We did not pass out Friday Folders today. We will do Friday folders next week right before our Christmas Party.
We will have our classroom spelling bees on Monday!
Have a great weekend- rest up for next week!
Friday, December 12, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Upcoming Events
Good Morning!
The students will go to Reconciliation tomorrow in the church. They should examine their conscience tonight to prepare.
Also 4th and 5th graders will have their classroom spelling bees on Monday, December 15th. The winner from each class will go on to compete in the school wide bee in January. Word packets went home in the Friday folders last week if they are interested in studying.
Thank you!
The students will go to Reconciliation tomorrow in the church. They should examine their conscience tonight to prepare.
Also 4th and 5th graders will have their classroom spelling bees on Monday, December 15th. The winner from each class will go on to compete in the school wide bee in January. Word packets went home in the Friday folders last week if they are interested in studying.
Thank you!
Monday, December 8, 2014
Week of December 8
Good Afternoon!
Happy Monday!
4th grade band students will have their 1st concert this week! They will preform for the school tomorrow afternoon and for their families tomorrow evening. Good Luck Band Students- can't wait to hear all of your hard work!
Book orders are due tomorrow! Online ordering code- 1FQVA
This week in...
Reading: We are reading The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg. Vocabulary will be due on Thursday and we will have our test Tuesday of next week. We will also be working on a Catholic Schools Week writing piece.
Chris Van Allsburg Website
Religion: We will finish up learning about St. Nicholas, Immaculate Conception of Mary, and we have an Advent activity. We also will be reading one of our favorite stories- St. Francis and the Christmas Donkey :)
Spelling: Lesson 14. Workbook due Thursday, Test and Menu on Friday
4th LA: Review day Tuesday, Quiz on Wednesday on Verbs. The verb unit will continue until Christmas Break
5th LA: Review day Wednesday, Quiz on Thursday on Verbs. The verb unit will continue until Christmas Break
4th SS: We will continue of tour of the Southeast. This week we will be paying special attention to the many musical styles that the South
5th SS: Native American Research all this week and next.
Happy Monday!
4th grade band students will have their 1st concert this week! They will preform for the school tomorrow afternoon and for their families tomorrow evening. Good Luck Band Students- can't wait to hear all of your hard work!
Book orders are due tomorrow! Online ordering code- 1FQVA
This week in...
Reading: We are reading The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg. Vocabulary will be due on Thursday and we will have our test Tuesday of next week. We will also be working on a Catholic Schools Week writing piece.
Chris Van Allsburg Website
Religion: We will finish up learning about St. Nicholas, Immaculate Conception of Mary, and we have an Advent activity. We also will be reading one of our favorite stories- St. Francis and the Christmas Donkey :)
Spelling: Lesson 14. Workbook due Thursday, Test and Menu on Friday
4th LA: Review day Tuesday, Quiz on Wednesday on Verbs. The verb unit will continue until Christmas Break
5th LA: Review day Wednesday, Quiz on Thursday on Verbs. The verb unit will continue until Christmas Break
4th SS: We will continue of tour of the Southeast. This week we will be paying special attention to the many musical styles that the South
5th SS: Native American Research all this week and next.
Band Rehearsal Today
Don't forget 4th graders will have a band rehearsal today during school to get ready for their concert! Bring your instruments!!
Monday, December 1, 2014
Week of December 1st
Good Morning!
We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! We have three weeks before Christmas Break- can you believe it?!? They are going to go by fast but they are busy!
On Wednesday of last week we handed out Scholastic Book orders- They are due by Tuesday, December 9th. Remember you can order online using our class code: 1FQVA Also if Santa would like to order anything please send Miss Winter an email and we can arrange a pick-up with him :)
Progress Reports also went home last week- if you could please sign and return that would be great!
Miss Winter's class will be leading Mass tomorrow
This week in...
Reading: Today we will finish up our Sea Turtle Extended Response. Tuesday we will start Firestorm. Test will be on Friday.
Spelling: Lesson 13. Workbooks due on Thursday, Test and Menu on Friday
Religion: We will continue working on our Ten Commandment Books and will also learn about St. Nicholas on Friday
4th LA: Verb Unit
5th LA: Continuing verbs, irregular verbs and past participle verbs as well
4th SS: We will be starting our tour of the Southeast! 10 exciting places to go and lots to see! We will finish this tour before break- Letter and Scrapbook pages will be due after Christmas Break.
5th SS: Native American Research Project! This is the BIG 5th grade project for social studies! The students will receive a handout and their group and region on Wednesday. Most of the work will be done in class however they may need to meet outside of class depending on what they get done during class. They will present these projects Friday, January 9th to the younger students and the BIG presentation will be Monday, January 12th and Tuesday January 13th down in the school hall- parents will be invited- more info to follow!!
We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! We have three weeks before Christmas Break- can you believe it?!? They are going to go by fast but they are busy!
On Wednesday of last week we handed out Scholastic Book orders- They are due by Tuesday, December 9th. Remember you can order online using our class code: 1FQVA Also if Santa would like to order anything please send Miss Winter an email and we can arrange a pick-up with him :)
Progress Reports also went home last week- if you could please sign and return that would be great!
Miss Winter's class will be leading Mass tomorrow
This week in...
Reading: Today we will finish up our Sea Turtle Extended Response. Tuesday we will start Firestorm. Test will be on Friday.
Spelling: Lesson 13. Workbooks due on Thursday, Test and Menu on Friday
Religion: We will continue working on our Ten Commandment Books and will also learn about St. Nicholas on Friday
4th LA: Verb Unit
5th LA: Continuing verbs, irregular verbs and past participle verbs as well
4th SS: We will be starting our tour of the Southeast! 10 exciting places to go and lots to see! We will finish this tour before break- Letter and Scrapbook pages will be due after Christmas Break.
5th SS: Native American Research Project! This is the BIG 5th grade project for social studies! The students will receive a handout and their group and region on Wednesday. Most of the work will be done in class however they may need to meet outside of class depending on what they get done during class. They will present these projects Friday, January 9th to the younger students and the BIG presentation will be Monday, January 12th and Tuesday January 13th down in the school hall- parents will be invited- more info to follow!!
Monday, November 17, 2014
Week of November 17th
Good Afternoon!
We have a busy week this week!
Picture retakes are on Thursday
We will show our Safe Environment Video on Wednesday afternoon
This week in...
Reading: Mimicry and Camouflage test is Tuesday. Wednesday we will start Emerald's Eggs. There will be no test but we will be working on an Extended Response that will take us to next week Tuesday
Spelling: Lesson 12. Workbook due Thursday, Test and Menu due on Friday
Religion: We will continue our Ten Commandment Project
4th LA: Possessive nouns and abbreviations. Quiz on Friday
5th LA: They are working on their expository diocesan writing piece.
4th SS: We will finish up Chapter 6 this week. Vocab due on Tuesday. We will have a test next week on Tuesday. If you know your child will not be here please email Miss Winter so arrangements can be made for a make-up
5th SS: We will finish up Chapter 5 this week and have a review game on Friday. Vocab due on Monday. We will have a test next week Monday and Tuesday. If you know your child will not be here please email Miss Winter so arrangements can be made for a make-up
We have a busy week this week!
Picture retakes are on Thursday
We will show our Safe Environment Video on Wednesday afternoon
This week in...
Reading: Mimicry and Camouflage test is Tuesday. Wednesday we will start Emerald's Eggs. There will be no test but we will be working on an Extended Response that will take us to next week Tuesday
Spelling: Lesson 12. Workbook due Thursday, Test and Menu due on Friday
Religion: We will continue our Ten Commandment Project
4th LA: Possessive nouns and abbreviations. Quiz on Friday
5th LA: They are working on their expository diocesan writing piece.
4th SS: We will finish up Chapter 6 this week. Vocab due on Tuesday. We will have a test next week on Tuesday. If you know your child will not be here please email Miss Winter so arrangements can be made for a make-up
5th SS: We will finish up Chapter 5 this week and have a review game on Friday. Vocab due on Monday. We will have a test next week Monday and Tuesday. If you know your child will not be here please email Miss Winter so arrangements can be made for a make-up
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Week of November 10th
Good Morning!
Thank you for such a nice round of conferences- it was great to meet, sit down, and talk with all of you!
We will go to the school book fair on FRIDAY of this week. You can also preview and buy online if you would like by:
Thank you for such a nice round of conferences- it was great to meet, sit down, and talk with all of you!
We will go to the school book fair on FRIDAY of this week. You can also preview and buy online if you would like by:
1.
