Welcome to 4th Grade

AR quiz list (books to read) may be found on Mr. C’s Technology and Media webpage.

DONATIONS FOR COWS – ongoing!

Food Drive has begun!  Thank you for your ongoing support!

FRUIT and JUICES this week!

Week of February 21 – 24:  Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday!

MATH:  Wkbk p. 95 and 96 plus crossword puzzle begun this morning!

SPELLING:  Test on Friday, 3X/Alpha order due Thursday, sheet due Wednesday!

SCIENCE:  Study Guide for Chapter 4 – Test on Friday!  We will review on Wednesday and Thursday!

Week of February 13 -17  No School on Friday and Monday!   P.E. Uniforms for Tuesday!

WAKE UP BRAIN! p. 26/27

SPANISH:  Test and homework – Tuesday

PE – Muscle Test on Wednesday

MATH:  Test on Thursday!  We will finish workbook pages and review in the text

            wkbk. p. 91 due Tuesday

SPELLING:  Test on Thursday!  3X/Alpha Order Wed; Sheet due Tuesday

JOURNAL:  2/13  Name three things you learned at the presentation as well as your favorite part.

WEEK of February 7 – 10:  Homework board is updated daily in class – planners are completed daily!

MATH:   DUE MONDAY:  word problems for COMBINATIONS – additional practice  

               wkbk. p. 88 due Tuesday – one additional page each day

JOURNAL:  3rd entry:  What was your favorite part of Field Day?

VOCABULARY:  Unit 10  Match the Meaning/Syn and Ant. due Wednesday

                                 Complete the Sentences/Word Associations due Thursday

                                 Crossword Puzzle due on Friday with TEST on FRIDAY!

READING:  Loser and Tales reading may be completed at home.  All written work must be completed in class!

RELIGION:  Chapter 22 Test on Friday.   Study Guide will be assigned on Thursday due Friday.

February 3:  It was a great Catholic Schools Week!  Thank you to all the parents who came out and worked the different events for the students!  You’re awesome!

These were assigned on Thursday Due on Tuesday.  A crossword puzzle which was started in class on Thursday was due on Friday! 

MATH:  Wkbk. p. 85 and 86

WEEKLY READER:  Heavy Duty due  Tuesday

4th Grade is hosting the mass on Wednesday, February 1.  Readings have been assigned!  Please practice with your child!

Catholic Schools Week:  January 29 – February 4

MONDAY:  Kick off!  Students wear their favorite sports jersey/t-shirt, ice cream sandwiches at lunch, Academic pair 

TUESDAY:  Catholic Schools to the Rescue:  Students wear bright colored and capes to dress up a super hero, McSeton Drive-Thru, Q and A with Fr. Peter and John, Bingo!   4th grade was very successful in their game!  Many winners!  And, because we helped with chairs in the Social Hall after, each student received a prize and a pencil! 

WEDNESDAY:  Students wear Sunday Best!  Holy Hour following mass - 4th Grade hosting!

THURSDAY:  Miss Match and Faculty Swap!  Students wear miss matched clothing!  

FRIDAY:  1/2 dismissal!  Field Day!  Volunteers Needed!  4th Grade will be wearing PURPLE! 

WEEK ONGOING:  Collect $ for a charity selected by the class with the highest donations!  (also will win Dress Down Day!) 

January 31:  Last day of the month!

Looking for a few “lost” Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing books!

JOURNAL:  You are a superhero.  What are your special strengths. 

Wake Up Brain! 

January 30: 

MATH:  Crossword puzzle which was begun as AM work!  30 minutes of work time in class!  TEST ON TUESDAY, 1/31

SPANISH:  Study for test

January 27:    CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK STARTS MONDAY! See above!

MATH:  Text -. 234 ALL Review for Test on Tuesday; classwork p. 236 

WEEKLY READER:  Game On! 

SPANISH:  test on Tuesday

JOURNAL:  See below!

January 26:

Spelling – see below!

Religion – see below!

MATH:  Text p. 466 Top of the page 6.1 Practice ALL 1 – 14  Review –   Test Next week – Tuesday?

READING:  picture book pages should be completed for all chapters read – both groups!

SPANISH:  test on Tuesday

JOURNAL:  See below!

January 25:  

SPELLING:  Test on Friday, 3X/ABC order due on Thursday, Sheet due today! 

