End of April

 

Hello Families, 

The end of April is here! Crazy how fast time is flying by! Let's us continue to encourage our students to put forth their best effort in all they do and finish out the year on a strong note. 

Looking Ahead....

• Wednesday, April 28th - All School Mass - We will attend Mass virtually at 9:30 AM. 
• Wednesday, May 12th - Book Tasting Project due for students - **See notes below on this project.**

English Language Arts

Spelling - The students will have a spelling test on Thursday, April 29th. This week and moving forward all spelling homework and tests will need to be completed in cursive to prepare for fifth grades. The students were given these directions on Friday and they are also noted on the front of the spelling homework. 

Reading - We will be look at Lesson 22's story, which is a Biography. The skill this week focuses on cause and effect. 

Writing - We will finish our poetry book this week. Then, students will choose four of their favorite types they learned about and publish those for a "Poetry in a Pocket." 

Book Tasting Project  - This book project will be the final one of the school year. It will be due on Wednesday, May 12th. Two weeks ago, students were asked to select a Fiction book to read. This past week, after IOWA testing, students had that book to read and then had to write a 3 to 5 sentence summary about what they had read so far. Today, directions for the Book Tasting Project were presented in class. Students will be coming home with the black construction paper and templates to use to create their placemat. Students will be "tasting" a variety of books as they prepare for summer and hopefully walk away with several new titles they are eager to read. 

Social Studies

We will pause on Social Studies this week as we try to wrap our Poetry Unit. We will begin our final S.S. unit next week, Government. 

Math 

Fractions....still! We are doing addition and subtraction of Mixed Numbers. We are also converting fractions to mixed numbers and mixed numbers to fractions greater than one. We will also be comparing mixed numbers. 

Science

We are moving along in Unit A: Living Things. This week, Lesson 3's focus is The Plant Kingdom. We also will be going to the STEM Lab this week. We will learn the parts of a microscope and use it appropriately. 

Religion 

Tuesday we will be having our quiz covering the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Last week, the students made a foldable that will be graded and used as a study guide. 

IOWA Testing

 

Happy Monday to All!

This week we will spend majority of our time completing IOWA Testing. It is important that your child get a good night's rest, a healthy breakfast, and please send in a good snack each day. 

English Language Arts

There is no spelling homework this week. We will resume next week. 

Reading - We will continue with our read aloud, Holes. 

Grammar and Writing - We will continue to look at different types of Poetry. 

Social Studies

We will finish our Family Vacation Project. 

Math 

We will continue adding and subtracting mixed numbers and fractions. We are beginning to put our answers in simplest form. 

Science

We are continuing our unit on Life Science and lesson 2 focuses on Classifying Living Things. 

Religion 

We are reviewing the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. We are making a foldable and will have a quiz soon. 

Fun Fest Week

 

Here Comes the Sun!!!!

The best and most fun week of the year is here! Fun Fest this year looks a little different, but it surely will not disappoint! Please read below, so that you are aware of the upcoming events. 

Looking Ahead...

• Wednesday, April 14th - 3rd to 5th Mass in the church @ 9:30 AM 
• Thursday, April 15th - 4th Graders will attend their Fun Fest party in the afternoon from 12:30 to 2:30. Students are allowed to wear their Fun Fest shirts on this day. 
• Friday, April 16th - Students may wear their Fun Fest shirt, a tie dye shirt, or a Beatles shirt. 
• Week of April 19th to April 23rd - IOWA Testing - Please do your best to not schedule any appointments this week. 

English Language Arts

Spelling - Students will receive homework TODAY, Monday, and it will be due on Friday. We will have a spelling test on Friday of this week. 

Grammar - We will begin to look at Figurative Language: similes, metaphor, and personification. 

Writing - We will look at key poetry terms and our first type of poetry; a haiku. 

Reading - We will begin a new read aloud book this week: Holes. 

Social Studies

This week, students will work in groups on a Family Vacation Project. 

Math 

We are working on addition and subtraction of Fractions. They will also be solving word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions. They will also use tape diagrams and number lines to model the skill. 

Science

We are going back to using the Science textbook. We are beginning our unit on Life Science. The focus of Lesson 1 is Cells. The students will be using the textbook to find answers in a packet. The students will also be doing a fun Mystery Science activity. 

Religion 

We will be finishing up our Totally Lent this week. We will spend some time daily with the practice of Contemplative Prayer.