Log onto www.ABCfairs.com
2. Enter a title you are looking for or click on Shop our Categories
3. Once everything is in your shopping cart click on Find My School (top of page)
4. Find your school – listed in alphabetical order.
5. Copy your schools name and click on view my shopping cart.
6. Paste your school name into the COUPON CODE box and click Apply to order. In the middle of the screen there will be a note…
”Your school will receive 20% of your purchase”.
7. Click on checkout and proceed to set up a user id/password
Thank you for shopping ABC Fairs.
2. Enter a title you are looking for or click on Shop our Categories
3. Once everything is in your shopping cart click on Find My School (top of page)
4. Find your school – listed in alphabetical order.
5. Copy your schools name and click on view my shopping cart.
6. Paste your school name into the COUPON CODE box and click Apply to order. In the middle of the screen there will be a note…
”Your school will receive 20% of your purchase”.
7. Click on checkout and proceed to set up a user id/password
Thank you for shopping ABC Fairs.
This week in...
Reading: We will be starting Mimicry and will have our test Tuesday of next week
Religion: We will be starting an in class project on the Ten Commandments
Spelling: Lesson 11- Workbook, Test, and Menu will all be due on Friday
4th LA: Possessive Nouns
5th LA: Verbs, Quiz on Friday
4th SS: Continuing chapter 6 Lesson 1 and 2 and Letter and Scrapbook pages due Wednesday
5th SS: Chapter 5 Lesson 2 and 3
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Week of November 3
Good Morning!
Sorry this post is a tad late!
In reading we are presenting our Seymour Simon research papers and posters. This is a very informal presentation and we have talked a lot about it! You will be able to see all of our hard work because it will be out in the hall for conferences! Next week we will get back to a normal reading schedule
In religion we are going to finish the week by talking about Vocations. Next week we are going to start our big Ten Commandments project :)
Spelling is lesson 10
Sorry this post is a tad late!
In reading we are presenting our Seymour Simon research papers and posters. This is a very informal presentation and we have talked a lot about it! You will be able to see all of our hard work because it will be out in the hall for conferences! Next week we will get back to a normal reading schedule
In religion we are going to finish the week by talking about Vocations. Next week we are going to start our big Ten Commandments project :)
Spelling is lesson 10
4th SS: We finished our tour of the Northeast! Our letter, scrapbook pages, and their note taking packet will be due on Wednesday, November 12th. ALL STUDENTS MUST BRING BACK THEIR TEXTBOOK THURSDAY!!!!
Next week we will have a back to normal blog post!
Friday, October 31, 2014
Weekend Homework
Just a quick note!
Miss Winter's dog Lucy is a princess for Halloween- doesn't she look thrilled?!?
We had such a great Halloween Party today! The baby picture game was very fun! A special thank you to all of the parents that helped or sent something :)
The only homework this weekend is PB 3.3 in Math and it is due on Tuesday but maybe we should do that over the weekend.... Also they can work on their Northeast Scrapbook pages for Social Studies. We still have one more stop for the letter but they could pick 2 places right now to write about and then see if Washington DC would be their 3rd favorite place on Monday.
Also in the Friday Folders is a form regarding the safe environment curriculum that we will be discussing next week. The form on the bottom only needs to be returned if you DO NOT want your child to participate. If you are allowing your child to participate then nothing needs to be sent back.
Thank you and have a nice Halloweem weekend!!
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Thursday Notes
Good Morning!
Just a reminder that report cards will go home today. We do not need the report card back- all we need is the brown envelope back and signed that you saw the report card. Also in the envelope there is a note from Mrs. Stasi and a reminder of when your conference day and time is.
We will have Friday Folders tomorrow like normal.
Tomorrow is Halloween- ON A FRIDAY!!!! Students have out of uniform- Orange and Black or
Spirit-Wear :) :) :)
Just a reminder that report cards will go home today. We do not need the report card back- all we need is the brown envelope back and signed that you saw the report card. Also in the envelope there is a note from Mrs. Stasi and a reminder of when your conference day and time is.
We will have Friday Folders tomorrow like normal.
Tomorrow is Halloween- ON A FRIDAY!!!! Students have out of uniform- Orange and Black or
Spirit-Wear :) :) :)
Monday, October 27, 2014
Week of October 27th
Good Afternoon! Happy Halloween Week!!
On Wednesday of this week we are looking for parent volunteers to come be "Plant Managers" for our Hershey Factory Assembly Line activity. If anyone is available from 10:10 to 11:00 and would like to come in please email Miss Winter. We are combining both classes during this time! Make sure you have Protecting God's Children to volunteer- thank you!
Friday is out of uniform- Orange and Black or Spirit Wear- follow the dress code!
This week in...
Reading: we are working on our Seymour Simon research projects. Today the students learned who was in their group and what animal they have. All of the research will be done in class. The only part that might need to be done at home will be the final draft which will be due next Wednesday, November 5th.
Spelling: Lesson 9. Wkbk due Thursday, Test and Menu Due Friday
Religion: Chapter 3, open book, open note test will be on Wednesday. On Thursday we will watch a cartoon video on Moses and The Ten Commandments- it's a good one!
4th LA: Quiz tomorrow on singular and plural nouns and capitalization
5th LA: Quiz tomorrow on singular and plural possessive and will start reference sources
4th SS: Continue our region tour. We have a super fun activity on Wednesday- please read above if you can possibly volunteer :) Also their Northeast Letter and Scrapbook will be due next Friday, November 7th
5th SS: Multiple choice and vocab test on Tuesday. Short-response on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday we will be previewing chapter 5 and organizing our stocks for the chapter 5 stock market activity :)
Monday, October 20, 2014
Week of October 20th
Good afternoon!
The quarter ends this week (1st Quarter DONE!) and report cards go home next week! Any missing/late assignments are due now! Teacherease will be updated tonight or tomorrow.
Also please don't forget about spelling city to help practice spelling words!
This week in...
Reading: We are skipping ahead and will be reading Mountains this week (Lesson 12). On Friday we will have a test but it will be open book, open notes, and they can work with a clock buddy! This is a rather tricky text.
Spelling: Lesson 8- wkbk due Thursday, Menu and Test due Friday
Religion: Moses and The Ten Commandments
4th LA: Regular and irregular plurals of nouns and common and proper nouns
5th LA: singular and plural possessives, formal and informal language, and use of conjunctions
4th SS: We will continue our region tour. Each student should have the homework for the whole week in their assignment notebooks.
5th SS: We will finish lessons 2 and 3 this week of Chapter 4. Review day will be next Monday. On Tuesday of next week we will have Multiple Choice and Vocab test and on Wednesday we will have the short response section.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Week of October 14th
Welcome back 4th Grade Families!
But wow what a busy day we had today!
The students will be having a quiz in gym next week- Monday. Mr. Baldwin has an online Quizlet that the students can use to study. Here is the link: Basketball Quizlet
Also the students can bring in a dollar donation for the Catholic Education Fund for an out of uniform day this Friday! Maybe they can do an extra chore around the house to earn it?
And finally it is with great sadness that we tell you that JFK, one of our Hermit Crabs, has passed away. We are not sure of the cause but he was definitely a great member of our class. Father John came in this morning to say a few words about creation and losing a pet. Abraham Lincoln, the other one, seems to be doing well even though he lost his friend. RIP JFK!
This week in...
Reading: We are going to finish our Chicago Fire Extended Responses and read Cyber Pigs. We do not want to rush anything so we will have our Cyber Pigs test next Monday. Vocab will still be due on Thursday, like normal.
Religion: Chapter 3. Moses and The Ten Commandments
Spelling: Lesson 7. The workbook, menu, and test will all be due on Friday this week
4th LA: Nouns
5th LA: Nouns and a Quiz on Thursday. Also the 5th graders are studying Idioms
4th SS: We will be starting our train tour of the Northeast Region! More information will be sent home about this unit in Friday Folders.
5th SS: Chapter 4 Lesson 1 this week. We will be learning about how the Europeans came over to North and South America and how our powerful empires fall to the Europeans.
Thank you!
But wow what a busy day we had today!
The students will be having a quiz in gym next week- Monday. Mr. Baldwin has an online Quizlet that the students can use to study. Here is the link: Basketball Quizlet
Also the students can bring in a dollar donation for the Catholic Education Fund for an out of uniform day this Friday! Maybe they can do an extra chore around the house to earn it?
And finally it is with great sadness that we tell you that JFK, one of our Hermit Crabs, has passed away. We are not sure of the cause but he was definitely a great member of our class. Father John came in this morning to say a few words about creation and losing a pet. Abraham Lincoln, the other one, seems to be doing well even though he lost his friend. RIP JFK!
This week in...
Reading: We are going to finish our Chicago Fire Extended Responses and read Cyber Pigs. We do not want to rush anything so we will have our Cyber Pigs test next Monday. Vocab will still be due on Thursday, like normal.
