Hi! We have had a wonderful week in 4th grade! We've been working hard in here! Today, we had our STAR party for good behavior and I think fun was had by all!
**We will be commemorating VETERAN'S DAY next Wednesday, November 11th, with a service celebrating them. Our students will be singing, acting, and thanking God for our veterans.
We encourage you to use the attached flyers to invite family, friends, and neighbors to Timothy Lutheran School’s Veterans Day Celebration. Everyone is welcome!
Date: Wednesday, November 11th, 2026
Time: 9:00 am
Coffee and Donuts will be served at 8:30 am
That day, please have your student wear one of the following:
Their "America the Beautiful" red t-shirt from two years ago
A Rams Shirt
Red, White, and Blue
*We will have a 12:30 dismissal next Friday, November 13th. It is the midterm!
*On Tuesday, November 24th, at 11:00, the 4th graders will have their classroom Thanksgiving Feast in lieu of lunch. We will be studying the first Thanksgiving and all about the Pilgrims and Wampanoag. We will also be talking about all the things we, as Christian Americans, should be thankful for! What a wonderful way to praise our Father for all He has given! I will supply the turkey and mashed potatoes and gravy, but if you are willing to send in some “extras” it would be greatly appreciated! Please take a look at the sign-up if you are able! (I have several outlets in our classroom for crock pots, if needed.) Thanks so much for your help!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DADAB2DA7F58-thanksgiving
Here is what we have been up to this week:
RELIGION- We have learned the stories of Elisha and the Shunammite Woman, Ahab and Naboth’s Vineyard, King Josiah, and Daniel in the Lions Den. Many of these were new stories to some of us, but the lessons had one constant: We put many things before God, and we need to remember to keep Him foremost and center in our lives. He gives us so many blessings, and many times, we overlook those, to focus on the negative things that are happening around us. We also discussed how we have so many opportunities to share our faith—In our homes, neighborhoods, in public, and at school. We talked about how at times, actions speak so much louder than words, and how to always make sure we are showing that we are Christians by our LOVE.
MEMORY: 11/10-THE TENTH COMMANDMENT You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not entice or force away our neighbor’s wife, workers, or animals, or turn them against him, but urge them to stay and do their duty.
11/13-John 15:12-13 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”
LANGUAGE ARTS- This week, we read the book “The Butterfly” by Patricia Polacco. This book is a true story about WWII, the invasion of the Nazis, and the French underground and resistance. We had some very poignant conversations about the war, about bravery, and about soldiers that fight for what they believe in. We also used other books of Patricia Polacco’s to discuss the Civil War and WWI. (“Pink and Say” and “Tucky Jo and Little Heart.”) We used Venn diagrams, character analysis, and sequencing events to understand these stories. We also had large discussions about veterans and Veterans Day this week.
SPELLING WORDS for Friday, November 13th:
Story: Molly’s Pilgrim
1. admired, 2. ignorant, 3. pilgrim, 4. model, 5. naturally, 6. taunted, 7. modern, 8.tenement, 9. giggle, 10. clothespin
Challenge Word: Wampanoag
MATH- This week, we have been learning how to multiply two and three-digit numbers by one-digit numbers, and also how to multiply with zeroes. These are new skills and we are doing well! We are all the way up the 8’s in our multiplication made minutes too! For those kiddos that get them all memorized by the end of the school year, we will have an ice cream party! Some are well on their way. Thank you for the extra practice with flash cards and games at home. :)
MISSOURI HISTORY- We dug into our Missouri History books this week and discussed how Missouri is the 24th state in the union and that the state bird is the eastern blue bird.
SPECIAL CLASSES
ART- We had two days of art this week to get ready for Veteran's Day! We drew and painted pop art flags with watercolor and colored pencils. We also learned the story of the "poppy" and how it symbolizes "remembrance." We painted beautiful poppies using tempera paints. These will be on display in the 4 G's area next week.
MUSIC- Students prepared for the Veterans Day Program and learned about crescendos/decrescendos.
COMPUTERS-We worked on publishing our Fractured Fairytales.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP- We wrote Veteran's Day letters and cards.
P.E.-We played Pin Dodgeball.
SPANISH- Students learned about irregular present tense verbs.
Have a WONDERFUL weekend!
Kim
