Good Afternoon!
We hope everyone had a restful, but very snowy, weekend! We are getting down to the final few days before break! This is going to be a busy week and our schedules will be slightly different but with our 4th graders super great focus and great behavior it should run smoothly :) This week would be a great week to make sure a water bottle and snack are packed each day!
Remember our Christmas Concert is this week. Thursday we will have two performances on during the school day and one at night.
We will have school next week on Monday (full day) and Tuesday (dismissal at noon).
This week in...
Reading: Mimicry and Camouflage. We will be doing a lot of activities with the story this week and will have a test on Friday. However the students will be able to use class notes and the book since the Christmas program will be Thursday night.
Religion: We will finish Chapter 6 this week- Open book test next Monday
Spelling: Normal spelling week this week. Lesson 14
4th LA: We will be writing letters to Santa for Macy's Believe Campaign for the Make a Wish Foundation! No quizzes until 2017!
5th LA: They will be Santa answering letters. No quizzes until 2017!
4th SS: We should finish our Southeast Region Tour this week. Letter and Scrapbook will be due Friday, January 13th
5th SS: Native American Research Projects start this week. The students will be able to pick any Native American tribe of their choosing that can be found in the United States. Information will be going home today. There are three parts to the project: 1. Outline 2. Menu Item and 3. Artifact. They will be presenting these in class during the week of January 23rd. Time will also be given after break to work on the project. Students should be going to the library to check out books for their research, we will have computers available but not enough for everyone so books would be the second option!
Monday, December 12, 2016
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Week of December 5th
Good Afternoon!
We will have Mass this Thursday for Immaculate Conception
This week in...
Reading: Burmese Python extended response and then Mimicry and Camouflage out of our reading textbook. Test sometime next week
Spelling: Lesson 13
Religion: Chapter 6
4th LA: Finishing up Cat essay and starting the verb unit
5th LA: quiz on Thursday over Verbs
4th SS: Southeast region tour!
5th SS: Finishing up Chapter 5- test will be take home over the weekend :) We will begin to learn about the requirements for the Native American project next week
We will have Mass this Thursday for Immaculate Conception
This week in...
Reading: Burmese Python extended response and then Mimicry and Camouflage out of our reading textbook. Test sometime next week
Spelling: Lesson 13
Religion: Chapter 6
4th LA: Finishing up Cat essay and starting the verb unit
5th LA: quiz on Thursday over Verbs
4th SS: Southeast region tour!
5th SS: Finishing up Chapter 5- test will be take home over the weekend :) We will begin to learn about the requirements for the Native American project next week
Friday, December 2, 2016
Scholastic Book Order
Good Afternoon!
We are sending a scholastic book order home today! It is due on December 9th to ensure that the books will be delivered before break. If any books need to be ordered as a gift and kept secretive please email your homeroom teacher and we will arrange a time for you to come get them!
Remember you may order online by using our class code: 1FQVA
Thanks!
We are sending a scholastic book order home today! It is due on December 9th to ensure that the books will be delivered before break. If any books need to be ordered as a gift and kept secretive please email your homeroom teacher and we will arrange a time for you to come get them!
Remember you may order online by using our class code: 1FQVA
Thanks!
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Week of November 28th
Good Morning!
We hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving!
Reminder Picture retakes are Wednesday, November 30th at 8AM. If your child is needing retakes or was absent on picture day they may wear their picture clothes all day!
Firefighter TJ will be in on Friday for our annual Learn Not to Burn lesson!
Reconciliation will be on Thursday at 9:30 AM for the 4th graders
This week in..
Reading: We will be studying the effect that the Burmese Python has had on the Florida Everglades. The python is an invasive species and has done quite a bit of damage to the national park. We will be finding out how people are intervening to save the park. We will be writing an extended response on this topic- most will be done in class but this time the students are responsible for more writing on their own!
Spelling: Review lesson 12- everything due on Friday. No Menu this week
Religion: Advent and start chapter 6
4th LA: Quiz Tuesday then topic sentences
5th LA: Verbs
4th SS: We will be starting our region tour of the Southeast!
5th SS: Chapter 5 Lesson 2 and 3- test sometime late next week Thurs? Friday?
We hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving!
Reminder Picture retakes are Wednesday, November 30th at 8AM. If your child is needing retakes or was absent on picture day they may wear their picture clothes all day!
Firefighter TJ will be in on Friday for our annual Learn Not to Burn lesson!
Reconciliation will be on Thursday at 9:30 AM for the 4th graders
This week in..
Reading: We will be studying the effect that the Burmese Python has had on the Florida Everglades. The python is an invasive species and has done quite a bit of damage to the national park. We will be finding out how people are intervening to save the park. We will be writing an extended response on this topic- most will be done in class but this time the students are responsible for more writing on their own!
Spelling: Review lesson 12- everything due on Friday. No Menu this week
Religion: Advent and start chapter 6
4th LA: Quiz Tuesday then topic sentences
5th LA: Verbs
4th SS: We will be starting our region tour of the Southeast!
5th SS: Chapter 5 Lesson 2 and 3- test sometime late next week Thurs? Friday?
Monday, November 14, 2016
Week of November 14th
Good Afternoon!
We enjoyed speaking with each and every one of you at conferences and are glad we were able to sit down and discuss your fourth graders. If anything comes up throughout the year please do not hesitate to email.
