will begin Chapter 2 which is an overview our our important Native American groups that lived in North America.
5th Grade Language Arts: Subject and predicate and will continue to work on their personal narratives
For math and science please click here
We have made it to week 4 already! We have updated some of our pages to the blog so please check them out!
This week in....
Reading: We are completing our first nonfiction passage, "Good Enough to Eat" The students should keep the passage in their binders. Also we will work on finding the main idea and summarizing the article. The final summary will be due on Friday. We will complete most of it in class however they may have a little bit to finish up on Thursday night. No test or definitions this week! Next week we will read Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain
Religion: We will learn about Adam and Eve and Abraham and Sarah. We will also continue to discuss God's plan.
Spelling: Lesson 4- hard and soft g and c. Workbook due Thursday and Test and Extra credit due Friday
4th Grade Social Studies: Chapter 1 test Tuesday! On Wednesday we will begin Chapter 4 (northeast geography)
4th Grade Language Arts: Subject and Predicate- hard concept for some 4th graders so please review with your child!
5th Grade Social Studies: Chapter 1 test- Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday we will begin Chapter 2 which is an overview our our important Native American groups that lived in North America.
5th Grade Language Arts: Subject and predicate and will continue to work on their personal narratives
For math and science please click here
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Cub Scout Pack 80
Just a reminder that anyone interested in joining cub scouts- there will be an informational meeting tonight at their pack meeting here at St. Joe's at 7:00
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Week of September 2nd
Good Afternoon 4th grade families!
This week in.....
Reading: Mighty Jackie; lesson test on Friday. We will be looking at character traits and motivations again but also adding in setting
Religion- Open book test Chapter 1 on Friday
Spelling- Lesson 3 Workbook due Thursday, Test Friday
4th Grade Language Arts: Quiz Thursday on types of sentence. They will review on Wednesday
5th Grade Language Arts: Quiz Wednesday and begin personal narratives
4th Grade Social studies: We will finish chapter 1 this week. Chapter 1 test will be on Tuesday next week with a review on Monday.
Chapter 1 Vocabulary will be due on Tuesday
5th Grade Social Studies: We will finish chapter 1 this week. Chapter 1 test will be on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week with a review on Monday
Chapter 1 Vocabulary will be due on Tuesday
For Math and Science please visit the 5th grade blog
This week in.....
Reading: Mighty Jackie; lesson test on Friday. We will be looking at character traits and motivations again but also adding in setting
Religion- Open book test Chapter 1 on Friday
Spelling- Lesson 3 Workbook due Thursday, Test Friday
4th Grade Language Arts: Quiz Thursday on types of sentence. They will review on Wednesday
5th Grade Language Arts: Quiz Wednesday and begin personal narratives
4th Grade Social studies: We will finish chapter 1 this week. Chapter 1 test will be on Tuesday next week with a review on Monday.
Chapter 1 Vocabulary will be due on Tuesday
5th Grade Social Studies: We will finish chapter 1 this week. Chapter 1 test will be on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week with a review on Monday
Chapter 1 Vocabulary will be due on Tuesday
For Math and Science please visit the 5th grade blog
Monday, August 26, 2013
Week of August 26th
Welcome to the 4th grade blog!
We will update this weekly, normally sometime on Mondays. We will not post homework on the blog but we will let you know about what is happening in each subject. Please continue to check your child's assignment notebook for homework.
Also for Science or Math info please check out the 5th grade blog- Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Stillo update there.
This week in....
Reading: We will be reading The Hot and Cold Summer in the textbook. Comprehension and Vocab test on Friday.
Spelling: Lesson 2- workbook due Thursday, Test Friday
Religion: The story of Creation
4th Grade Language Arts: 4 types of sentences and how to tell if a sentence is a fragment or compound
5th Grade Language Arts: Review of- 4 types of sentences and how to tell if a sentence is a fragment or compound
4th Grade Social Studies: Chapter 1- Regions and Landform overview. The students were given definitions to complete on a sheet of notebook paper. These definitions will be due on the day we take the Chapter 1 test. The test will probably not be until the week of September 9th so they have plenty of time to complete.
