Settling Into Routine

 

Hello Families,

We are halfway through the first trimester....YAY! Let's celebrate all of the new, hard, and amazing things you and your children have accomplished these past six weeks! 

As we settle into a good routine, whether at home or online, you will see that we have a very typical routine in the fourth grade. It is imperative that each week, students are completing the following: 

1. Dreambox (40 minutes and 5 lessons)
2. Bible Verse
3. Spelling homework 

Tasks that are being completed IN-CLASS and not for homework are: Read Aloud Question and Daily Flocabulary (10 to 15 minutes). 

Additionally, as we begin conferences this week, our big focus will be; is your child using their agenda daily. We spend time at the end of every school day to write in it subject by subject. Please check in with your child. Our students at home, we know you are not with us to do this task, but it is a great idea to make a game plan at the beginning of the week on how you will use your time wisely to complete your tasks. Also, if an assignment is due on Wednesday, it is due by the end of the school day, 3:00 PM. We are finding it challenging to keep up with the grading of late work. 

English Language Arts

There will be a spelling test this Thursday, October 1st. This week we are covering words that are homophones. It is very important that the students listen to how the word is being used in a sentence before spelling it out. 

Grammar - We will be talking about fragments, run-on sentences, and complete sentences. 

Reading - We will be talking  about Tall Tales by watching the movie Paul Bunyan and reading Stormalong. Students will be assessed on this story on Friday, October 2nd. 

Writing - We will continue to practice the five parts of a friendly letter. 

Social Studies

We are moving along nicely in Ch. 3, Lesson 3 and this week we will read about the Mountain Dwellers: The Mogollon People. 

Math

We will focus on subtraction of very large numbers including a great deal of regrouping. The students will also solve two-step word problems using the bar modeling strategy. 

Science

The next topic we will cover is Lesson 7, Fighting Disease. 

There will be a Nearpod activity and vocabulary quiz. 

Religion

We will be shifting our focus to the Rosary as we enter into the month of October. Every year we enter the Rosary Sunday Contest. The students will draw an image of Mary that goes along with the theme of the year. We will also learn about the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. 

STAR Testing

 

Hello Families, 

This week, we will be STAR testing the fourth graders in both Reading and Math. We will be STAR testing our students in the classroom and our students at home at the same time. More directions will be shared with our distance learners on how this will exactly happen. 

English Language Arts

Spelling - Due to the retreat last Friday, we were not able to take the spelling pretest, which means all students will take the spelling test this Thursday, September 24th. The spelling homework will be modified since they are getting it a day late. 

Grammar - We will continue to work on Quotation Marks. The students will receive directions this week for a quotation marks project, and it will be due on Friday, October 2nd. 

Reading - We will be talking about Theme this week. 

Writing - We will look at five parts of a friendly letter. 

Social Studies 

This week, we will cover lesson 2 in Ch. 3, which is on the Anasazi people. 

Math

We will be working on multi-digit addition with very large numbers and a big focus on Bar Modeling. 

Science

We will review the parts of the Nervous System. The students will be completing  a Nearpod. There will also be a  vocabulary quiz. 

Religion 

The students will memorize the Suscipe. We will be talking about God, our creator and our responsibility to the Earth. 

First Communion and Confirmation

 

Happy Monday to All!

Looking Ahead...

• Wednesday, September 16th - All School Mass: virtual for all students at 9:30
• Friday, September 18th - Sacraments Retreat in the Parish Hall 4A 8:00 to 9:30 and 4B 10:00 to 11:30
• Saturday, September 19th - First Communion and Confirmation mass for those making Sacraments now at 10:00 AM in the Church 

A few reminders: 

Please send in your 2 yards of fleece for our St. Vincent de Paul service project. This item was on our school supply list. Although we do not quiet know how our service project will look like this year, we will still be making our blankets and making sure they get over to St. Vincent de Paul. 

• Students who are listed in eblast as receiving this weekend will NOT be in school. 
• Students who are Distance Learners, but not receiving Sacraments will be doing an activity with us virtually. 
• On campus students not receiving this Saturday will be in class. 

English Language Arts

Spelling - There will be a spelling test on Thursday, September 17th. ALL spelling homework is due Thursday. 

Grammar - We will begin to look at the rules on how to properly use Quotation Marks. 

Reading - We will be looking at the skill of Cause and Effect. 

Social Studies

We will begin to learn about the early people of Arizona by reading Chapter 3 in our AZ textbook. 

Math

Students  will be working on rounding to any place, model drawing, and adding and subtracting larger numbers using the standard algorithm. 

Science

Students will be completing a Nearpod activity. (Digestive System) Students will read Lesson 5 about the Nervous System. 

Religion 

We will be preparing to receive our Sacraments. We will also be talking about our service projects. 

Hybrid Week September 8th to September 11th

 

Hello Families, 

This is our Fourth Grade blog. Each week, usually Mondays, we will update the blog with information similar to what you have been receiving in the weekly agenda. We will divide the blog post up by subject area and list out what is going to be covered as well any assessments that are coming up. We will also put any important information going on in the school community.  We will send the link out each Monday. This is a super handy "week at a glance." 

We are excited to see our students back in person, but we are also committed and excited to learn and grow with our students online. This is going to be a whole new process for all of us, so please be patient with us as we get used to the new way of teaching and learning. 

Looking Ahead....

• Wednesday, September 9th - Mass -We will be attending Mass in the Church at 9:30 AM. The link will be shared via Google Classroom for our students at home always.

• Friday, September 18th - Retreat for those receiving Sacraments in September - More information to come soon. 
• Saturday, September 19th - First Communion and Confirmation Mass at 10 AM in the Church 

English Language Arts

Spelling - We will begin with Lesson 3 words on Thursday and Friday of this week. Each week, students will have the opportunity to take a spelling pretest, and if they get a 100% on the pretest, they do not need to take the test at the end of the week. They will still be responsible for the homework though. 

Our typical spelling procedure is as follows: spelling pretest and homework given on Fridays and homework and spelling test is the following Thursday. 

Reading - We will begin to look at Lesson 3 toward the end of this week. 

Social Studies 

We are going to begin work in Chapter 3: Early People of AZ. We will be learning about the first people who settled here.

Math 

We will continue with Rounding to any place value. 

The weekly goal for Dreambox will remain the same all year; 40 minutes AND 5 lessons.  You can log your student's progress on the Parent Dashboard. Directions to get there went home at the beginning of the year. Email Mrs. Ezell with any question as she just set up her daughters. 

Science

We will continue learning about The Human Body. Students will complete a Nearpod Student Paced Activity on the Respiratory System. 

Religion 

Students will be completing their altar cloth squares in class and at home in preparation for Sacraments.