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

                                       
                                  
                       
                             Here Comes March Madness...
         Congratulations Cheerleaders on a Job Well Done!!! 
                              

              Congratulations to our Basketball Team !

      



                           Have I mentioned I love this crew?

                             

                                                           
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. 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 do 
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                                         Trip Time!

We had a great time at The Greenbelt Nature Center. 
Thank you chaperones for making it a great day for the students.



     








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                                              Class News:
                       Grade 4 Readers are Leaders Challenge!

 At least  6 books in 5 weeks.  Keep your log sheet in your HW folder.
One book report will be due. Try to read a book from The Magic Shop Series. 

           Challenge runs from Feb. 18 to March 25
Make sure you have your DEAR time book in class each day. 
Happy Reading!

  

         
  
    



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                                Homework Corner  
                                    
                      
                                            
                                 
                              Monday  March 18
                                 
**Scholastic News -  Online orders only.  Our code is MMHBQ

**We have extra notebooks if you need to replenish - Cost is $2


** Note: Light testing week due to Tech Week. 

** Tissue Alert - We are in need of tissues. - Please bring in a box of tissues if you can for the classroom.  Students may also bring in their own pack of tissues if they have a cold or allergy.  Thank you for you help!

** Do you know a good magic trick?  Students may show us one on Friday.  
We are reading about Houdini this week in honor of his birthday on March 24. 


1. Spelling  - No spelling the week of 3/18 

2. Reading -  Review The Houdin Box Voc. in blue notebook.
** Check that  Fresh Read packet is complete in HW folder

Keep Reading for the Readers are Leaders Challenge!
Our challenge will end on March 25. Remember to fill out your summary sheets.  
 
 3.  Math - wkbk p 473 # 3-10 and p 474 # 11,14,16
 Quiz on adding and decomposing fractions is Wed.  3/20 

 Watch Practice Video uncommon denominators : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKiR4BBt6TE

Ordering Fractions:
Jeopardy: https://jeopardylabs.com/play/comparing-and-ordering-fractions-37

Ordering Fractions: Practice: http://www.softschools.com/math/fractions/games/ordering_fractions/

That Quiz Link:
Practice Quiz: Simplify Fractions
https://www.thatquiz.org/


4. Religion -   Study notes for test on Lent. 
  
5. Social Studies - Review Notes 
                         
6. Science -  

 

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 3/18
**Note - Tech Week  
** No spelling this week. 
1. Wed. 3/20 - Math Quiz - Adding fractions, decomposing  and simplfying 
 
2. Wed. 3/20 - Religion Test      
                                          
 **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
      This story is also part of our Ready Gen Skills Series

            **Note: We have copies of the story in class.

                               


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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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