Religion Corner 

       Special Reminders 

      
School begins at 7:50 am 


 

Gym -     Monday -   No jewelry of any kind, white sneakers and St. Patrick's Gym Uniform   White socks only.  1-1:40

Art -  Tues.1:35-2:15

Music- Thurs.  1:35 -2:15

Spanish - Friday  8:50 - 9:30

                   
                                                                                                                                                                             
                                            Welcome to Grade 4

                                       Happy November
                                  

                       
 
                                   
               We had such a great time exploring and creating  at Makerspace ..
                                      Can you guess who this is ?                       
           
                  






                


                

             


                                     What's this ancient device?        
                   
            
                  


                              A Doodlebot in the making....
         
               
             
                  

      
              


                 

                     


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 Uniform Alert:                                 
All students should have white sneakers and white socks when wearing  their spring uniforms.  "No Show" socks are not permitted.  This includes gym days.

Boys must wear their shirts tucked in with a belt with the spring shorts. 
Thank you for your help .    

Girl's Nail Polish - clear only.  
                           
**Parents - please sign assignment pad each night - Thank you. 

**Dress Down Days!!!
Please refer to email sent by Mr. Sadowski concerning upcoming dress down days.  

Ice and ice cream will be served on Tues and Thurs. - cost $2  
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                           Get Ready to Ring in the Holidays ...

                             

Our trip will be Wed. Dec. 19
Please have your permission slip and $17 check in by
Friday Dec. 7.  Checks should be made out to St. Patrick's School.

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                                 Homework Corner  
                       
                                  

                                    Tues.   Nov. 20

**Scholastic News -  New Flyer sent home - orders due by 12/10.
                                    Online orders only.  Our code is MMHBQ

**Don't forget to have your copy of Winn Dixie in class
 
 **Bulletin Board Project -  Please decorate your angel  by Monday Nov. 26.  Please put your name on it . Be creative. It is for our December bulletin board.  

** Please sign and return test folder by Wed. if you forgot. 

** Sign and return trip permission form - cost is $17.  Please let me know if you can chaperone.  Chaperones also pay $17.  Thank you in advance.   
Due  Friday 12/7

** Please see date change for Christmas card - due. Monday 12/3

** $5 Dress Down on Wed. 

** Remember  that Monday 11/26 is a 12:00 dismissal - P/T Conferences. 

Happy Turkey Day!  
Remember to count your blessings...
               
1. Spelling  - no spelling this week 
                         
2.  Grammar -
 
3. Reading-    Mary Anning Test will be Tues. 11/27
 December log book should be in class.
   
We will be learning about Theme in class.  Here are some review websites:
 
Teaching Theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RecVd-6g-IY

https://study.com/academy/lesson/theme-lesson-for-kids-definition-examples.html

https://mrswarnerarlington.weebly.com/theme.html

  
4. Math - wkbk p 139 # 3-22 and 140 #24,   25,26

We will be using this website for fast power drills in the computer lab:
That Quiz Website:https://www.thatquiz.org/

5. Religion -Advent Poem due Monday - glue and decorate purple paper. 
(Some students completed this in class)

** Review chapter 5 notes - Chapter 5 Test is Wed., quiz is next Tues. 
**Christmas Card Contest information sent home. 
                     Cards due  no later than Dec. 3 - Please note change  
 
6. Social Studies -  Complete and check review sheet front and back in HW folder
 **Review chapter 4 voc - words are listed in notebook. - Know about Peter Stuyvesant and Henry Hudson .  Begin to review typed notes. 
Quiz is  Tues. 11/27  Quiz will be on voc. ,Stuvesant  and Hudson only. 
                               
7. Science - bring in play doh and something to make an imprint by Wed. Keep supplies in a ziplock  bag with your name.


Spelling city: 
https://www.spellingcity.com/ - Put my name in the search and the list will come up. 
 