5th Grade Social Studies: Chapter - bering strait, early inhabitants of North and South America
For Math and Science please click here: 5th Grade Blog
We will see everyone at Curriculum Night- looking forward to it!
We will update this weekly, normally sometime on Mondays. We will not post homework on the blog but we will let you know about what is happening in each subject. Please continue to check your child's assignment notebook for homework.
Also for Science or Math info please check out the 5th grade blog- Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Stillo update there.
This week in....
Reading: We will be reading The Hot and Cold Summer in the textbook. Comprehension and Vocab test on Friday.
Spelling: Lesson 2- workbook due Thursday, Test Friday
Religion: The story of Creation
4th Grade Language Arts: 4 types of sentences and how to tell if a sentence is a fragment or compound
5th Grade Language Arts: Review of- 4 types of sentences and how to tell if a sentence is a fragment or compound
4th Grade Social Studies: Chapter 1- Regions and Landform overview. The students were given definitions to complete on a sheet of notebook paper. These definitions will be due on the day we take the Chapter 1 test. The test will probably not be until the week of September 9th so they have plenty of time to complete.
5th Grade Social Studies: Chapter - bering strait, early inhabitants of North and South America
For Math and Science please click here: 5th Grade Blog
We will see everyone at Curriculum Night- looking forward to it!
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Happy Summer and Welcome!
Happy summer everyone! We hope that everyone is relaxing, enjoying time with family and friends, making fun summer memories, AND continuing to independently read- can't wait to hear about ALL the books you ALL have read! :)
We would like to say WELCOME to our new fourth grade students and families! Even though it is still summer and school seems so far away, it is still exciting when class lists go up.
Also to our 'old' fourth graders- ahem new 5th graders- we didn't forget about you and we will see you in language arts and social studies and don't forget we know all of your tricks!
We are looking forward to seeing and meeting everyone on the first day of school- until then enjoy the rest of summer and pick up a book ok?!?
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
We would like to say WELCOME to our new fourth grade students and families! Even though it is still summer and school seems so far away, it is still exciting when class lists go up.
Also to our 'old' fourth graders- ahem new 5th graders- we didn't forget about you and we will see you in language arts and social studies and don't forget we know all of your tricks!
We are looking forward to seeing and meeting everyone on the first day of school- until then enjoy the rest of summer and pick up a book ok?!?
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Last Day....
Tomorrow morning at 8:30 we will have a rosary for Peter. All are invited- some of our 4th and 5th grade students will lead the rosary as well- could you please remind your student (if they have a part) to come into the building right away tomorrow and meet in Mrs. Stillo's room to practice one more time.
Please wear school uniforms tomorrow.
We will dismiss at 10:00.
Thank you to all who helped with field day today- it was a success! Coach Josh was way fun!! Our 4th grade cheer tied with first grade for first place!! Yay!! We even had to have a cheer-off- very intense competition :)
We will see everyone tomorrow!
Please wear school uniforms tomorrow.
We will dismiss at 10:00.
Thank you to all who helped with field day today- it was a success! Coach Josh was way fun!! Our 4th grade cheer tied with first grade for first place!! Yay!! We even had to have a cheer-off- very intense competition :)
We will see everyone tomorrow!
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Field Day
It's here!!! Tomorrow is field day! No uniforms- but please make sure you child has on great shoes for running/walking/jumping and some sunscreen on! Also if they would like to bring a hat or sunglasses to wear they may but they are responsible for them.
Also don't forget to bring a FUN prop for our cheer. The props will be collected and brought back up to the classroom before we leave for field day.
Please have them still bring their backpacks and their yearbooks tomorrow- we still have a few papers to go home.
Thanks!!!
Also don't forget to bring a FUN prop for our cheer. The props will be collected and brought back up to the classroom before we leave for field day.
Please have them still bring their backpacks and their yearbooks tomorrow- we still have a few papers to go home.
Thanks!!!
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Ice Cream and a Turtle....
Good Afternoon!
Last week!