Also 4th grade is collecting NAPKINS for the food drive! Deacon Frank also said the pantry is also in need of: toothbrushes (adult and children), toothpaste, paper towels, and toilet paper. Thanks to those who have already donated!!
This week in...
Reading: We finished our baby loggerhead sea turtle extended response at school- they turned out great! This week we will be reading the story The Stranger. It is by Chris Van Allsburg and is fitting for the season that we are in now! Vocab quiz on Monday, November 21st
Religion: We will finish chapter 5 this week- open book test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 11- Practice due Thursday, Menu and Test Friday
4th LA: Working on possessive nouns and abbreviations. No quiz this week
5th LA: Topic sentences, main idea and details about Turkeys. No quiz this week
4th SS: Chapter 6 Lesson 2 and 3. Lesson 2 quiz on Wednesday, Lesson 3 Quiz on Friday. Review on Monday, November 21st and Chapter 6 test Tuesday, November, 22nd
5th SS: Chapter 5 Lesson 1 this week.
We enjoyed speaking with each and every one of you at conferences and are glad we were able to sit down and discuss your fourth graders. If anything comes up throughout the year please do not hesitate to email.
Also 4th grade is collecting NAPKINS for the food drive! Deacon Frank also said the pantry is also in need of: toothbrushes (adult and children), toothpaste, paper towels, and toilet paper. Thanks to those who have already donated!!
This week in...
Reading: We finished our baby loggerhead sea turtle extended response at school- they turned out great! This week we will be reading the story The Stranger. It is by Chris Van Allsburg and is fitting for the season that we are in now! Vocab quiz on Monday, November 21st
Religion: We will finish chapter 5 this week- open book test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 11- Practice due Thursday, Menu and Test Friday
4th LA: Working on possessive nouns and abbreviations. No quiz this week
5th LA: Topic sentences, main idea and details about Turkeys. No quiz this week
4th SS: Chapter 6 Lesson 2 and 3. Lesson 2 quiz on Wednesday, Lesson 3 Quiz on Friday. Review on Monday, November 21st and Chapter 6 test Tuesday, November, 22nd
5th SS: Chapter 5 Lesson 1 this week.
Monday, November 7, 2016
Book Club and Band
Ms. Hunter passed out a book club sheet today! She has a quick turnaround on this one and needs them back ASAP since the first meeting is a week from today! A sheet went home today!
Also 4th graders will have an extra band practice before their December show. Mr. Barton has worked out a schedule with us where in addition to their normal lessons they will have a combined practice on Monday, November 28th in the afternoon during the school day. ALL BAND STUDENTS WILL NEED THEIR INSTRUMENTS ON 11/28! Thanks!
Also 4th graders will have an extra band practice before their December show. Mr. Barton has worked out a schedule with us where in addition to their normal lessons they will have a combined practice on Monday, November 28th in the afternoon during the school day. ALL BAND STUDENTS WILL NEED THEIR INSTRUMENTS ON 11/28! Thanks!
Week of November 7th
Good Morning!
This week we will have an out of uniform day on Thursday, November 10th for the box tops.
Remember no school on Friday!
This week in...
Reading: Sea Turtle Extended Response
Religion: Chapter 5
Spelling: Lesson 10- everything will be due on Thursday!
4th LA: Singular and Possessive nouns
5th LA: Nouns (quiz Tuesday) and then topic sentences with supporting details
4th SS: We will begin Chapter 6 all about the Southeast! Northeast Letters and Scrapbook pages due 11/18 (I gave them an extra day!)
5th SS: Chapter 4 test this week: Review- Tues; MC- Wed; SR-Thursday
This week we will have an out of uniform day on Thursday, November 10th for the box tops.
Remember no school on Friday!
This week in...
Reading: Sea Turtle Extended Response
Religion: Chapter 5
Spelling: Lesson 10- everything will be due on Thursday!
4th LA: Singular and Possessive nouns
5th LA: Nouns (quiz Tuesday) and then topic sentences with supporting details
4th SS: We will begin Chapter 6 all about the Southeast! Northeast Letters and Scrapbook pages due 11/18 (I gave them an extra day!)
5th SS: Chapter 4 test this week: Review- Tues; MC- Wed; SR-Thursday
Friday, October 28, 2016
Week of October 31st
Good Evening Everyone!
We hope everyone has a restful weekend especially since Halloween is on Monday! We have been so lucky to have Halloween fall on a Friday or the weekend the past couple of years but we are back to a Monday Halloween this year :(
Reminder: students can wear a Halloween themed or any team Spirit top of their choosing on Monday. Bottoms must be regular uniform bottoms. Our next out of uniform will be November 10th for the box top contest!
Their LA Essay will be due on Monday- final copy. They may type or write in cursive for final copies.
Also today we had our SS tour stop in Hershey, PA. The students were candy factory workers today and had such a great time! A huge thanks to our parents who made it out and helped us with our activity :)
This week in....
Reading: Sea Turtle extended response. Most of the work will be done in school but this is a super fancy reading and writing project- hopefully they have lots to share with you about it!
Religion: Chapter 5 this week after we take our open book chapter 4 religion test
Spelling: Lesson 9
4th LA; TBA
5th LA: TBA
4th SS: We will finish up our region tour this week of the Northeast! Our project- letter and scrapbook pages will be due on Thursday, November 17th. I will be going over directions in class!
