Weekly Update

 It's not every day a parent publishes a book! Today Adelaide shared Samantha Sparklehorn The Perfect Unicorn written by Neel Williams. It was such a special treat!

We have many exciting things coming up. In addition to Halloween next week, the girls will begin their PE biking unit. Please see more information from the PE department. The girls have written a reminder in their agenda to bring their helmets to school on Monday. Helmets will stay here until the unit concludes. 

Fourth grade will have its first Wordly Wise dress up day on November 10th! The girls were eager to go home today and begin brainstorming ideas. I can't wait to see their creativity!

We finished reading James and the Giant Peach and the girls worked hard to think outside the box as news reporters. Check out their newspaper article in their Friday Folder. This is such a creative bunch. I've also seen their theatrical side while practicing Halloween themed Reader's Theaters. It's been a FUN week.

In math we finished the week talking about rounding big numbers-even numbers in the hundred thousands. Next week will be a review of Unit 1 and I will meet in small groups to review specific concepts. 

The girls are in the midst of creating a comic strip on Pixton to share what they learned about the 3 Branches of Government. This project will wrap up the government unit.

 

Reminders:

Carpool helper next week is Gambill 

Halloween at school 10/31

Wordly Wise Dress up Day is 11/10

 

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 I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming conference! In today's Friday Folder you will see the geometry assessment. I've been so impressed with how well the girls are doing with measuring angles. We will continue to revisit geometry concepts all year to make sure the girls fully grasp them. 

In math this week we practiced writing and reading numbers in the millions as well as investigated place value. Next week we will compare and practice rounding. 

Check out this week's writing lab! Their hard work will be displayed in our hallways for you to see this week.

This competitive bunch is all about a challenge. The girls are taking full advantage of my first monthly math challenge. A handful of your daughters have even solved all the word problems and cashed in their work for a prize. I love seeing their excitement for math!

Reminders:

Carpool Helper for next week is Sofia 

Conference Day/Student Holiday-Friday, October 20th

Halloween Celebration will be on October 31st

-The girls may wear costumes to school that day. Here is more information. 

 

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We had a great morning blessing our animals today! Check out a few pictures in our October classroom picture folder! 

During reading this week I introduced literacy circles. We are learning the expectations and practicing each job as a class while reading James and the Giant Peach. So far, we have discussed what it entails to be the "discussion director", "connector", "vocabulary enricher", and "literary luminary". See if your daughter can tell you the job of one of these roles. Eventually, the girls will independently gather in literacy circles and engage in deeper thinking and great conversation throughout the next novel. What better thing to enjoy while reading James and the Giant Peach than a peach smoothie! See below the picture from today:) Girls- If you'd like to make a smoothie at home, you'll blend vanilla Greek yogurt, frozen peaches and peach nectar.  

This week we kicked off our Branches of Government Unit! 

Graded math assessments will go home next Friday and we will begin a new unit in math on Tuesday. Unit 1 is all about BIG numbers, place value and rounding!

 

Reminders:

Carpool Helper next week is Katie 

Oct. 9th- No School

Oct. 20th- Lower School Conference Day

Oct. 31- Halloween celebration in class

Weekly Update

 

 Pixton has been a huge hit with the girls. We will use it in various ways this year. This week the girls made their avatar and created their first comic, topic of choice. 

Ask your daughter about 3 Word Thursday! Last week's words were afternoon, comfortable and dive. Check out their creative short stories!

 

 

While reading James and the Giant Peach, the girls were inspired by his vivid details of characters and setting. We talked about how using our five senses can help with our descriptive writing. For this week's writing lab, the girls chose an image to be included in a story. Their stories came home today in their Friday Folder and I know they are so proud of their creations! Also in their Folder is the Wordly Wise quiz from today. They did a great job completing this independently. We will kick off spelling on Monday! Spelling quizzes will happen on Fridays. 

Beginning on Monday, there will be a homework link under "Helpful Links". I'll show the girls how to use this to look ahead at homework.

This week we will wrap up our geometry unit! I will spend plenty of time in class reviewing all of the concepts and will assess the girls on Thursday.  

As part of our class chapel message, the girls spent a little time this week making daisies for classrooms that need them! Here they are busy at work!

Reminders:

Carpool Helper next week is Ellie

Blessing of the Animals is this Friday, the 6th! Meet us on the green at 8:15 if you are able.

The girls may also wear their gold/white on this day to show their school spirit.

No school on Monday, Oct. 9th

Conference Day is on October 20th. Sign up here!

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These girls worked so hard preparing for their chapel and I know they are very proud. Thank you for taking your time out of the day to join us. 

This week in math, we continued reviewing lines, angles and symmetry. Ask your daughter about challenge of the week and our first musical moment! 

We kicked off reading Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach. This book is full of rich vocabulary and animated characters.

 

Reminders:

Carpool Helper is Adelaide

• School Wide Family Fun Night this Tuesday from 4:30-7.
  
• Blessing of the Animals is on October 6th.
  

 

 

 

Weekly Update

 

 We wrapped up our swimming unit this week and are looking forward to getting back on track with our schedule next week. Although next week will be filled with some chapel prep!

For the first time today, I am sending home Friday Folders. It includes some written work the girls have completed over the last several weeks. Please take a look through it, empty the folder, sign the form, and send it back in with your daughter by Tuesday.

Here are some curriculum updates:

Math: We have spent some this week discussing the various angle types: right, obtuse acute, straight, and reflex. The girls also practiced using a protractor to measure angles. Next week, we will review line types and characteristics of various polygons.

Language Arts: The girls did well learning the vocabulary words from list 1 in Wordly Wise. Today we took the quiz together to establish that routine. 

We also finished our first writing lab where the girls wrote a paragraph describing themselves and included a pixelated picture. They love this project and the younger girls especially love guessing who is who.

Lastly, we finished a class read aloud of The Hundred Dresses. This a timeless story that shares messages about of bullying and discrimination in a straight forward manner. Children can learn about dealing with tough decisions like standing up for friends, fitting in, and ultimately how to show forgiveness. It is a fabulous story and encourages great class discussions. After completing the last chapter, the girls created their own dress design with a special message of compassion hidden somewhere within the design. They area very creative bunch and did a fantastic job designing their dresses.

Reminders: 

• Carpool Helper next week is Emma Walsh
• ERB Milestones will take place next week. Please limit appointments if possible
• Picture Day is Wednesday, Sept. 20th.
  
• Our class chapel is this Friday at 8:15am in the Lower School Assembly Room
• Blessing of the Animals is on October 6th. More information to come.
  

Weekly Update

I enjoyed seeing most of you last night and look forward to our partnership this year! Today was a special day because the girls officially became Fourthies. As a grade level, we discussed what it means to be the leaders of the Lower School, they signed a contract, and received their hats. We will keep the hats here so they may use them when they are a carpool helper. They may bring the caps home at the end of the year! It was a fun day.

For girls not in band, they learned about club opportunities this afternoon. After the club introduction, they completed a form with their top three choices. We will make sure they get into one of their three choices and begin next Friday, September 15.

Lastly, please click here to meet our new Lower School Counselor, Emily Lathe. She is awesome and the girls have enjoyed having a few lessons with her already!

Reminders:

• Carpool helper next week:Harper
• Swimming is again next week, Monday - Thursday from 8:00 - 8:45
  
• Parents' Night slideshow 
• Picture Day: Wednesday, September 20
• Class Chapel: Friday, September 22 at 8:15am
  
• Remember to check SeeSaw for updates from Specials teachers