The month started with the setting of our Reading Month goal. The Fourth Graders have set a goal of reading 500 hours in the month of March! If they meet this goal we are going to celebrate by throwing a Beach Party! So far we have only read 50 hours so we'll have to get reading if we are going to head to the beach!
We then had our field trip to the University of Michigan's Museum of Natural History. The kids really seemed to enjoy this very educational field trip. We just wrapped up our unit on fossils and the museum houses a wonderful collection of dinosaur fossils, rocks & minerals. The students wowed us with their knowledge of dinosaurs!! We also visited the planetarium - this was really exciting since we just began our unit on the Solar System. Again, your kids know a lot about the planets!! The kids were really well behaved and I was very proud of all of them.
Thursday was our Grandparent's/Special Person's Day. This is one of my favorite days of the year! I love meeting all of your special people and they love seeing your child's friends and school. I think it is wonderful that we all get to go to Mass together and share our faith with one another!
Friday we began our Lenten Stations of the Cross. The students love taking this journey with Jesus. We are truly blessed to be able to spend this time together preparing our hearts for Easter.
Whew, we're only have way through the month! Still to come this month: St. Patrick's Day with a special guest reader, pajama day with a read-in, and reading with the preschool. Please also remember that there is a link on the left to a wonderful site that will take you on Jesus' journey. Please take some time walk this virtual Stations of the Cross.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Catholic Schools Week
What an exciting week it was! Monday we were fortunate enough to celebrate Mass. The Fourth Grade did a wonderful job doing the readings, petitions, and gifts. We had a special opening of Catholic Schools Week read by Kaitlyn and a wonderful closing prayer by Jacob. All of the students were reverent, participated fully, and represented the Fourth Grade with flying colors!! Tuesday we were all feeling a little lazy since we got to wear our P.J.'s to school! Our read-in was a lot of fun as the kids pushed back the desks and camped out on the floor with a good book and a favorite stuffed animal. Wednesday was a special treat - SNOW DAY!! Thursday we found ourselves with crazy hair, crazy hats, and mismatched clothes. What a wild day!! The students enjoyed a talent show in the afternoon. I didn't know we had so much talent in the fourth grade!! Congratulations to George, Natasha, Jacob, Dominic, Cmaeron, Kaitlyn and Mary for doing a wonderful job in the Talent Show. You were amazing!! The PTO held a funtastic carnival in the evening. Dominic and I competed in Just Dance. I am sorry to say that Dominic beat me to the 80's tune of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. I thought I had it in the bag with that one!!! Friday was the kickball and volleyball competitions. 4th Grade prevailed over the 5th Grade, however, I heard the 5th Grade gave them a run for their money! I was very sorry that I wasn't there to see it as I was at the Academic Olympics at Cabrini High School with the 7th and 8th grade. School is back to normal this week....Ho Hum!!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Wrapping up the 2nd Quarter
Hello everyone! I cannot believe we have reached the end of the 2nd quarter already! Time definitely flies when you're having fun (and it is fun teaching your children)!! I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of the highlights of this past quarter:
- We took an exciting trip to the Detroit Science Center
- Celebrated Thanksgiving & Christmas with our whole school breaking bread together
- Don't forget the Thanksgiving Fowlies and the Turkey Trot!!
- 4th Graders learned about electricity & magnetism, the Michigan economy, 2-digit multiplication, and began learning about Earth's plates and what causes earthquakes & volcanoes
- Students read the novel Bridge to Terabithia
- Students also learned more about the Advent season and the Ten Commandments and did a wonderful job reading at Mass
I am sure that the 3rd Quarter will be just as rewarding as the first two!!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
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