Just a reminder to please send $2.25 with your child for ice cream tomorrow- the order was taken and sent!
Also if any 4th grader would like to take Shelly (Mrs. Stillo's class turtle) home over the summer that would be awesome! A parent will need to send a note to school saying that it is okay. Mrs. Stillo will put all notes she receives in a box and draw one out and that will be the taker of Shelly for the summer. She is the nicest turtle and loves strawberries, but Mrs. Stillo will tell you all about her- very easy to take care of and a temporary pet for your family!
Thanks!!
Last week!
Just a reminder to please send $2.25 with your child for ice cream tomorrow- the order was taken and sent!
Also if any 4th grader would like to take Shelly (Mrs. Stillo's class turtle) home over the summer that would be awesome! A parent will need to send a note to school saying that it is okay. Mrs. Stillo will put all notes she receives in a box and draw one out and that will be the taker of Shelly for the summer. She is the nicest turtle and loves strawberries, but Mrs. Stillo will tell you all about her- very easy to take care of and a temporary pet for your family!
Thanks!!
Monday, May 6, 2013
Week of May 6th
Good Afternoon!
We had a band rehearsal today and a band concert so we just want to make sure that our band students know the social studies homework:
Chapter 11 review on loose leaf paper- all vocab, people and terms, and facts and main ideas- answers only
Tomorrow they will have a 10 question Ch 11 Test- 7 matching and 3 multiple choice. The seven matching terms are: hogan, Kit Carson, Long Walk, missionary, Chisholm Trail, homestead, and aqueduct
There will be one multiple choice from lesson 1, one from lesson 2, and 1 from lesson 3
Also....
Spelling: Lesson 32
Reading: We began our class novel! We are asking students to NOT read ahead! This book takes you on a beautiful journey and we do not want it ruined for anyone- all reading will be done in class. Any homework will be in their packets.
Math and Science: See 5th grade blog
Social Studies: After our ch 11 test we will go back to a "normal" routine for the West- back to quizzes and chapter tests- we should get through Ch 12 Lesson 1 and possible start lesson 2 this week.
We had a band rehearsal today and a band concert so we just want to make sure that our band students know the social studies homework:
Chapter 11 review on loose leaf paper- all vocab, people and terms, and facts and main ideas- answers only
Tomorrow they will have a 10 question Ch 11 Test- 7 matching and 3 multiple choice. The seven matching terms are: hogan, Kit Carson, Long Walk, missionary, Chisholm Trail, homestead, and aqueduct
There will be one multiple choice from lesson 1, one from lesson 2, and 1 from lesson 3
Also....
Spelling: Lesson 32
Reading: We began our class novel! We are asking students to NOT read ahead! This book takes you on a beautiful journey and we do not want it ruined for anyone- all reading will be done in class. Any homework will be in their packets.
Math and Science: See 5th grade blog
Social Studies: After our ch 11 test we will go back to a "normal" routine for the West- back to quizzes and chapter tests- we should get through Ch 12 Lesson 1 and possible start lesson 2 this week.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Week of April 29th
Good Morning!
Another busy week! Our last mass with Father Jerome is today, St. Joseph the Worker mass is tomorrow, and we already had a special VIP practice.
This week in...
Reading: The Bunyan's. A twist on a tall tale. Our test will be Friday.
Spelling: Lesson 31- Test Friday, Workbook due Thursday
Religion: Blessings and Beatitudes- Father John will come in sometime next week for a combined lesson on the Beatitudes
Social Studies: Chapter 11- People and Culture of the Southwest. A short combined Ch 10 and 11 test will be sometime next week (Tuesday? Wednesday?)
Language Arts: Pronouns
Math: Link to Mrs. Hall's Blog
Science: Quiz Monday on Lesson 4. Students should begin studying for Friday's Test on Chapter 1: Plant Function and Structure.
Another busy week! Our last mass with Father Jerome is today, St. Joseph the Worker mass is tomorrow, and we already had a special VIP practice.
This week in...
Reading: The Bunyan's. A twist on a tall tale. Our test will be Friday.
