Monday, April 29, 2013

April 29 - May 3

Students may wear spirit shirts today or their Language Day T-Shirts.  Our class is leading Rise and Shine this morning so paretns feel free to come if you have the time.  We start at 8:30 and it should get done by 8:50. 

The Language Expo is today, students will have the time after Lunch (1:00-3:00) to explore the different classrooms and what projects the middle schoolers work on during the year.

Math:  We began the process of finding the Lowest Common Multiple when trying to add/subtract fractions with unlike denominators, now we are going to further the process and begin the second step of the process.  Students can expect two homework assignments this week and possibly a small quiz on the first step in the process.

S.S.: We just finished the Southeast region and have moved onto the Middle West.  A test on the state capitals, abbreviations, and locations will be May 9th, a Thursday.  For help studying visit quizlet.com, it has a lot of great practice test materials.

Language Arts:  It is my goal to finish up with linking verbs and begin using contractions in writing this week.  Next week will see a quiz on using contractions.

Religion:  The poster project that we have been working on for the last 3 weeks in-class, will be finished up this week and posted outside the classroom.

Spelling:  The Vocabulary test from last week was very high (I think our highest average) so I am very happy with how prepared everyone was.  This week's spelling words will be on Unit 16.

Monday, April 22, 2013

April 22 - 26

Monday is Earth Day!  Take some time in your homes to talk to your families about what it means to be a steward of God's creation and the importance of taking care of the things that God has given us.  Try to make a slight change in your life to go more 'green'.  Turning off lights when you leave a room is a simple fix, or buying a stainless steel reusuable water bottle instead of bottled water (more sustainable, cheaper, and bottled water is usually just filtered tap water anyway).



The fourth graders and their kindergarten buddies participated in the Land Run on Monday!


Mrs. VanDolah's class is doing Rise and Shine this Monday, our class will be going next week.  Feel free to join us Monday at 8:30 in the gym to watch your children.

Also, Progress Reports and Iowa Scores will be going home today (Monday). 

Math - We are continuing with fractions this week, students will be doing most of their work out of the books and will have a series of worksheets on adding/subtracting fractions and finding multiples of numbers so that we can add fractions with different denominators.

Religion - We are continuing our theme on obedience this week.  Why should we be obedient, how does being obedient benefit us, who should we be obedient to, etc.

Social Studies - Our test on the state abbreviations, capitals, and locations for the Southeast Region will be this Thursday, please make sure that students are bringing their books and maps home to study!

Language Arts - We will be covering linking verbs and exploring some of the many irregular verbs that we have in the English Language.  Students will also begin their Expository Writing project which will explain in detail to someone how to complete a simple task.

Vocabulary - The test scores from last weeks Spelling Test were back on track, Vocabulary test on Unit 15 words will be this Friday.

Science - http://www.fourthshildt.blogspot.com/

Reading - http://www.cvandolah.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

February 19th - 22nd

Remember that all-school Mass will be held this Friday at St. Anne's church at the usual time of 9:30 a.m.  Please come and enjoy Mass with your children.

http://www.allsaintsba.com/PushPageFeb18.pdf

Math - Last week we started looking at quotients and we will continue with this theme for this week.  Students can expect homework at least twice this week, all of which will be due Friday.

Social Studies - We are exploring the location of the U.S. in the world and taking a deeper look at the American landscape this week.

Religion - This week in religion we are working on the 8th Commandment, "Do not bear false witness against your neighbor".

Language Arts/Writing - Wrapping up our study of nouns; singular, plural, proper, common, and possessive.  We will have a test on nouns next Wednesday.

Spelling - Unit 12 Spelling words for this week, test on Friday.

Science - http://www.fourthshildt.blogspot.com/

Reading - http://www.cvandolah.blogspot.com/

Monday, February 11, 2013

February 11th - 14th

The Lenten season is nearly upon us!  This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and our class will be the Mass leaders at 9:30 at St. Anne's.  A reminder that the Lenten season is a somber time of refelction and waiting for the death of Jesus and then the celebration of Jesus' death, also remember to fast on Ash Wednesday (two snacks, one meal if you are between the ages of 18 and 60) and to avoid meat on Friday's during Lent.