Religion: Chapter 3. Moses and The Ten Commandments
Spelling: Lesson 7. The workbook, menu, and test will all be due on Friday this week
4th LA: Nouns
5th LA: Nouns and a Quiz on Thursday. Also the 5th graders are studying Idioms
4th SS: We will be starting our train tour of the Northeast Region! More information will be sent home about this unit in Friday Folders.
5th SS: Chapter 4 Lesson 1 this week. We will be learning about how the Europeans came over to North and South America and how our powerful empires fall to the Europeans.
Thank you!
Monday, October 6, 2014
Week of October 6th
Happy Monday and happy 3 days of school week!
Tomorrow morning we will pray the Rosary instead of Mass. If 4th graders would like to bring a Rosary they may.
No Friday Folders this week.
This week in...
Reading: No story this week, no vocab, no test. Instead we are going to be completing a reader's response on the Chicago Fire
Religion: Chapter 2 test on Wednesday
Spelling: No workbook, menu, or test this week. Instead they have a spelling packet that will be due on Wednesday. They will have time to ask questions and work on it tomorrow.
4th LA: Writing a three paragraph essay on computers
5th LA: Working on nouns
4th SS: Chapter 4 test on Tuesday. We will learn about Christopher Columbus on Wednesdays
5th SS: We will learn about latitude and longitude. They will have a take home quiz on the topic that will be due next Tuesday.
Tomorrow morning we will pray the Rosary instead of Mass. If 4th graders would like to bring a Rosary they may.
No Friday Folders this week.
This week in...
Reading: No story this week, no vocab, no test. Instead we are going to be completing a reader's response on the Chicago Fire
Religion: Chapter 2 test on Wednesday
Spelling: No workbook, menu, or test this week. Instead they have a spelling packet that will be due on Wednesday. They will have time to ask questions and work on it tomorrow.
4th LA: Writing a three paragraph essay on computers
5th LA: Working on nouns
4th SS: Chapter 4 test on Tuesday. We will learn about Christopher Columbus on Wednesdays
5th SS: We will learn about latitude and longitude. They will have a take home quiz on the topic that will be due next Tuesday.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Week of September 29th
Hello 4th Grade Families!
Back to a normal schedule after IOWA testing.
If you haven't signed the progress reports please sign and return
Don't forget about spelling city for students to practice spelling words!!
This week in...
Reading: Back to a normal schedule. We will read Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World. Vocab due Thursday and Reading test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 6: Workbook due Thursday. Test and Menu due on Friday
Religion: Chapter 2: We will finish the chapter next week- Chapter 2 test will most likely be on Wednesday, October 8th
4th LA: Quiz tomorrow on pages 27-28
5th LA: Nouns
4th SS: We will finish reading chapter 4 this week. Our review day will be Monday, October 6th and our test day will be Tuesday, October 7th
5th SS: Our test day for Chapter 3 will be Thursday and Friday of this week. Review day will be on Wednesday. Today and tomorrow we will be reading lesson 3.
Back to a normal schedule after IOWA testing.
If you haven't signed the progress reports please sign and return
Don't forget about spelling city for students to practice spelling words!!
This week in...
Reading: Back to a normal schedule. We will read Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World. Vocab due Thursday and Reading test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 6: Workbook due Thursday. Test and Menu due on Friday
Religion: Chapter 2: We will finish the chapter next week- Chapter 2 test will most likely be on Wednesday, October 8th
4th LA: Quiz tomorrow on pages 27-28
5th LA: Nouns
4th SS: We will finish reading chapter 4 this week. Our review day will be Monday, October 6th and our test day will be Tuesday, October 7th
5th SS: Our test day for Chapter 3 will be Thursday and Friday of this week. Review day will be on Wednesday. Today and tomorrow we will be reading lesson 3.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Week of September 22
Good Afternoon!
It is the week of IOWA testing. 4th graders should be done with testing by Thursday. Today they all did really great- they took their time, no one rushed to finish, and they sat and checked over their work. So they all deserve a "Great Job" for that behavior and we know they will keep it up! Remember they can bring a snack (extra if they would like), a water bottle, and mints all this week. Also they need to make sure that they are getting a good nights rest and eating a great breakfast.
For those of you who ordered Scholastic Book Order the order shipped over the weekend so we are hoping it comes in this week!
Also NO MORNING MATH HELP on WEDNESDAY for both 4th and 5th.
This week in...
Spelling: Review Lesson 5. Workbook is due on Thursday and Menu and Test are on/due Friday
Reading: On the Banks of Plum Creek. There will be NO reading test over this story. We are going to read it, work on the skill, and learn about pioneer life.
Religion: Miss Winter's class will take their Chapter 1 Test on Friday. Mrs. Carbone's class is TBA
On Friday we will go back to our normal schedule. On Thursday we will give the students time in class to review science, social studies, language arts, and math so they will be ready for Friday.
Mrs. Hall said that they can practice their math facts (+,-,x, division)
It is the week of IOWA testing. 4th graders should be done with testing by Thursday. Today they all did really great- they took their time, no one rushed to finish, and they sat and checked over their work. So they all deserve a "Great Job" for that behavior and we know they will keep it up! Remember they can bring a snack (extra if they would like), a water bottle, and mints all this week. Also they need to make sure that they are getting a good nights rest and eating a great breakfast.
For those of you who ordered Scholastic Book Order the order shipped over the weekend so we are hoping it comes in this week!
Also NO MORNING MATH HELP on WEDNESDAY for both 4th and 5th.
This week in...
Spelling: Review Lesson 5. Workbook is due on Thursday and Menu and Test are on/due Friday
Reading: On the Banks of Plum Creek. There will be NO reading test over this story. We are going to read it, work on the skill, and learn about pioneer life.
Religion: Miss Winter's class will take their Chapter 1 Test on Friday. Mrs. Carbone's class is TBA
On Friday we will go back to our normal schedule. On Thursday we will give the students time in class to review science, social studies, language arts, and math so they will be ready for Friday.
Mrs. Hall said that they can practice their math facts (+,-,x, division)
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Oops!
Miss Winter forgot to hand out her Thursday paper messengers..... I am very sorry they will go home tomorrow :)
Also for math (just to clarify) they need to complete PB 2.2 and the 3rd page of the packet- it is about decimals.
Also there is a Spanish worksheet in their binders, it is due tomorrow.
Remember no reading test tomorrow!
Thank you!
Also for math (just to clarify) they need to complete PB 2.2 and the 3rd page of the packet- it is about decimals.
Also there is a Spanish worksheet in their binders, it is due tomorrow.
Remember no reading test tomorrow!
Thank you!
Monday, September 15, 2014
Week of September 15th
Good Afternoon!
This week in...
Reading: This week we will be reviewing some of our skills because we take the IOWAs next week. We should have none to very little reading homework. No vocab and no test this week!
Spelling: Lesson 4. Workbook due Thursday, Menu and Test Friday
Religion: Bullying essays and then continue chapter 1
4th LA:Subject, predicate, and skill practice for IOWAs
5th LA: Skill practice for IOWAs
4th SS: Chapter 4- all about the land, water, climate, and resources of the Northeast
5th SS: Chapter 3- Silk Road and Mansa Musa :)
This week in...
Reading: This week we will be reviewing some of our skills because we take the IOWAs next week. We should have none to very little reading homework. No vocab and no test this week!
Spelling: Lesson 4. Workbook due Thursday, Menu and Test Friday
Religion: Bullying essays and then continue chapter 1
4th LA:Subject, predicate, and skill practice for IOWAs
5th LA: Skill practice for IOWAs
4th SS: Chapter 4- all about the land, water, climate, and resources of the Northeast
5th SS: Chapter 3- Silk Road and Mansa Musa :)
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Swimming
This morning one of our hermit crabs, Abraham Lincoln, decided to use the diving board for a little morning dip! 
Monday, September 8, 2014
Week of September 8th
Good Morning!
This week in...
Reading: Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain. We are skipping the Danitra Brown story. Vocab due on Thursday, test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 3- don't forget about spelling city! Link is on the spelling page for this free site! Workbook due on Thursday, Menu due on Friday, Test on Friday
Religion: We are going to spend the week discussing bullying and how to follow the Greatest Commandment- Today (Monday) we read the book "The One" please ask your child about it!
4th LA: Simple Subject, Simple Predicate, and run-on sentences
5th LA: Simple Subject, Simple Predicate, and run-on sentences
4th SS: We will finish chapter 1 this week. Test will be on THURSDAY. This also means that Vocabulary for Chapter 1 (words on the back of blue study guide) will be due on Thursday.
5th SS: Chapter 1 review will be on Tuesday, Multiple Choice and Vocabulary test will be on Wednesday and short response will be on Thursday. On Friday we will begin Chapter 3 (we will come back to chapter 2 in December)
This week in...
