Post #4

Anyone recognize this Fourthie? The girls are working on their first Writing Lab. This lab focuses on sentence structure and punctuation. The girls wrote a paragraph in first person point of view describing themselves. They created a pixilated picture to add some mystery. Writing labs are a work in progress and involve revising throughout the week. The girls' work will be on display outside the classroom. The younger girls really get a kick out of reading the Fourthies' writing. Speaking of writing, monogramed notepads have been bound and the girls wrote their first uplifting note to their weekly partner. I love the kindness and encouragement they extend to each other. 

Wordly Wise was assessed this week. Each week the girls will take two different types of quizzes. Quizzes are taken in Quia which provides immediate feedback. You can log into your daughter's Quia account and see her progress. I'll explain further at Parents' Tech night on October 5th. I hope you can attend. Spelling was also assessed this week. The girls are preparing for their quizzes with flashcards, online games (Quizlet) and classwork. 

We've been reading, writing, and rounding large numbers. The girls solved some pretty tricky math riddles too. Fact practice should be about 10-15 minutes each night. Next week's fact check will be the three times tables as we move into working with factor pairs and multiples.

I loved the mature discussions and questions the girls had during our History4Fourthies lessons this week. We entered the 21st century and discussed the events of September 11th 2011, space travel, and the growth of technology. 

Class Leadership Week of 9/18

Ambassadors- Camden and Laila

Reporters- Grace and Eliza

Photographer- Ceci

Nuts and Bolts!

Information needed a parent response is highlighted.

Picture Day 9/19

*Band letter- please email Ben Court (bcourt@st.catherines.org) if your daughter is participating in Band

Swimming begins 10/3 (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday)

*Sign-up for Parents' Technology Night 10/5 @ 7:00 Please click here to sign-up

*Fall Conference Sign-up (Please let me know if you need a different time/day. I will work around your schedule)

Homework- Homework is posted each Friday for family planning.

*Special Week Sign-up

Carpool Helpers- Ceci will represent our class next week

Girls-

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