Spelling: Lesson 31- Test Friday, Workbook due Thursday
Religion: Blessings and Beatitudes- Father John will come in sometime next week for a combined lesson on the Beatitudes
Social Studies: Chapter 11- People and Culture of the Southwest. A short combined Ch 10 and 11 test will be sometime next week (Tuesday? Wednesday?)
Language Arts: Pronouns
Math: Link to Mrs. Hall's Blog
Science: Quiz Monday on Lesson 4. Students should begin studying for Friday's Test on Chapter 1: Plant Function and Structure.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Social Studies Update
4th Graders will have a combined Ch 10 and 11 test sometime the week of May 6th. Today we are going to complete Chapter 10 Lesson 3 and tomorrow we are going to have an in class computer project.
Tomorrow we will have our test on The Cricket in Times Square- the students REALLY enjoyed this story! Hopefully they will read it to you :)
Tomorrow we will have our test on The Cricket in Times Square- the students REALLY enjoyed this story! Hopefully they will read it to you :)
Monday, April 22, 2013
Week of April 22nd
Good Morning!
Hope everyone is almost dry from our storms last week. That was a lot of rain! I know we are all hoping for 'constant' spring weather!
This week in....
Reading- we are back to our 'normal' schedule. We will be reading the story Cricket in Times Square. Our next story will be The Bunyons. We are skipping around a bit and our hoping to read a class novel the last three weeks of school!
Social Studies- The SOUTHWEST- we almost made it to our destination. Chapter 10 will begin today. Excited to see the great grades on the take home Ch 9 Test!
Language Arts- some grammar concepts and an Earth Day activity
Math- Fractions- and TEST THURSDAY!!
Science- Plants and Flowers
Spelling- Winter- Lesson 30 Carbone- Lesson 29
Religion- Chapter 7. Key question- What does it mean to be blessed?
Hope everyone is almost dry from our storms last week. That was a lot of rain! I know we are all hoping for 'constant' spring weather!
This week in....
Reading- we are back to our 'normal' schedule. We will be reading the story Cricket in Times Square. Our next story will be The Bunyons. We are skipping around a bit and our hoping to read a class novel the last three weeks of school!
Social Studies- The SOUTHWEST- we almost made it to our destination. Chapter 10 will begin today. Excited to see the great grades on the take home Ch 9 Test!
Language Arts- some grammar concepts and an Earth Day activity
Math- Fractions- and TEST THURSDAY!!
Science- Plants and Flowers
Spelling- Winter- Lesson 30 Carbone- Lesson 29
Religion- Chapter 7. Key question- What does it mean to be blessed?
Friday, April 5, 2013
Upcoming dates...
Happy Friday!
Fourth Graders will have a social studies test on Chapter 8 on Tuesday- Study guides will go home today.
Fourth graders will have some time today to work on their Final copies of their Dinosaur Pourquoi Story- it will be due next Friday- April 12th.
Fifth graders will also have a Chapter 8 social studies test on Tuesday- Study guides go home today.
Thank you!
Fourth Graders will have a social studies test on Chapter 8 on Tuesday- Study guides will go home today.
Fourth graders will have some time today to work on their Final copies of their Dinosaur Pourquoi Story- it will be due next Friday- April 12th.
Fifth graders will also have a Chapter 8 social studies test on Tuesday- Study guides go home today.
Thank you!
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Our newest classmate.....
Our Florida Panther!!!
Through their social studies reports and dollar donations 4th graders were able to adopt a Florida Panther! He/She does not have a name yet (we are working on it) but we are very excited that we were able to donate to one of our most endangered animals of the Southeast region!
Through their social studies reports and dollar donations 4th graders were able to adopt a Florida Panther! He/She does not have a name yet (we are working on it) but we are very excited that we were able to donate to one of our most endangered animals of the Southeast region!
Friday, March 29, 2013
5th Grade SS
Happy Easter! Hope everyone is enjoying break and relaxing! This post is mainly for 5th grade social studies (they know what to do!) but we will see everyone back on Tuesday!
