Sunday, April 13, 2008
Last week Grades 3 and 4 went to the Health Fair at Memorial Hospital. It was an hour well spent! The students saw a healthy lung and a diseased lung, a slice of a real brain, and red and white blood cells under a microscope. They saw how a doctor and a patient prepare for surgery, and some exercises that a physical therapist might use. They also sorted out some foods into different categories, and learned that cheese could be both in the meat/protein group as well as the dairy group. Each student got a goody bag as they left. Be sure to ask your child about the afternoon!
This Thursday Grade 4 and Kindergarten will share the Papa John's Pizza Party that the Fourth Grade won a few weeks ago. The soda is bought and we're ready to go! Thanks to all who helped win this party for us!
We've been working on our Pen Pal letters and hope to have them delivered to our Queen of Peace friends this week. Next month we hope to get together with them and share a lunch.
All third and fourth graders should be working on a mystery of the rosary shoebox by now. If you haven't heard anything about this yet, email me and I'll get you up-to-date. It's due the week of April 28.
Next Friday the 25th is our trip to the Shrine for Earth Day. Warmer weather would certainly be appreciated! The permission slip for our May 8 trip to Grants Farm went home last Friday. Let me know if you didn't get it.
Have a great week!
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008
We're back and ready to buckle down to the business of learning! First though we'd like to share some of the fun and exciting ways Grade 4 spent the Easter break:
"I saw Superhero Movie...about a boy who gets bitten by a dragonfly. He has to learn how to fly."
"We went to my aunt's house for a party and played "Guitar Hero" on her WII.
"We went to visit my grandparents in Boonville and we took a boat out on the lake."
"The Boy Scouts had a sleepover at Camp Joy. We roasted marshmallows. I was the best at that."
"My grandma stayed with us at Easter and we ate chili."
"I visited relatives in Indiana for five days. We went to Mass at St. Theodore Guerin Church."
"My friend and I slept over at each other's house. We played games, went outside, played on the computer, and played with my little sister."
"I had my good friend spend the night and then I went to her house. The most important thing I did was go to Easter Sunday Mass."
"I went to Myrtle Beach for the week. We went to Medieval Times for a dinner eaten only with your hands-no knife, fork, or spoon-and while we ate knights rode horses. I also went boogie boarding and got to hold a baby shark."
"I spent the night at my friend's house. We rode bikes, played on Playstation, and watched the movies Nancy Drew and Beethoven 4."
"I took a class in Indiana about the importance of developing problem-solving skills and working in groups."
A quick reminder--next Thursday is our visit to the student Health Fair at Memorial Hospital.
Happy Spring!
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
Welcome back to school after a four-day ice holiday! This should be
a normal week for the most part.
On Friday the students and teachers of St. Mary's will join us for Mass
and activities.
There will be a Social Studies test on the text chapter as well as one on
all the states and capitals we have studied so far. It had been scheduled
for Tuesday but will probably be on Thursday instead.
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Monday, February 11, 2008
Happy Valentine's Week ! Hearts are temporarily replacing snowflakes
in our classroom as we hang decorations, write penpal letters, and send
greetings to grandparents. Our party will be 2:15 till 3:00 on Thursday.
Stations of the Cross are due on Friday 15.
Be on the lookout for Midquarter Reports this Friday also.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Almost Catholic Schools Week
Bishop Braxton will be visiting our school on Thursday, Jan. 24! The students are very excited about seeing him again. Fourth Grade has some lovely winter pictures and prayers hanging in the hallway, as well as Social Studies posters. You will get to see these at our Open House this Sunday after the 10:30 Mass.
The White Elephant booth is in great need of gently used toys, games, video games, VHS or DVD movies, and just about anything that another child would like to buy. Our prices average out to about 25, 50, or 75 cents, and the bigger items $1 or more. We will price the items, but it would be helpful if you have an expensive item that might not look expensive at first glance to let us know what it is worth. Some of the really nice things could be used for a raffle instead. The fourth graders will get to work behind the booth for 15-minute shifts. So, please go through the toy bin this weekend and see what your children don't play with anymore. The Mission Carnival on Thursday 24th is a fun time for the kids and lets us make a good contribution to worthy causes.
Everyone is having fun roller skating in PE this week! With the weather being so cold outside, it's a great source of exercise and they all seem to love it.
I hope to see all of you this weekend at our Open House!
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Fourth Grade is thrilled to have gotten a new student today! We hope he will love being in our class!
We are busy trying to finish up the Social Studies projects for the Northeast. Next week we will be starting to bring in samples of some of the state foods. If your child hasn't gotten your signature yet, please ask! Nothing can be scheduled until we know who is able to do it.
There is no school on Monday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. Have a great weekend!
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Happy new year to all of our fourth graders and their parents! As soon as we return, we will have Althoff students helping out at St. A's.
Thursday, Jan. 3, is the start of third quarter. The next few weeks will be calm next to the excitement of December!
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Have you all been lighting two candles on the Advent Wreath? We have
been doing this every day in our classroom. Be sure to ask your child about
who we have discussed for the Jesse Tree.
The Band Concert is Wednesday night at 7:00. All of our beginning band
students have been busy preparing for that. They're sounding pretty good!
We are getting ready to answer pen pal letters for the third graders at
Queen of Peace. We also have a big art project scheduled for Friday.
A Social Studies test , English test, and Vocabulary test all need to be fitted
into the lineup as well.
There's no such thing as a slow week in Fourth Grade!
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
First whole week of December
We are celebrating the first week of Advent with the lighting of our class
Advent wreath every morning. This is followed by hanging the ornament
on our Jesse Tree and reading the story that goes with it. Be sure to ask
your child what the Bible story of the day was!
Our Chorus has been practicing very hard for the concert this Wednesday
night at 7:00. I hope to see you all there!
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
We are all trying to get back in the swing of things. Turkeys are coming
down and Christmas pictures are now hanging. Our Jesse Tree is in
place and we will make the Old and New Testament ornaments this week
We are working on the Advent Wreaths and hope to send them home on
Friday. If anyone has any more cardboard egg cartons please send them
in by Thursday.
In math we are starting multiplication. The students tried to complete 100
basic facts in four minutes but nobody could do it. Please quiz them at
night if you can. Practice makes perfect.
Keep working on the Southeast and Southwest states. Another test will
be coming up soon.
Have a good week!
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