Here are some curriculum updates and other important information.
Math: We worked hard in unit 1 this week focusing on place value, rounding, number and shape patterns, and comparing and ordering numbers. We also began reviewing geometry concepts. We completed our first musical moment and the girls loved the combination of music and math. See below for the computation we completed to the song Fight Song. The girls did a nice job on their second facts contract. I did notice a lot of computation errors on their Pick 8 this week with the multi digit addition and subtraction problems so we will continue working on this.
Language Arts: This week, we started our first writing lab in which the girls write a descriptive paragraph about themselves. We are reviewing how to write a proper paragraph and focusing on varying the beginning of sentences. We will continue revising our writing and finish this first writing lab early next week. We finished reading The Hundred Dresses and each girl will design her own life sized dress to include an encouraging saying. The fourth grade will display the dresses around the Lower School.
Social Studies: We spent some time reading about Miss Jennie, the founder of St. Catherine's. The girls worked in pairs to read through essential items for our school chapels, using the History4Fourthies website.
Reminders:
- Next week’s carpool helper is Tilden
- Picture Day for our class is on Monday at 10:30 am
- Our class will be leading chapel on Friday, September 28
- Our class will have our swimming unit in PE from October 2 - 12 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday of each of those weeks. More information to come.
- This afternoon, the girls heard from the teachers who run the Outreach and Inclusion clubs. Here is the form to complete if interested.
- In today's papers, I sent home a Scholastic book order, which is due by September 24.
- Information about volunteering in the community garden
- Scavenger Hunt!
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