Tax project- 3/29/13
I love paper- normal profits
T Swifty- normal plus 5
JT&Z- normal profits
Gaga- no profits
Donald Trump- normal profits
Nifty news- normal plus 10
Tax project- 3/29/13
I love paper- normal profits
T Swifty- normal plus 5
JT&Z- normal profits
Gaga- no profits
Donald Trump- normal profits
Nifty news- normal plus 10
Monday, March 11, 2013
Week of March 11th
Good Morning!
This week is a very exciting week at St. Joe's. Bishop Conlin will be here on Thursday to lead Mass and visit all of our classrooms throughout the day! If you are available please consider joining us for Mass on Thursday- same time, same place :) We also will be switching Tuesday with Thursday- this means that we will have computers on Tuesday and Gym on Thursday- everything else stays the same.
We wil complete lesson 26 in spelling this week and have a reading test on Friday. 4th Grade will have a Social Studies test on Wednesday and will then move into the Midwest Region! Study guides for chapter 7 went home on Friday.
If you have any tissues to spare we would really appreciate it!
Thanks!!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
This week is a very exciting week at St. Joe's. Bishop Conlin will be here on Thursday to lead Mass and visit all of our classrooms throughout the day! If you are available please consider joining us for Mass on Thursday- same time, same place :) We also will be switching Tuesday with Thursday- this means that we will have computers on Tuesday and Gym on Thursday- everything else stays the same.
We wil complete lesson 26 in spelling this week and have a reading test on Friday. 4th Grade will have a Social Studies test on Wednesday and will then move into the Midwest Region! Study guides for chapter 7 went home on Friday.
If you have any tissues to spare we would really appreciate it!
Thanks!!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Week of March 4th
Good Morning!
This week the fourth and fifth grade students are in charge of our presenting the Station's Mass on Friday afternoon. They all have their parts and will have one more practice tomorrow. We hope that a lot of you can make it out to see their hard work!
This week in spelling we will complete lesson 25 (skipping lesson 24). And will be reading a fairy tale entitled: Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life.
Social studies should have a test near the end of next week (Thursday??) for Chapter 7 and then we will be moving into the Midwest!
Hope to see you Friday!
This week the fourth and fifth grade students are in charge of our presenting the Station's Mass on Friday afternoon. They all have their parts and will have one more practice tomorrow. We hope that a lot of you can make it out to see their hard work!
This week in spelling we will complete lesson 25 (skipping lesson 24). And will be reading a fairy tale entitled: Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life.
Social studies should have a test near the end of next week (Thursday??) for Chapter 7 and then we will be moving into the Midwest!
Hope to see you Friday!
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Week of February 25th
Good Morning!
What a busy two weeks it has been for us! This week is also a busy one. In addition to no school on Friday we also are going to start practicing for Stations of the Cross which we will be participating in on Friday, March 8th. Please look for your child's part to come home on Thursday. We also are taking part in a Life Skills: How to be a good friend workshop put on by the Downers Grove Township all this week.
This week in:
Reading: We will read the story Just Like Me and our test will be on Thursday
Language arts: The students are learning about adjectives
Math: Division
Science: The students will begin a unit on sound shortly
Religion: Lent and Stations of the Cross
Social Studies: The students are reading chapter 7- our last one before we move to the Midwest!
Spelling: Lesson 23- Test on Thursday
What a busy two weeks it has been for us! This week is also a busy one. In addition to no school on Friday we also are going to start practicing for Stations of the Cross which we will be participating in on Friday, March 8th. Please look for your child's part to come home on Thursday. We also are taking part in a Life Skills: How to be a good friend workshop put on by the Downers Grove Township all this week.
This week in:
Reading: We will read the story Just Like Me and our test will be on Thursday
Language arts: The students are learning about adjectives
Math: Division
Science: The students will begin a unit on sound shortly
Religion: Lent and Stations of the Cross
Social Studies: The students are reading chapter 7- our last one before we move to the Midwest!