Reading: Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain. We are skipping the Danitra Brown story. Vocab due on Thursday, test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 3- don't forget about spelling city! Link is on the spelling page for this free site! Workbook due on Thursday, Menu due on Friday, Test on Friday
Religion: We are going to spend the week discussing bullying and how to follow the Greatest Commandment- Today (Monday) we read the book "The One" please ask your child about it!
4th LA: Simple Subject, Simple Predicate, and run-on sentences
5th LA: Simple Subject, Simple Predicate, and run-on sentences
4th SS: We will finish chapter 1 this week. Test will be on THURSDAY. This also means that Vocabulary for Chapter 1 (words on the back of blue study guide) will be due on Thursday.
5th SS: Chapter 1 review will be on Tuesday, Multiple Choice and Vocabulary test will be on Wednesday and short response will be on Thursday. On Friday we will begin Chapter 3 (we will come back to chapter 2 in December)
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Week of September 1
Good Morning!
We hope everyone had a nice long weekend! Now it's back to the grind :)
Tonight at 6:30 there is a meeting for anyone interested in Band this year.
This week in...
Reading: Mighty Jackie. Vocab due on Thursday and test will be on Friday. Also the 1st book report is due on Friday. Some students have already turned it in!!
Religion: Continuing Chapter 1. Our first test will be next week Wednesday. Also this week in religion we are going to take some time to discuss bullying and our first writing assignment will be on this topic
Spelling: Lesson 2 workbook due on Thursday, Test Friday
4th LA: Sentence Fragments
5th LA: Combining Sentences
4th SS: Chapter 1 Lesson 2 and 3- Our first test will be sometime next week
5th SS: Chapter 1 continued. I am thinking first test will be on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. We take two days for the 5th grade test because it can be rather lengthy and the questions require more thinking. This way we are not stressed out! Wednesday will be multiple choice and vocab and Thursday will be the short response section.
We hope everyone had a nice long weekend! Now it's back to the grind :)
Tonight at 6:30 there is a meeting for anyone interested in Band this year.
This week in...
Reading: Mighty Jackie. Vocab due on Thursday and test will be on Friday. Also the 1st book report is due on Friday. Some students have already turned it in!!
Religion: Continuing Chapter 1. Our first test will be next week Wednesday. Also this week in religion we are going to take some time to discuss bullying and our first writing assignment will be on this topic
Spelling: Lesson 2 workbook due on Thursday, Test Friday
4th LA: Sentence Fragments
5th LA: Combining Sentences
4th SS: Chapter 1 Lesson 2 and 3- Our first test will be sometime next week
5th SS: Chapter 1 continued. I am thinking first test will be on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. We take two days for the 5th grade test because it can be rather lengthy and the questions require more thinking. This way we are not stressed out! Wednesday will be multiple choice and vocab and Thursday will be the short response section.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Week of August 25th
Good Morning and Welcome to the 4th Grade Blog!
We will update this weekly and sometimes more- there is a lot of information in 4th grade!
We will not post assignments on the blog- this is what the assignment notebooks are for :)
We will let you know what we are covering this week in classes for reading, religion, spelling, social studies, and language arts. Mrs. Stillo and Mrs. Hall post the 4th grade math and science topics on their 5th grade blog. We have a link on the side.
This week in...
Reading: The Hot and Cold Summer. Lesson 1 Vocab due on Thursday. Test Friday
Religion: opening lesson and Chapter 1
Spelling: Workbook Lesson 1 Due (Thursday- Winter and Friday- Carbone) Test on Friday and Spelling Menu Due on Friday. The students received a spelling menu to keep in their binders on Orange Paper.
4th LA: Organize notebooks and learning about different types of sentences
5th LA: Organize notebooks and learning about different types of sentences
4th SS: Learning about our note taking strategy Power Thinking. We will begin Chapter 1 on Wednesday
5th SS: Reviewing our note taking strategy Power Thinking. We will begin Chapter 1 on Wednesday
We look forward to meeting everyone at Curriculum Night- TONIGHT!!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
We will update this weekly and sometimes more- there is a lot of information in 4th grade!
We will not post assignments on the blog- this is what the assignment notebooks are for :)
We will let you know what we are covering this week in classes for reading, religion, spelling, social studies, and language arts. Mrs. Stillo and Mrs. Hall post the 4th grade math and science topics on their 5th grade blog. We have a link on the side.
This week in...
Reading: The Hot and Cold Summer. Lesson 1 Vocab due on Thursday. Test Friday
Religion: opening lesson and Chapter 1
Spelling: Workbook Lesson 1 Due (Thursday- Winter and Friday- Carbone) Test on Friday and Spelling Menu Due on Friday. The students received a spelling menu to keep in their binders on Orange Paper.
4th LA: Organize notebooks and learning about different types of sentences
5th LA: Organize notebooks and learning about different types of sentences
4th SS: Learning about our note taking strategy Power Thinking. We will begin Chapter 1 on Wednesday
5th SS: Reviewing our note taking strategy Power Thinking. We will begin Chapter 1 on Wednesday
We look forward to meeting everyone at Curriculum Night- TONIGHT!!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Monday, June 2, 2014
Tuesday
Just a reminder that tomorrow students need to bring a lunch and also they may still bring a snack. They will also need backpacks and coloring supplies for tomorrow's service project. Also please bring a 1 inch binder in for Social Studies for the region tour project if you would like and haven't yet- they do look pretty awesome!!
See everyone tomorrow on our LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!
See everyone tomorrow on our LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Yearbooks
If any student would like to bring their yearbook tomorrow to have classmates sign them that would be great! We will have some time tomorrow :)
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Week of May 26th
Good Afternoon!
We had such a great time playing kickball this morning at the park! The students were wonderful and great :) Thanks for getting in the permission slips and money for that- we are looking froward to ice cream on Thursday afternoon!
Also we have 1 more permission slip that needs to be returned by Friday- it is for field day, no money is needed- thanks!
This week in...
Reading: we will finish Edward Tulane on Thursday- no more quizzes
Spelling: Lesson 36 due Friday and test Friday
4th SS: West tour projects are due tomorrow. Also if you didn't get a 1 inch binder in yet I am still taking them to put their whole tour into. The latest I need them is by Friday.
The rest of the subjects are catch-up/fun activities.
Thank you so much for an amazing year! Looking forward to the last days of school we have left :)
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
We had such a great time playing kickball this morning at the park! The students were wonderful and great :) Thanks for getting in the permission slips and money for that- we are looking froward to ice cream on Thursday afternoon!
Also we have 1 more permission slip that needs to be returned by Friday- it is for field day, no money is needed- thanks!
This week in...
Reading: we will finish Edward Tulane on Thursday- no more quizzes
Spelling: Lesson 36 due Friday and test Friday
4th SS: West tour projects are due tomorrow. Also if you didn't get a 1 inch binder in yet I am still taking them to put their whole tour into. The latest I need them is by Friday.
The rest of the subjects are catch-up/fun activities.
Thank you so much for an amazing year! Looking forward to the last days of school we have left :)
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Thursday, May 22, 2014
4th Grade Excursions
Dear Parents,
Today a permission form will be coming home for next week. We would like to do some fun activities next week as a grade level. Please return ASAP!
Also, the students know, that they may be left out of these fun activities if we have any problems with behavior. We are ALL reminding them that we still have a week left of school with tests and quizzes still next week that are being graded!
A quick reminder from home may be helpful as well :)
Thank you!!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Today a permission form will be coming home for next week. We would like to do some fun activities next week as a grade level. Please return ASAP!
Also, the students know, that they may be left out of these fun activities if we have any problems with behavior. We are ALL reminding them that we still have a week left of school with tests and quizzes still next week that are being graded!
A quick reminder from home may be helpful as well :)
Thank you!!
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Monday, May 19, 2014
Week of May 19th
Good Afternoon,
Our last full week of school!
This week in...
Reading: Edward Tulane, Vocab quiz on Wednesday
Spelling: Lesson 35
Religion: Chapter 9
4th LA: Adverbs
5th LA: Prepositions
4th SS: We will finish our west tour this week. Letters and Scrapbook Pages will be due Wednesday, May 28th
5th SS: Chapter 14- we will have a test late next week- study guides will go home soon
Our last full week of school!
This week in...
Reading: Edward Tulane, Vocab quiz on Wednesday
Spelling: Lesson 35
Religion: Chapter 9
4th LA: Adverbs
5th LA: Prepositions
4th SS: We will finish our west tour this week. Letters and Scrapbook Pages will be due Wednesday, May 28th
5th SS: Chapter 14- we will have a test late next week- study guides will go home soon
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Spanish Assignment
Good Morning!