5th SS: We will finish chapter 4 this week. I am thinking there will be a chapter 4 test on the 8th and 9th.
We hope everyone has a restful weekend especially since Halloween is on Monday! We have been so lucky to have Halloween fall on a Friday or the weekend the past couple of years but we are back to a Monday Halloween this year :(
Reminder: students can wear a Halloween themed or any team Spirit top of their choosing on Monday. Bottoms must be regular uniform bottoms. Our next out of uniform will be November 10th for the box top contest!
Their LA Essay will be due on Monday- final copy. They may type or write in cursive for final copies.
Also today we had our SS tour stop in Hershey, PA. The students were candy factory workers today and had such a great time! A huge thanks to our parents who made it out and helped us with our activity :)
This week in....
Reading: Sea Turtle extended response. Most of the work will be done in school but this is a super fancy reading and writing project- hopefully they have lots to share with you about it!
Religion: Chapter 5 this week after we take our open book chapter 4 religion test
Spelling: Lesson 9
4th LA; TBA
5th LA: TBA
4th SS: We will finish up our region tour this week of the Northeast! Our project- letter and scrapbook pages will be due on Thursday, November 17th. I will be going over directions in class!
5th SS: We will finish chapter 4 this week. I am thinking there will be a chapter 4 test on the 8th and 9th.
Friday, October 21, 2016
Week of October 24th
Good Afternoon and Happy Friday- we made it :)
We hope everyone has a great weekend! Next week is a busy one so just thought we would get the info out now!
Thursday, October 27th is picture day
Friday, October 28th report cards go home
We will send 2nd quarter book report activities home in 10/28 Friday Folder
Next week (10/24-10/28) in...
Reading: We will finish up Frindle by inventing a new word! Then we will read Emerald's Eggs out of our textbook. This story is going to get us started in learning about sea turtles. We will begin working on a reader's response and some informational text about the dangers that sea turtles face their whole lives. We will have a text over vocab on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 8
Religion: We will finish Chapter 4 and have an open book test on Friday
4th LA: Diocesan assessment- expository
5th LA: Nouns
4th SS: We will continue our region tour of the Northeast! I am actually looking for volunteers to come in and help with a 4th grade project on Friday 10/28 from 10:10-10:50. You will be helping us in Hershey, PA wrapping candies on an assembly line! If you are available please email Miss Winter lwinter@sjsdg.org. Thanks :)
5th SS: Chapter 4 begins!
We hope everyone has a great weekend! Next week is a busy one so just thought we would get the info out now!
Thursday, October 27th is picture day
Friday, October 28th report cards go home
We will send 2nd quarter book report activities home in 10/28 Friday Folder
Next week (10/24-10/28) in...
Reading: We will finish up Frindle by inventing a new word! Then we will read Emerald's Eggs out of our textbook. This story is going to get us started in learning about sea turtles. We will begin working on a reader's response and some informational text about the dangers that sea turtles face their whole lives. We will have a text over vocab on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 8
Religion: We will finish Chapter 4 and have an open book test on Friday
4th LA: Diocesan assessment- expository
5th LA: Nouns
4th SS: We will continue our region tour of the Northeast! I am actually looking for volunteers to come in and help with a 4th grade project on Friday 10/28 from 10:10-10:50. You will be helping us in Hershey, PA wrapping candies on an assembly line! If you are available please email Miss Winter lwinter@sjsdg.org. Thanks :)
5th SS: Chapter 4 begins!
Monday, October 10, 2016
Week of October 10th
Good Evening!
We hope everyone had a relaxing 5 day weekend :)
This week we will have an out-of-uniform day this Friday, October 14th by donating a dollar to help the Catholic Education Foundation's annual Move Your Feet to Give a Child a Seat. We will be walking a loop around our school this Friday morning to show our support for Catholic Schools. Thanks for helping!
Also this Friday afternoon we will be meeting as a school to pray the Rosary. 4th graders can certainly bring their Rosaries in if they would like and please feel free to join us at 1:15 in the Church.
This week in...
Reading: We will continue to read our class novel Frindle this week. The students are having such a great time learning some new vocabulary words and figuring out what Nick is going to do next. They are doing a great job!
Spelling: Lesson 6 this week. Every 6th lesson we have a review lesson which is why it is not shown on Spelling City. The practice this week is slightly longer so it will be due on Friday. Also the test is slightly different- we will go over the format in class. And NO SPELLING MENU this week!
Religion: Chapter 3 test this week on Thursday
4th LA: Sentences: Run-on, subject and predicate. Quiz on Thursday
5th LA: First Diocesan Writing Assessment
4th SS: Chapter 4 test this week on Wednesday. Tomorrow we will have a review day and Thursday we will begin out first region tour!
5th SS: Chapter 3 test this Wednesday and Thursday
We hope everyone had a relaxing 5 day weekend :)
This week we will have an out-of-uniform day this Friday, October 14th by donating a dollar to help the Catholic Education Foundation's annual Move Your Feet to Give a Child a Seat. We will be walking a loop around our school this Friday morning to show our support for Catholic Schools. Thanks for helping!
Also this Friday afternoon we will be meeting as a school to pray the Rosary. 4th graders can certainly bring their Rosaries in if they would like and please feel free to join us at 1:15 in the Church.
