4 Weeks Til Christmas Break

Welcome back from our Thanksgiving break! We hope you enjoyed some quality time with family and friends. The next four weeks will be jammed packed with engaging lessons, fun activities, and most of all lots of holiday cheer!

Looking Ahead...

• Wednesday, November 28th - 3rd to 5th Grade Mass at Brophy @ 9:30
• Saturday, December 1st - Breakfast with Santa in the school gym from 8:30 to 11 am
• Wednesday, December 5th - Reconciliation at 1:00 pm 
• Tuesday, December 11th - Christmas Concert at Xavier for Preschool to 3rd grade
• Friday, December 21st - 4th Grade Christmas Party in the morning and dismissal is noon 

English Language Arts



We will have a regular spelling test on Thursday, November 28th. The students' spelling homework has been modified for this week since they did not receive it ahead of time.

Grammar - We will talk about Pronouns (We didn't have time to cover this skill prior to break.), and we will talk about frequently confused words.

Reading - Our focus this week is on Text and Graphic features. We will spend some time learning a cheer that will help us to remember the importance of the different features in an informational text. The students will have a quiz on Friday, November 30th. 

Writing - We will be discussing Persuasive Writing. We will be preparing to write a persuasive paragraph about a Christmas present. Students will research the item they desire, develop three strong reasons and support it with evidence, and then present it. I will share with the students that even though they may do an amazing job presenting their facts, I am not promising that Mom and Dad will be purchasing this item. It will be a great topic of conversation for you at the dinner table.

Social Studies

We will have some follow up discussions from our field trip from the Dairy Farm and create some questions about our 5 Cs for our jeopardy game. We will also talk about the guest speaker who visited us last week. Ms. Luna's daughter, Michelle, is a copper miner and was so gracious to spend the afternoon with us on Tuesday and shared some fascinating information with us.

Math

We are multiplying multi-digit by single digit numbers. The strategies we are using are: area model, partial product, standard algorithm,  and bonding.

Please practice the x4s in preparation for a one minute quiz next week. Please practice 4x0 to 4x12 - it has to be mastered.

Science

We are combining matter. We are mixing liquids with liquids, solids with liquids, and solids with solids. We are also measuring using a beaker and graduated cylinder and trying to establish which one is more accurate.

Religion

We are learning the prayer Salve Regina or Hail Holy Queen. The students will be tested next week.

We are also preparing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation next week. We will make an Examination of Conscience and review the Act of Contrition.

Grateful

Happy Monday to All!

Please note that this week's blog post will serve as our post for the next two weeks; since next week is only a 2 day school week. 

We are grateful to each of you for love, support, and partnership this Thanksgiving season. Travel safe, enjoy time with family and friends, and most of all make lasting memories! Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! 

Looking Ahead....

• Tuesday, November 13th to Friday, November 16th - Scholastic Book Fair is open from 7:30 to 3:30. ***The fourth grade will go and shop on Wednesday.***
• Thursday, November 15th - Field Trip to Grandview Dairy - students may wear jeans and their school uniform shirt. Please pack a sack lunch. MUST be in a brown bag or grocery bag for us to easily dispose of after lunch. 
• Friday, November 16th - Grandparent's Day Mass with Mass at 9:00 in the Church and dismissal at 11:30 am. Please send in a bag of canned food, which will benefit our SFX Angel Families and St. Vincent de Paul. 
• Monday, November 19th - Pie Baking Day at school 
• Tuesday, November 20th - St. Vincent de Paul field trip in the morning 

English Language Arts

Spelling - There will not be any spelling homework, words, or tests these next two weeks.

Grammar - We will look at the skill of Pronouns.

Reading - We will read a story from Reading A to Z called, Two Kettles. We do some comparing and contrasting to the first Thanksgiving and present day Thanksgiving.

Writing - We will continue journaling daily our Thankful Thoughts in preparing for our Thankful Texts project.

Social Studies

We will finish our virtual field trip of Arizona's 5 Cs. The students will then go on a webquest and learn all things Arizona!

Math

We are continuing with multiplication. We will be using the following strategies; place value chart, the area model, partial product, and the standard algorithm.

We will also be measuring our the ingredients in preparation for pie baking next week.

Beginning this week, we will have a weekly timed test on the basic multiplication facts. This week is 3xs: 3x0 to 3x12. This is a graded assessment. The students will do 20 problems in one minute.

Science

We are measuring matter using the triple beam balance. We may even have the opportunity to measure cotton lint and cotton seeds after our field trip.

Religion 

We are continuing to prepare for our service project next week.We will be tested on the Suscipe prayer tomorrow.

Hello November

Happy November to All of You!

The next 3 weeks in Fourth Grade are going to fly by, so please read our blog to stay current with what is going on! 

Looking Ahead....

• Wednesday, November 7th - All School Mass @ 9:30 
• Thursday, November 8th - Social Studies Salt dough Map Project at 8:30
• Tuesday, November 13 to Friday, November 16th - Book Fair 
• Thursday, November 15th - Grandview Dairy and Cotton Fields field trip 
• Friday, November 16th - Grandparents' Day: Mass at 9:00 AM and dismissal at 11:30 AM 
• Monday, November 19th - Pie Baking at school in the morning
• Tuesday, November 20th - St. Vincent de Paul field trip in the morning 

English Language Arts



There is no spelling homework this week and no spelling test. Enjoy the week off!

Reading - We will be reading a Biography this week and looking at the author's purpose of writing it. The students will have an assessment on Friday on this story and skill. 

Vocabulary - We will review key vocabulary that are commonly misused by students. For example, words that are homophones: sore and soar.

Writing - We will be journaling daily in class, Thankful Thoughts. We will take our thoughts and turn them into our "Thankful Texts" project the next two weeks.

Social Studies

We will continue looking at maps of Arizona, preparing for our Salt Dough Project, and begin our virtual tour of Arizona's 5 C's.

Last month, both 4th grade classes participated in the From Farm to football contest by submitting a video all about chickens. The video submitted by students in 4A was chosen as 3rd place!! Woohoo! The students will be awarded with a breakfast in early December hosted by Hickman's Family Farms.

Click below to see the video :).

Winning Video 

This month, the fourth graders have another opportunity to participate in this contest again by creating a video all about vegetables.

Math

We will multiply by 10s, 100s, and 1,000s. We are going to use the strategy of perimeter and area. We will also be using the place value chart.

Science

We are starting a new module: Chemistry, Matter, and Interactions. In the first investigation, the students will be measuring mass using a triple beam balance. There will be a vocabulary quiz on Friday of the highlighted words in the lab books.

Religion 

We will continue to work on preparing for our service project to St. Vincent de Paul.We are making Joyful Mystery illustrations, messages of encouragement to add to the candy bags, and we are going memorize the Suscipe.