Dear Families, September 12, 2025
It was so great to meet many of you on Wednesday evening for Curriculum Night! If you did not get a chance to come, be sure to check out my curriculum on the school’s website under fourth grade. Here is the link. If you have any questions, be sure to send me an email for quick questions or ask for a meeting for more in-depth thoughts and discussions. I look forward to continuing to get you know you as we are partners with your child.
Thank you again for the classroom gifts! We will use all of them!
Be sure to come to the Harvest Festival next Saturday, on September 20th! It will be a fun time! The DUNK TANK is coming…there may some fun teachers that will give you the opportunity to try to dunk them into the water! (If you see Fr. Moore, encourage him to sign up for a turn in the TANK!)
Next week begins the MAP testing. Homework will be held at one per night in the next two weeks, the night before the tests. Please not schedule appointments during this time. Please feed your child a good nutritious breakfast with protein for the next two Tuesdays and Thursday. They will be in the morning at 8:15-9:45 September 16, 18, 23, (probably 24) and 25. The tests will be Science, Language, Math, and Reading.
Blessings,
Paula A. Martin-Zender
Academics
Religion – Fourth Grade Theologians are learning how we learn with our “Bubblegum Brains” being flexible, coming up with goals and learning to expand our grit.
Language – We researched and created a presentation for a mythical creature this week! Students will present on Tuesday! In spelling, we began with Unit 2 which was themed on vowel- consonant-silent e.
Math – Fourth grade mathematicians dove into ordering, comparing and estimating up to six-digit numbers.
Social Studies – Fourth grade historians reviewed the world map, seven continents, and four oceans. They also identifying all 50 states on the US map!
Specialists
Art –Collaborative Octopus Project
Students are creating shaded “suction cups” to help build a giant Pacific Northwest octopus. Each class adds one color, and together the tentacles will form a colorful octopus inspired by the color wheel.
Spanish – We started Calico Level 2. This week they learned about Daily Routine: me lavo las manos (I wash my hands), me voy a la escuela (I go to school) and so on.
Music – This week in music, we aresinging Jubilate Deo in a three-part round, practicing harmony and independent part-singing. We are learning and defining tempo terms (the speed of the music). Finally, we are reviewing rhythms with eighth notes, quarter notes, and sixteenth notes while singing Frère Jacques.
Physical Education – We learned that when we win, it is okay to celebrate but not brag about it and when we lose, we congratulate the other team by saying things like good game (GG), way to go, your guys are on fire etc. We also learned that when we get out, we need to OWN it by learning from our mistakes and getting back in the game. We practiced this by playing games like Mushroom Ball and 4 Square.
Monday, September 15 – Pizza Lunch!!!
Tuesday, September 16, Thursday September 18 – MAP testing
Friday, September 19 – Mass – Dress uniform
Saturday, September 20 – Harvest Festival