Also, those of you wanted to work on your ABC book about Seattle history this weekend, be sure to use resources that are reliable and your rubric, which is attached below:

Have a wonderful weekend!!

We're excited to Ride the Duck tomorrow. Please read the letter below that was sent home yesterday:

Good afternoon. We had fun working on elapsed time during 4th grade math class this morning. We went to the library and then worked more on our lyric poetry during writers workshop. During readers workshop we applied our reading strategies to "Salt and Pepper at the Pike Place Market" and worked on our stamina and Daily 5 choices. The students went to PE and Spanish this afternoon.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Required prayers

Continue thinking like a historian and collect facts about Seattle history

Math:

4th grade students have R and P 4-3 and a 2-sided worksheet on elapsed time-both due on Monday

3rd grade has P 4-3 and write down the time you go to bed, time you wake up and figure out the elapsed time

Read to your goal

Spelling test tomorrow

Other:

PE homework-check the blog

1 piece of wrapped candy for families next Wed.

Sack lunch for tomorrow's field trip-we will eat on our field trip!

Packets returned please

Have a great night!

Good afternoon. We started the day with a beautiful Gospel message in mass this morning. We worked on our stamina and went shopping for books during readers workshop. After recess we had math class and the 4th grade students started working on their pizza math facts (division facts). The students went to art and then we ended the day with an assembly celebrating the Spring Musical.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Required prayers

Continue to think like a historian and look for facts about Seattle's history

Math:

4th grade students need to get their math unit test signed and return tomorrow. Also, mixed number/improper fraction worksheet

3rd grade has 15 minutes working on math facts

Reading/Writing:

Read to your goal

Spelling test on Friday

Other:

PE homework-check Mr. McCulloch's blog

Remember, we're trying to get donations for school supplies this week to help homeless children-your donations are appreciated (binders, pencil pouches, erasers and glue sticks)

Cheerios please

Everyone needs to bring in 1 pieces of wrapped candy by next Wed. for families

Have a great evening and go out and enjoy the sunshine!

Good afternoon! We were very busy today plotting decimals and fractions on a number line in 4th grade math. We started discussing Seattle history in social studies today and read "Larry Gets Lost in Seattle". During writers workshop we started lyric poetry and discussed how lyrics have repetition, rhyme and are meant to be sung. During readers workshop we worked on our stamina while I tested reading levels. After lunch the students enjoyed PE and music.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Continue praying required prayers

Think like an author and historian, look for information about Seattle history

Math:

4th grade students have a worksheet

3rd grade needs to check Mrs. Combs' blog

Reading/Writing:

Read to your goal

Spelling test Friday

Other:

Everyone please bring in 1 piece of wrapped candy for families next week!

Have a great night.

Wow, I am so blessed to work with such an amazing community. Thank you to all of the parents who made me feel so special. Most of all, a HUGE thank you to the beautiful cards I received from the students. I am so blessed to have all 27 of these students in my classroom. Thank you again and Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful mothers!

Happy Thursday. We started the day with our fraction/decimal unit test in 4th grade math. After math the students went to library and recess. During writers workshop we worked on Free Verse Poetry and during readers workshop we worked on building stamina while I met with individual students. After lunch the students had PE and time to work on their China brochures at the end of the day.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Required prayers

China brochures are due first thing tomorrow morning-you will be presenting them during social studies class which is right after math class.

Math:

4th grade has none, except bring healthy food for tomorrow's standards party

3rd grade needs to check Mrs. Combs' blog

Read to your goal

Spelling test tomorrow

Other:

Please return your field trip form if you haven't already done so

Remember our Penny Harvest/YWCA school supply drive - your donations are appreciated!

Have a great sunny afternoon.

Good afternoon! We started the day with a beautiful mass the 2nd graders hosted to honor Mary! After mass we worked on daily 5 in readers workshop. During 4th grade math we did math facts, math facts, math facts with our watermelon. After art the students had lunch and then we ended the day with a penny harvest assembly.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Required prayers

Social Studies:

China brochures are due on Friday!

Math:

4th grade has a math test tomorrow-study your practice test, the answers are below:

3rd grade-check Mrs. Comb's blog

Reading/Writing:

Read to your goal

Spelling test Friday

Other:

Don't forget our Penny Harvest drive for school supplies-please start bringing in your donations

Field trip forms are due ASAP

Have a great afternoon!

