FACT FLUENCY: We have one more addition timed math drill - Tuesday, November 18. We have worked our way down to 2 minutes. After that drill, we will move on to subtraction facts - 50 facts, 2 minutes - for several weeks. Please continue to practice all operations with your child. We are currently working on our multiplication unit, but will be moving into the division unit next week. Fluency in facts for all operations is the key to success with more complex multiplication and division, and work with fractions.
JACKETS AND COATS: As winter is approaching, we are firmly into cool and cold weather patterns. When the temperature is above freezing, we still go outside for recess twice per day. Please be SURE that your child brings/wears a coat or jacket to school EVERY DAY. I have explained to the children that if they do not have a coat/jacket, they will sit silently in the office during recess and bring home a uniform infraction to be signed by a parent. Students were also reminded that they may not take off their jackets and throw them on the blacktop during outdoor recess unless the adults at school feel it is warm enough and grant permission. This will also result in a uniform infraction.
Friday, November 21, 2025
Social Studies - Southeast map quiz MONDAY
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Religion - Mass HW due TOMORROW
Social Studies - Southeast map quiz 11/24
Math - workbook p. 56
Science - "Ring of Fire" questions due TOMORROW
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Religion - Mass HW due Friday
Social Studies - Southeast map quiz 11/24
Math - workbook p. 55
Science - "Ring of Fire" questions due Friday
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Students in Grade 4 will shop at the book fair tomorrow at 2:00 pm. If you want your child to be able to make purchases, please be sure he/she has money to spend tomorrow, or that you have set up a digital wallet for your child. Thanks!
Religion - Mass HW due Friday
Social Studies - Southeast map quiz 11/24
Math - workbook p. 54
Science - "Ring of Fire" questions due Friday
Monday, November 17, 2025
Religion - Mass HW due Friday
Social Studies - Southeast map quiz 11/24
Math - practice facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
Science - "Ring of Fire" questions due Friday
Friday, November 14, 2025
Asynchronous work day:
Please complete all assignments in your orange asynchronous day folder.
All assignments are due ON MONDAY, placed neatly back in the orange folder.
Parents - Please sign the front of the folder.
Students - All assignments will be graded and included on your next report card (T2). Please do your BEST. Make sure a parent checks your work for neatness, legibility, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and correct sentence structure.
Thursday, November 13, 2025
*All asynchronous work is to be completed and returned with a parent signature on Monday. Folders were sent home with the children on Wednesday.
Social Studies - Study Southeast map - quiz 11/24
Math - 1) workbook p. 52 - show all work
2) Chapter 4 test MONDAY
3) study math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts)
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Your child is bringing home an orange "folder" today with all the assignments for our asynchronous work day on Friday. A cover sheet listing all assignments is glued to the front of the folder. All necessary papers to complete the work are inside the folder. ALL work is due back to school, in the orange folder ON MONDAY (11/17). Please make sure your child has written his/her name on EVERY paper. A parent should check to be sure all student work is completed neatly and correctly, and included in the packet to be returned on Monday. Parents - please sign the front of the folder in the highlighted area to verify that you have supervised completion of all assignments.
Religion - This week's Mass homework is due on TOMORROW.
Social Studies - Study the Southeast map. Quiz 11/24.
Math - 1) workbook p. 50 - ODD numbered problems ONLY (Please show all work on loose leaf paper.)
2) Chapter 4 test MONDAY
3) Study/practice + and x facts.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Say thank you to a veteran today.
Religion - This week's Mass homework is due on THURSDAY.
Social Studies - Study the Southeast map. Quiz 11/24.
Math - 1) workbook p. 49 - ODD numbered problems ONLY (Please show all work on loose leaf paper.)
2) Chapter 4 test MONDAY
I will be sending home the asynchronous day (Friday) folder with your child tomorrow. It will include a cover assignment sheet. All papers needed to complete the asynchronous work will be inside the folder. All work is due back to school, in the orange folder, with a parent signature on the front cover, ON MONDAY (11/17). Please make sure your child has written his/her name on EVERY paper. Thank you!
Monday, November 10, 2025
Religion - This week's Mass homework is due on THURSDAY.
