4-1 News and Classroom Happenings!

Dear Parents-
I hope everyone had a peaceful and joyous Easter vacation.  More importantly,   I hope you all are safe and healthy.  Please check Google Classroom every Monday for all new assignments. A helpful hint; post these assignments somewehere your child can see them and check off when they have completed assignments.   

A few reminders:
1. All assignments will be posted by 7:30 am ( a change from 8 am-to accommodate those parents with work constraints) 

2.Assignments are given with due dates that are usually 5 due dates in the future- most assignments are given on a Monday, and are due on Friday of that week.  Daily assignments  for April will be:  JOURNAL and GRAMMAR.

3. A few notes about Khan Academy for Math:
Everyone should be on Khan Academy.  This is a fantastic online/remote teaching site.  It was developed for the purposes of real online learning; therefore it allows for genuine skills reinforcement, practice, and more importantly- growth and skills acquisition.  The last two are more of a challenge in the remote learning model.  Please let me know if yur child is having difficulty on the site.  Khan provides both videos and excersises .  The videos are listed as an assignment.  If I have assigned the video, I want the students to watch the video, as it is instructional and they mark it as done after it is viewed.  Khan also allows for the students to "try again" if an answer is incorrect.  It also provides for a hint when an answer is incorrect so as to give immediate instructional support. 

 
4.I realize that many families are dealing with multiple children using one device, time constraints, and general anxiety.  Please do not stress- and remeber I am an email away and on google classroom all day from 7-4.  
Mrs Channer




Dear Parents,
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this difficult time for our community and country.
We are currently posting work on both fourth grade websites.  Please check Mrs. Zere's website for all Science information.  At this time, you should all be signed into Google Classroom.  The purpose of our online leaning is to keep the children engaged in enriching learning activities as well as reinforcing learned skills.  Assignments posted include:
Math
Religion
ELA
Social Studies 
Science

There will be a daily QUESTION posted in ELA about their independent reading book. 
Work can be turned in by: uploading/scanning/emailing/or saving for me to check upon return to school
  

* Check Class website daily
* Go to Google classroom daily

 

A New Year...full of many new learning adventures!!
ELA:
*The students are exploring how to develop fictional narrative stories.  Their creative writing is inspired by the title.. "Help I'm Stuck in A Snow Globe!" We continue to learn how to incorporate desciptive language in writing through the use of metaphors, similes, as well as the proper use of adverbs and adjectives in order to make our writing more interesting! Check out our snow globe stories and snow globe craft in the hallway! 
Religion:

* The students have been inspired by the motto;" Think like Jesus, Speak like Jesus, and Act Like Jesus". In  reflection on our Catholic faith, students used this motto as a guide post to find, select, read, and report on news articles that show people helping to bring about the Kingdom of God. 
*  In our Religion and Social Studies curriculum, students are deepening their understanding of the virtue of courage, which is a virtue both the martyrs practiced as well as many historical figures such as Dr. King. Students are writing about their role models of courage and discipleship.
Math: Fractions!!! We have started our fraction unit and when school resumes after February break, students will  explore how to add and subtract fractions.  This unit will culminate in a " recipe fraction" project! Yummy! 



Every Friday of Lent, children in 4-1 are to come to school in FULL WINTER UNIFORM!  NO gym uniform as we will be attending mass every Friday as a school community.  Thank you.

*** NO GYM UNIFORM- we do not have gym tomorrow; so no sneakers on 3/6/2020

Wednesday March 11, 2020
1. Book Log
2. 2 MATH sheets
3. Challenge words in a descriptive paragraph with details!!!!
4. 4-1 Social Studies: French and Indian War Packet : p. 29, 30- read and answer questions
5. 4-2 Social Studies: Battles of the French and Indian War packet- complete map activity



Monday, March 9, 2020
1. Book Log
2. Spelling Sentences - 10 deatiled sentences
3. Math Text Book-401 and 402
4. Journeys Readers Notebook page-p.294

Tuesday , March 10, 2020
1. Book Log
2. Spelling sentences for #11-20
3. Math Text Book p.-407 and 408
4. Vocabulary ditto


Friday, March 6,2020
1. Book Log
2. Colonial Brochure due on MONDAY 3/9!

Thursday, March 5, 2020
1. Book Log
2. STUDY spelling, vocabualry and comprehension question for quizzes
3. Re-read:  Invasion to Mars
4. Math Text Book- DO in MATH NOTEBOOK!!!!!! p. 431: #5-7 "method #2"/ #8-11 either 
"Method #1 or Method #2

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
1. Book Log
2. Math: 1 Sheet
3.Spelling Paragraph - all challenge words
4. 2 story sheets: 1 Spelling/ 1 Suffixes




Tuesday, March 3 2020

1. Book Log
2. Spelling Sentences #11-20
3. Math equations in notebook
4. Journeys Readers Notebook: p.64 and 66

Thursday, February 27, 2020
1. Book Log
2. Social Studies Chapter 3 Lesson 4 review sheets
3. Study for Vocabulary and Spelling Quiz
4. Re-read Riding Freedom for comprehension quiz

Wednesday, February 26
1. Book Log
2. Vocabulary sheet- finish the class work defintions as well if not done
3. Math Text p. 395 and 396
4. Spelling Paragraph- 10 sentences using 5 challenge words

Tuesday February 25, 2020
1. Book Log
2. Spelling sentences  10 sentences- #11-20
3. Math Text Book p. 390
4. Social Studies- Chapter 3 Lesson 4- define *apprentice/* trade- in notebook
5. Social Studies- Chapter 3 Lesson 4- Reade Chapter!!!! Do Venn Diagram on p. 87/ p.91#4

Monday February 24, 2020
1. Book Log
2. 10 detailed Spelling Sentences
3. Math Text p.399 1-11 - not #12
4. Journeys Readers Notebook- p. 196 and p.198
5. Finish Religion sheet


 4-1 Special Schedule:
Monday- Music/Tuesday- Media/Wednesday- Art/ Thursday and
Fridays -Gym. 
First Fridays: Every first Friday of the month is Mass.  This is a half day.  Student MUST wear their regular uniform and BRING their sneakers for Gym   NO Gym uniforms are allowed on Mass days.  Thank you:)