For the week of September 5th, 2017

Monday FolderOn Monday, your child is given his or her Monday folder, which contains completed work. This folder should be given to a parent Monday after school, and returned empty to school Tuesday morning. If there is no school Monday, the folder will be sent home the following school day. The merit card is included in the Monday folder. Please make sure to look at your learner’s grade for the week and sign before returning it to your homeroom.

Google permission slipsPlease sign and return by Tuesday, September 5th the Google permission slip sent home last week in your child’s Monday folder. Your child will not be able to take this week’s STAR tests (taken on Google Chromebooks) without this Signature page.

The Parish School is Ready for Launch…This year, the Lift Off To Literacy program will host their annual kick off at a September 8th assembly. We are so excited to meet special visiting author Mr. Barney Saltzberg. We know it is going to be a memorable event! Sacramento Trip RegistrationAdditional Registration form and Trip information was emailed to all 4th grade parents on Wednesday. Each person registering – child or adult – must have his or her own registration form submitted directly to the tour company by September 11, 2017 along with a $100 deposit. We hope you can join us on this exciting trip!

Fourth Grade SyllabiAt Back to School Night, we distributed 4th grade Syllabi, the back page of which was for parent and learner to acknowledge and sign they had read the contents. Please return this signature page by Tuesday, September 12. A link to our syllabus can be found in the August 30th Parish Post.

Edlio SubscriptionFourth grade uses Edlio to inform parents about assignments. Please click here to select classes and subscribe to each one. You will receive a nightly email with assignments, tests, projects etc.

This Week

Monday, September 4No School

Tuesday, Sept. 5Google slips dueBring Reading Book to School EVERYDAY

Wednesday, Sept. 6

Math STAR Testing

Thursday, Sept. 7

Reading STAR Testing

Friday, Sept. 8

Lift Off To Literacy Kick-Off

Assembly

Upcoming EventsTuesday, September 12

Syllabi Sig. page due

Friday, September 15

Prayer Partner Mass

Week of Mon., Sept. 25

Iowa Testing

Newsletter

Fourth Grade

AssessmentsFriday, Sept. 8

Terrific Timed Test-Math

Religion Ch. 1

Religion/SS: Sandland ELA: Silva STEM: Driscoll

Religion

Chapter 1’s key concepts are that

God loves and cares for all

creation, gave human beings a

special dignity, and has a plan for

the world. The children will also

learn how everything God wants

us to know about Him is revealed

in Sacred Scripture and the

Sacred Tradition of the Church.

Each week there is a test, learners

will be shown on the document

camera the chapter’s important

sentences to highlight and study.

Children can study starting on

Tuesday for this Friday’s Ch. 1 test.

Last week, learners had the

chance to choose a saint book to

read and use to present an oral

presentation to peers and parents

in October. Learners can choose a

book from another source, but the

book must be approved by me by

this Friday, Sept. 8. Presentation

guidelines were handed out last

week. Sign-Up Genius will be sent

out Monday, Labor Day.

Social Studies

We continue our California journey

by studying its location! Learners

will practice explaining California’s

location in relation to the North

and South Poles, Equator and

Prime meridian, neighboring

states, Pacific Ocean, and other

countries. Learners will practice

map reading skills- compass

directions, and latitude and

longitude for absolute location.

Reading

The learners are ready for reader’s

workshop and are excited to start

reading! They have been

practicing their active listening

skills and accountable talk during

several class read alouds,

beginning with What if Everybody

Did That? by Ellen Javernich. This

humorous book was used as a

guide for class discussions on

positive behavior. We extended

this lesson to brainstorm ideas for

a student created behavior matrix

for what it looks like to be

Respectful, Responsible, Safe, and

Kind in every school environment.

In preparation for the launching of

reader’s workshop, I will be

administering several

pre-assessments throughout the

week. These pre-assessments will

be used to guide instruction and

help learners choose their Just

Right Reading Books. The STAR

reading assessment will be given

during ELA on Thursday,

September 8. Learners will be

given a mint to help stimulate the

brain and sustain concentration.

Please let me know if this is an

issue for your learner.

Writing

Learners will be completing a

quick write on how they spent their

summer vacation this week. They

will be choosing a small moment

and writing long and strong about

it. We will also begin our grammar,

vocabulary practice, and word

study.

Math

Last week, learners began

weekly timed assessments.

Every Monday, learners test

and graph the result. On

Fridays, learners take the same

test and graph the new result.

The goal is to have at least 1

fact of growth during the week.

We also began putting our

SimSol Helpbook together.

This week we will continue to

work in chapter 1. We will be

working with standard form,

expanded form, and word form.

Learners will practice this skill

up to the hundred thousands

place. Also, we will be

reinforcing place and value

with the learners. Learners will

be practicing this skill up to the

the hundred thousands place.

Fact Fluency: Learners need to

practice their facts for 10

minutes daily. Check with your

learner to see which operation

they are practicing. Click here:

This is a great site for printing

timed tests for your learner. It

will help your learner increase

retention of facts as well as

decrease nerves when being

timed by practicing at home.

Science

We are continuing our unit on

the engineering design

process. We will be focusing on

careers and steps of the design

process.

from the week...Snapshots