Dear 4th Grade Parents,
What a week! We have been busy, but having a ton of
fun! It was so wonderful to see so many
of you at the parade last Saturday and at the Timmy Burger Booth! Thank you for your support and help! It is a blessing to serve alongside of
you!
*PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES for full-time students are
scheduled for next Friday, September 29th.
(We do not have school this day.)
I am looking forward to visiting with you about your child's grades,
work habits, MAP testing scores, and how they are generally doing in 4th
grade! (This is just a parent/teacher
meeting.) Please pick a time that works
best for you and your family. If you
cannot find one that suits you, please email me, and we will work something
out! I have made up a Sign-Up Genius for
you to pick your time to meet: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DADAB2DA7F58-1stquarter1
Here is what we have been up to this week:
RELIGION- This week, we have been focusing on the life of Isaac and his son Jacob. We had wonderful discussions about sacrificing things for God, and giving up things that are important to us to focus on HIM. We also talked about how as Christians, we need to lift up our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ in Jesus name. We are actively practicing that in our classroom—although it is hard at times, we are asking the Holy Spirit to help us in this venture! 2nd graders also shared a beautiful message in Chapel this Wednesday about the 10 commandments and how to RESPECT God and one another!
MEMORY for Next Week:
9/26-The New Testament
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 & 2 Corinthians
9/29-
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 & 2 Thessalonians
1 & 2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
LANGUAGE ARTS- We read such a fun and mysterious reading selection this week entitled, The Stranger, by Chris VanAllsburg. (The author of The Polar Express and Jumangi.) This was a wonderful story about autumn and the changing weather, but had such a mysterious twist to it, that it led to wonderful discussions! Please remind your student that our Newbery book reports and projects are due NEXT Thursday, September 28th. Thank you!
Skills we reviewed this week: compound words, synonyms, and finding details
in text.
SPELLING WORDS for the Week of September 28th, from the story, Cendrillon:
harbor, final, middle, weather, labor, model, chapter,
special, sugar, bottle, medal, collar, proper, towel, beggar, battle, trouble,
shower, uncle, doctor,
*Challenge Word: omnipotent
MATH- This week, we reviewed
Addition and Subtraction Properties and Rules, addition and subtraction
patterns, how to add and subtract mentally, and how to estimate sums and
differences! The students are doing much
better at taking their time, SLOWING down, and checking over their math work
before handing it in. I am so proud of
them! We began our 4’s in mad
minutes! Please keep working at home!
SOCIAL STUDIES- In Scholastic News, we learned about how we
too can be everyday heroes and how making mistakes helps us learn. :) We
also learned more about Missouri History:
Our main crops, the state flag, the state seal, and the state
motto.
SPECIAL CLASSES
ART- We talked about taking our line knowledge that we
learned last week, and turned them into a composition drawing. We created a still-life, using everyday items
from our classroom. We used
“viewfinders” and chose a certain view of our still-life, drew it, and painted
it using primary colors, and mixing the secondary and tertiary colors we
needed. They are beautiful!
MUSIC-The students have been learning about solfege and how
to use handbells.
WRITING- We read the story "How I Spent My Summer
Vacation" and discuss sequencing and chronological order. We then talked about our own summer vacations
and began making pretend Instastories about them!
P.E.- This week, we learned the rules of dodgeball, and had some fun playing it!
Have a fabulous weekend!
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