February 17

I hope you enjoyed the snow as much as I did!

We have another short, action filled week in 4th grade. Lent begins tomorrow with Ash Wednesday. We will have a school-wide prayer service on zoom at 10:30 am. Students will watch on campus and remote as a class. The prayer service will be followed by a sprinkling of the ashes that will be administered by teachers in the classroom and is entirely optional. 

Academics this week

 Religion: Emphasis be placed on the meaning of Lent and the ideas of praying, fasting, and giving. We will also learn about our upcoming service project. More to come on this in a future email. 

 Math: Factors and Multiples CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.B.4
Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1-100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is prime or composite. 

 Social Studies:  We will continue to read about and discuss the lives of several influential Black Americas. 

 Reading: RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e. 

 JUMP ROPE FOR HEART Live Zoom Assembly on February 19th at 1:00 PM 

Zoom Link: https://heart.zoom.us/j/86527620824?pwd=YlBEQ1dpSmtpU3Roa3c4OGJZRFNtdz09 

Password: stjohn 

 Please pre-register your child by downloading the “Kids Heart Challenge” FREE App or type our school name and sign up HERE: www.heart.org/khc 

  We want 100% participation! Students who register before the assembly will get a special shoutout during the live presentation! We look forward to seeing your child on the assembly. Thank you for keeping our school community healthy! 

With Lent beginning tomorrow it is a time to Pray, Fast, and Give. As a 4th Grade community we will be taking on a project to focus on the giving piece. We will be creating Lunches of Love packets that St Vincent de Paul will use to give to those in need. The Lunches Of Love are gallon size bags that will be filled with non-perishable, individually packaged and shelf stable items. The items will include a protein, fruit cup, drink, snack and dessert. We would also like to include small toiletry items like a small bottle of hand-sanitizer, travel-size tissue/wipes, soap, shampoo, etc.  We are asking family to sign up using the link below to donate what they can and send in the items with your 4th grade student. During school we will have the students assemble the Lunches of Love. Amy Morris will be heading up this activity so if you have any questions please send an email to Amy at amorris@st-johnschool.org

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I received my initial certification in Special Education/Elementary Education from Western Washington University. I hold a Montessori Degree from Northwest Montessori school and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction: Reading and Writing from Lesley University. I began my teaching career with a variety of classroom positions and joined the St John faculty in 1990 as a Kindergarten teacher. I later moved to 2nd grade, then to middle school where for the past 10 years I have taught a variety of subjects most currently as 8th grade homeroom and middle school religion teacher. Last year I asked to move to 4th grade, a grade I have never taught before. I am a native Seattleite growing up in the Wedgewood neighborhood and attending OLL and Blanchet high school. I am a wife, mother of 3 adult daughters, and one granddaughter. What I love most about teaching is experiencing the joy that learning brings to my students.

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