Dear 4B Families,
It was nice seeing many of you at the Open House on Sunday. We have a busy and fun week ahead with many special events that will help us celebrate our wonderful school, parish and community. The last part of the newsletter will review the events of the week and include special reminders for 4th grade in particular.
If you have signed up to take a group of students to deliver certificates on Tuesday, you should have received an email from me last Wednesday about the day and your responsibilities. I will send out a reminder Monday night as well. Thank you so much! Remember, Tuesday is a perfect uniform day. All students should wear a red Holy Rosary sweatshirt or sweater for deliveries–to represent our school! Thank you.
REMINDER OF THE REGULATIONS FOR STUDENTS RIDING IN CARS:
Effective January 1, 2020
- Children ages 4 and older and less than 4’9* tall must be secured in a booster seat with seat belt (or continue in harness seat).
- Children over height 4’9″ must be secured by a properly fitted seat belt (typically starting at 8-12 years old).
- Children under age 13 required to ride in the back seat when practical to do so
So, if your child is less than 4’9” please send them in with a booster seat on Tuesday. Thank you.
Homework: Be sure you are checking and clearing out your child’s filer of corrected tests and projects in the first Home/School section. Homework will be light this week. There will not be a spelling test. The next spelling test will be Thursday, February 5th. Students will receive the new list this Wednesday. There may be a bit of math homework on Tuesday and Wednesday night. This week we will continue to focus on geometry skills which the students are really enjoying. Next week we move on to long division. The majority of the students have mastered, or nearly mastered their multiplication and division facts for automatic recall. Just a reminder, those students that are still working on this skill are expected to be practicing nightly! Mastery of the facts is an integral part of math success. Thank you for your continued diligence supporting your children with this critical skill.
Religion/LA: This week the students will be sharing their Works of Mercy group posters and their Cool School News reports as news reporters! It will be the Good News News Station 😉 We will also spend time learning more about the Liturgical Year. Online practice for both calendar and fact portions of the test can be accessed here. The students will be able to fill in a Liturgical calendar with the seasons and major holidays as well as understand the meaning and focus of each season. The students will home with a liturgical calendar study sheet packet on Monday. We will delve deeper into the liturgical seasons and review for the test in class. Parents, you can help by quizzing your children on the topics using the packet.
Social Studies: The students should be practicing the West/SW that will take place February 5th. All students have a filled out practice sheet and a blank one to use to study. You can access extra practice sheets and the links for online review sites in the “Map Study Sheet” tab at the side of the 4A Webpage. Looking ahead, the 50 State test will take place February 19th.
Science: In the third lesson students will be exploring the role that air plays in enabling a sound vibration to travel. In the activity, Act Out a Sound, students do two short activities that explore sound vibrations. Students experiment with sound to understand how it moves through the air and then consider what would happen in an environment like space where there is no air.
Because of the light homework this week, students are encouraged to get started on their Valentine Box Project that is due no later than Thursday, February 12th. Hard copies of the directions will be in your child’s filer on Monday, and you will also be able to access them on our website in the tabs above. This is a fun project—which includes design, math and engineering,—as well as time management. Be creative! We encourage creative reuse of items you already have.
Catholic Schools Week Schedule:
This link will take you to an overview page of Catholic Schools Week events.
There is a Book Fair during Catholic Schools Week!
We encourage parents to create ‘eWallets’ for their students to make shopping easier at the Book Fair. Directions will be sent home with a letter about the Book Fair. Please visit the website https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/holyrosaryschwseattle1 to sign up for the eWallet.
Sunday 25th:
Catholic Schools Week Liturgies and Open House on Sunday from 12:00-1:30pm. Students should wear their uniforms to any Mass they attend this weekend.
Monday 26th Celebration of Academics
This is a perfect uniform day
We will begin the day with the spelling bee. Congratulations to our class finalists Mable and Wyatt. The class runner up is Calvin. It was a very tight race, involving many rounds! Congrats to all and good luck to our 4B reps! This is a perfect uniform day. We celebrate our academic excellence. We will end the day with an All-School Read In.
Tuesday 27th Celebration of Service:
Today we reach out to others in thanks and service. Every grade in the school is doing some type of service today.
The 4th graders will begin their certificate delivery at 12:30. Be sure your child comes in uniform with a red HRS sweatshirt or sweater or jacket. Thank you.
Wednesday 28th Celebration of Family:
Today we honor grandparents or special people in our lives. Be on the lookout for an email from the school with a lovely poem with each class reciting one line of the poem. You should forward this poem to the special people in your lives. The students will also bring home some special “coupons” for a grandparent or special friend.
Parents, look for some special letters for you from your children today. They are still working on them so we are not ready to send them off today–but they will be coming. This is a no homework night.
Thursday 29th Celebration of Students:
4th grade students have a free dress comfy cozy day. They may also bring in a small stuffie if they like. Ms. Tyler and I will plan some fun activities today to celebrate the class. This is also a no HW night, and a special treat will be sent home for the students.
Friday 30th Celebration of School Spirit:
- Winter Olympics Theme: Students can choose to dress in winter clothing or winter olympic themed clothing. We shared some ideas with the students in class. Have fun and be creative, while being respectful.
We have the always exciting spirit assembly in the morning at 9:00, and the crowd pleasing 8th grade vs. faculty volleyball game in the afternoon at 2:00.
Happy Catholic Schools Week 2026