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.  12:20 - 1:00

Art -  Tues.12:20 - 1:00

Spanish - Wed. 11:40 - 12-20

Music- Thurs.  1:35 -2:15
 

                                                                                                                                                                         Welcome to Grade 4
                          
                            
                         
                                     

                                       Grade 4 Spreading the Love!

                              
                               

 
                              

 
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                      Science Lab:  Salty Sea

We made a salt water solution which made an egg float!
All groups had success.  Great job future scientists!
Scroll Down to photo booth to see more of us at work. 




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                         Congratulations to Patrick Licata.
                  He was our recent Student of the Month!

                      

                  
               
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                                      What Side are You On?

                                       Feb/ March  Project: 
Would you be a Patriot or a Loyalist?  We will be doing a special project to see which side you would be on.  This is my pup Cheech.  Use facts from this link to tell what side he would be on.  (Hint: Also look at his sweater)
Instruction will be given soon. 

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

https://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/american-revolution/


Jack Russelll: Look under history to find out where the breed is from.

https://www.hillspet.com/dog-care/dog-breeds/jack-russell-terrier


Watch and Learn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur1vZOp1Wnk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkkR1Ljp5-c




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St. Patrick's School                                   Gr. 4                        
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 **Parents - Please sign assignment pad each night. 


Winter Break Begins Monday 2/17 

Thurs. Feb. 27 ia a 12:00 dismissal - bring snack

Friday March 6 -  12:00 dismissal - bring snack


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                               Our Next Reader's Club Book:
         
                                     
 
                                         
 Facts about Penguins: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/penguin.html   
 https://www.kidzone.ws/ANIMALS/penguins/facts.htm

Watch and Learn: https://www.google.com/search?q=penguin+video+for+kids&oq=penguin+video+for+kids&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.6910j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on


Cinquain Poems   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk6738Ygphs


Examples https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NjJDZEvtcE
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                                Spring Trips are all the Buzz!
 
                                 
Please Note Change - Grade 4 will not be going to the movies in April since the Secret Garden will not be playing.  

Trip News: Information about upcoming trips wll be sent home soon - We will now have 3
               Snug Harbor - Beautiful Writing - May 1-$8
               Conference House - May 29 - $10
               Egger's Ice Cream - $7 - June 5
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** Info about Snug Harbor sent home on 2/11 - Please have $8 check and permission slip  in by Tues.  3/3.
** Please note that this collection due date  is earlier than the original date of April 1.  I will let chaperones know once I have all permission slips in. 
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                                   Read All About It.....

Be on the look out for the Readers are Leaders Challenge by Borough President James Oddo: 
                          
                                              

The challenge runs from Feb 17- March 24 .  
The minimum  to read will be 6 books.  Remember it is not how many books  you read - but to be an active reader.  Parent letter will be sent home on Monday.  Each student will do a  Super Book Report - this will count as the March log report.  A summary sheet must also be completed.  A winner will be selected to represent our school later in May.   Details will be sent home the week of 2/10. 
** Special Note: one book should be from the Magic Shop Series.  The author, Mike Lane will be on hand to congratulate winners of the challenge in May and often gives special prizes to any student who does their book report on the series .  
                                                             

                                 Homework Corner

                      
     

                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Students  in Gr. 4 will need a copy of Mr. Popper's Penguins.  Students will begin this story in mid Feb./early  March  as part of the Reader's Club.  
 
** Grade 4 - Scholastic News: 
Feb. orders have been sent out. 
You may begin to order from Scholastic again - online orders only - our code is MM8HQ . Go down to the Scholastic link -  March orders will be  due by 3/14



Grade 4:                  Monday Feb. 24

** Readers are Leaders ... Please read parent letter given on Monday .  Students should have a chapter book on hand everyday.   See details above. 
 
Test prep folder should be in class.

