We had a great week back from Thanksgiving break. The Christmas season is upon us and the girls are excited! We had several special events this week including a big sister/little sister get together to make ornaments. On Thursday, we had a gold/white spirit day and played a game of Splat. Yesterday, we had a spirited chapel and ended the day making old-fashioned decorations for the holly trees around the playground. This was a special opportunity just for the Fourthies and we had lots of fun. Thank you to all of the parents who donated the supplies and came in to help. We will finish making the ornaments on Monday and then decorate the trees.
Along with all of this extra fun, we are still working through the curriculum! Next week, we will learn how to multiply two-digit by two-digit numbers. The girls and I had a great conversation about the importance of knowing the basic multiplication facts when solving mult-digit problems. In reading, we started a new novel called Rain Reign which is about a character Rose who has some special needs and is an endearing character. She loves homonyms so we are learning to distinguish between words that sound the same when pronounced but have different spellings and meanings.
On Tuesday, we have our field trip to the Virginia State Capitol to reinforce our study of the three branches of government. Please read here for the details of the trip.
Since it is the season of giving, we have a Lower School Outreach project to support Celebrate RVA. This is a fabulous organization started by St. Catherine's alumna, Julia Warren Mattingly. Each grade level will collect a different supply to make birthday bags to donate to them. They supply children from underprivileged families with birthday bags to celebrate their birthdays. Fourth grade is collecting happy birthday plates and napkins without any characters. Thank you for your support!
On December 19, we will have a class mug exchange! The girls and I briefly discussed it this week and I hope everyone will participate.
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