This is a very exciting week in fourth grade! We are busy with not only subject matter, but with a lot of Christmas arts and crafts. Also, our field trip to La Purisima is this Wednesday. We are leaving at 8:00, so please make sure your child is at school on time this day. It […]
Our next two weeks will be very busy! Tomorrow is Teddy Bear Day. Please send a new stuffed toy to school with your child. The toy will be donated to a child for Christmas. This might be the only thing that particular child will receive for Christmas. It is very humbling. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday […]
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday. I very much enjoyed having my daughter home from college. It was a food, laughter, and rest fest! Today begins the first day of trimester two. We continue learning the steps of long division. I will give the chapter 4 science test on Friday. Religion will […]
Happy Thanksgiving From Fourth Grade! This week marks the end of the first trimester and we are busy completing assignments. Since it is a short week, I will not be sending papers home. Next week I will send home the permission slip for our December 14th field trip to La Purisima Mission. The PTC is […]
I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend! Fall is certainly in the air as we begin the week. All students now have a mission or gold rush project to begin thinking about and exploring. Please sit down with your child and help him or her decide what kind of project to do. All of […]
Over the weekend many Sacred Heart teachers attended a great science conference at Oxnard College. The speakers were wonderful and I return to school today with some new ideas and a lot of fabulous science books for the students. One is titled, What Happens When I Throw Up! I know these books will be a […]
Happy Halloween! Today the fourth graders will be reading their scary Halloween stories to several other grades. They are very excited! We also have our music assembly at 1:45 today. Tomorrow, please join us at 8:30 for the All Saints Mass. Wednesday is the chapter 3 math test. Next Tuesday will be our chapter 3 […]
All books are to be read at home. The reports will be written during class time. Please assist your child in managing his or her reading time so the book is completed on time. It is important that students do not wait too late to begin the book! If they rush the reading, their comprehension […]
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 […]
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 […]