Today the students worked on writing paragraphs, in Spanish, about themselves. A lot of them finished but if they didn't this is something that they need to complete by next Thursday. They should also read their paragraph to someone at home to practice since they will be reading these out loud. It is also awesome to hear them read and speak in Spanish- some of them have excellent pronunciations!
Fantástico!
Today the students worked on writing paragraphs, in Spanish, about themselves. A lot of them finished but if they didn't this is something that they need to complete by next Thursday. They should also read their paragraph to someone at home to practice since they will be reading these out loud. It is also awesome to hear them read and speak in Spanish- some of them have excellent pronunciations!
Fantástico!
Monday, May 12, 2014
Week of May 12
Happy Mother's Day! We hope everyone had a fun and relaxing weekend :)
We have a band concert today during school and there is one this evening at 6:30. Good luck to our band students, they will be great!
Please check the lost and found- all items will be donated on Thursday if they are not claimed. We will try to have the students look at lunch.
**Also if you have any textbooks at home can you please send them back with your student. We need to count for next year- thank you!
This week in...
Reading: We are DONE with our textbook! We will be starting our 4th grade class novel and that will take us through the end of the year. There will be a packet that will be associated with the novel and that will be the only homework. Also there is vocabulary in the packet as well, this is what they will be tested on. We will keep everyone updated.
Spelling: Lesson 34
Religion: Finish Chapter 8 and begin Chapter 9
4th LA: Quiz tomorrow on pronouns. The rest of the week will be spent organizing writing portfolios
5th LA: Organizing writing portfolios
4th SS: West region tour
5th SS: Chapter 13- quick study and we will begin Chapter 14 by Thursday- The Civil War
We have a band concert today during school and there is one this evening at 6:30. Good luck to our band students, they will be great!
Please check the lost and found- all items will be donated on Thursday if they are not claimed. We will try to have the students look at lunch.
**Also if you have any textbooks at home can you please send them back with your student. We need to count for next year- thank you!
This week in...
Reading: We are DONE with our textbook! We will be starting our 4th grade class novel and that will take us through the end of the year. There will be a packet that will be associated with the novel and that will be the only homework. Also there is vocabulary in the packet as well, this is what they will be tested on. We will keep everyone updated.
Spelling: Lesson 34
Religion: Finish Chapter 8 and begin Chapter 9
4th LA: Quiz tomorrow on pronouns. The rest of the week will be spent organizing writing portfolios
5th LA: Organizing writing portfolios
4th SS: West region tour
5th SS: Chapter 13- quick study and we will begin Chapter 14 by Thursday- The Civil War
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Notes for Friday!!
Good Afternoon!
We made it through our first VIP shows :) They were a success and looking forward to tomorrow!
Please don't forget...
to wear Lime Green Shirts again
to bring hats and glasses/goggles
tomorrow is a half day, dismissal at 12:00
the students may want to bring an extra snack tomorrow
water bottle
Thanks so much! See everyone tomorrow :)
Also book orders are due tomorrow for those who are ordering!
We made it through our first VIP shows :) They were a success and looking forward to tomorrow!
Please don't forget...
to wear Lime Green Shirts again
to bring hats and glasses/goggles
tomorrow is a half day, dismissal at 12:00
the students may want to bring an extra snack tomorrow
water bottle
Thanks so much! See everyone tomorrow :)
Also book orders are due tomorrow for those who are ordering!
Monday, May 5, 2014
Week of May 5th
Good Afternoon,
This week will be a different schedule then what we are use to. We will try to update each day with reminders of what will be each week... especially VIP shirts or not!
Also May Crowning will take place on Wednesday at 8:15.
This week in...
Reading: We will read Jon Muir this week. No vocab or test will be given this week.
Spelling: Lesson 33, compound words. Our test will still be on Friday
Religion: Chapter 8
Language Arts and Social Studies will be very light this week.
Thank you! See you all at VIP!
This week will be a different schedule then what we are use to. We will try to update each day with reminders of what will be each week... especially VIP shirts or not!
Also May Crowning will take place on Wednesday at 8:15.
This week in...
Reading: We will read Jon Muir this week. No vocab or test will be given this week.
Spelling: Lesson 33, compound words. Our test will still be on Friday
Religion: Chapter 8
Language Arts and Social Studies will be very light this week.
Thank you! See you all at VIP!
Monday, April 28, 2014
Week of April 28th
Good Afternoon!
Miss Winter's class will be participating in mass tomorrow.
We will have art awareness on Friday.
This week in...
Reading: The Bunyans. Such a fun story- everyone will enjoy it! Our test will be on Friday. This is our 2nd to the last story in our textbook that we will be reading!
Spelling: Lesson 32
Religion: We will finish family life this week
4th LA: Starting pronouns
5th LA: Quiz on Tuesday, Adverbs the rest of the week
4th SS: We will finish Chapter 12 this week. Our test will be on Friday. Please use the study guide to help you study the notes and textbook pages.
5th SS: Chapter 11. We may finish it on Friday and our test will probably be on Monday of next week. I will keep the students updated.
Miss Winter's class will be participating in mass tomorrow.
We will have art awareness on Friday.
This week in...
Reading: The Bunyans. Such a fun story- everyone will enjoy it! Our test will be on Friday. This is our 2nd to the last story in our textbook that we will be reading!
Spelling: Lesson 32
Religion: We will finish family life this week
4th LA: Starting pronouns
5th LA: Quiz on Tuesday, Adverbs the rest of the week
4th SS: We will finish Chapter 12 this week. Our test will be on Friday. Please use the study guide to help you study the notes and textbook pages.
5th SS: Chapter 11. We may finish it on Friday and our test will probably be on Monday of next week. I will keep the students updated.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Week of April 21st
Good Morning! We hope everyone had a beautiful Easter break. Our weather that we got to enjoy on Easter Sunday can definitely stay around- it was wonderful, the sun was actually warm!
We are going to start the 4th grade Family Life this week in religion. In 4th grade, it is very easy, we discuss good nutrition, getting a good night's sleep, feelings, emotions, obeying rules, and giving gifts to the community. We will watch some BrainPOPs that go along with the curriculum and complete some activities.
Also if each 4th grade student could bring in an empty, any color, any kind 1 inch binder for social studies that would be most appreciated. I have collected all of their letters and scrapbook pages and it would be a nice region tour memory to have all of them together for them to keep and look back on. Thanks! I will store them in the classroom until we are all done.
This week in...
Reading: Dragons and Dinos. Test will be on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 31
Religion: Family Life
4th LA: Earth Day puzzle and writing assignment
5th LA: Adjectives and Adverbs with a twist on Earth Day!
4th SS: We will finish our region tour today and our Letter and Scrapbook pages will be due on Monday, April 28th. The students could have gotten started over our long weekend- hopefully they did. On Wednesday we will start Chapter 12- heading out to the West!
5th SS: We will finish Chapter 10 and start Chapter 11. The Chapter 10 test will be take home and will be due on Friday, they will receive the test on Wednesday. Any late tests will lose 10% each day they are late.
We are going to start the 4th grade Family Life this week in religion. In 4th grade, it is very easy, we discuss good nutrition, getting a good night's sleep, feelings, emotions, obeying rules, and giving gifts to the community. We will watch some BrainPOPs that go along with the curriculum and complete some activities.
Also if each 4th grade student could bring in an empty, any color, any kind 1 inch binder for social studies that would be most appreciated. I have collected all of their letters and scrapbook pages and it would be a nice region tour memory to have all of them together for them to keep and look back on. Thanks! I will store them in the classroom until we are all done.
This week in...
Reading: Dragons and Dinos. Test will be on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 31
Religion: Family Life
4th LA: Earth Day puzzle and writing assignment
5th LA: Adjectives and Adverbs with a twist on Earth Day!
4th SS: We will finish our region tour today and our Letter and Scrapbook pages will be due on Monday, April 28th. The students could have gotten started over our long weekend- hopefully they did. On Wednesday we will start Chapter 12- heading out to the West!
5th SS: We will finish Chapter 10 and start Chapter 11. The Chapter 10 test will be take home and will be due on Friday, they will receive the test on Wednesday. Any late tests will lose 10% each day they are late.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Friday Video
Happy Friday!
The 4th and 5th graders watched this little video today in Social Studies. Some of then wanted to share it at home because it has a nice message so we told them it would be on the blog. The video is actually from a Thailand Insurance Company and takes a look at what makes you happy?
Unsung Hero
Enjoy! Have a great weekend :)
The 4th and 5th graders watched this little video today in Social Studies. Some of then wanted to share it at home because it has a nice message so we told them it would be on the blog. The video is actually from a Thailand Insurance Company and takes a look at what makes you happy?