MATH:  wkbk. p. 84 – SHOW ALL WORK!  textbook p. 232 ODD 1,3,5,7  Classwork!   MATH TEST on chapter early next week!  Monday???

JOURNAL:  1/19  How are you and the main character in your book similar and different?  (Loser or Tales of 4th Grade Nothing)  You can’t say he is a boy and I’m a girl!

RELIGION:  Test on Eighth Commandment – Friday 

January 20:

MATH wkbk. p. 81 – textbook p. 227 17 – 20 (classwork)

READING:  Finish Reading assigned chapters:   Loser (Chapter 8 – 10; p. 34 – 59) or Tales of Fourth Grade Nothing (Chapters 3 and 4)

JOURNAL:  1/19  How are you and the main character in your book similar and different?  (Loser or Tales of 4th Grade Nothing)  You can’t say he is a boy and I’m a girl!

SPANISH:  finish packet

January 19:  MATH:  wkbk. p. 80 NEED TEXTBOOK FOR THERMOMETER 

VOCAB:  Crossword Puzzle – Test Friday 

RELIGION:  Study Guide – Test Friday 

JOURNAL:  1/19  How are you and the main character in your book similar and different?  (Loser or Tales of 4th Grade Nothing)  You can’t say he is a boy and I’m a girl!

SPANISH:  Finish packet 

January 17:  MANY TESTS returned to students!  Missing work must be completed!  See notices sent today!

MATH:  wkbk. p. 78 SHOW WORK!  4 problems – Mult/Div that were worked on as morning work for 25 minutes!

VOCAB:  Unit 9 test on Friday!  Match the Meaning and Syn/Ant due Wed.; Complete the sentences/Word Study due Thurs; Puzzle will be due on Friday!

RELIGION:  Chapter 18 Test on Friday!

January 12:

MATH:  Wkbk. p. 77

RELIGION:  Test tomorrow; oral test on Apostle’s Creed 1/19

SPELLING:  Test tomorrow

January 11:  

MATH wkbk. p. 76 

READING:   Story Map up to and including p. 357 – Adelina’s Whales 

SPELLING:  See below! 

RELIGION:  See Below! 

JOURNAL:  See Below!

January 10:

MATH wkbk. p. 75

SPELLING:  Sheet is due Wednesday; ABC/3X (please number 1 – 25); Test on Friday

BROWN ENVELOPS Wanted, Signed and Returned!

RELIGION:  Chapter 17 test on Friday;  Apostles Creed written (started for morning work – 30 minutes of work time) due      Wednesday – Apostles Creed Oral test – 1/19/12

JOURNAL:  see below

January 6, 2012: 

MATH:  wkbk. p. 73  

READING:  Test on Man Who Who Named Clouds – open book – reviewed in class on Friday! 

WEEKLY READER:  Cub Cam – underline answers in reading, EXTRA credit for Sudoko on page 7.  Started in class! 

JOURNAL:  1/6  Today is the Eiphany.  What is the importance of this? 

                         1/3  What did you do over the Christmas break? 

BOOK ORDERS:  Due Wednesday, January 11th 

BROWN ENVELOPS – signed and returned, please!

January 5, 2012 :  Houses for Change due January 6th!

MATH:  REDO wkbk. p. 72 SHOW WORK!  Students could tell how problems were solved!  Worked on in class for 30 minutes.  Plus, P. 464 and 465 text – problems 10 – 14 on each page!

VOCABULARY:  p. 86 and 87 which was begun in class plus crossword puz

zle. Test on Friday. 

READING:  Finish facts/details for Luke Howard in story – p. 328 to 335.  Worked on in class for thirty minutes with partners 

RELIGION:  Study Guide – Test on Friday – Chapter 16 

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Finish p. 23 in packet.  Questions 4 and 5 (started in class)- Find answers on the three pages read in class!  1,2, and 3 completed in class!

JOURNAL:  1/3  What did you do over the Christmas break?   CURSIVE! 

January 3, 2012  

Welcome Back to School!  Happy New Year!    Hope you all enjoyed the vacation and holidays! 

All written work must be in cursive!  

MATH:  Text p. 207 4 – 11 (classwork)   Wkbk.  p. 71 

VOCABULARY:   Test on Friday-Unit 8; Due Wednesday – p. 82 and 83; Due Thursday – p. 84 and 85.

JOURNAL:  1/3  What did you do over the Christmas break?   CURSIVE!     

