Don't forget the Christmas Program is this Thursday.  There will be  1:30 PM and 7:00 PM performances.  Students have been rehearsing during our Religion bock, so we will do our study of the Church Seasons and the Liturgical Calendar this week.  We also discuss Advent customs and the three comings of Jesus in history, mystery and majesty.  Have a good week.  Thanks for all the nice candygrams I received last week.

Hello Parents.  This is Spirit Week.  Students may wear pajamas to school tomorrow.  On Thursday, students may dress as someone from another country.  On Friday, students may wear a crazy hat and dress in spirit wear.  For our Advent service project fourth graders are asked to bring in paper products, such as paper towels, kleenex, and toilet paper for Seeds For Hope, a women's shelter.  You may send any items you wish to donate to school.  We will be focusing on Advent and the Liturgical Calendar in Religion this week.  Scholastic Winter Book Fair is taking place this week.

Hello.  I hope everyone had a great break. In Religion this week, we will complete our study of The Beatitudes in Chapter 7.  Students will have a short assessment over Chapter 7 toward the end of the week.  We will then move on to our study of  Advent. Students will understand that Advent is a time of waiting and preparing, learn about the Advent wreath, the Jesse tree, and other Advent customs and traditions.  Please don't forget to send in those boxtops  We have begun another 5 day challenge of perfect attendance/no tardies.  Students will get a pizza party the next time we reach our goal.  Please help by getting your child to school on time every day.  Thanks and have a good week.

Hi Parents.  We are having a canned food drive at school this week.  If you have any canned goods you would like to donate, have your child bring them to school tomorrow.  We are also collecting box tops again.  The contest runs until February 21st.  I am trying to get the kids fired up so we can win the awesome grand prize in Room 1.  I will not collect Reading calendars until November 30th.  Everyone enjoy the Thanksgiving break. We will begin studying about The Beatitudes in Religion, when we return next week

We reached our goal last week of perfect attendance for 5 straight days.  I am proud of everyone for "showing up".  We celebrated with a popcorn party on Friday afternoon.  We will continue studying Chapter 7 in Religion this week.  I didn't receive any book orders for Scholastic books, so no orders will be placed for November.  Have a great week.

Hello Parents.  Our field trip to the James Whitcomb Riley Home was very nice.  I think the children enjoyed the visit to Crown Hill as well.  We ended the day with our Halloween Party.  Thank you to all the moms who came to help!  We will be studying Chapter 6 in Religion, Baptism in Christ.  The chapter focuses on the experiences of belonging to a group, the significance of the gift of Baptism, and our call to live Christian lives.  Scholastic book orders for November are due by next Friday, November 9th.  Please make sure your children are spending time on ALEKS at home.  They are now being required to complete 5 topics per week.  If you do not have access to a computer at home, students may come in the classroom at 7AM to get connected.  Thanks and have a great week.

It was nice meeting with all of you at conferences last week.  Please remember to send permission slips in for our field trip to the James Whitcomb Riley Home on October 31st.  Mrs. Age needs a lunch count by this Thursday.  Our class will be planning the liturgy for this Friday's 8:30 AM mass.  Please join us at Mass on Friday if you are able.  I will not be at school next Monday, October 29th.  Mrs. Clifford will be subbing for me that day.  I hope you all enjoyed fall break with your children.  Keep them working on ALEKS and First in Math.

Hello.  The students will have a short quiz in Religion tomorrow over Chapter 3.  This is our last week of the first quarter.  We are still working on getting My Student's Progress up and running.  We may have to use a hard copy for the first quarter report cards. Our classroom is preparing the liturgy for this Wednesday's Mass.  Please join us for Mass at 8:30 AM if you are able.  We will also be saying the Rosary at 8:10 AM. Have a good week.

This week in Religion we will be studying the Ten Commandments, Chapter 3.  Please make sure October book orders are turned in by Tuesday, October 2nd.  Also, don't forget about First in Math.  The student that earns the most points each day will wear the badge recognizing him/her for their accomplishments.  The classroom that earns the most points for the week will keep the trophy in their room for a week.  Let's work hard in Room 1 to win the trophy.

Hi Parents.  On Friday, students were given a username and password for Math First.  Math First is an interactive math program. From what I have heard, it is more fun than ALEKS.  Mrs. Parsons is keeping track and acknowledging students for their work on Math First.  We are in competition as a homeroom to see who is completing the most work and putting in the most time on Mat First.  So, help your child at home to help our classroom do well.  Scholastic book orders went home on Friday as well.  They are due back by October1st, if you want to order.  I still have not received September's order.  It should be here any day.  If you have not signed and sent back progress reports, please do so.  I am trying to set up a group email for parents.  I'm not sure I have done it correctly.  I heard back from some of you on Friday, wondering what it was about. If you get an email from me without a message, it's probably because I am still trying to set it up correctly.    We have a short quiz over Chapter 2 Religion tomorrow.  Students were told to bring their Religion books home and to reread Chapter 2. Have a great week.

Homeroom

9-17-12-  Hard copies of progress reports will be sent home on Friday.  Our online program should be up and running soon, which will be more convenient for all of us.  In Religion this week, we will finish up Chapter 2 on praise and thanksgiving.  There will be a short quiz that students will complete in class.    For those who ordered Scholastic books, I am expecting my order any time now.  Don't forget to sign and return Friday folders each Monday.  have a great week.

This Week in Reading and Religion

9-9-12- We will begin Chapter 2 in Religion this week.  Students completed a quiz over Chapter 1 on Friday.  Please sign and return Friday folders each week.

9-4-12-  Hello.  The Entertainment books or the money for purchased books is due tomorrow.  I did not get all the Friday folders back today.  Please initial and send back tomorrow, if you have not done so.  I am giving students one more day on Scholastic book orders.  Some of the students told me they had orders but forgot to bring them today.  Long weekends are hard!  Please make sure your child is doing the required reading for their reading calendar and it is being logged and turned in.  Have a good week.

8-28-12  Hello.  Please remind your child that we have a Spelling test over Unit 1 tomorrow.  I gave students Scholastic book order forms for September.  Orders are due next Tuesday, September 4th.  We are still finishing up Chapter 1 in Religion.  There will be a take home quiz over the chapter after we finish our study of The Creation.  I am still waiting on $5 for planners from some of the students.  Please send that in if you haven't done so.  Also, please make sure your child is doing the required reading and logging it on their Reading calendars.  Thanks.

Welcome to the new school year.  This is my first chance I have had to blog.  These are busy times.  I am enjoying getting to know your children.  I think they are all meeting new friends and adapting to the changes 4th grade brings.  We are starting the year off in Religion with The Creation.  I am teaching the students how to use the Bibles to do searches.  They have been shown how the Bible is divided into the Old and New Testaments.  They have also been shown all the books of each part.  They now understand how the numbers stand for Chapters and Verses.  We opened our Religion books and started reading Chapter 1.  There will be a short quiz over Chapter 1 when we finish our study of it.