Unsung Hero
Enjoy! Have a great weekend :)
Monday, April 7, 2014
Week of April 7th
Happy Monday- we hope everyone had a relaxing spring break!
This week in...
Reading: Mangrove Wilderness is our story and the test will be on Friday
Spelling: Review Lesson 30
Religion: Chapter 7 Test this week- Rice bowls will be collected starting next Monday-Wednesday
4th LA: Finish Roadrunner Essays, finishing adjective unit quiz on Friday
5th LA: Finishing Frog Essays, working on Pronouns
4th SS: Southwest tour is starting
5th SS: Chapter 10- our huge government chapter!
This week in...
Reading: Mangrove Wilderness is our story and the test will be on Friday
Spelling: Review Lesson 30
Religion: Chapter 7 Test this week- Rice bowls will be collected starting next Monday-Wednesday
4th LA: Finish Roadrunner Essays, finishing adjective unit quiz on Friday
5th LA: Finishing Frog Essays, working on Pronouns
4th SS: Southwest tour is starting
5th SS: Chapter 10- our huge government chapter!
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Report Cards
Hello!
Just a reminder that report cards go home today. Remember you may keep the report card at home, we just need the brown envelope back and signed as soon as possible. Thank you so much and here's to 4th quarter!
Just a reminder that report cards go home today. Remember you may keep the report card at home, we just need the brown envelope back and signed as soon as possible. Thank you so much and here's to 4th quarter!
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
4th Grade Chapter 10 SS TEST
The students heard this today but just wanted to send it out there!
The chapter 10 test will be tomorrow (Thursday). The 4th graders will be able to use their quizzes (yellow, pink, purple), worksheets (lesson 1, 2, 3) and the Chapter Review (tonight's homework) on their test- no blue study guides or books. I reminded them to PLEASE remember to bring these papers with them tomorrow!
*If your student will not be here tomorrow they will make this test up on Monday and please make sure they have studied and bring these papers back as well.
Thank you!
Monday, March 24, 2014
Week of March 24th
Good Afternoon!
Happy week before Spring Break! We hope that everyone is doing something restful next week before entering into the home stretch :)
This week in...
Reading: We will have our Reading Test on The Cricket in Times Square on Wednesday
Spelling: Lesson 29
Religion: Chapter 7 and rice bowl activities
4th LA: Finishing up Roadrunner essays ad working on adjectives: more, most, good, better, best
5th LA: Subject and object pronouns and there will be a quiz on Thursday
4th SS: We will finish Chapter 10 this week the test will be on Thursday. If your student will not be in on Thursday they will take it after break
5th SS: Chapter 9 test on Thursday and Friday. Hopefully everyone finishes it on Thursday, especially the students who will not be here on Friday. If your student will not be in on Thursday they will take it after break.
Happy week before Spring Break! We hope that everyone is doing something restful next week before entering into the home stretch :)
This week in...
Reading: We will have our Reading Test on The Cricket in Times Square on Wednesday
Spelling: Lesson 29
Religion: Chapter 7 and rice bowl activities
4th LA: Finishing up Roadrunner essays ad working on adjectives: more, most, good, better, best
5th LA: Subject and object pronouns and there will be a quiz on Thursday
4th SS: We will finish Chapter 10 this week the test will be on Thursday. If your student will not be in on Thursday they will take it after break
5th SS: Chapter 9 test on Thursday and Friday. Hopefully everyone finishes it on Thursday, especially the students who will not be here on Friday. If your student will not be in on Thursday they will take it after break.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Friday - Stations of the Cross
Don't forget that 4th and 5th grade will lead Stations of the Cross on Friday at 1:15. Please join us if you can.
The students who are reading were given a blue index card that have their reading on it. Please have them practice this and remind them to read S L O W L Y and take PAUSES!
The students who are "acting" have an exact part that they must portray. Please have them practice by telling you when they are suppose to go up, who they are with, and what their pose is.
Also please do not forget school shoes, wear proper uniform, and we are also asking that any hair bows/headbands are kept simple for Friday.
Thank you so much!
The students who are reading were given a blue index card that have their reading on it. Please have them practice this and remind them to read S L O W L Y and take PAUSES!
The students who are "acting" have an exact part that they must portray. Please have them practice by telling you when they are suppose to go up, who they are with, and what their pose is.
Also please do not forget school shoes, wear proper uniform, and we are also asking that any hair bows/headbands are kept simple for Friday.
Thank you so much!
Monday, March 17, 2014
Week of March 17th
Good Morning! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
This week on Friday the 4th and 5th grade will be leading stations of the cross at 1:15. We will have practices during the school day on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On Wednesday the GIRLS have out of uniform for winning the box top contest
We did not get a chance to hand out Friday folders last Friday- we will do a combined Friday folder this week!
This week in...
Reading: We will be reading the Cricket in Times Square this week.
Spelling: Lesson 28
Religion: Chapter 7
4th LA: Finish up adjectives, possible quiz on Friday. Also starting their essays about Roadrunners
5th LA: Starting Pronouns
4th SS: Our IL test is on Tuesday- students have a study guide. On Wednesday we will start chapter 10 and should finish it by spring break- it is a very short chapter
5th SS: Continuing on in Chapter 9- we will have a test next week right before spring break
This week on Friday the 4th and 5th grade will be leading stations of the cross at 1:15. We will have practices during the school day on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On Wednesday the GIRLS have out of uniform for winning the box top contest
We did not get a chance to hand out Friday folders last Friday- we will do a combined Friday folder this week!
This week in...
Reading: We will be reading the Cricket in Times Square this week.
Spelling: Lesson 28
Religion: Chapter 7
4th LA: Finish up adjectives, possible quiz on Friday. Also starting their essays about Roadrunners
5th LA: Starting Pronouns
4th SS: Our IL test is on Tuesday- students have a study guide. On Wednesday we will start chapter 10 and should finish it by spring break- it is a very short chapter
5th SS: Continuing on in Chapter 9- we will have a test next week right before spring break
Monday, March 10, 2014
Week of March 10th
Good Morning!
Our field trip is on Thursday! Remember that we are out of uniform for it, wear good walking shoes, and please remember to pack a sack lunch and a drink for your student. We would really appreciate it if everything brought in their lunches could be thrown out at the end of lunch. Thanks in advance!
Also this week we will begin our practice for the 4th and 5th grade stations of the cross. Our Friday for that is next week, March 21st. Some students will have a speaking part that will need to be practiced at home others will have a standing/acting part.
This week in...
Reading- Our story is Because of Winn Dixie. It is just an excerpt from the full book. Out test will not be this week due to time. We will have it sometime next week- Tuesday or Wednesday?
Spelling: Lesson 27 workbook due on Friday also test and extra credit due on Friday as well
Religion: Begin Chapter 7 and discuss rice bowl activities
4th LA: Continuing with Adjective Unit They will have a writing activity over what they saw at the Chicago History Museum on Friday
5th LA: Will finish adjective unit this week and will have a quiz on Friday
4th SS: IL Unit. A study guide will go home on Tuesday highlighting the information they will need to know for our IL Quest (quiz-test). We will have that sometime next week. Also Midwest letters and scrapbook pages are due this Wednesday- March 12th
5th SS: Beginning of chapter 9- Declaration of Independence
Our field trip is on Thursday! Remember that we are out of uniform for it, wear good walking shoes, and please remember to pack a sack lunch and a drink for your student. We would really appreciate it if everything brought in their lunches could be thrown out at the end of lunch. Thanks in advance!
Also this week we will begin our practice for the 4th and 5th grade stations of the cross. Our Friday for that is next week, March 21st. Some students will have a speaking part that will need to be practiced at home others will have a standing/acting part.
This week in...
Reading- Our story is Because of Winn Dixie. It is just an excerpt from the full book. Out test will not be this week due to time. We will have it sometime next week- Tuesday or Wednesday?
Spelling: Lesson 27 workbook due on Friday also test and extra credit due on Friday as well
Religion: Begin Chapter 7 and discuss rice bowl activities
4th LA: Continuing with Adjective Unit They will have a writing activity over what they saw at the Chicago History Museum on Friday
5th LA: Will finish adjective unit this week and will have a quiz on Friday
4th SS: IL Unit. A study guide will go home on Tuesday highlighting the information they will need to know for our IL Quest (quiz-test). We will have that sometime next week. Also Midwest letters and scrapbook pages are due this Wednesday- March 12th
5th SS: Beginning of chapter 9- Declaration of Independence
Monday, March 3, 2014
Week of March 3rd
Good Afternoon!
Happy first week of March :)
This week we will be celebrating Mass on Wednesday for Ash Wednesday. If you are available please come to our Mass.