RELIGION:   Test on Friday, the 6th Commandment – Chapter 16 

12/16  

Crayons, pens and pencils are needed by some of the students!  Hopefully Santa will bring some! 

             Chlorox wipes are also need for January!   

              Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!   Have a great vacation!  See you all in the New Year!

Thank you for your kindness and generosity!   The students enjoyed a nice little party today with cupcakes, candy, cookies, and popcorn!  

12/12   Handwriting – finish book up to page 74  Trace and Write!

              JOURNAL:  Some students did not complete the third journal entry.  These will accepted on Thursday only!  All makeup work is due on Thursday! 

12/12  Math: wkbk. p. 69/70 Test on Wednesday! Chapter 5 – Study Math Facts

SPELLING TEST:  all previously tested words tested tomorrow!  60 words!  Should be in notebook!

JOURNAL: 12/12 last journal entry:   What are you asking Santa Claus for?

GRAMMAR:  test on lesson Lesson 19, 20, 21

12/9:  

MATH:  wkbk. p. 68 Finding the Mean  Test next week Wed/Thurs

WAKE UP BRAIN!  Started as morning work!  

GRAMMAR:  Test on Tuesday!   Due Monday:   p. 100 – 103  Make corrections to the sentences!  

SPELLING:  Test on Tuesday!  Study previously tested words that should be in Spelling notebook! 

JOURNAL:  12/6  Tell about the Herdmans.    (These two entries should be done!)

                       11/28  Tell how you celebrated Thanksgiving.

HANDWRITING:   p. 24 – 27 (started in class earlier this week!   We are going to be writing in cursive in January! 

12/8:  Math:  wkbk. p. 67 use separate piece of paper!  Test next week! 

RELIGION:  Study Guide and Test on Friday!

GRAMMAR:  Test on Tuesday! 

SPELLING:  Test on Tuesday!  Study previously tested words that should be in Spelling notebook! 

12/7  MATH:  Finish wkbk. p. 66 started in class as classwork!

RELIGION:  p. 180 and 182 in text (started as morning work!)

JOURNAL:  12/6  Tell about the Herdmans. 

                       11/28  Tell how you celebrated Thanksgiving.

SECRET SANTA SHOP – Tuesday 12/6 and Thursday 12/8!   Flyer sent home 12/2!

GINGERBREAD HOUSES in Art!   WANTED an empty pint containers for each child - please label with name!   All students are asked to contribute to this favorite project!   Fourth graders are asked to make a donation of TWO graham cracker boxes!       

12/5  MATH:  wkbk. p. 63 – classwork today with about 1 hour of worktime! and p. 64 

GRAMMAR:  Test Tuesday on Verbs up to p. 87

JOURNAL:  11/28  How did you celebrate Thanksgiving?  (worked on in class!)     

Handwriting:  p. 54 - 57  Trace and write!

SPELLING:  All words that have been tested in notebook!  Test 12/13 

                        

12/2:  Math – wkbk. p. 62 Divide and Check!  Plus, finish classwork p. 183 19 – 24

GRAMMAR:  Test Tuesday on Verbs up to p. 87  will finish unit with another test prior to Christmas!   Due Monday:  Review Lesson 17 and 18!

JOURNAL:  11/28  How did you celebrate Thanksgiving?  (worked on in class!)      Handwriting:  p. 49 – 53  Trace and write!

  

 12/1:  Math:  wkbk. p. 61.  Some students need to complete classwork on p. 181 20 – 26!  Divide and check!                                                                                               Vocabulary:  Test Unit 7 tomorrow                                                                           Religion:  Study Guide, Chapter  13                                                                               JOURNAL:  11/28  How did you celebrate Thanksgiving?  (worked on in class!)      

Handwriting:  p. 54- 57  Trace and write!                                                            

SPELLING:  All words that have been tested in notebook!  Test 12/13   

11/30   CHLOROX WIPES NEEDED!  Supplies are limited!   We use at least two times a day!

RELIGION:  Ask your child how many apostles there are?  How many disciples?  They should have learned this in mass!      No Test this week!  Only a study guide for Chapter 13! 

MATH:  wkbk. p. 60 divide and check!  Plus finish classwork p. 179 15 – 20 – PRACTICE/LEARN Math facts!                                                       VOCABULARY:  Crossword Puzzle plus p. 74 and 75 started in class           HANDWRITING:  p. 49 – 52 Trace and Write                                           SPELLING:  All words that have been tested in notebook!  Test 12/13   

JOURNAL:  11/28  How did you celebrate Thanksgiving?  (worked on in class

11/28  Welcome Back!  