Spelling: Lesson 23- Test on Thursday
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Week of February 4th
Good Morning 4th Grade Families,
Another fun and busy week! We have our field trip to the Tivoli Theater to see our play about Rosa Parks on Wednesday. Students will wear their uniforms. This Friday, the 8th, it is an out of uniform day for those students who attended mass in their uniform a few weeks ago and turned in their pass. We have the passes and will remind students this week who we have passes from. Also a friendly reminder that our detention policy starts this week. We had a refresher course in behavior and I know all 4th graders are working on their talking out of turn habit!
This week in:
Reading: We are completing a fact and opinion project on a famous person. Each student has a biography on their person and will be making a flip book.
Social Studies: We are finishing up chapter 6 and are looking at a test sometime next week- Tuesday?? Wednesday??
Language Arts: Verbs- action words, linking, tense of, and irregular verbs!
Math: More multiplication.... estimation and creating area models
Science: Light and Sound
Religion: Our question is how can we help build our communities and be a part of one?
Spelling: Lesson 20! Yikes this is a hard one! We have decided to split the test. The first 10 words (students know which ones) will be given on Wednesday and the last 10 will be given on Friday.
Another fun and busy week! We have our field trip to the Tivoli Theater to see our play about Rosa Parks on Wednesday. Students will wear their uniforms. This Friday, the 8th, it is an out of uniform day for those students who attended mass in their uniform a few weeks ago and turned in their pass. We have the passes and will remind students this week who we have passes from. Also a friendly reminder that our detention policy starts this week. We had a refresher course in behavior and I know all 4th graders are working on their talking out of turn habit!
This week in:
Reading: We are completing a fact and opinion project on a famous person. Each student has a biography on their person and will be making a flip book.
Social Studies: We are finishing up chapter 6 and are looking at a test sometime next week- Tuesday?? Wednesday??
Language Arts: Verbs- action words, linking, tense of, and irregular verbs!
Math: More multiplication.... estimation and creating area models
Science: Light and Sound
Religion: Our question is how can we help build our communities and be a part of one?
Spelling: Lesson 20! Yikes this is a hard one! We have decided to split the test. The first 10 words (students know which ones) will be given on Wednesday and the last 10 will be given on Friday.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Friday CSW
Good Evening!
Tomorrow (2/1) the hot chocolate parking lot has been cancelled in the morning due to the extreme cold. However we have been having a great week so we aren't too sad!
Tomorrow students may wear their favorite team jersey to school with jeans or school pants!
Tomorrow (2/1) the hot chocolate parking lot has been cancelled in the morning due to the extreme cold. However we have been having a great week so we aren't too sad!
Tomorrow students may wear their favorite team jersey to school with jeans or school pants!
Monday, January 28, 2013
CSW: Tuesday!
On Tuesday students will wear their normal uniform to school- including normal socks. Then after mass students will be able to change into their crazy socks and then may wear their crazy hat.
Today was absolutely wonderful! The students looked great in their SJS spirit wear- lots of green! WE had a fun time dancing to songs throughout the day and the teachers were given a wonderful breakfast from Panera! We would also like to thank everyone for the gorgeous flowers and wonderful cards from the students and families- thanks for making our day! :) Our classrooms smell amazing!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Today was absolutely wonderful! The students looked great in their SJS spirit wear- lots of green! WE had a fun time dancing to songs throughout the day and the teachers were given a wonderful breakfast from Panera! We would also like to thank everyone for the gorgeous flowers and wonderful cards from the students and families- thanks for making our day! :) Our classrooms smell amazing!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Week of January 21st
Happy Thursday 4th Grade Families!
We had such a busy week and one more day to go! The students have been working very hard on writing this week. They finished their typed writing piece about cats with Mrs. Carbone. They also looked at the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and wrote what their dreams are for the future with Miss Winter. Both came out awesome- we have some very talented writers and great ideas! They will be on display for open house which is this SUNDAY at noon!! Next week will be lots of fun but a somewhat different schedule so we will let you know what we will be doing in each subject.