Social Studies - Study the Southeast map. Quiz 11/24.
Math - 1) workbook p. 48 (Please show all work on loose leaf paper!)
2) Chapter 4 test MONDAY
Friday, November 7, 2025
Social Studies - begin to study Southeast map - quiz 11/24
Math - study addition and multiplication facts
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Religion - 1) Mass HW due TOMORROW
2) saint project due TOMORROW
Social Studies - begin to study Southeast map - quiz 11/24
Math - 1) worksheet (Cow's Night Out)
2) study addition and multiplication facts
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Religion - 1) Mass HW due Friday
2) saint project due Friday
Social Studies - begin to study Southeast map - quiz 11/24
Math - 1) workbook p. 47
2) study addition and multiplication facts
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Religion - 1) Mass HW due Friday
2) saint project due Friday
Social Studies - begin to study Southeast map - quiz 11/24
Math - 1) workbook p. 46
2) study addition and multiplication facts
Monday, November 3, 2025
Religion - 1) Mass HW due Friday
2) saint project due Friday
Social Studies - begin to study Southeast map - quiz 11/24
Math - 1) workbook p. 45
2) study addition and multiplication facts
Friday, October 31, 2025
Happy Halloween! Be safe and have fun.
Religion - saint project due next Friday
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Religion - saint project due 11/7
Social Studies - Southeast map 11/24
Math - practice addition and multiplication facts
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Happy Halloween Week! Enjoy one week with no Social Studies/Science homework!
Religion - 1) Mass HW due TOMORROW!
2) Saint project due 11/7
Math - 1) workbook p. 44
2) practice addition and multiplication facts
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Happy Halloween Week! Enjoy one week with no Social Studies/Science homework!
*Two parents brought a mistake to my attention on the answer key for the Mass homework that was due on 10/17. I have gone into Powerschool and adjusted the score for all students who may have been affected by the mistake.
Religion - 1) Mass HW due THURSDAY
2) Saint project due 11/7
Math - workbook p. 43
Monday, October 27, 2025
Happy Halloween Week! Enjoy one week with no Social Studies/Science homework!
Religion - 1) Mass HW due THURSDAY
2) Saint project due 11/7
Math - workbook p. 42 (skip p. 41)
Friday, October 24, 2025
Religion - saint project due by 11/7
Enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Religion - 1) Mass HW due TOMORROW
2) Saint project due 11/7
Social Studies - 1) worksheet due TOMORROW
2) Northeast map quiz TOMORROW
Math - workbook p. 39
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Religion - 1) Mass HW due Friday
2) Saint poster due 11/7
Social Studies - 1) Directions worksheet due Friday
2) Northeast map quiz Friday
Math - workbook p. 38
Monday, October 20, 2025
Religion - 1) Mass HW due Friday
2) Saint choice slip, with parent signature, is due by tomorrow.
Social Studies - 1) Directions worksheet due Friday
2) Northeast map quiz Friday
Math - workbook p. 37
Friday, October 17, 2025
Religion - Choose saint by 10/21. Saint project due 11/7. Please see stapled directions your student brought home yesterday.
Social Studies - Northeast map quiz 10/24
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Religion - 1) Mass HW due TOMORROW
2) Choose saint by 10/21. Saint project due 11/7. Please see stapled directions your student brought home yesterday.
Social Studies - Northeast map quiz 10/24
Math - 1) workbook p. 33
2) subtraction quiz TOMORROW
Science - HW due TOMORROW (How do fossils form?)
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Religion - 1) Mass HW due Friday
2) Choose saint by 10/21. Saint project due 11/7. Please see stapled directions your student brought home yesterday.
Social Studies - Northeast map quiz 10/24
Math - 1) workbook p. 32
2) subtraction quiz Friday
Science - HW due Friday (How do fossils form?)
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Religion - Mass HW due Friday
Social Studies - Northeast map quiz 10/24
Math - 1) workbook p. 31
2) subtraction quiz Friday
Science - HW due Friday (How do fossils form?)
Monday, October 13, 2025
Religion - Mass HW due Friday
Social Studies - Northeast map quiz 10/24
Math - 1) workbook p. 30
2) subtraction quiz Friday
Science - HW due Friday
Friday, October 10. 2025
Social Studies - Study Northeast map - quiz 10/24 (Students must know the state and capital and the correct location of each state on the map.)
