Weekly Wrap up

 

During this short week we:

* Finished reading Number the Stars 

* Annotated our second poem about President's Day

* Studied the Greek root words bio and chron -Ask your daughter to tell you more!

* Finished the research portion of our Black History Month project

* Had our first Think Thank Thunk Thursday as our morning warm-up

Reminders:

Carpool helper is Sadie

Special week is Hunter

February 27 and 29th- Gold/White Cheer Rally practice before school (7:40-7:55)

March 1st- Gold/White Cheer Rally

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

Answer this week's riddle here!

Weekly Wrap up

  

The beautiful masterpiece was created by our class and it is hanging in the lower school hallways! 

This week had some excitement! The girls enjoyed different cuisines in the dining hall each day and learned a little about salsa dancing on Thursday.

In reading this week, we continued talking about character development during our reading of Number the Stars. We took a quick break from reading yesterday. The girls worked hard to paint a scene from Copenhagen on a homemade postcard. They will write a letter inside from the perspective of Ellen or Annemarie. The postcards are looking fantastic already. 

In math, we are just about finished with our first fraction unit. The girls will soon be assessed on equivalent fractions and comparing and ordering fractions. The assessment will also check understanding of converting mixed numbers and improper fractions, and fractions on a number line.  Our next unit is more fractions but focuses on the computation aspect.

*For the next few weeks, we will be taking a pause on spelling to allow for a mid year assessment and evaluation of which skills on which to focus. We also will have the mid-year ERB tests the week of February 12 so homework will be lighter that week.

Reminders:

Special Week is Ellie

Carpool Helper is Charley

Valentine's Mailbox and cards are due February 12th. Our class list is here

No school on 2/19 and 2/20

Answer riddle here!

Weekly Update

We had another successful Wordly Wise Dress-up Day today!

 

For the next few weeks, we will be taking a pause on spelling to allow for a mid year assessment and evaluation of which skills on which to focus. We also will have the mid-year ERB tests the week of February 12 so homework will be lighter that week.

This week the girls were introduced to an upcoming project to celebrate Black History Month.  Over the next month, we will create a collaborative class book on 14 different African-American women who have made an impact. Mrs. Irving reviewed different online resources and the girls practiced taking notes. Ask your daughter to tell you about "bubble notes" and why they are helpful. 

We began reading one of my all time favorite books this week; Number the Stars. We are only 5 chapters into it and have seen much bravery and perseverance. Throughout this book will focus on character development and symbolism. We also spent some time learning about Denmark and it's geography.

Reminders:

Carpool helper is Sofia 

Special week is Emma Y. 

Friday, February 9th: Wear red for Lunar New Year.

Valentine's Mailbox and cards are due February 12th. Our class list is here. 

No school 2/19 and 2/20

Answer the riddle here!