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
  
                              Get Ready for a New Year !  

                                    Welcome January 
                 
                                  

                               I am blessed with this crew....




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                                 Are You a Patriot or a Loyalist?
                             Get ready to give your point of view.....

  
                          
                
               
Pick
https://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/patriots_and_loyalists.php

Find out about Cheech:
https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/jack-russell-terrier#/slide/1
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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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                                 Homework Corner  
                                  
                      

                                  Friday  Jan. 18
                                 

**Scholastic News -  Online orders only.  Our code is MMHBQ
New Form has been sent out.  Orders due by Tues. Jan. 22.
 

** Please have your copy of Mr. Popper's Penguins in by Tues. Jan. 22.
 ** No school Monday - MLK Jr. Day 
** Please sign test folder and return on Tues. 
** Enjoy the long weekend. 

1. Spelling  -  

2.  Grammar - 
 
3. Reading-   Begin to study voc. sets 1-4 - Why is the Sea Salty:
  wounds, tastier, preserve, mined, rough, chamber, crouching,  measured, puzzled, eagerly,  wriggled, chuckled, plucked    -words are in blue skills notebook.   Test on story and voc. is Wed.             
                                                                                                                  
Tall Tales:  http://www.loving2learn.com/supersubjects/readingandlanguage/favoritestories2/talltales.aspx

  
4. Math - 
  
Watch video to review estimating quotients .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI290ZVrHbU

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

5. Religion -  study notes given out 1/14 - Quiz is next Wed.  Art contest info sent home on 1/16. 
  
6. Social Studies -   MLK JR worksheet due Tues. in HW folder 
                            
7. Science -   


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 1/21/19

1. Wed. 1/23/19 - Reading Skills/Voc.  - Why the Sea is Salty - Chapter book will be sent home on Tues. to review
                              Religion Quiz

2. Thurs. 1/24/19 - Math Quick Check - long division - partial quotients

3. Friday 1/25/19 - Spelling - list p 35 - vowel soud shout
        
                                          
 **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 Selections

                                                  
                                                                                                            Learn More:                    
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LJevo0XWq0

 
                          
and also: 

Find out why the sea is really salty:
http://kinooze.com/why-is-the-ocean-salty/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkC-NXAZ1M0

https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-is-the-sea-salty-2

https://kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/the-oceans-salinity/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLSG1oEjOnQ




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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!

                               


Our Example 2018 -2019
http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-1291676 - 


  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


Our Movies:
http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-1292130  Colin, Chris, Nic.H. 

http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-1292595  Lucia and Joella

http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-1292584 Angelique, Catherine, Alexis

http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-1292133  Bri, Olivia , Victoria L.

http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-1292125   Peter and Nick B. 

http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-1293426 - Alessia and Catherine

http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-1292128 - Addison and Sophia
 

                                  
                                   


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