Welcome to the 2020-2021 School Year!

It was so wonderful to be back in class with the students! I cannot believe we had been seperated since March!  The year is off to a wonderful start and the kids are adapting nicely to all of the changes that have taken place due to the social distancing requirements. The students are wearing their masks all day and I think they enjoy having their own space with the partitions in place! The kids are very mindful about the 6 ft. social distancing rules and have even created games at recess that allow them to keep six feet apart!

We have been very busy getting to know one another and adapting to spending time with our friends that are learning from home!  The distance learning students are with us all day: from morning prayer to dismissal.  It is nice that they are still able to see and interact with their friends that are in school.  We cannot wait for the day in which we will all be together once again!

I am very excited to learn and grow with my new students both socially and academically!  The kids are taking on all of their subjects with vigor and are eager to take it all in!

Welcome to the 2019-2020 School Year!

The 2019-2020 School Year is off to a great start!  I have enjoyed getting to know my new students over the past 5 weeks - they are quite an interesting bunch!  We have kickstarted our science curriculum by learning about matter and its properties.  We are now moving into heat transfer.  In mathematics we are in the midst of adding and subtraction numbers in the billions!  I am amazed at how mathematical my new students are!! Last Friday we had out annual Jog-A-Thon fundraiser.  The kids ran 40+ laps and got to do a few funky dances!  It was a blast!  Next week you will find us at the Imagination Station in Toledo!  There is never a dull moment in the 4th Grade at Saint Pius!

Halloween

Our Halloween Party was a huge success!  After we passed out candy to our friends we played Minute to Win It party games!  We also played Halloween Bingo and had delicious apples, caramel, donuts, cookies, and cider!  The weather cooperated and we were able to parade around the school, with the other classes, showing off our wonderful Halloween costumes! Thank you to all that volunteered and made our Halloween extravaganza a success!!

Off To A Great Start!!

News from Mrs. Piechocki's Grade 4, Room 12

School is back in session and the 4th Graders have already gotten the swing of things!  We have been learning about numbers in the millions, plants, and God's Creation!  We have also been learning about character traits and how to write a great sentence! In September we enjoyed our Farewell to Summer hot dog lunch as a school community and we also participated in the school Jog-a-thon to raise money for technology!  We  attended our field trip to the Imagination Station this month and it was a fantastic day! 4th Grade is off to a great start!

4th Quarter

I cannot believe that Easter is here and we are in the 4th Quarter of our school year!  There are many exciting things to look forward to in the 4th Quarter!  In math, students will be learning how to add and subtract fractions, measure area and perimeter, and all about geometry!  Science class will also be very exciting!  We will be wrapping up the year with our solar system unit; this involves making Oreo cookie moon phase posters and a model of the Solar System using toilet paper.  In May, we will be having Tiger Day and an ice cream party! In the mean time, stay safe and bundle up and enjoy the coming of Spring!  

Welcome to the 2017-2018 School Year!

I can't believe we are already into the 2017-2018 school year!!  The year got off to a great start!  We are all getting to know each other and how the 4th grade classroom works. The 4th graders are excited to be able to take part in Student Council, the Spelling Bee, the Geography Bee, Honor Roll, and Altar Service this year!!  We will partake in field trips such as the Imagination Station, the Henry Ford, and the MJR Theater.  We also do special activities in the classroom such as The Thanksgiving Fowlies and Tiger Day. 

I look forward to meeting all of you at Parent Night.  I am sure that, together, we will have a Fabulous Fourth Grade year!!

See What's Happening in Science Lab!!!

The Fourth Grade Students have had quite an exciting time in the Science Lab this year!  Mrs. Tucker has provided the students with many wonderful hands-on opportunities to explore the various units of study we have been doing.

We started the year with Matter and Energy.  The students were explored the different properties of matter such as mass, density, and volume.  They also explored the world of energy by creating electric circuits and magnet investigations.

We then moved onto our unit on The Solar System.  Students created models of the Solar System and Moon Phases.  

We are now exploring Plant and Animals.  The students are learning about adaptations that allow plants and animals to survive in their environment.  We also have some butterfly larvae in our room that we will watch carefully as they transform into Painted Lady Butterflies over the next few weeks.