Dear 4A Families,
Mid-Trimester Reports for 1st Trimester
Please look for your child’s mid-trimester reports in their filer – these are going home on Monday! Please sign that you received them and send the envelope back so that we can fill them up again for you during the second trimester. 🙂
All Saints Day Masses!
The 4th grade students are very busy with their saint reports and preparations for the upcoming Masses. More detailed information on this topic is below.
Parish All Saints Day Mass: Sunday, November 1st at 10:00am
School All Saints Day Mass: Wednesday, November 4th at 8:45.
We will be assigning the speaking parts for the masses early this week.
Thank you for emailing regarding your availability to attend the Sunday, November 1st Parish All Saints Day Mass with your child. We will be sending more details about what you will need to do at home to help prepare the students for these special Masses.
Circle of Grace
Next week we will be engaging with the Archdiocesan Curriculum called Circle of Grace. A letter on pink paper was sent home last week and should be in your child’s filer with details on the lesson objectives. The 4th grade lessons center around online safety, the influence of social media on our relationships, and guidelines for using social media safely.
Annual Fund
If you have not already done so, please consider a donation to the Annual Fund Drive. We are just under halfway to our goal of $225,000. Your support helps ensure our students continue to benefit from essential programs like art, library, music, PE, Spanish, and technology — all vital to educating the whole child. Let’s keep the momentum going! Help us reach our fundraising and participation goals by encouraging friends and family to contribute to the Fall Fund Drive. Every gift makes a difference!
Spelling
The spelling words for the week were passed out on Friday. The words this week all contain vowel sounds /yoo/, /oo/. Due to no school this Friday, October 23rd this spelling test will take place on Tuesday, October 27th.
Math
This week we start Topic 3, which is a deep dive into understanding multiplication of larger numbers. There are many important foundational concepts that are taught in this chapter that help prepare students for the upcoming objectives. These concepts can be challenging for fourth graders! Please make sure your child is practicing their multiplication facts at least 3x per week for 10 minutes. Flash or playing cards to multiply can be a fun and effective supplement to XtraMath.
Science
Looking ahead we will have a plate tectonics lab utilizing graham crackers (to represent the earth’s crust), rice crackers (to represent lighter continental crust) and icing (to represent the mantle). Please contact Mrs. Estep (mestep@holyrosaryws.org) if your child cannot touch or consume any of the three lab ingredients.
Social Studies
Corrected NE State tests will be in your child’s filer on Monday. The next set of states the students will be reviewing are the SE states. All students have a study sheet in their filer. Extra practice sheets and links to online practice sites can be accessed on the 4A webpage. Our classwork is focusing on the Coastal and Plateau people of Washington State. Students will be able to compare and contrast these groups as they learn about the physical features of our state.