Mrs. Halley Grade 4

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 19^th 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

Here’s to a short, busy, and fun week! Students are invited to bring in Valentines this Tuesday (2/9) and Wednesday (2/10). We have 27 students in our class. Bags will be set out for socially distant delivery.  Valentines will be opened at home. 

Check the backpack: Papers come home as they are finished or corrected. Please help your student by checking the backpack regularly.

 Reading:  Students will be asked to spend 20 -30 minutes at home after school reading Part 2 Via.  Students will finish reading Part 1 of Wonder with emphasis on responding to the chapter with evidence from the text. CCSS: Literature: RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text

Math: This week Fourth Graders will complete a division assessment. Our next area of study is Factor 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 a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is prime or composite

Writing/Social Studies: Black History Month, students will read biographies and complete timelines for a variety of influential Black Americans.

 

School not in Session:

Friday, February 12 – Faculty Retreat  School not in Session

Monday, February 15 – Presidents’ Day

Tuesday, February 16 – Mid-Winter Holiday

Catholic School Week Activities

• Monday, February 1^st, COMMUNITY DAY Students are encouraged to wear free dress in our nation’s colors.
• Tuesday: February 2^nd, Talent Tuesday/Thank-you Parents. In class and on-line activities.
• Wednesday, February 3^rd, Celebrate all faiths. The 8^th graders will do a virtual activity with our class.
• Thursday, February 4^th, Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day. Dress like a teacher day.
• Friday, February 5^th, Student Appreciation Day/Purple and Gold Day- Ideas still in the planning stages. More info to come.

Happy New Year 2021! I hope this email finds you rested, relaxed, and refreshed.

***For Friday science it would be helpful to have 2 rubber bands or hair ties and the use of a stapler.

This week in academics

Religion: One Word: Students will reflect upon and choose one word to focus on for the year

Math: We will review and continue exploration of multiplication CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NBT.B.5: and begin our work with division CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NBT.B.6

Reading Informational Text CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.5  Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text

Writing: Informational Report

Science: Do masks really work? (yes they do)