Dear Families, April 26, 2024
This week, we began our “Family Life” curriculum. We have skipped the first four chapters because those lessons are covered in our other religion curriculum. So we started on Unit 3, Lesson 5 on page 33 and read as a class through page 44. Words such as conception, unborn baby, puberty, preteen, teenagers, growth, healthy habits, and marital love came up while we were reading. The terms are general in the book with very few specifics. However, in fifth grade, the lessons will go into details. The books were sent home today in your child’s Friday Folders. I invite you and your child to go over it together and answer questions they might have and introduce more details that we did not cover in fourth grade. If you have not begun any discussions like this, this is a time in which would be natural to begin. I have emphasized to your children sometimes uncomfortable conversations with parents is really important to develop that relationship before teen years. Please let me know if you need assistance or need some questions answered. Thank you to Valkyrie Rosetta and her mom (from Michael and Matthew’s family) for coming in so we could see her development at five months old. We also got to see my granddaughter, Clara, and her mom, to see a one years old’s development. Please do not write in the books and send them back on Monday morning please!
Many students presented their book reports yesterday and today. They will continue on Monday!
Blessings,
Paula A. Martin-Zender
Academics
Religion – Fourth Grade Theologians learned about Family Life. We had great discussions of growing older and various stages of God’s gift of Life!
Language and Social Studies – Fourth grade readers are reading about Native Americans in Washington. For spelling, we focused on the suffixes of -er.
Math – Mathematicians are learning about geometry this week.
Science – Scientists presented information about Mt. St. Helens and other volcanoes.
Tuesday, April 30 – Bring flowers for the May Crowning for May 1st!
Wednesday – May 1 May Crowning – Bring flowers in on April 30th for it!
Thursday, May 2 – Fun Run – Bring in sponsorships!
Friday, May 3 – Mass – dress uniform
Tuesday & Thursday, May 7 & 9 – First week of MAP testing
Specialists
Spanish – Una nota de Señora Anna- This week in Spanish, students practiced telling time. Students read and listened to times in Spanish, which they translated to English.