See you on Sunday!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
We had such a busy week and one more day to go! The students have been working very hard on writing this week. They finished their typed writing piece about cats with Mrs. Carbone. They also looked at the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and wrote what their dreams are for the future with Miss Winter. Both came out awesome- we have some very talented writers and great ideas! They will be on display for open house which is this SUNDAY at noon!! Next week will be lots of fun but a somewhat different schedule so we will let you know what we will be doing in each subject.
See you on Sunday!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Scholastic Book Order
The book order for January went out in last week's Friday folders. If you would like to order online our grade level code is:
1FQVA
If you do order ever and would like the books to be a gift or a surprise just send us an email and we can hold them for you to come pick up!
Happy Reading!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
1FQVA
If you do order ever and would like the books to be a gift or a surprise just send us an email and we can hold them for you to come pick up!
Happy Reading!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Happy Tuesday 4th grade families!
This week in...
Reading: We will read the story The Adventurers and learn about coral reefs- no reading test this week- instead we have a unit test that covers all the skills learned in the unit.
Science: They will continue learning about electricity and currents
Social Studies: Chapter 5 test will be on FRIDAY!
Language Arts: The students are writing a piece on cats and will be typing them in school!!
Math: Extended response and multiplying by 2 digit numbers
Religion: Human dignity, resolutions, and chain of life
Spelling: We skipped lessson 18 and are completing lesson 19 this week
Spelling Bee on January 18th (Friday) at 1:00 pm!
This week in...
Reading: We will read the story The Adventurers and learn about coral reefs- no reading test this week- instead we have a unit test that covers all the skills learned in the unit.
Science: They will continue learning about electricity and currents
Social Studies: Chapter 5 test will be on FRIDAY!
Language Arts: The students are writing a piece on cats and will be typing them in school!!
Math: Extended response and multiplying by 2 digit numbers
Religion: Human dignity, resolutions, and chain of life
Spelling: We skipped lessson 18 and are completing lesson 19 this week
Spelling Bee on January 18th (Friday) at 1:00 pm!
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Week of January 7th
Good Morning!
We want to welcome everyone back to school after our break! We hope everyone had a restful and fun times with their families. We will have the all school geography bee this week on Friday afternoon. We had one winner from each fourth grade class and those 2 will represent us- we wish them a lot of luck!
This week in...
Reading: We will read the story The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg. He writes such great fantasy stories and we will take a look at his other stories and see if we can find a common theme.
Langauge Arts: The students will begin a writing piece on cats. They will be using different research techniques to gather information.
Social Studies: We are in the middle of Chapter 5 and will have a quiz over lesson 2 on Wednesday. A test should be coming up soon- possibly the end of next week!
Math: The students are continuing their mulitiplication and multilpying big numbers with zeros. Practice, Practice, PRACTICE (did we say practice?) FACTS!!! :)
Science: They are learning about closed and open circuits- so lots of light switching on and off in the science classroom this week! Students can stay ahead by studying science vocabulary!
Spelling: Lesson 17
Religion: We are looking at ways that Jesus treated humans with dignity and how we can do the same. We are also going to "ring" in the New Year by making some goals and resolutions!
Enjoy your week!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
We want to welcome everyone back to school after our break! We hope everyone had a restful and fun times with their families. We will have the all school geography bee this week on Friday afternoon. We had one winner from each fourth grade class and those 2 will represent us- we wish them a lot of luck!
This week in...
Reading: We will read the story The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg. He writes such great fantasy stories and we will take a look at his other stories and see if we can find a common theme.
Langauge Arts: The students will begin a writing piece on cats. They will be using different research techniques to gather information.
Social Studies: We are in the middle of Chapter 5 and will have a quiz over lesson 2 on Wednesday. A test should be coming up soon- possibly the end of next week!
Math: The students are continuing their mulitiplication and multilpying big numbers with zeros. Practice, Practice, PRACTICE (did we say practice?) FACTS!!! :)
Science: They are learning about closed and open circuits- so lots of light switching on and off in the science classroom this week! Students can stay ahead by studying science vocabulary!
Spelling: Lesson 17
Religion: We are looking at ways that Jesus treated humans with dignity and how we can do the same. We are also going to "ring" in the New Year by making some goals and resolutions!
Enjoy your week!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
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