** Don't forget trip money and permission slip for Snug Harbor - Due March 3. 

 Grade 4 ELA:
1.  Spelling:  Week of 2/24 - wkbk p 31 and 32 due Wed. 
                                                10 sentences in blue NB due Thurs. 
                                                Quiz - Friday 
**Spelling/  Voc. Project - word search -  due March 3  
                                
2. Reading/ELA : We will be starting Mr. Popper's Penguins  

**Book Report form was given  2/24 - This is your book report for your Readers are Leaders Challenge and will count as your March log - You must create a cover.  You may not use Mr. Popper's Penguins for this report.  Try to read a book from the Magic Shop Series.  Due Date:  Thurs. March 12

**Genre Notes - given Monday and are glued in in blue skills notebook - Study - quiz is Tues. 3/3

                                          
3.  Grade 4 Science - 


Freckle: We will be using this in class
https://student.freckle.com/#ela/assignments/reading/63905407


4. Grade 4 SS -  T chart and Point of View Report  due March 10 with cover - use links above "Cheech" to help.  

5.  Grade 4 Religion - Quiz on Lent will be Friday  2/28 - Study guide of typed notes is in religion notebook. 

6.  Grade 4 Math - Always check grade 5 website 
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Grade 5 :  We will continue The Road to Freedom 
from our ReadyGen Series 

** Note:.. Assessment packet was returned on 2/3 for Grade 5
               .  Spelling quiz returned 2/5  
             . Test Packet  returned 2/14 (spelling, skills and voc.)

** Grade 5 Novel Study: Grade 5 Parents  - Please Note: 
We will begin a novel study mid March/April . 
Please have a copy of The Homework Machine in class by  Tues. March 10 
by: Dan Gutman 
 

 1. Gr. 5 Spelling - Week of 2/24 -
                               **wkbk p 31 and 32 due Wed. 
                               **10 sentences or story due Thurs.
                                ** Quiz is Friday 
                             ** Spelling/Voc. Puzzle due on March 3 . 

2. Gr. 5 Reading  -  Jackie Robinson Skills
Packet due March 3

** Quiz for Road to Freedom -  Chapters 4-6 with voc. will be 2/28. Voc is in notebook - definitions due 2/27
                                     
**Road to Freedom Focus Questions Chapter Set  4-6 
due 3/6

** Genre Quiz - Tues. 3/3 - Study typed notes 

** Grammar - Verb Quiz 3/4 - study notes

** Reading book review due March 17



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** Please follow all instructions and due dates 
                         
                                       
                              
Spelling City    Link -  https://www.spellingcity.com/users/spellteacher


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**Please use this website throughout the year to study for our religion midterm and final  - Religion Study Resource



Good Resource - Education City 
https://ec2.educationcity.com/?_ga=2.79485204.1218113284.1570741785-709550473.1570741785

User Name                                          Password

spsstudent

abc123

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 **Please use the  Pearson link below under Pearson Info to access your Ready Gen selections 

ELA Warm Ups grade 4 and 5

Common Core ELA Grade 4

Common Core ELA Grade 5


Freckle - Our code for Grade 4 is Demaup

Notebook Code:

Yellow - Social Studies

Green - Science

Red - Math

Blue - ElA/Skills

Purple - Religion



 

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                                 Ready Gen Series                                                          
                                          
Pearson Info - Both our Ready Gen selections and Envision Math series are available on pearson realize.  The universal password is abcd1234

Please log in to  make sure you can access our text books in reading and math. 

Grade 5 May also use this link when reviewing Ready Gen selections .

Pearson



           Our Next Ready   Gen selection will be ....

                         Why the Sea is Salty
                                           
                              
Cool Experiment : https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+make+something+float+using+salt+-+kids+experiment&oq=how+to+make+something+float+using+salt+-+kids+experiment&aqs=chrome..69i57.15118j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on#kpvalbx=_CTMrXoP9J4be5gLG65foDA34
                              
               




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Helpful Links for the start of the year:
  
Spelling City

Learner's dictionary

Math: Place Value
                       
**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.          

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                                            Test/Quizzes Corner

                              

                                        Tentative Dates:   

                                          
              Work for progress, not perfection, everyday!   
                                     
 **Spelling quizzes will be every Friday unless noted

Grading Policy:
20% Classwork/participation
10% Homework
25% Quizzes
45% Sumative Assesment/Tests

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                                            Photo Booth

       
                                  

The Sea is Salty Enough to Make an Egg Float!


   


















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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.

Click on the link: 

Scholastic Book Club:

 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 ELA concepts 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