Good afternoon. During 4th grade math we worked on our practice test-test on Thursday. During Social Studies we had a work day for our China brochures. During writers workshop we worked on finishing our free verse poems. During readers workshop we worked on stamina and applying our reading strategies. After lunch we had PE and then read more of Yang the Youngest and discussed cultural differences between the US and China.

Homework for tonight:

Required prayers

China brochures due Friday

Math:

4th grade has a unit test on Thursday-study your practice test and practice math facts for 15 minutes

3rd grade has P 7-12

Read to your goal

Spelling test on Friday

Other:

Field trip forms went home today for Ride the Duck on Friday, May 18th. First come, first signed up to drive (unless you didn't drive on the last field trip-those people get first choice)

Mass tomorrow-best uniforms

Have a great evening!

Happy Sunny Monday!! We started the day in 4th grade math with the very exciting announcement that the students have worked so hard they earned a standards/math fact party on Friday!! We then worked with rounding and estimating with fractions and decimals. During Religion we discussed the 7 Sacraments and the 3 categories they fall into (Service, Christian Initiation and Healing). During writers workshop we worked on the final copy of our Free Verse poem and will complete the collage tomorrow. During readers workshop we learned a new comprehension strategy called "Recognize and Explain Cause-and-Effect Relationships". Students then looked for cause and effect relationships in their good fit books. After lunch we had our first work day for the China brochures. We had a free recess they earned and then ended the day with keyboarding in the computer lab.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Complete your Sacrament worksheet-due tomorrow

Continue praying your required prayers

Social Studies:

China brochures are due on Friday. You may need to do some of it at home or play jobs to complete with your partner

Math:

4th grade has a standards quiz to get signed and returned by tomorrow. Also, R and P 11-4 and see if there is any healthy treat you can bring in for Friday's party

3rd grade has a worksheet

Other:

Please don't forget we are having a school supply drive that the Penny Harvest is organizing. 3rd grade students are asked to bring in plastic clip boards and erasers. 4th grade students are asked to donate pencil pouches and 1 1/2 inch 3-ring binders.

Have a wonderful afternoon and go out and enjoy the sunshine!

Happy Friday! Please don't forget to complete highlighting the key words and main ideas in your culture China packet for Monday. We'll start our brochures on Monday. Also, 4th grade students need to have all math fact watermelon (facts 2-12) cut out and on your ring ready for practice on Monday.

Have a great weekend and stay dry!!

Good afternoon. We continued to organize and graph our math standards in 4th grade math today. The students went to library and then we learned about Free Verse in writers workshop. Students started brainstorming ideas for their free verse color poems. During readers workshop we worked on stamina and tested reading levels. After lunch students had PE and Spanish and then cleaned and prepared for our Celebration of Learning tonight.

Homework for tonight is very light due to the Celebration of Learning from 6:30-7:30:

Religion:

Continue working on required prayers

Practice your assertive steps and skills

Continue working on your Earth Day goal

Math:

4th grade has a math facts standards quiz tomorrow, study those math facts

3rd grade has none

Everyone needs to bring in magazines for our free verse poetry

Also, complete your free verse brainstorm if you didn't finish in class-it's due tomorrow

Read to your goal

Everyone has a spelling test tomorrow

Have a great evening

Good afternoon. We started the day with mass this morning and learned more about St. Athanasius. In 4th grade math, we organized and graphed our standards progress. During readers workshop we continued working on stamina and went shopping for good fit books. The students went to art and then, after lunch, we reflected on our learning goals for each subject to prepare for Celebration of Learning tomorrow evening.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Continue practicing required prayers

Try to use your steps to being assertive when you need them

Continue working on your Earth Day goal

4th grade students have 25 minutes of math facts-standards quiz for May on Friday!

3rd grade has a multiplication worksheet

Read to your goal

Spelling test on Friday

Think like a writer-what do you see that would be good for a poem?

Other:

Celebration of Learning is tomorrow from 6:30-7:30pm. Hope to see you there!

Have a great evening

Happy May Day everyone!

During 4th grade math we worked more on converting fractions and decimals. During religion the students had a quiz for steps to respect, what bullying is and what it means to be assertive. During writers workshop we learned poetry terms. During readers workshop the students worked more with prefixes and suffixes. After lunch the students had PE and Music.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Continue praying required prayers

Math:

4th grade needs to get their standards quiz signed and returned. Also, complete your worksheet for converting fractions/decimals

3rd grade has R 7-11

Mrs. Ebel's reading group (only) has a worksheet with prefixes and suffixes

Everyone needs to read to your goal

Spelling test on Friday

Other:

Cheerios please, we are completely out

Celebration of Learning is this Thursday from 6:30-7:30, hope to see everyone there.

