We hope you enjoyed a restful weekend as we look forward to a national day of service tomorrow in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  We appreciate all of the generous contributions to our MLK service efforts.  As    always, we appreciate all the ways you support our school community!  

The chapter 5 math test will be given on Wednesday and the Science Energy Test will be given on Friday.  The Chapter 5 Review was given out to all students this past Friday.  We will be completing the review in school on Tuesday but students know that they are welcome to preview it and get a head start over the long weekend, if they choose to do so.  Mrs. Boyes will provide a study guide for the Science test on Tuesday.  

Our Calendar at a Glance…

1/15 (Monday) - MLK Day, NO SCHOOL

1/17 (Wednesday) - Monthly School Mass @ 9am. Please NO dress down passes today.

1/18 (Thursday) - Math Chapter 5 Test

1/19 (Friday) - Gym; Science Energy Test; Spelling Unit 13 Test

1/21 (Sunday) - Family Mass; SKS at the Flyers

1/22 (Tuesday) - Religion Test (Advent/Christmas/Liturgical Calendar/Ordinary Time)

1/23 (Wednesday) - 4th Grade Counseling Lesson with Mrs. Hendrickson (Boyes)

1/24 (Thursday) - 4th Grade Counseling Lesson with Mrs. Hendrickson (Peña)

4th Grade Counseling Lesson with Mrs. Hendrickson

Mrs. Hendrickson will come to our 4th Grade classes on Wednesday, 1/23 (Boyes) and Thursday, 1/24 (Peña).  Attached is the parent outline for Mrs. Hendrickson's lesson for your review.  The topic is feelings.  This lesson will help provide the foundation for her next lesson on "I Messages."  Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns regarding this lesson.  

This week in 4th Grade...

ELA:

Reading - Summarize a text, Describe a Character in Depth, Make Connections Between a Story and Oral Presentation of a Text, Compare and Contrast the Treatment of Similar Themes in Stories

Vocabulary - Understand and Use Words that Signal Actions, Emotions, and States of Being 

Writing - Grammar - modal auxiliaries 

Spelling - Unit 13 - POST TEST FRIDAY

Math - Chapter 5, Multiply by One-Digit Numbers - TEST WEDNESDAY

Religion - Chapter 6/7, The Liturgical Year and Ordinary Time (TEST Tuesday 1/23)

Social Studies - Chapter 3 Pennsylvania's Natural Resources 

Science - Energy - TEST FRIDAY - Study Guide will be given out on Tuesday.

Have a wonderful week!  As always, thanks for your support!  Go Birds !

Mrs. Boyes & Mrs. Peña