This week in...
Reading: We will continue to read our class novel Frindle this week. The students are having such a great time learning some new vocabulary words and figuring out what Nick is going to do next. They are doing a great job!
Spelling: Lesson 6 this week. Every 6th lesson we have a review lesson which is why it is not shown on Spelling City. The practice this week is slightly longer so it will be due on Friday. Also the test is slightly different- we will go over the format in class. And NO SPELLING MENU this week!
Religion: Chapter 3 test this week on Thursday
4th LA: Sentences: Run-on, subject and predicate. Quiz on Thursday
5th LA: First Diocesan Writing Assessment
4th SS: Chapter 4 test this week on Wednesday. Tomorrow we will have a review day and Thursday we will begin out first region tour!
5th SS: Chapter 3 test this Wednesday and Thursday
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Week of September 19th
Good Morning!
We will have a pretty simple week this week due to Iowa testing. Make sure that the students bring water and a snack this week!
We will return to our normal schedule on Friday.
Also a lot of parents have been emailing- the Spanish project will be due next Thursday the 29th. Mrs. McGovern changed it due to Iowa testing!
This week in...
Reading: Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain reading test will be on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 4- everything due on Friday (practice, menu, and test)
Religion: Chapter 2
LA and SS will return to normal next week :)
We will have a pretty simple week this week due to Iowa testing. Make sure that the students bring water and a snack this week!
We will return to our normal schedule on Friday.
Also a lot of parents have been emailing- the Spanish project will be due next Thursday the 29th. Mrs. McGovern changed it due to Iowa testing!
This week in...
Reading: Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain reading test will be on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 4- everything due on Friday (practice, menu, and test)
Religion: Chapter 2
LA and SS will return to normal next week :)
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Notes for Thursday 9/15/16
Good Afternoon!
Just a reminder that tomorrow is an OUT OF UNIFORM DAY!!!! Please wear SJS spirit wear or green and white. Also we will be having a pep assembly at 1:00 in the gym to celebrate homecoming!
Also NO reading test tomorrow- we needed more time to read the story and work on vocab and compare and contrast!
Happy almost Friday :)
Just a reminder that tomorrow is an OUT OF UNIFORM DAY!!!! Please wear SJS spirit wear or green and white. Also we will be having a pep assembly at 1:00 in the gym to celebrate homecoming!
Also NO reading test tomorrow- we needed more time to read the story and work on vocab and compare and contrast!
Happy almost Friday :)
Monday, September 12, 2016
Week of September 12th
Good Evening!
This week in...
Reading: We will read Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain. Reading test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 3. Practice sheet due Thursday, Menu and Test Friday
Religion: Chapter 2 this week
4th LA: We will have a quiz over Unit 1 sentences on Thursday
5th LA: Complete subjects and predicates and compound sentences
4th SS: Chapter 1 Overview of the regions.
5th SS: We will have a chapter 1 test on Friday. The short response will be a take home test due on Monday
This week in...
Reading: We will read Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain. Reading test on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 3. Practice sheet due Thursday, Menu and Test Friday
Religion: Chapter 2 this week
4th LA: We will have a quiz over Unit 1 sentences on Thursday
5th LA: Complete subjects and predicates and compound sentences
4th SS: Chapter 1 Overview of the regions.
5th SS: We will have a chapter 1 test on Friday. The short response will be a take home test due on Monday
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Week of September 6th
Good Morning!
We will have our yearly in-uniform class pictures this Thursday- hopefully the weather cooperates!
Make sure that hot lunches and pizza lunches are being ordered online!
Pizza lunch starts this Friday :)
This week in...
Reading: Mighty Jackie. We will have our first test this Thursday over the story
Spelling: Lesson 2. Due to the short week everything will be due on Friday- practice, menu, and test
Religion: Chapter 2- no tests this week
4th LA: No quiz this week- Sentences: 4 types, what is a sentence, compound sentences
5th LA: Sentences- Quiz on Thursday. Then complete subject and complete predicate
4th SS: We will continue with Chapter 1 Lessons 2 and 3 this week. We will be having our first chapter test sometime next week- Wednesday?
5th SS: We will continue with Chapter 1 Lessons 2 and 3 this week. Make sure that your student is telling the "history story" to someone at home so they can better understand the material! We will also have out first chapter test sometime next week- Tuesday? Wednesday?
We will have our yearly in-uniform class pictures this Thursday- hopefully the weather cooperates!
Make sure that hot lunches and pizza lunches are being ordered online!
Pizza lunch starts this Friday :)
This week in...
Reading: Mighty Jackie. We will have our first test this Thursday over the story
Spelling: Lesson 2. Due to the short week everything will be due on Friday- practice, menu, and test
Religion: Chapter 2- no tests this week
4th LA: No quiz this week- Sentences: 4 types, what is a sentence, compound sentences
5th LA: Sentences- Quiz on Thursday. Then complete subject and complete predicate
4th SS: We will continue with Chapter 1 Lessons 2 and 3 this week. We will be having our first chapter test sometime next week- Wednesday?
5th SS: We will continue with Chapter 1 Lessons 2 and 3 this week. Make sure that your student is telling the "history story" to someone at home so they can better understand the material! We will also have out first chapter test sometime next week- Tuesday? Wednesday?
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Welcome to the 2016-2017 Blog!
Welcome to the 4th Grade blog!