Also a special messenger went home today. We will spend at least one religion class each week talking about each child and country for that week. It looks very informational and engaging.
Also Best Buddy members can bring in $0.50 for a "spread the word to end the word" bracelet. Best Buddy members will be allowed to wear these bracelets for the first 2 weeks of March. We had a meeting today and received Valentine's from fellow Best Buddy members and even watched a video of them receiving our Valentines- it was very special!
This week in....
Reading: Juan Verdades. Our skill is theme. Test Friday
Spelling: Lesson 26
Religion: Lent activities this week
4th LA: Adjectives. In class review on Wednesday, Quiz Thursday
5th LA: Diocesan persuasive writing- all work will be done in school
4th SS: We will finish our region tour of the Midwest on Tuesday. Wednesday will be an in-class work day for our letters and scrapbook pages. These will be due on Wednesday, March 12th. The rest of the week will be our unit on Illinois
5th SS: Chapter 8 will come to an end on Tuesday! Wednesday will be a review day and Thursday and Friday will be Chapter 8 test. There is no vocab for this chapter. Please have your student explain to you how each of these battles worked. They should be able to tell you about the Battle of Lexington, The Battle of Concord, The 20 mile walk back to Boston, and the Battle of Bunker Hill. They also should be able to tell you all 3 Intolerable Acts.
Happy first week of March :)
This week we will be celebrating Mass on Wednesday for Ash Wednesday. If you are available please come to our Mass.
Also a special messenger went home today. We will spend at least one religion class each week talking about each child and country for that week. It looks very informational and engaging.
Also Best Buddy members can bring in $0.50 for a "spread the word to end the word" bracelet. Best Buddy members will be allowed to wear these bracelets for the first 2 weeks of March. We had a meeting today and received Valentine's from fellow Best Buddy members and even watched a video of them receiving our Valentines- it was very special!
This week in....
Reading: Juan Verdades. Our skill is theme. Test Friday
Spelling: Lesson 26
Religion: Lent activities this week
4th LA: Adjectives. In class review on Wednesday, Quiz Thursday
5th LA: Diocesan persuasive writing- all work will be done in school
4th SS: We will finish our region tour of the Midwest on Tuesday. Wednesday will be an in-class work day for our letters and scrapbook pages. These will be due on Wednesday, March 12th. The rest of the week will be our unit on Illinois
5th SS: Chapter 8 will come to an end on Tuesday! Wednesday will be a review day and Thursday and Friday will be Chapter 8 test. There is no vocab for this chapter. Please have your student explain to you how each of these battles worked. They should be able to tell you about the Battle of Lexington, The Battle of Concord, The 20 mile walk back to Boston, and the Battle of Bunker Hill. They also should be able to tell you all 3 Intolerable Acts.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Vote for the next I Survived book!
Hey 4th Grade!
Here is the link from Scholastic to vote for what you want the next I Survived book to be!
They all look so good!!
Click here to Vote
Here is the link from Scholastic to vote for what you want the next I Survived book to be!
They all look so good!!
Click here to Vote
Monday, February 24, 2014
Week of February 24th
Good Afternoon!
Please get field trip permission slips in as soon as you can! We will be letting chaperons know by Friday- thank you for offering to help us out!
This week in...
Reading: Test Tuesday and the rest of the week we will be studying Fairy Tales- No vocab or test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 25
Religion: Finishing up chapter 6. Open book test hopefully on Thursday
4th LA: Diocesan assessments this week- all in class activities
5th LA: Adjectives
4th SS: Continuing Midwest Region Tour. Our letter and scrapbook pages should be assigned by the end of this week or early next week. Due date will be sometime during the week of March 10th.
5th SS: Chapter 8 Lessons 2 and 3- Beginnings of the American Revolution
Please get field trip permission slips in as soon as you can! We will be letting chaperons know by Friday- thank you for offering to help us out!
This week in...
Reading: Test Tuesday and the rest of the week we will be studying Fairy Tales- No vocab or test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 25
Religion: Finishing up chapter 6. Open book test hopefully on Thursday
4th LA: Diocesan assessments this week- all in class activities
5th LA: Adjectives
4th SS: Continuing Midwest Region Tour. Our letter and scrapbook pages should be assigned by the end of this week or early next week. Due date will be sometime during the week of March 10th.
5th SS: Chapter 8 Lessons 2 and 3- Beginnings of the American Revolution
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Reading Test CHANGE
The reading test has been postponed until Tuesday the 25th. We just needed a little more time with the shortened week and we will have our review day on Monday. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday we will be looking at Fairy Tales and there will be no test on Friday.
The week of March 3rd should be back on track and we will read Juan Verdades
Thank you!
The week of March 3rd should be back on track and we will read Juan Verdades
Thank you!
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Badminton Gym Test
Good Morning!
There will be a badminton gym test on Monday, February 24th. The students received a study guide already that has the 10 badminton rules on it. It was three hole punched so it should be in their binders.
Thank you!
There will be a badminton gym test on Monday, February 24th. The students received a study guide already that has the 10 badminton rules on it. It was three hole punched so it should be in their binders.
Thank you!
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Week of February 17th
Happy President's Day!
The 4th graders discussed the importance and Presidents Day on Friday. We will also be discussing the importance of Black History Month throughout the rest of February.
We will also continue keeping track of Olympic Medals, but will return back to our region tour for the 4th graders and US History for the 5th graders. We had a lot of fun discussing the history of the Olympics!
Also please turn your permission slips in for our field trip as soon as you can- we are very excited to go to the Chicago History Museum. It fits in so well with our region tour. Right now we will be touring the Midwest and take a long stop in Illinois to learn all about our state. The Chicago History Museum will expand on our Illinois knowledge!
Also thank you for all the thoughtful notes, flowers, and Valentine Day treats! We felt very special!
This week in...
Reading: Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life. One of our favorites! Our skill will be finding the theme in a story and the test will be on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 24- review lesson. Test and workbook both due on Friday
Religion: Chapter 6
4th LA: Adjective Unit
5th LA: Adjective Unit
4th SS: We will begin our region tour. It should take us about 10-12 school days to complete. We will have our Midwest Letter and Scrapbook pages due a week after we finish our tour.
5th SS: Beginning Chapter 8- the Road to War! The 5th grade research projects were fantastic! I saw A LOT of effort and was very pleased!
The 4th graders discussed the importance and Presidents Day on Friday. We will also be discussing the importance of Black History Month throughout the rest of February.
We will also continue keeping track of Olympic Medals, but will return back to our region tour for the 4th graders and US History for the 5th graders. We had a lot of fun discussing the history of the Olympics!
Also please turn your permission slips in for our field trip as soon as you can- we are very excited to go to the Chicago History Museum. It fits in so well with our region tour. Right now we will be touring the Midwest and take a long stop in Illinois to learn all about our state. The Chicago History Museum will expand on our Illinois knowledge!
Also thank you for all the thoughtful notes, flowers, and Valentine Day treats! We felt very special!
This week in...
Reading: Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life. One of our favorites! Our skill will be finding the theme in a story and the test will be on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 24- review lesson. Test and workbook both due on Friday
Religion: Chapter 6
4th LA: Adjective Unit
5th LA: Adjective Unit
4th SS: We will begin our region tour. It should take us about 10-12 school days to complete. We will have our Midwest Letter and Scrapbook pages due a week after we finish our tour.
5th SS: Beginning Chapter 8- the Road to War! The 5th grade research projects were fantastic! I saw A LOT of effort and was very pleased!
Monday, February 10, 2014
Week of February 10th
Good Evening!
This week in 4th grade we will be participating in our empathy lessons provided by Mrs. Waterman of the Downers Grove Township. Mrs. Waterman is a life-skills teacher and presents some lessons on how to be a good friend, practicing empathy, walking in another person's shoes, and what is bullying. She does an amazing job and the students always love what they have learned. She will come in every day this week except for Friday.
Speaking of Friday... Valentine's Day! The students in 4th grade may bring in valentines or treats for the class. Of course if they are going to bring something please make sure that each person in their class gets one. We currently have 22 students in Mrs. Carbone's room and 22 students in Miss Winter's room.
We also have Olympic Fever! We are keeping track of the previous day's events and results- we know not to look ahead at the results- Russia is almost a half a day ahead of us! Most events are complete while we are in school so we have decided as a class not to spoil anything for others :) We highly suggest downloading the free NBC Sochi Olympics App!
This week in 4th grade we will be participating in our empathy lessons provided by Mrs. Waterman of the Downers Grove Township. Mrs. Waterman is a life-skills teacher and presents some lessons on how to be a good friend, practicing empathy, walking in another person's shoes, and what is bullying. She does an amazing job and the students always love what they have learned. She will come in every day this week except for Friday.
