Weekly Update

Happy Easter to you all! I wish you a peace filled and happy holiday! We have hit the point in the school year we are extremely busy so please read below carefully!

Next week is all about the 4th grade musical. We will practice an hour and half each day following this schedule.

Curriculum Updates

 

Reading: We are reading Flora and Ulysses, which is about a little girl and a squirrel she encounters. Every 7 chapters, the girls respond to comprehension questions and use context clues to figure out certain vocabulary. 

Math: We assessed fraction computation and they did a great job. We are now working with decimals. The girls had a lesson about the Dewey decimal system to make the decimals concrete. We will add, subtract, compare, and order and compare decimals. 

Language Arts: The girls continue to learn new vocabulary with our Wordly Wise lessons. They love to share when they have hear the word being used or seen it in a book. Our current spelling pattern is about words with the /qu/ spelling pattern.

Social Studies: We are learning about the northeast region of the United States. To help learn the states and capitals, the girls have flash cards to help them as well as digital resources.

Reminders:

• Carpool helper next week: Kensi
• Wednesday, April 3: Gold/White Cup announcement and lunch. Girls may wear their gold and white this day. We will have picnic on the green with pizza for all of Lower School. Feel free to pack a different lunch if your daughter does not like pizza. 
• We will also make a trip to flower the cross which will be on the Portico on April 3rd. If your daughter would like to add to the cross, please send in flowers that morning.
• Wednesday, April 10: Fourth Grade Musical at 9:30 am in Endeavor Hall 
• Friday, April 19: Parent/Teacher Conference Day; Sign Up Here 
• Wednesday, April 24: Outdoor Adventure Day: Details Here
• Wednesday, May 1: Visit to 5th grade for a Middle School Orientation- details to follow 
• Thursday, May 30: Final Assembly at 11:00 am
• Scavenger hunt question - answer this!

Weekly Update

We had a great week back following spring break. The girls were excited to share highlights from their week off.

 

On Wednesday, our field trip to The Frontier Museum in Staunton was fun and informative.

Today, we had a great time walking to Gelati Celesti to celebrate 125 class compliments.

 

Curriculum Updates:          

Reading: In reading we started a novel study with the book, Flora and Ulysses. As a preview, we researched about squirrels and created cute illustrations. The girls also read about the author, Kate DiCamillo, and took notes on things they learned about this clever author.

Math: We continue our practice with fraction computation. Next week, we will also begin a unit on decimals and establish the relationship between fractions and decimals. In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, we enjoyed some Lucky Charms cereal while brushing up on our graphing and data skills. We reviewed different types of graphs and recorded data. Completed work was sent home in your daughter's Friday Folder today. 

Language Arts: Our time this week was spent on investigating affixes for our Wordly Wise unit #14. 

Social Studies: We began the a unit on the US regions by seeing what we know about the states and their locations on a map.   

Reminders:

• Carpool helper next week: Andie
• Special Week: Kensi
• Next Friday, March 29: Half day dismissal at noon for Good Friday
  
• April 10: Fourth Grade Musical at 9:30 am in Endeavor Hall
• May 30: Final Assembly at 11:00 am
• Scavenger hunt question - answer this!

Weekly Update - Happy Spring Break!

 

This group of girls is just so precious! In my 13 years as a 4th grade teacher at St. Catherine's, I have never had a class acknowledge my half birthday since my birthday falls at the start of the school year. I arrived today with a card full of precious notes from each of your daughters. When I reminded them that the class celebrated me in September (with the help of you and the Havens family), they replied that they did not know me well then and wanted to celebrate again at my half birthday. They are so sweet and thoughtful! Thank you!!

The class has earned 125 class compliments and we will celebrate the week we return. I will provide more information closer to that time.

During the week we return, we have our field trip and Mrs. Lathe, our new counselor, will start lunch groups. Here is information about both of these below:

1. Field Trip information for Wednesday, March 20

2. Lunch Bunch groups starting week after break

   Reminders:
   

• Carpool helper next week: Ginna
• April 10: Fourth Grade Musical at 9:30 am in Endeavor Hall
• May 30: Final Assembly at 11:00 am
• Scavenger hunt question - answer this!

I wish everyone a wonderful break to recharge and relax. 

Weekly Update

Curriculum Updates:   

Reading: This week, we finished reading Number the Stars. The girls painted some beautiful paintings of a famous street in Copenhagen, Nyhavn. They also wrote an additional chapter to the story about Ellen and Annemarie reunited after the end of the war.

Math: We completed our chapter 5 fraction test and now are working on fraction computation (with like denominators). The girls did well om this test and they are in today's Friday folder.

Language Arts: The girls have just about completed typing a biography and creating an illustration through the site Canva about a famous African American woman. Here is the link to our work!  We spent quality time researching, editing, revising, and fine-tuning our illustrations. When the rest of the girls finish, the link will update.

Social Studies: Our time was used to complete the biographies and illustration page.

Reminders:

• Carpool helper next week: Eleanor
• March 8: 1/2 Day with dismissal at noon for Spring Break!
  
• March 20: Field Trip to Frontier Museum - details to come
  
• April 10: Fourth Grade Musical at 9:30 am in Endeavor Hall
• May 30: Final Assembly
• Scavenger hunt question - answer this!