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Educating and Nurturing Since 1953

Admission of students without regard to race, religion, or color

518 283 0333

42 Dana Ave

Wynantskill, NY 12198

7:30am - 5:30pm

Monday - Friday

St Jude School

123 456 789

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Goldsmith Hall

New York, NY 90210

07:30 - 19:00

Monday to Friday

4th Grade

Jeffers Journal

Week of November 4th – November 8th

A quote by Benjamin Franklin, “Tell me and I forget.  Teach me and I remember.  Involve me and I learn.” Are you ready to board the learning train for another week of excitement and adventure? Please come to school each day with an open mind, positive “I can” attitude, a friendly smile, and eager to be a member of our team! 

Important Dates to Remember

November 4th: Mass with Father Ennis at 8:50AM

November 5th: Election Day-No School or CASE

November 8th: Penny War Fundraiser and First Quarter Ends

November 8th: Veterans Day Assembly @ 1PM

November 9th: Wing Wars Fundraiser

November 11th: Veterans Day-No School or CASE

November 14th: Parent Teacher Conference Day-No School or CASE

November 26th: Special Person’s Day-Mass with Father Ennis @ 9:00AM

November 27th – November 29th: Thanksgiving Recess-No School or CASE

December 2nd: First Monday of Advent- Mass with Father Ennis @ 8:50AM

Here’s a breakdown of our learning:

  1. Math: Its important children learn math facts for addition/subtraction and multiplication/division with the goal of automatic recall. For the upcoming week, we will begin Topic 4 which continues exploring multiplication. The key vocabulary words we will be focusing on are: factors, product, partial products, and area models. We will also be using the CUBES strategy to help solve word problems. The first lesson explores multiplying two digit multiples of 10 by two digit multiples of 10.  The second lesson uses models to multiply two digit numbers by multiples of 10.  Estimating by rounding and compatible numbers is the theme of the third lesson.  To wrap up the week, we will revisit arrays and partial products.  Each day the students will complete an exit ticket as a way to check their understanding of the lesson. It is a great way for me to check and see who is ready for the next lesson and who might need a re-teach of the material. Students will also continue to work on their independent lessons in I-Ready Math each day. This is a great way to practice their skills.
  2. English Language Arts:
    1. Grammar: Students will learn how to proofread their writing for subject-verb agreement, capital letters, and punctuation using the proofreading symbols. What is a comma? Are commas used in a series? Are they used in direct address? What is direct address? Students will continue to practice writing sentences correctly. We will also continue to review complete subject, complete predicate, simple subject, simple predicate, and the different kinds of sentences.
    2. Vocabulary: Each week students have 12 new vocabulary words and complete different activities each day (sentence completion, synonym/antonym, matching, word meaning, and context clues).
    3. Reading: An important skill we will be practicing is reading articles or passages and answering comprehension questions.
    4. Spelling: Each day the students will learn two or three commonly misspelled words and a mnemonic device to help them remember correct spelling.  They will write a sentence for each word to demonstrate an understanding of its meaning and of conventional spelling.
  3. Writing: You might be asking yourself isn’t the introduction and the beginning the same thing? Is there a difference? The introduction is where you hook your reader to want to keep reading the narrative. However, the beginning lets the reader know the situation and introduces the narrator to the characters right away. There will also be opportunities for the students to share their writing with each other to get feedback to help make their writing even better!
  4. Social Studies: Last week, we learned about the different regions and also waterways of New York. In the third lesson, students will explore the seasons. What is your favorite season? They will understand the difference between weather and climate. New York’s Resources is the last lesson of the first chapter. What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources? Are people a resource? In what ways are New York’s resources important to the economy? Now that we understand the geography of New York, it’s time to learn about the first people. How did they arrive here?  Is hunting and gathering similar to farming? Students will complete a short quiz at the end of each lesson to check their understanding of the material.
  5. Veterans Day: What is Veterans Day? Why do we celebrate it on November 11th? We will be reading articles and listening to stories to help understand the true meaning of Veterans Day. We will also watch a Brain Pop video. The fourth graders have a very special job every morning which is raising and lowering the American flag.  They have been learning about the thirteen folds of the flag. They will be presenting what they learned at the Veterans Day Assembly on Friday, November 8th at 1PM.Everyone is invited to attend! If you know a veteran please invite them to join us!
  6. Religion: The theme of Chapter 4 is The Lord’s Prayer. When should you pray?  How can you respond to the Ten Commandments in prayer?  Can you pray the Lord’s Prayer using Sign Language? The Chapter 4 test will be on Thursday, November 7th. Next week, we will begin Chapter 5 which is about Jesus, the Image of God.
  7. Google Classroom: Students have been using my Google Classroom to complete assignments and quizzes in English/Language Arts, Math, Religion, Science, and Social Studies. Please check with your son/daughter to show you what they have been doing.  If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to send me an email.
  8. Next School Mass: Our next Mass with Father Ennis will be held on Monday, November 4th at 8:50. Students will have the opportunity to volunteer to be an altar server and/or a lector for future Masses. If your child signs up to be a lector, he/she will receive their reading in advance to have time to practice both in school and at home.
  9. Penny War Fundraiser: We will have a jar to drop pennies or bills in for positive points! The class with the most positive points wins a prize! The next day to bring in pennies and/or bills is Friday, November 8th!!! Start collecting your change and help our class win a prize!