This blog is designed to keep all of our families updated about what is coming up during the week for our fourth grade students. We invite you to get updates by email and that way whenever something is posted you should get a notification.
We will use this to let you know what lesson we are in for spelling, what story we are reading in reading, what chapter we are in for religion, and what we are doing for social studies and language arts. We will also let you know when tests are scheduled.
Up at the top of the blog are some tabs that contain more information and links to resources. The Spelling tab has a link to our SpellingCity account and the Reading tab has a link to the online version of the book!
We will be showing the students how to get here and hopefully everyone finds it useful!
This blog is designed to keep all of our families updated about what is coming up during the week for our fourth grade students. We invite you to get updates by email and that way whenever something is posted you should get a notification.
We will use this to let you know what lesson we are in for spelling, what story we are reading in reading, what chapter we are in for religion, and what we are doing for social studies and language arts. We will also let you know when tests are scheduled.
Up at the top of the blog are some tabs that contain more information and links to resources. The Spelling tab has a link to our SpellingCity account and the Reading tab has a link to the online version of the book!
We will be showing the students how to get here and hopefully everyone finds it useful!
Monday, April 11, 2016
Week of April 11th
Good Afternoon!
This week in...
Reading: Dragons and Dinos comprehension and vocab test will be tomorrow, Tuesday April 12th. The rest of the week will be nonfiction text practice- no other tests!
Spelling: Lesson 27
Religion: Chapter 9 test open book on Wednesday and then we will be working on our Rosary Beads for the school wide rosary project
4th LA: Personal Narratives
5th LA: Finishing up pronouns- quiz Thursday
4th SS: Chapter 10 lessons 2 and 3. Chapter 10 test will be next week- Tuesday or Wednesday
5th SS: Chapter 9 Lesson 2 and part of lesson 3. Chapter 9 test will be next week- Thursday/Friday?
This week in...
Reading: Dragons and Dinos comprehension and vocab test will be tomorrow, Tuesday April 12th. The rest of the week will be nonfiction text practice- no other tests!
Spelling: Lesson 27
Religion: Chapter 9 test open book on Wednesday and then we will be working on our Rosary Beads for the school wide rosary project
4th LA: Personal Narratives
5th LA: Finishing up pronouns- quiz Thursday
4th SS: Chapter 10 lessons 2 and 3. Chapter 10 test will be next week- Tuesday or Wednesday
5th SS: Chapter 9 Lesson 2 and part of lesson 3. Chapter 9 test will be next week- Thursday/Friday?
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Week of April 7th
Good Morning!
We hope everyone had a nice relaxing Spring Break. The fourth quarter is here but we be gone before we know it!
Also LRC is back! Mrs. Rensi is asking that if anyone is available on Wednesdays from 1:00-2:00 that could come and help both fourth grades with book checkout that would be great! Please email Mrs. Rensi at mrensi@sjsdg.org or either one of us!
This week in...
Reading: Dragons and Dinosaurs. Test on Tuesday of next week
Spelling: Lesson 26
4th SS: Starting chapter 10 this week. The Midwest Letter and Scrapbook is due April 22
We hope everyone had a nice relaxing Spring Break. The fourth quarter is here but we be gone before we know it!
Also LRC is back! Mrs. Rensi is asking that if anyone is available on Wednesdays from 1:00-2:00 that could come and help both fourth grades with book checkout that would be great! Please email Mrs. Rensi at mrensi@sjsdg.org or either one of us!
This week in...
Reading: Dragons and Dinosaurs. Test on Tuesday of next week
Spelling: Lesson 26
4th SS: Starting chapter 10 this week. The Midwest Letter and Scrapbook is due April 22
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Pizza Party
Hi everyone!
Did you hear that 4th grade won the box-top contest?!?!?
We get a grade-level pizza party!
It will be next Tuesday, March 8th. Everyone needs to make sure that they have something to drink. If they do not get milk already then they should bring a drink from home!
Thanks to our box-top coordinator at our school!
Did you hear that 4th grade won the box-top contest?!?!?
We get a grade-level pizza party!
It will be next Tuesday, March 8th. Everyone needs to make sure that they have something to drink. If they do not get milk already then they should bring a drink from home!
Thanks to our box-top coordinator at our school!
Monday, February 29, 2016
Week of February 29th
Good Morning!
Happy Leap Day to you all!
There is no school on March 4th
This week in...
Reading: The Cricket in Times Square. The test will be done in class all together this week- Thursday- to remind each other of test taking tips and strategies!
Spelling: Lesson 23- everything will be due on Thursday
Religion: Chapter 7 and Lent
4th LA: Will learn about comparative and superlative adjectives- no quiz this week. they wil also be working on writing a persuasive paragraph.
5th LA: Finishing adjectives- quiz on Thursday
4th SS: Illinois Unit this week. There will be a short test at the end of this unit which will be taken next week- possibly Tuesday?
5th SS: Beginning Chapter 8. We will learn about the protests an events leading up to the first battles of the Revolutionary War.
Happy Leap Day to you all!
There is no school on March 4th
This week in...
Reading: The Cricket in Times Square. The test will be done in class all together this week- Thursday- to remind each other of test taking tips and strategies!
Spelling: Lesson 23- everything will be due on Thursday
Religion: Chapter 7 and Lent
4th LA: Will learn about comparative and superlative adjectives- no quiz this week. they wil also be working on writing a persuasive paragraph.