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Religion - Mass HW due TOMORROW
Social Studies - 1) map worksheet due TOMORROW
2) Northeast map quiz 10/24 (Students must know the state and capital and the correct location of each state on the map.)
Math - Chapter 2 test Friday TOMORROW
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Religion - Mass HW due Friday
Social Studies - 1) map worksheet due Friday
2) Northeast map quiz 10/24 (Students must know the state and capital and the correct location of each state on the map.)
Math - workbook p. 24; Chapter 2 test Friday
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Religion - Mass HW due Friday
Social Studies - 1) map worksheet due Friday
2) Northeast map quiz 10/24 (Students must know the state and capital and the correct location of each state on the map.)
Math - workbook p. 23; Chapter 2 test Friday
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Social Studies - Northeast map quiz 10/24 (Students must know the state and capital and the correct location of each state on the map.)
Math - workbook p. 22; Chapter 2 test Friday 10/10
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Happy October!
Religion - Mass HW due TOMORROW
Social Studies - Northeast map quiz 10/24 (Students must know the state and capital and the correct location of each state on the map.)
Math - workbook p. 21
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Religion - Mass HW due THURSDAY (no school on Friday)
Social Studies - Northeast map quiz 10/24 (Students must know the state and capital and the correct location of each state on the map.)
Math - workbook p. 20
Monday, September 29, 2025
Religion - Mass HW due THURSDAY (no school on Friday)
Social Studies - Northeast map quiz 10/24 (Students must know the state and capital and the correct location of each state on the map.)
Math - workbook p. 19
Friday, September 26, 2025
Social Studies - Northeast map quiz 10/24 - Begin to study your map in the purple copybook NOW. If you study for just 5 minutes each evening, you will be confident by test time!
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Religion - Mass HW due TOMORROW
Math - workbook pp. 16 and 17 - ODDS ONLY
Science - Simple Machines worksheet due TOMORROW
*See Tuesday homework for MAP testing information.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Religion - Mass HW due by Friday
Math - workbook pp. 14 and 15 - ODDS ONLY
Science - Simple Machines worksheet due by Friday
*See Tuesday homework for MAP testing information.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
MAP TESTING THIS WEEK:
There is nothing your child needs to do to prepare for the tests. All testing will take place in the morning from 8:15 to about 9:45. It is important that your child is well rested, has eaten breakfast, and comes to school on time. Please remind your child to just do his/her best. Some questions will be easy, some will feel just right, and some will be difficult. That is okay. September scores will give us a baseline for your child. We will then look for growth in the winter and spring testing sessions. These tests are not timed.
Wednesday - Reading Comprehension
Thursday - Math
Friday - Language Arts
Religion - Mass homework due by Friday
Math - no homework (We took our Chapter 1 test today.)
Science - Simple Machines article/worksheet due by Friday
Monday, September 22, 2025
Religion - Mass homework due Friday
Math - Chapter 1 test TOMORROW
Science - worksheet due Friday
Friday, September 19, 2025
Math - Chapter 1 test Tuesday
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Social Studies - worksheet due TOMORROW (What's the Source)
Math - 1) workbook p. 13
2) Chapter 1 test 9/23
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Social Studies - 1) map quiz TOMORROW
2) Worksheet (What's the Source?) due by Friday. Students may use United States Weekly "newspaper" - Week 2 as an aid.
Math - 1) Workbook p. 12
2) Chapter 1 test Tuesday, 9/23
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Social Studies - 1) map quiz THURSDAY (This is a change that needed to be made due to the noon dismissal on 9/17.)
2) Worksheet (What's the Source?) due by Friday. Students may use United States Weekly "newspaper" - Week 2 as an aid.
Math - 1) Workbook p. 11
2) Chapter 1 test Tuesday, 9/23
ELA - see Mrs. Boschert's website
Monday, September 15, 2025
Social Studies - 1) map quiz THURSDAY (This is a change that needed to be made due to the noon dismissal on 9/17.)
