Update 4/26

    

                                

 These girls are bursting with excitement for Daisy Days! I look forward to seeing them on stage tomorrow. 

 In reading, we are almost finished reading Flora and Ulysses and will begin a novel project next week. 

Our writing lab this week focused on imagery. We listened to some poetry for inspiration and used our 5 senses to write our most descriptive sentences about a picture of choice. The girls have made a sand art illustration of a favorite place. Next week they will use imagery to narrate their scene. 

The girls all aced their NE region states and capitals! Next up is the SE region.

In math we have bounced between order of operations and decimals.  

 Reminders:

•  Special week is Mason
  
• Names for Final Assembly due by April 29
• 5th-grade advisory buddy due by April 30
• Wednesday, May 1: Visit the Middle School for an orientation from 8 -12; please arrive to school on time; by 7:50 would be ideal!
• Due by May 3: Please email me a mother/daughter picture for an upcoming project - it can be an older picture or a recent one
• Growing Up Healthy Class begins May 2 - here is the letter from Dr. Kapetanis and it provides the book your daughter will need for this class
• Thursday, May 9th is our spring book fair. Our class will take a trip from 11:50-12:10 that day. 
• Thursday, May 30: Final Assembly at 11:00 for grades 2-4.The girls should wear nice clothes for this occasion. They may wear a dress, skirt, or nice pants. They do not need to wear white for this.
• Answer the riddle here!
  

 

Update

  

We started the week with an eclipse and ended it with a fabulous performance of The Jungle Book. I know the girls are so proud of themselves! They worked so hard! In addition to the pictures on SaintsNet, here are some others:

I know we are all looking forward to getting back to routine next week! 

Reminders:

April 19: No school/Conference Day

April 24: Outdoor Adventure Day

May 1: "Moving up" Day/ Visit the middle school-the girls will need to arrive on time this day since their day begins promptly at 8am

Middle school information shared on 4/2

May 14: Choir spring concert at Ryan Recital Hall at 6:30

May30: Fourth Grade Graduation

Check SeeSaw for updates from specials teachers

Answer riddle here!

 

Wrap Up

 We have been singing and dancing our way through the week. The girls ran through the musical entirely today and it is looking GREAT. We can't wait for you to see it. We greatly appreciate any extra help you can give your daughter when rehearsing this weekend. The musical playlist and additional songs to the seniors are located in their Google Classroom should they want to practice. See rehearsal schedule below and important costume reminders!

On Wednesday, we flowered the cross on our way to the Gold/White picnic with our partners. The girls brainstormed questions and wonders about Middle School to ask their buddy. See what your daughter learned about Middle School!

 Reminders:

Carpool Helper:

Special Week: Charley

April 10:Fourth Grade Musical for parents at 9:30

May 14: Choir spring concert at Ryan Recital Hall at 6:30

May30: Fourth Grade Graduation

Check SeeSaw for updates from specials teachers

Answer riddle here!

 

 

 

3/29

 

In reading, we are reading Flora and Ulysses. Every 7 chapters, the girls respond to comprehension questions and use context clues to figure out certain vocabulary. To practice, have your daughter share a current summary of the story so far and predict what may happen next in the story with TEXTUAL evidence for that opinion.

In math, we assessed fraction computation and did an amazing job! We are now working with decimals. The girls visited the library for a lesson about the Dewey decimal system to make the decimals concrete. We will add, subtract, compare, and order decimals. 

In social studies, we are beginning the regions of the United States with the southeast region. You will notice flashcards coming home for practice with the location of states and capitals. 

Ask your daughter to tell you about our current writing lab project! 

Expect some very tired girls next week. We will practice for the musical for at least an hour and a half every day. It will be extra important to pack a hearty snack each day. Thank you for your help with this! 

Reminders:

*Gold/White Cup announcement and lunch is on April 3. 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.

April 10:Fourth Grade Musical for parents at 9:30

May 14: Choir spring concert at Ryan Recital Hall at 6:30

May30: Fourth Grade Graduation

Check SeeSaw for updates from specials teachers

Answer the riddle here!

Weekly Wrap-up

The girls had a blast reconnecting after spring break! We eased back into things and had a great time visiting The Frontier Culture Museum on Wednesday. Check out more pictures here!

We are starting a new novel next week, Flora and Ulysses, and did a little author study to kick things off. 

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. 

Ask your daughter to tell you how many states her group could identify on a map! Next week we start a regions of the U.S. unit.

Reminders:

 Lunch Bunch groups started this week!

• Carpool helper next week:
• Early Dismissal (at noon) this Friday, 3/28, for Good Friday
• No school on 4/1
  
• April 10: Fourth Grade Musical at 9:30 am in Endeavor Hall
• May 30: Final Assembly at 11:00 am
• Solve the riddle here!
  

 

Weekly Wrap up

 

Thank you, thank you for making me feel so loved during my birthday week. The girls insisted that I immediately wear my birthday tiara and sash. I look forward to spending my gift card to my favorite place over spring break! 

Check out the finished projects on Canva! 

Mrs. Lathe visited this morning for some practice on active listening and finished her time with a fun team building activity. Ask your daughter for more information!

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:Hunter
• April 10: Fourth Grade Musical at 9:30 am in Endeavor Hall
• May 30: Final Assembly at 11:00 am

Weekly Wrap-up

 

 

 

It was a high energy Friday! These girls showed their spirit at the Gold/White cheer rally this morning. We even had a visit from our "big sisters" beforehand. Picture are here! 

This week:

* There was more fraction fun! The girls were introduced to adding and subtracting fractions with common denominators. We continued to practice converting mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa.

* We analyzed Ellen and Annemarie from our book, Number the Stars. A poster project will come home next week! 

* Most of us finished the last step of the research project. The finished projects on Canva will be shared next week digitally!

* We talked about the -ie and -ei spelling patterns. The spelling list will continue into next week to give some much needed additional practice. Spelling quiz will be on Thursday (3/7).

Reminders:

Carpool helper is Nora

March 8th- Early dismissal (Spring Break begins)

March 20th- Field trip to the Frontier Museum- details to come!

April 10th- Fourth Grade Musical 9:30am in Endeavor Hall

May 14th- Spring Choir Concert 6:30 in Ryan Hall at St. Christopher's

May 30th- Fourth Grade Graduation

Riddle here!