5th LA: Finishing adjectives- quiz on Thursday
4th SS: Illinois Unit this week. There will be a short test at the end of this unit which will be taken next week- possibly Tuesday?
5th SS: Beginning Chapter 8. We will learn about the protests an events leading up to the first battles of the Revolutionary War.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Week of February 22nd
Good Morning!
4th and 5th grade is in charge of stations this week. Every 4th and 5th grader will be participating as either an actor or a reader. Stations will be on Friday at 1:15, we would love to see you there if you can make it!
Mrs. Carbone's class is also in charge of Mass this week- Tuesday at 8:15
This week in...
Reading: Because of Winn Dixie- we will have a test on Friday. Our skill this week is plot, characters, and setting.
Religion: Lent and Chapter 7
Spelling: Lesson 22- test Friday
4th LA: Adjectives and a quiz on Friday
5th LA: Finishing up presidential essays and then will begin comparative and superlative adjectives.
4th SS: We will finish chapter 8 this week. Test will be either Wednesday or Thursday
5th SS: Chapter 7 test this week- Wednesday/Thursday
4th and 5th grade is in charge of stations this week. Every 4th and 5th grader will be participating as either an actor or a reader. Stations will be on Friday at 1:15, we would love to see you there if you can make it!
Mrs. Carbone's class is also in charge of Mass this week- Tuesday at 8:15
This week in...
Reading: Because of Winn Dixie- we will have a test on Friday. Our skill this week is plot, characters, and setting.
Religion: Lent and Chapter 7
Spelling: Lesson 22- test Friday
4th LA: Adjectives and a quiz on Friday
5th LA: Finishing up presidential essays and then will begin comparative and superlative adjectives.
4th SS: We will finish chapter 8 this week. Test will be either Wednesday or Thursday
5th SS: Chapter 7 test this week- Wednesday/Thursday
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Week of February 15th
Good Morning!
Hope everyone had a nice three day weekend- the students look well rested which is good because we have a busy week!
This week we will have Mrs. Waterman come in from the Downers Grove Township to teach us four lesson about empathy. We do this every year in 4th grade and it always turns out to be a great memory.
On Wednesday we will have the school spelling bee at 1:15- good luck to ALL our spellers--especially our 2 from 4th grade!!!! :) :)
Also our Thursday messenger goes home this week- please return your envelopes if you haven't done so already
This week in...
Reading: No story or test this week. Instead we will be exploring folktales, fables, and fairy tales.
Spelling: Lesson 21- everything is due on Friday
Religion: Lent and Chapter 7
4th LA: Beginning adjectives
5th LA: Presidential Essays
4th SS: Finishing up our Data Collection/Bar Graph projects and then beginning chapter 8 Lesson 3- the resources of the Midwest. Our test will be next week- possibly Tuesday or Wednesday?
5th SS: Chapter 7 Lesson 3- The French and Indian War. Our test will be Friday of this week (multiple choice) and Monday of next (short-response).
Hope everyone had a nice three day weekend- the students look well rested which is good because we have a busy week!
This week we will have Mrs. Waterman come in from the Downers Grove Township to teach us four lesson about empathy. We do this every year in 4th grade and it always turns out to be a great memory.
On Wednesday we will have the school spelling bee at 1:15- good luck to ALL our spellers--especially our 2 from 4th grade!!!! :) :)
Also our Thursday messenger goes home this week- please return your envelopes if you haven't done so already
This week in...
Reading: No story or test this week. Instead we will be exploring folktales, fables, and fairy tales.
Spelling: Lesson 21- everything is due on Friday
Religion: Lent and Chapter 7
4th LA: Beginning adjectives
5th LA: Presidential Essays
4th SS: Finishing up our Data Collection/Bar Graph projects and then beginning chapter 8 Lesson 3- the resources of the Midwest. Our test will be next week- possibly Tuesday or Wednesday?
5th SS: Chapter 7 Lesson 3- The French and Indian War. Our test will be Friday of this week (multiple choice) and Monday of next (short-response).
Monday, February 8, 2016
Week of February 8th
Good Morning!
Hope everyone had a nice weekend and did some fun Super Bowl things!
Also if anyone has a box of tissue to spare we are running low in both rooms- thank you!
We are pretty much back to a normal schedule this week, which is a little sad because Catholic Schools Week was so fun!
Mass this week is on Wednesday for Ash Wednesday
Stations start on Friday- led by the 3rd and 6th grade this week
On Friday right before lunch we will celebrate Valentine's Day. Remember we CANNOT have any candy/cookies/food of any kind in our valentines.
This week in...
Reading: We will read the story Juan Verdades: The Man who Couldn't Tell a Lie. This is a folktale and is a really good story- also perfect for Valentine's Day because Juan falls in love with a girl named Araceli. We know the boys might not like it as much :) but there is a bet going on about the ranches! We will continue to work on theme this week!
Spelling: Lesson 20. This is a harder lesson this week. We are spelling words with EI and IE so don;t forget about spelling city this week to practice.
Religion: Lent and Chapter 7
4th LA: Finishing Verb Unit, quiz Tuesday, and then persuasive essays
5th LA: Finishing up Adjective Unit, quiz Wednesday
4th SS: Chapter 8, No test this week but it will probably be early next week.
