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!

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!

Weekly Update

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    We had a blast at the school wide rock, paper, scissors tournament! Ask your daughter who won! 

   

    Valentine's Day is right around the corner and we will have a class celebration on Wednesday, February 14. The girls may start working on a mailbox to hold cards from their classmates. They may be as creative with this as they would like and it would be great to have the boxes and Valentine's in by Monday, February 12. They need to make a card for each student and here is our class list.

 

    We've had a few hooded towels come in for our latest outreach project! Here are the details just in case. Last day to collect is on the 31st. 

 

    In math this week, the girls took their Chapter 3 quiz on Monday. The girls did so well. Graded work came home yesterday in their Friday Folder. We jumped right into fractions and focused on finding equivalent fractions. We will continue fraction concepts next week and discuss ordering and comparing fractions. 

     

    In reading we wrapped up reading Code 7 and had fun discovering the hidden words in each chapter. Continuing with our focus on summarizing, we created our first book jacket. The girls creatively designed a new cover for Code 7 based on the plot and theme of the book. Then as a class, we wrote a book summary using language that would entice readers to crack open this great book. Check out your daughter's in her folder.  

Reminders:

Carpool helper is Katie

 

Next WW Dress Up Day: February 2nd! Put on your thinking caps!

 

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

 

Answer our first riddle here!

   

 

Weekly Update

 

 During our short week we celebrated the life of Martin Luther King Jr., we wrapped up unit 3 in math, and continued reading Code 7. Did you know January 19th is National Popcorn Day? We had fun solving popcorn themed mash-ups and doing other fun things; all while enjoying some popcorn! 

Another highlight from the week was their magazine reveal! They are displayed in our hallways and will come home at the end of the month. In the meantime, check them out below! 

 

Reminders:

Special Week is Emma W. 

Carpool Duty is Ellie

Gold/White Spirit Day this Friday 1/26 

World Language Week is Feb. 5-9th Information here!

Weekly Wrap up

    

     We started a new book this week during our reading time. Code 7:Cracking the Code for an Epic Life by Bryan R. Johnson perfectly piggybacked off of our conversations on goal setting for 2024. Each chapter has a different story with an important message. The girls used their inference skills to "crack" the code word in each chapter. We are loving this book so far! Summarization is currently an area of weakness. So in addition, we are also practicing summarizing each chapter only including the big ideas.

    This week's Writing Lab was a special one. The girls partnered up with fourthies in Mrs. Brittingham's class and interviewed each other. We talked about the difference between "little questions" and "big questions". Ask your daughter to tell you more about this! We learned how remembering the acronym FANBOYS and commas will help us when writing compound sentences. The girls then wrote a detailed paragraph about their partner and created a magazine cover to showcase their information! Next week will be our grand reveal with our partners to share the finished projects.

     Please help your daughter stay on top of her multiplication and division basic facts. We spent the week reviewing long division and I have noticed many girls are struggling to recall facts quickly. I highly recommend getting a set of multiplication and division flashcards for home. 

Reminders:

Carpool Helper is Adelaide

No school on Monday (MLK Jr. Day) and Tuesday (Professional Devel.)

1/26 is Gold/White Spirit Day

Please check Seesaw for the latest updates from specials teachers.

 

A message from Kefu Dorian:

World Language Week will return from February 5th to 9th, 2024! We celebrate different languages and cultures throughout the week. This year’s theme is: Speaking in Tune: Learning Languages to Harmonize with the World .
We would love for everyone to be part of it. If you speak a different language and would like to share your love for that language, we want to hear from you!
We would like to keep it simple and easy: just shoot a video of you saying the following in your target language: “Hello, my name is _____, and I speak ______. I learned to speak _____________ (when and where). Goodbye!”  Please also email me an English version of your monologue. If you are using your phone to shoot it, horizontal video is better than vertical.
Please let us know if you would like to help. Once we get everyone's video, we will put them together and share it with the entire School during World Language Week.
We did something similar with our Lower School parents a few years ago. You can watch the old video here as an example.
Please send your video and script directly to me at kdorion@st.catherines.org  by Friday January 26th, 2024.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for being part of our World Language Week celebration!