1. For the week of December 18th, 2017
Newsletter
Fourth Grade
For the week of December 18th, 2017
Christmas Spirit Week Attire
Monday 18→ Christmas Comfy Cozy dress
Tuesday 19→ Dressy Festive Christmas Clothes for Pageant
Wednesday 20→ Red and Green Day (jeans/ pants/ tops/skirts, etc)
Thursday 21→ Uniform w/ Christmas accessories (hats/socks/jewelry etc.)
Thursday’s Christmas Celebration
On Thursday, December 21, 4th grade has their Christmas Celebration! Learners begin by attending 8:15 AM Mass, then meet their Prayer Partners at 9:15 AM to write Christmas Thank You Letters to members of our Military. From 10:30-11: 30 AM students will rotate between classes for fun Christmas activities and a snack. Thank you to all the parents who donated items for this fun-filled day. We are so grateful for your generosity.
From Miss Driscoll, Miss Sandland, and Mrs. Silva
Dear parents- We’d like to thank you for your wonderful supportive presence these last four months. The children have experienced many rich educational opportunities, in part due to your volunteering, donating, and care. Thank you, thank
you, thank you for your
generosity! May the coming
Of the Newborn King bring
you and your families peace
during the remaining days of
Advent, and may you be
blessed with His joy in the
coming Christmas season!
We wish you wonderful family
experiences and a much
needed rest during your time
off.
Assessments
Mon. December 18
SimSol Quiz 41-44
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, Dec 19
1:45 Christmas Program in Church. Students wear Christmas attire.
Thursday, Dec 21
8:15 All School Mass
9:15 Prayer Partner activity- thank you card
10:30 4th Grade Christmas activities
12:00 Minimum Day
No EDay
Friday, Dec 22
School closed for Christmas Recess

2. Religion/SS: Sandland Reading/Writing: Silva
Religion → The children will meditate on the mystery of the coming of the Son of God by watching the first part of the movie Jesus of Nazareth, and listening to guided meditations and journaling their thoughts.
Going out of town and need to find Mass? MassTimes.org or the MassTimes app gives you Mass times for churches across the United States and in 6 continents.. Ch! MASS TIMES
Social Studies → Learners continue to research key information on their mission, as outlined in their report guidelines. This report will be completed in class, and learners will use a photocopied packet on their specific mission, and two child-friendly Mission websites.
Reading/Writing: Silva
Reading→Readers are continuing to grow significant ideas about their characters. After practicing the application of new skills using our mentor text, students used padlet to share their ideas with me and their classmates. Readers are learning to build defensible ideas by citing evidence directly from the text to support their thoughts. Visit the padlet links below to see the ideas they are growing:
4A:
4B:
4C:
This week we will work on finding complications in our characters.
Writing→ Last week writers continued writing and revising. We are working in small groups to perfect our use of dialogue as well as self-correcting using a checklist. Writers learned when to start new paragraphs in writing and are working to prepare for final drafts.
Grammar, Spelling/Vocabulary & Technology→This week in class, we will continue utilizing Grammar IXL and Moby Max Vocabulary. There will be no ELA homework this week.
STEM: Driscoll
Math→Last week, learners continue to learn multiplication, working on 3 digit x 2 digit numbers and focus on regrouping. Learners are doing a wonderful job applying the standard algorithm to double digit numbers. We will continue to practice that skill this week. It is a math skill that will follow them for years to come, so we want to make sure learners are confident and understand. Also, learners are continuing to learn long division with remainders.
Science→ On Friday, learners collaborated to transfer their blueprint for building the
missions onto their base. This was a challenging process that required learners to rely
on understanding of squares/rectangles, perimeter/area, and measurement.
Minecraft learners continued constructing their missions in Minecraft. Missions will be
due the Friday we come back from Christmas Break (1/12). The week we come back,
we will need parent volunteers to help with the construction of the missions! I will send
a Sign Up Genius later this week after our work day. That will allow me to have a better
feel of how many days we will need volunteers when we return.
Simple Solutions→ Simple Solutions Lessons
There will be no Simple Solutions lessons this week! Merry Christmas :)

3. Congratulations to our
Snapshots
from the week...
Congratulations to our
Mystery MagMons at
Mass/Assembly
4A Indi Treister
4A Eddie Ramirez
4A Joaquin Becerra
4A Serena Ruston
4B Ava Kosor
4B Lauren McEligot
4C Jake Marquis
4C Jordin Deller
4C Noah Darnell
4C Massimo Latini