Speaking of Friday... Valentine's Day! The students in 4th grade may bring in valentines or treats for the class. Of course if they are going to bring something please make sure that each person in their class gets one. We currently have 22 students in Mrs. Carbone's room and 22 students in Miss Winter's room.
We also have Olympic Fever! We are keeping track of the previous day's events and results- we know not to look ahead at the results- Russia is almost a half a day ahead of us! Most events are complete while we are in school so we have decided as a class not to spoil anything for others :) We highly suggest downloading the free NBC Sochi Olympics App!
This week in...
Reading: Just Like Me. Lesson test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 23, test Friday
Religion: Chapter 6- choices and consequences
4th LA: Starting the Adjective Unit
5th LA: Starting the Adjective Unit
4th SS: Olympics! We will learn about the history of the games and complete some in class activities
5th SS: Also Olympics and Chapter 7 Research Project is due on Friday
Have a great week!
Friday, February 7, 2014
Art Awareness
Today we learned about Frank Lloyd Wright and his unique style of designing architecture. There is a fun website that the students can go to and design their own:
www.architectstudio3d.org
It is also posted under class websites!
Have a great weekend :)
www.architectstudio3d.org
It is also posted under class websites!
Have a great weekend :)
Monday, February 3, 2014
Week of February 3rd
Good Morning!
This week in....
Reading: We will read the story, So You Want to be an Inventor. It is a narrative nonfiction and we will work on distinguishing fact and opinion in text
Spelling: Lesson 22, Test Friday
Religion: We will finish up Chapter 5
4th LA: Continue working on subject verb agreement
5th LA: Final Copy of President report will be due next Monday
4th SS: We will finish Chapter 8 this week and will have a test on Thursday. On Friday we will start our journey learning about the Olympics!
5th SS: We will finish the French and Indian War by Wednesday. Wednesday will be our review day and we will have a Chapter 7 Test on Thursday and Friday- No vocabulary this chapter.
This week in....
Reading: We will read the story, So You Want to be an Inventor. It is a narrative nonfiction and we will work on distinguishing fact and opinion in text
Spelling: Lesson 22, Test Friday
Religion: We will finish up Chapter 5
4th LA: Continue working on subject verb agreement
5th LA: Final Copy of President report will be due next Monday
4th SS: We will finish Chapter 8 this week and will have a test on Thursday. On Friday we will start our journey learning about the Olympics!
5th SS: We will finish the French and Indian War by Wednesday. Wednesday will be our review day and we will have a Chapter 7 Test on Thursday and Friday- No vocabulary this chapter.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Upcoming Tests
Happy Catholic Schools Week!
Tomorrow the 4th graders will take a reading test on The Stranger
Also, tomorrow, they will have an LA quiz
Thank you!
Tomorrow the 4th graders will take a reading test on The Stranger
Also, tomorrow, they will have an LA quiz
Thank you!
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Report Cards
Correction: Report Cards go home TODAY- not Friday. Please view and return signed envelope ASAP
Thank you!
Thank you!
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Week of January 20th
Good Morning!
Today is the first day of the 3rd quarter. A fresh start! In the student's Friday Folders this week will be the new book report sheet and a note about test redo's. This is a new idea we are trying out and ran into a few kinks last quarter so please bear with us!
*Report cards will go home on Friday
*Open house is this Sunday- hope to see you all there!
*Also we have a new page to our blog- please check out Awesome Apps!!
This week in...
Reading: The Stranger. Test will be sometime next week, we will let you know. No test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 20 continued... Test on words 11-20 on Thursday
Religion: Community
4th LA: Analyzing MLK's "I have a Dream Speech" and also will begin essay on tarantulas
5th LA: Past tense, irregular verbs and president reports
4th SS: Continue Chapter 8- test sometime next week (late next week, Thursday??)
5th SS: Chapter 7
As always thank you for reading our blog. If any questions arise please contact us via email.
Thank you,
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Today is the first day of the 3rd quarter. A fresh start! In the student's Friday Folders this week will be the new book report sheet and a note about test redo's. This is a new idea we are trying out and ran into a few kinks last quarter so please bear with us!
*Report cards will go home on Friday
*Open house is this Sunday- hope to see you all there!
*Also we have a new page to our blog- please check out Awesome Apps!!
This week in...
Reading: The Stranger. Test will be sometime next week, we will let you know. No test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 20 continued... Test on words 11-20 on Thursday
Religion: Community
4th LA: Analyzing MLK's "I have a Dream Speech" and also will begin essay on tarantulas
5th LA: Past tense, irregular verbs and president reports
4th SS: Continue Chapter 8- test sometime next week (late next week, Thursday??)
5th SS: Chapter 7
As always thank you for reading our blog. If any questions arise please contact us via email.
Thank you,
Mrs. Carbone and Miss Winter
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Week of January 13th
Good Morning!
We hope everyone had a nice weekend and enjoying the slightly warmer temperatures. The students were beyond thrilled that they got to play outside yesterday for recess!
This week in...
Reading: Firestorm. Test Friday
Spelling: Lesson 20. This lesson are words with ie and ei which can be a little challenging so for spelling this week and next we are going to be doing something a little different. This week the entire spelling workbook is due but we will only be testing the first 10 words (the list on page 82) on Friday. Next week there will be no spelling workbook and we will test the last 10 words (11-20) on Thursday, January 23rd.
Religion: Finishing up chapter 5
4th LA: VERBS! Linking helping, main, irregular
5th LA: Verbs and working on president reports
4th SS: We are beginning our next region- the Midwest. We will start Chapter 8 this week but on Thursday and Friday we will be completing our preliminary rounds of the Geography Bee. Also any Southeast letters that were not turned in by Monday will receive 10% off of the final grade
5th SS: The Almanacs are due today! So far the projects that have been turned in are wonderful! We have a Chapter 6 MC only test on Wednesday (no short response or vocab) and then will complete the preliminary rounds of the geography bee on Thursday and Friday
We hope everyone had a nice weekend and enjoying the slightly warmer temperatures. The students were beyond thrilled that they got to play outside yesterday for recess!
This week in...
Reading: Firestorm. Test Friday
Spelling: Lesson 20. This lesson are words with ie and ei which can be a little challenging so for spelling this week and next we are going to be doing something a little different. This week the entire spelling workbook is due but we will only be testing the first 10 words (the list on page 82) on Friday. Next week there will be no spelling workbook and we will test the last 10 words (11-20) on Thursday, January 23rd.
Religion: Finishing up chapter 5
4th LA: VERBS! Linking helping, main, irregular
5th LA: Verbs and working on president reports
4th SS: We are beginning our next region- the Midwest. We will start Chapter 8 this week but on Thursday and Friday we will be completing our preliminary rounds of the Geography Bee. Also any Southeast letters that were not turned in by Monday will receive 10% off of the final grade
5th SS: The Almanacs are due today! So far the projects that have been turned in are wonderful! We have a Chapter 6 MC only test on Wednesday (no short response or vocab) and then will complete the preliminary rounds of the geography bee on Thursday and Friday
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Week of January 6th
Happy New Year!!
We are back! We hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas break and the 2 extra days!
Today was a great day to get back into our routines and tell everyone about our very fun vacations and time off. We had a very productive day but noticed that as the day went on we got very tired. So hopefully our 4th grade friends will be asking to go to bed a little earlier than usual ;)
This week in....
Reading: Our final copy Seymour Simon summaries are due tomorrow (Thursday). Everyone finished writing them and they are proofread, some just need to finish their cursive final copies. We will be presenting our projects Thursday and Friday with our group members.
Spelling: Lesson 19 workbook, test, and extra credit due on Friday
Religion: Chapter 5
4th LA: update tomorrow
5th LA: update tomorrow
4th SS: Southeast Letters and Scrapbook Pages due FRIDAY!! We will begin Chapter 8
5th SS: Finishing up Chapter 6- Chapter test sometime next week... Wednesday?
We are back! We hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas break and the 2 extra days!
Today was a great day to get back into our routines and tell everyone about our very fun vacations and time off. We had a very productive day but noticed that as the day went on we got very tired. So hopefully our 4th grade friends will be asking to go to bed a little earlier than usual ;)
This week in....
Reading: Our final copy Seymour Simon summaries are due tomorrow (Thursday). Everyone finished writing them and they are proofread, some just need to finish their cursive final copies. We will be presenting our projects Thursday and Friday with our group members.
Spelling: Lesson 19 workbook, test, and extra credit due on Friday
Religion: Chapter 5
4th LA: update tomorrow
5th LA: update tomorrow
4th SS: Southeast Letters and Scrapbook Pages due FRIDAY!! We will begin Chapter 8
5th SS: Finishing up Chapter 6- Chapter test sometime next week... Wednesday?
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