Notebook Code:

Yellow - Social Studies

Green - Science

Red - Math

Blue - ElA/Skills

Purple - Religion

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Helpful Links for the start of the year:

Spelling City:  https://www.spellingcity.com/

Learner's dictionary: http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/contaminated

Math: Place Value:  http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/menus/place_value.htm
                       
**Friday is usually our no HW day - Please check for any upcoming projects that may be due the following week. Also use the weekend to review for upcoming assessments!    

** HW Stickers - 20 stickers can earn students a HW pass.  
Remember that hard work can pay off in our class!   Parents - please encourage your student to try their best everyday.

 

             Work for progress not perfection everyday!   

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                                          Test/Quizzes


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                                    Tentative Dates:    Week of Nov. 19  
         ** There will not be a spelling quiz this week. 

1. Tues. 11/20 - Grammar - simple subjects and simple predicates
                          Reading - Voc. Quiz - Mary Anning

2. Wed. 11/21- Religion-  Chapter 5   
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Week of Nov. 26
1. Tues. 11/27 - Social Studies Vocabulary  Introduction for chapter 4 
                                                                         Europeans come to New York

 2. Tues. 11/27 -  Reading - Test - Mary Anning

3. Wed. 11/28 - Religion Quiz  - Act of Contrition 

4. Thurs. 11/29 - Math Topic Test -Topic 3 

5. Friday 11/30 - Spelling Quiz  - list p 22 - consonant pairs





                                          
 **Spelling quizzes will be every Friday unless noted
 **Math   - Always be prepared for math power drill quizzes - these are fast fact quizzes on basic operations.  Students should know up to the 12 times table.  Use math baseball link to practice each night.  https://www.funbrain.com/games/math-baseball




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                             Our Reader's Club Featured Story

                                    
   

Jeopardy: 
       
     https://jeopardylabs.com/play/because-of-winn-dixie10

Explore:
http://www.scholastic.com/winndixie/    
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                      Our Ready Gen ELA Skills Selection

  
                                   
Explore More:

            https://easyscienceforkids.com/mary-anning/   

Watch and Learn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of5sK8p2rZY                                                                                                
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Classroom use -  Map Testing 

MAP test warm ups  http://warmup.nwea.org/

MAP Test  https://test.mapnwea.org/#/join-test-session

MAP Teacher loginhttps://teach.mapnwea.org/admin/home.seam

                 
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  You may use the following E-Mail to contact me:
  ldema@stpatrickssi.org

 Please do not use this for any urgent message, such as change in dismissal, since I check this at the end of the school day.  You may use a quick note for anything you wish me to see immediately
Thanks.   
Mrs. Dema
 

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Scholastic News...

We order from scholastic through online orders only.  The website is under our reading links as well as below.  Please use the link to create an account for your student.


Scholastic Book Club:
https://clubs2.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ParentFlyerDisplayCmd?relationId=101688343&storeId=10601&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&krypto=iWJ0qUs5atGSZ6tktkc3bBTkQZHfpRf54%2BBxtFVK3Sg%3D

 Class Activation Code is MM8HQ. for Scholastic     
Happy Reading!
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                                                 Safe Birthday Snack List:

Due to the allergy concerns of many of our students, if you wish to send a treat for your child's birthday and/or other celebrations, only the following treats will be allowed. The treats must be "NAME BRAND" as indicated below. Thank you in advance .

• Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers(Cheddar flavored only)
• Kellogg's Rice Krispy treats (plain)
• Nabisco Oreo cookies(regular, no flavored cookie)
• Hostess Twinkies(plain only)
• Lays potato chips (plain only)
• Philly pretzels (no dipping sauces)
• Kiddie Kakes

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Fun Link to use throughout the year:  Welcome to Dvolver!
                               
  Students will be designing a lesson around a math concept they have learned this year.  Can't wait to see all the creative ideas.


http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/make.html Dvolver Movie Maker

http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-1137359  4-1's movie sample

                                  
                                   


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