5th SS: Chapter 7 lesson 2 and then lesson 3 which is the French and Indian War.
Hope everyone had a nice weekend and did some fun Super Bowl things!
Also if anyone has a box of tissue to spare we are running low in both rooms- thank you!
We are pretty much back to a normal schedule this week, which is a little sad because Catholic Schools Week was so fun!
Mass this week is on Wednesday for Ash Wednesday
Stations start on Friday- led by the 3rd and 6th grade this week
On Friday right before lunch we will celebrate Valentine's Day. Remember we CANNOT have any candy/cookies/food of any kind in our valentines.
This week in...
Reading: We will read the story Juan Verdades: The Man who Couldn't Tell a Lie. This is a folktale and is a really good story- also perfect for Valentine's Day because Juan falls in love with a girl named Araceli. We know the boys might not like it as much :) but there is a bet going on about the ranches! We will continue to work on theme this week!
Spelling: Lesson 20. This is a harder lesson this week. We are spelling words with EI and IE so don;t forget about spelling city this week to practice.
Religion: Lent and Chapter 7
4th LA: Finishing Verb Unit, quiz Tuesday, and then persuasive essays
5th LA: Finishing up Adjective Unit, quiz Wednesday
4th SS: Chapter 8, No test this week but it will probably be early next week.
5th SS: Chapter 7 lesson 2 and then lesson 3 which is the French and Indian War.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Week of February 1st
Good Afternoon!
Wow- what a day! If the rest of CSW is going to be the same way we are in for a treat! Today we wore the brightest shirts we could find and played Wheel of Wisdom in the gym! Some of our 4th graders got to participate and it was so fun :)
Please check the Monday Messages for what the rest of the week entails!
Reminder that we have our 1st third quarter book report due on Friday.
Thank you for returning report card envelopes.
This week in...
Reading: Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life. We will have a reading test with vocab on Friday. Our skill that we are working on is theme.
Spelling: Lesson 19- Everything due on Friday
Religion: Chapter 6 open book test on Thursday
4th LA: Finishing verb unit and studying contractions using not- no quiz this week, it will be NEXT Tuesday. Diocesan persuasive essays will be stating soon (next week Tues??)
5th LA: Beginning adjectives
4th SS: Continuing Chapter 8
5th SS: Chapter 6 Test this week on Wednesday/Thursday. We will review Tuesday!
Wow- what a day! If the rest of CSW is going to be the same way we are in for a treat! Today we wore the brightest shirts we could find and played Wheel of Wisdom in the gym! Some of our 4th graders got to participate and it was so fun :)
Please check the Monday Messages for what the rest of the week entails!
Reminder that we have our 1st third quarter book report due on Friday.
Thank you for returning report card envelopes.
This week in...
Reading: Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life. We will have a reading test with vocab on Friday. Our skill that we are working on is theme.
Spelling: Lesson 19- Everything due on Friday
Religion: Chapter 6 open book test on Thursday
4th LA: Finishing verb unit and studying contractions using not- no quiz this week, it will be NEXT Tuesday. Diocesan persuasive essays will be stating soon (next week Tues??)
5th LA: Beginning adjectives
4th SS: Continuing Chapter 8
5th SS: Chapter 6 Test this week on Wednesday/Thursday. We will review Tuesday!
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Week of January 25th
Good Morning!
Don't forget that this Sunday is open house from 10-2. Hope to see you all here!
This week in...
Reading: Just Like Me. Our sill is fact and opinion and we will have a reading test on Friday
Spelling: Review Lesson 18. No Menu this week! Practice and Test due on Friday
Religion: Chapter 6
4th LA: Linking and helping verbs. No quiz this week!
5th LA: Persuasive essays
4th SS: Wednesday we will start Chapter 8! All about the Midwest :)
5th SS: Native American Presentations this week!! Friday we will start Lesson 4 of chapter 6 and will have a test next week- possibly Wednesday/Thursday
Don't forget that this Sunday is open house from 10-2. Hope to see you all here!
This week in...
Reading: Just Like Me. Our sill is fact and opinion and we will have a reading test on Friday
Spelling: Review Lesson 18. No Menu this week! Practice and Test due on Friday
Religion: Chapter 6
4th LA: Linking and helping verbs. No quiz this week!
5th LA: Persuasive essays
4th SS: Wednesday we will start Chapter 8! All about the Midwest :)
5th SS: Native American Presentations this week!! Friday we will start Lesson 4 of chapter 6 and will have a test next week- possibly Wednesday/Thursday
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Parent Volunteers Needed!!
Good Morning!
We are in need of some parent volunteers to help us with a tour stop on the Southeast Tour!
We will be studying about trials in the Southeast in regards to the many trials that took place during the Civil Rights. We also will be learning about the judicial branch in depth. We would now like to see it in action!
We need parent volunteers to come in and act out a mock trial for us. You can use your script while you are acting and we do NOT require you to have acting experience! Scripts will be going home on Friday, so you have plenty of time to look over your part.
Our Mock Trial- The People V Woody (from Toy Story) will be held at approximately 9:30 AM on Tuesday, January 26th on the stage- we mean court room- in the school hall. We are in need of 7 parent actors. If you are available from about 9:30-10:30 please email Miss Winter. lwinter@sjsdg.org
Thank you!! This is going to be a fun and informative lesson!!
