Week of 1/22 -1/26

Important Dates

Jan. 29 - Feb. 2 Catholic School Week 

(more info below)

Feb. 7- 1:45pm dismissal, PTS Conferences to follow

Feb. 8- 11:00am dismissal, PTS Conferences to follow

Feb. 9 - 12- Winter Break

Feb. 14 - Ash Wednesday

Feb. 23- End of 2nd Trimester

Louie Longhorn visited and brougt us snack a couple week ago! 

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

PENNY CHALLENGE 2024

MAP Testing

Students will finish their Math Map Test 1/22 and 1/23. 

Then they will start the Language Usage Test 1/25 and 1/26.

Changes due to Snow Day*

MAP Testing Schedule:

Reading 1/8-1/12 (during LA class periods)

*Math 1/22 & 1/23 (during Math class periods)

*Language Usage 1/25-1/26 (during SS/Religion class periods)

Please make sure students  are getting an ample amount of sleep, eating healthy breakfasts, and bringing snacks. 

WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

LA: MRS. PHELPS

This week we will continue to learn the process of literature circles and how they will deepen our understanding of a text. We will be focusing on speaking and listening skills, as being a respectful, thoughtful, and active group member is considered in the weekly grade. This Friday, students will meet in their first literature circle, focused on the pp. 30-70. If your child has a hard time accomplishing the assigned reading within a week, PLEASE email me so I can give suggestions and try to help! 

Vocabulary: For now, we will not have a vocabulary quiz on Friday, as this is our first week of literature circles. I want to see how we fall into our new routine before adding in vocabulary quizzes. 

Morphology: We did not have much time to dedicate to our new Latin base "port", so we will do some additional activities this week.

Homework:  Read pp. 30-70 for literature circles Friday and complete assigned job sheet.

4th grade Lit Circles

MATH: MRS. BENNETT

This week in Math class students will be finishing their Math MAP test. Due to our crazy schedule last week (2-hour delays and a snow day) students did not finish their test yet. We will test Monday and Tuesday of this week. Afterwards, we will start back up on our chapter multiplying 2-digit numbers. Students are learning a couple different strategies for multiplying multi-digit numbers. We have learned Area Model, and will now focus on using Partial Products. These strategies build students conceptual understanding by focusing on place value, so students will better understand the regrouping strategy, which can be very abstract for students. Students who need a challenge will start to work on multiply decimals!

Homework:

1/22- SS #73

1/23- SS #74

1/24- SS #65

1/25- SS #76

1/26- No SS Quiz- MAP Testing

SOCIAL STUDIES: MRS. CRUSH

We are taking a break from our United States regions and work on our Famous Kentuckian Project. We will first define the word significant and use Frida Kahlo as an example.  The students will then be paired with another classmate to research significant events that have happened in their famous Kentuckian's life. We will then create mobile timelines from the significant events found. These projects will need to be completed by Friday, January 26.  


RELIGION: MRS CRUSH

We will continue Chapter 4, "Fortitude to Live the Truth," in their Word of Life workbooks. The students will be able to define the cardinal moral virtue of fortitude, come to know that the virtues of perseverance, patience, and magnanimity are parts of the cardinal virtue of fortitude, and be able to distinguish between patience, perseverance, and magnanimity. 

*UPDATED 1/22/24* Ch. 4 Test on Wednesday, January 31.

2nd Trimester Service Hours + Reflection due Wednesday, Feb. 14

We made LEGO Advent Calendars to learn and celebrate Advent!