2) Worksheet (What's the Source?) due by Friday. Students may use United States Weekly "newspaper" - Week 2 as an aid.
Math - 1) Workbook p. 10
2) Chapter 1 test Tuesday, 9/23
Friday, September 12, 2025
Social Studies - map quiz Wednesday
Math - Chapter 1 test Tuesday, 9/23
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Religion - faith survey due TOMORROW
Social Studies - map quiz 9/17
Math - workbook p. 9
Science - worksheet due TOMORROW
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Religion - faith survey homework due by Friday
Social Studies - study map in copybook - quiz 9/17
Math - workbook p. 7
Science - worksheet due by Friday
ELA - see Mrs. Boschert's website
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Religion - faith survey homework due by Friday
Social Studies - study map in copybook - quiz 9/17
Math - workbook p. 6 (NOT p. 5)
Science - worksheet due by Friday
ELA - see Mrs. Boschert's website
Monday, September 8, 2025
Religion - faith survey homework due by Friday
Social Studies - study map in copybook - quiz 9/17
Math - workbook p. 4
Science - Week 5 worksheet due by Friday
ELA - see Mrs. Boschert
Friday, September 5, 2025
PARENTS: PLEASE SCROLL AND READ ALL FRIDAY NOTES (weekend homework, behavior infractions, and homework information). Thank you!
Math - need parent signature on Progress Check in take home folder
Social Studies - Students will have the first map quiz on Tuesday, September 17. They need to bring home their Social Studies copybook to study the map each night next week. It is a map of the five regions of the United States and bordering countries and bodies of water. The quiz will consist of an identical blank map to what is glued into the copybook. Your student will need to name all of the numbered locations on the map. They should spell the best they can. Spelling must be at least close to the correct spelling. If I cannot understand what your child meant to spell, it will be marked incorrect.
BEHAVIOR INFRACTIONS:
On Monday (September 8) I will start giving behavior infractions for breaking school/classroom rules. I have been reviewing, repeating, and reminding the students daily about my expectations for their courteous, attentive, and kind behavior for the first two weeks of school. I have spoken to the children today to let them know that Monday enforcement will begin. If your child should receive a behavior infraction, it must be signed by the parent and returned to the teacher by the student on the next school day. I would also ask that, if your child receives one at any time this year, before contacting the teacher, you please have a serious conversation with your child at home about how you expect your child to behave at school. We want our children to behave in mature (appropriate for their age) and kind ways, and to own their actions when they fall short of our expectations. Thanks so much for your support!
HOMEWORK:
Since homework is a part of your child's grade in each subject this year (new guidelines mandated by the Archdiocese of Baltimore), we will be assigning homework in Grades 3-5 as follows:
You can typically expect your child to have -
-one math page Monday through Thursday
-one page each of Grammar and Vocab/Spelling Monday through Thursday
-one Religion assignment per week (given at the start of the week, due by the last day of the week)
-EITHER one Social Studies or one Science assignment per week (given at the start of the week, due by the last day of the week)
*STUDYING as we approach quiz and test dates is an EXPECTED part of your child's homework.
Thank you for your cooperation and support of your child's academic growth.
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Please take a few minutes today to remind your child about courteous behavior in school - listening the first time, lining up quietly and calmly, being kind to fellow students in our words and actions, using appropriate language. Thank you!
Math - workbook p. 3 (We are SKIPPING p. 2/Lesson 1-2)
ELA - see Mrs. Boschert's website
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Tomorrow I will start giving uniform reminders (infractions) for children who are not wearing the correct uniform pieces. One thing I am noticing is polo shirts unbuttoned and incorrect uniform socks. The handbook states that socks must be crew style - 3 inches above the ankle bone - no logos. A few students are still wearing athletic socks that just graze the ankle bone. I have reminded the children in class to make sure they correct this at home withh parents. Thank you for your support of our rules here at school.
Math - workbook p. 1 #12-19
*see Mrs. Boschert for ELA assignments
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Math - Progress in Mathematics workbook p. 1 # 1-11 only
*see Mrs. Boschert's website for ELA homework
Monday, August 25, 2025
This week, our homework will be glued into our planners. It is a checklist of all back to school items that must be completed by Friday, August 29.