We are in need of some parent volunteers to help us with a tour stop on the Southeast Tour!
We will be studying about trials in the Southeast in regards to the many trials that took place during the Civil Rights. We also will be learning about the judicial branch in depth. We would now like to see it in action!
We need parent volunteers to come in and act out a mock trial for us. You can use your script while you are acting and we do NOT require you to have acting experience! Scripts will be going home on Friday, so you have plenty of time to look over your part.
Our Mock Trial- The People V Woody (from Toy Story) will be held at approximately 9:30 AM on Tuesday, January 26th on the stage- we mean court room- in the school hall. We are in need of 7 parent actors. If you are available from about 9:30-10:30 please email Miss Winter. lwinter@sjsdg.org
Thank you!! This is going to be a fun and informative lesson!!
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Week of January 19th
Good Morning!
Hope everyone had a nice three-day weekend!
Report cards will go home this Friday!
This week in...
Reading: No story this week- students will be working on gathering facts, opinions, and fictional statements about their famous person and then assembling their flip books.
Religion: Students will be working on a paper about why they are happy that they go to a Catholic School. If we finish then we will continue with Chapter 6
Spelling: Lesson 17- everything is due on Friday.
4th LA: Linking, Helping, and Irregular Verbs
5th LA: Persuasive essay this week
4th SS: We will be just about finished with our Southeast region tour this week. Next week we will tie up any loose ends and begin Chapter 8. Southeast Letters and Scrapbooks will be due Monday, February 8th.
5th SS: We will continue with Chapter 6 and decide presentation schedule this week. The Native American projects and presentations are due Monday, January 25th. The students may ask questions in the beginning of class!
Hope everyone had a nice three-day weekend!
Report cards will go home this Friday!
This week in...
Reading: No story this week- students will be working on gathering facts, opinions, and fictional statements about their famous person and then assembling their flip books.
Religion: Students will be working on a paper about why they are happy that they go to a Catholic School. If we finish then we will continue with Chapter 6
Spelling: Lesson 17- everything is due on Friday.
4th LA: Linking, Helping, and Irregular Verbs
5th LA: Persuasive essay this week
4th SS: We will be just about finished with our Southeast region tour this week. Next week we will tie up any loose ends and begin Chapter 8. Southeast Letters and Scrapbooks will be due Monday, February 8th.
5th SS: We will continue with Chapter 6 and decide presentation schedule this week. The Native American projects and presentations are due Monday, January 25th. The students may ask questions in the beginning of class!
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Week of January 11th
Good Morning- happy Tuesday!
We hope everyone has survived the snow and the cold- should be warming up by the end of the week!
This week in...
Reading: We will finish our jigsaw cooperative learning groups about an invention by Wednesday of this week. On Thursday we will start our fact and opinion flip book about a famous person of our choice. Most of the assignment will be done in school but students should have a book about their famous person. Computers will be available for further research but we want them to also research from a book! This project should take us through next week :)
Spelling: Lesson 16 this week
Religion: Chapter 6
4th LA: subject verb agreement with compound subjects- WOW!
5th LA: Starting a persuasive essay
4th SS: We have the preliminary rounds for the geography bee this week! Each classroom will have one winner who will represent that class in the school bee- GOOD LUCK! We will then continue with our Southeast Tour!
5th SS: We will also have the preliminary rounds for the geography bee this week! Each classroom will have one winner who will represent that class in the school bee- GOOD LUCK! On Wednesday we will be starting Chapter 6 which is all about colonial life. If the students have any questions about their projects I will leave time at the beginning of the class to respond!
We hope everyone has survived the snow and the cold- should be warming up by the end of the week!
This week in...
Reading: We will finish our jigsaw cooperative learning groups about an invention by Wednesday of this week. On Thursday we will start our fact and opinion flip book about a famous person of our choice. Most of the assignment will be done in school but students should have a book about their famous person. Computers will be available for further research but we want them to also research from a book! This project should take us through next week :)
Spelling: Lesson 16 this week
Religion: Chapter 6
4th LA: subject verb agreement with compound subjects- WOW!
5th LA: Starting a persuasive essay
4th SS: We have the preliminary rounds for the geography bee this week! Each classroom will have one winner who will represent that class in the school bee- GOOD LUCK! We will then continue with our Southeast Tour!
5th SS: We will also have the preliminary rounds for the geography bee this week! Each classroom will have one winner who will represent that class in the school bee- GOOD LUCK! On Wednesday we will be starting Chapter 6 which is all about colonial life. If the students have any questions about their projects I will leave time at the beginning of the class to respond!
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Week of January 5th
Welcome back!
This week in...
Reading: So you want to be an inventor. Our skill this week is fact and opinion and we will have a test on Friday. Next week we will be researching about a famous person of our choosing. It might be a good idea to get a book this week on the famous person (could be a picture book from the library) to look at.
Spelling: Lesson 15- everything will be due on Friday and test Friday
Religion: Chapter 6
4th LA: Quiz Friday on main verbs and helping verbs
5th LA: Linking verbs and contractions, no quizzes
4th SS: Southeast region tour stops 1-4!
5th SS: We received our information for our Native American Research project today. Tomorrow we are going to answer any questions and concerns and begin to research. Students should go to the public library for books (we will have a limited amount here). I will give them this week to research. The project is due January 25th.
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