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Fourth Grade Week October 24th

4th Grade By October 24, 2011 No Comments

Fall is in the air as we continue to enjoy and work hard learning the fourth grade curriculum. This week: Math:  We are using variables to write division and multiplication expressions.  The chapter 3 test will be next week, November 3rd. Social Studies:  Chapter 3 examines life for California’s Indians under Spanish influence.  As we […]

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Fourth Grade October 17th

4th Grade By October 18, 2011 No Comments

This Thursday, October 20th, is Hats Off to Cancer day.  Please send a new child size cap or hat to school with your child.  Send it with the tags still on, in a plastic bag.  Students may also wear their own hats to school this day.  This is a wonderful cause, helping those children who […]

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Fourth Grade October 10th

4th Grade By October 10, 2011 No Comments

This week we are saying goodbye to Kona, Stumpy, and our Gooseberry Park friends.  I know the students have enjoyed the novel and now it is time to move on to our second book, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. The chapter 2 math test will be Wednesday.  We have been reviewing in class and […]

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Fourth Grade Religion

4th Grade By September 26, 2011 No Comments

Fourth graders are having fun exploring their new Bibles.  This week they are working in pairs to find particular Bible verses.  They are reading Luke 2:1-7, I Samuel 17:23-54, Acts 2:1-4, and Exodus 3:14.  Ask your children what they have read and learned from their readings. My goal is for each student to become comfortable […]

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Fourth Grade Week of 9/26

4th Grade, Our Students By September 25, 2011 No Comments

We are beginning our second week of ITBS testing and it is going very well.  I anticipate finishing on Wednesday. This week we continue our unit on ecosystems and will begin discussing the interactions of living things.  The students have been given their chapter 2 science vocabulary packets.  You will find this in the homework […]

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Fourth Grade Week of 9/18

4th Grade By September 18, 2011 No Comments

This week we begin ITBS testing. I will test in the morning and spread the testing over the next two week period.  It is especially important that you make sure your children are well rested and have had a hearty breakfast before they arrive at school We will continue our academic routine as best we […]

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Fourth Grade Week of 9/12

4th Grade By September 12, 2011 No Comments

It was great to have so many grandparents with us last Friday.  I enjoyed watching the interaction as students and grandparents worked on their art masterpieces! This week in grade 4: Math:  Wednesday will be our first math chapter test…chapter one Social Studies:  We will read about and discuss California’s climate and natural resources.  I […]

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Fourth Grade Religion

4th Grade By September 8, 2011 No Comments

Fourth graders are enjoying their new Catholic Youth Bibles.  This week, we read Matthew 5:1-11 and discussed the Beatitudes.  We have also been exploring the books of the Bible and hunting for which books are in the Old Testament, and which are in the New Testament.  I am encouraging the students to “embrace” having their […]

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Fourth Grade Week of 9/6

4th Grade By September 6, 2011 No Comments

It was good to meet with so many of you last week for Back to School night.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, especially if you were not able to attend our meeting. This week in grade 4: We will have a chapter one science vocabulary test on Friday morning. […]

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