Dear 4B Families,
We had a fantastic Valentine’s Day Celebration! Thank you so much to all the parents that helped out with creating and assembling the boxes and cards (early!). I was so impressed with the creative Valentine boxes.
There is no school on Monday, 2/15 and Tuesday, 2/16. Happy Presidents’ Day!
Wednesday we begin the season of Lent with the Ash Wednesday service at 8:45. Lent is a time when we are compelled to ask forgiveness for our sins and change our lives for the better. The ashes we receive are a sign that we are ready to change our lives. Fr. Oakland will be distributing ashes outside from 1:45-2:30PM during pickup, just for school families, or from 4-5:30PM open to all. This will be walk up only, and we ask you to please wear your masks and social distance. We will be focusing on three types of sacrifice and practices during Lent that will help us grow in our faith: prayer, fasting from excess and unkind actions, and good works or almsgiving. During Lent the students will be reading special Lenten prayers and Bible readings for the season. In class this week we will be reflecting on our plans for Lent. One way we will be incorporating prayer will be in the memorizing of the Memorare. We will recite the prayer daily at school, each student will have a copy in their filer, and it will be included in this week’s pick up as well. This is a nice prayer to keep by your beside and recite each night. As a school we will be participating in several service related activities to share our gifts with those less fortunate. Each family will receive a rice bowl.
Spelling: There is no spelling this week.
Social Studies: The 50 state test is next Thursday, February 25th. The students were given review sheets that they should have in their filers. There are also many links for online practice in the Map Skill tab at the top of the webpage. We will be wrapping up our Lewis and Clark unit by the end of the month and moving into our unit on the Oregon Trail in March.
Science: Next week, we are going to start a new fourth grade topic using the Mystery Science curriculum! We’ll be discussing the rock cycle and starting with the question, Can a volcano pop up where you live?
Math: Keep up regular practice on fact practice. Our class lessons will remain focused on long division and interpreting remainders in story problems. Thank you for your continued support at home in practicing and encouraging your child!
Religion: Along with our focus on Lent, the students are learning about the Sacraments. All students will need to be able to name from memory the Seven Sacraments and the categories of each sacrament. Study sheets should be in the students’ filers and can also be accessed in the religion content tab above and on Google Classroom. This test will take place February 24th.
Have a great week everyone!
Ms. Benson