MATH:  wkbk p. 58 Divide and check- Plus finish p. 175 in textbook (began in class!)  25 – 29, 36,37, 38   STUDY MATH FACTS 

SPELLING:  all previously tested words (in Spelling notebook) test on Wednesday, December 13!

VOCAB:  Unit 7 Test on Friday – Match the Meaning and Synonyms and Antonyms due Tuesday 

JOURNAL:  11/28  How did you celebrate Thanksgiving?  (worked on in class!) 

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Finish p. 16 Vocabulary Preview with page numbers (worked on in class!) 

11/22   Happy Thanksgiving to all!   A few children have make up assignments to do that are due on Monday, November 28!    

11/21  MATH:  Finish sheet – both sides – worked on in class today!

SPELLING:  all previously tested words (in Spelling notebook) test on Wednesday, December 13!

11/18
MATH:  Practice math facts!  Multiplication problems on sheet – ROW 4 make corrections or complete!

RELIGION:  Illustrations of the four parts of the Mass!  REDO!  Open book completed once in class! 

11/17 

MATH:  wkbk. p. 56 STUDY MATH FACTS!

VOCABULARY:  Unit 6 Test –  Friday!

RELIGION:  Chapter 12 Test – Friday!

11/16   Fourth Graders did a wonderful job hosting the mass!    Thank you to our 8th grade reader!  She did a great job reading the first reading!

Book orders due Thursday, November 17th!

MATH:  wkbk. p. 55 plus classwork p. 169 12, 15,18, 22, 32, 33, 34

VOCABULARY:  Crossword Puzzle plus 5 words in 5 sentences

RELIGION:  Test on Ch. 12 on Friday!  p. 152 + 154 due Thursday!

11/15  PRACTICE MASS READINGS!!!!

MATH:  AM Work – finish or correct 6 multiplication problems (worked on for 35 minutes)  HW:  workbook p. 54  plus classwork:  p. 167 10, 11, 12, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33, 34

VOCABULARY- Test on Friday – complete p. 62 – 65

RELIGION TEST ON FRIDAY!

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Finish the wkbk. pgs. 11,12,13

11/14:  Book Orders due no later than Thursday!  Last one before Christmas!  Canned goods for Outreach!  Competition between the classes!  4th Grade is organizing!   We are hosting the mass this week!  Please practice with readers!

MATH:  wkbk. p. 53 due Tuesday- Study Math Facts! 

VOCABULARY :  Unit 6 Test on Friday!  p. 60 and 61 Tuesday!

RELIGION:  Test on Chapter 12 Friday!

WAKE UP BRAIN!  started for AM work! 

11/10  No School on Friday, November 11!  Say thank you to a Veteran!

MATH:  Study math facts 1 – 12

HANDWRITING:  Work not already completed for AM work or

homework is due on Monday, November 14!

10/6   Friday is a half day!  Noon dismissal!  Monday there is no school for students!

Thank you for the yarn donations!  I have more than enough!

MATH:  wkbk. p. 35   SHOW ALL WORK!   USE A SEPARATE PAPER IF NECESSARY!

RELIGION:  Test on Chapter 8, Study Guide to be completed with page #s.  Reviewed in class today!

SPELLING:  test on Friday, sheet due on Wed., 3X/Alpha order on Thursday

JOURNAL:  10/4  There is no electricity.  How do you and your family spend the weekend?

 

10/5    Friday is a half day!  Noon dismissal!  Monday there is no school for students!

Thank you for the yarn donations!  I have more than enough!

MATH:  wkbk. p. 34   SHOW ALL WORK!   USE A SEPARATE PAPER IF NECESSARY!

SPELLING:  test on Friday, sheet due on Wed., 3X/Alpha order on Thursday

JOURNAL:  10/4  There is no electricity.  How do you and your family spend the weekend?

 

 

10/4   Friday is a half day!  Noon dismissal!

Monday there is no school for students!

MATH:  wkbk. p. 33 SHOW ALL WORK!

SPELLING:  test on Friday, sheet due on Wed., 3X/Alpha order on Thursday

JOURNAL:  10/4  There is no electricity.  How do you and your family spend the weekend?

Handwriting:  P. 28 – 31