Have a great evening.

I hope you all get a chance to come to Celebration of Learning this Thursday, May 3rd, from 6:30-7:30pm. The school is open during that hour for you to stop in and have your child lead you through what they have been working on in all subjects. It's a great time for your student to share all of their hard work and visit all of the classrooms. Hope to see you on Thursday!

Welcome back! We had fun today working more with converting decimals and fractions in 4th grade math. We also started comparing fractions and decimals on a number line today. During religion we discussed the definition of bullying and how to be assertive. During writers workshop we completed our repetition poems and organized our poetry booklets. During readers workshop we reflected on our reading strategies. After lunch we worked on learning more about China's land and people. We ended the day working our word processing skills in the computer lab.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Steps to Respect quiz tomorrow

Continue praying your required prayers

Finish reading the "people" packet for China. Remember to highlight only the key/most important information

Continue with your Earth Day goal

Math:

4th grade students have R and P 11-2

3rd grade has R and P 7-10

Continue reading to your goal

Spelling test this Friday

Other:

Celebration of Learning is this Thursday from 6:30-7:30pm. I hope you all get a chance to stop in anytime during that hour to see all of your child's hard work!

Good afternoon. In 4th grade math we worked more on converting fractions to decimals and to percentages-to see how they are all equivalent. After library, we worked on our color poems and putting our poetry booklets together. During readers workshop we worked on stamina and applying our reading strategies. After lunch, we reviewed the Steps to Respect lesson about being assertive and the class had PE and Spanish class.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Share the Steps to Respect letter with your parents by Friday

Continue praying your required prayers

Social Studies:

Continue working on your Earth Day goal

Math:

4th grade Dancing Denominators and Nutty Numerators have a worksheet

Fraction Fanatics have none

3rd grade needs to do pg. 351, #1-14 to study for the chapter test

If you did not finish the final copy and illustration for your energy wheel poem, you need to complete it tonight

Read to your goal

Spelling test is tomorrow

Other:

Packets returned tomorrow please

Have a great evening!

Good afternoon. During 4th grade math we worked more on adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators. During Social Studies we read more about Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Left Ear while we made cultural comparisons between the traditional Chinese culture and our, US, culture. During writers workshop we started poetry today. During readers workshop we worked on our stamina and daily 5. The students ended the day with PE and Music.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Continue working on required prayers

Continue working on your Earth Day goal

Math:

4th grade students have a worksheet and get your standards quiz signed and returned by tomorrow

3rd grade has R and P 6-9 and get your standards quiz signed and returned by tomorrow

Reading/Writing:

Read to your goal

Spelling test on Friday

Other:

Canned food donations for tomorrow

Have a great afternoon.

Happy Monday afternoon. I hope you all get a chance to go outside and enjoy the sunshine this afternoon.

During 4th grade math we discussed how to convert fractions to decimals. During religion we took a quiz about the Easter season. We were able to celebrate the students' hard work with their informational booklets during writers workshop and had a publishing party. During readers workshop we reviewed the comprehension strategy of Use Text Features. After lunch we discussed the importance of Earth Day and made personal and individual goals to help make a positive impact on the environment. We ended the day working on our typing skills in the computer lab.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Continue praying required prayers

Social Studies:

Share your Earth Day goal with your parents and remember to practice your goal

Math:

4th grade students have R and P 11-1. If you get stuck, review the Brain Pop about converting fractions to decimals by clicking here

3rd grade students have R and P 9-2

Read to your goal

Spelling test on Friday

Other:

Canned food for Wednesday

Have a great evening and go outside and get some exercise in the sunshine!

Good afternoon. We had more practice with adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators and finding the LCD in 4th grade math class today. The students went to the library and then completed their final informational booklets in writers workshop today. During readers workshop we took a quiz on the CAFE strategies and practiced Daily 5. After lunch they had PE and Spanish and we discussed the cover of "Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear" which we will start reading together tomorrow to learn more about the Chinese culture.

Homework for tonight:

Religion:

Practice your required prayers

Math:

All 4th grade students need to get their standard test signed and returned

Fraction Fanatics and Nutty Numerators have R and P 10-5

Dancing Denominators need to read pgs. 578-579 in your math text books and complete #1-6 on pg. 579

3rd grade has R and P 9-1

Read to your goal

Spelling test tomorrow for everyone

Other:

Packets returned tomorrow please