Also, this week is only a 4-day week because of the teacher-in-service on Friday.

Math -  We are continuing to explore dividing and the different methods of doing so.  Students should expect homework every evening this week.

Social Studies - We have finished with our Oklahoma book and now are going to begin the study of the regions of the U.S., students will be using a new book and a work book for the rest of the school year. 

Vocabulary - We completed our spelling test last week for Unit 11 and now we will move on to the vocabulary test for the same unit.  Students will also have a mild amount of homework due Thursday.

Religion - In preparation for Lent we will be discussing the things we can add or remove from our lives to try to grow closer to Jesus.  I encourage all of you to keep track of things you and your family are 'giving up' or 'adding in' during the Lented season and strive to hold yourselves and your children accountable.

Science - http://www.fourthshildt.blogspot.com/

Reading - http://www.cvandolah.blogspot.com/

Did you know that...?  Sunday's are not technically days of Lent so you are not supposed to fast on Sundays.  That doesn't mean that one should over indulge though; everything in moderation!

Monday, February 4, 2013

February 4th - 8th

Thank you parents for all that you do for our school, community, and your kids!


Iowa Basics testing will be this week, so our academic schedule will be quite different for the entirety of the week.

Spelling - Spelling words for Unit 11, test will be Friday.  Also, students will have a small amount of work to do in their spelling/vocabulary book, that will be due on Friday.

Monday, January 28, 2013

January 28 - February 1

Math - After spending the last couple weeks mastering multiplication we are moving on to its counterpart, division.  We will be spending the next couple weeks working through division.  Students will have two assignments due this week as well as a short, in-class quiz this Friday on basic division and remainders.

Social Studies - We finished Unit 4 last week, so this week we will be having our test on the Unit.  Students should be bringing their study guide home every night and besides the test they have one assignment that is due at the end of the week.

Vocabulary - We took our Unit 10 Spelling Test last week so this week we will be taking our Unit 10 Vocabulary test on the same words.  Besides the test on Friday students will have one homework assignment which will be due on Friday.

Religion - Our class has progressed onto the 7th Commandment now (thou shall not steal).  Students will be working on an in-class assignment and will have one homework assignment due on Friday.

Language Arts - We have been working on nouns the last couple days and we will continue with them, focusing now on Plural Possessive nouns.  Students will have one homework assignment that will be due on Friday.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

January 21st - 25th

Monday is MLK Day; no school.

In Language Arts this week we are continuing our lessons on Nouns; focusing on common, proper, and singular possessive nouns.

The last couple of weeks in Math been focused on multiple digit multiplication and this week we will continue to review that and we will be taking a test on Unit 4 on Friday.
We have progressed to the Sixth Commandment in Religion; Thou shall not commit adultry.

In Social Studies we will be finishing up Unit 4 (and with it finally finishing our Oklahoma History book), students should expect a test upcoming next Thursday (January 31) on Unit 4.

Our Spelling words this week can be found in the Spelling/Vocabulary book on p. 100-101, Unit 10.

Monday, January 14, 2013

January 14th - 18th

Report cards are going home this week (Monday)!  If your child does not bring one home check with the office, it is most likely that there is a hold on your account.

Remember that next Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be no school and try to do something to give back to your community on this day.

Math:  Lots of multiplication this week, we should have small amounts of H.W. nearly everyday (all of it due on Friday) and there will also be a small quiz on multiplying large numbers Thursday.  A test on the entire chapter will be scheduled for next Wednesday

Social Studies:  We will be covering Unit 4 Lesson 3 and Lesson 4 this week, next week we are finishing Lesson 5 and 6.  Homework should be expected three out of four nights, all of it due Friday.

Language Arts:  Continuing to look at nouns, expect homework on one night due Friday.

Religion:  We finished with the 4th commandment (Honour thy father and mother) and now we are working on the 5th for this week (Thou shall not kill).  Expect a small amount of H.W. due Friday.

Vocabulary:  Unit 9 Test this week, students should be taking their books home and praciticing identifying definitions and synonyms/antonyms.

Monday, January 7, 2013

January 7th - 11th

Welcome back to All Saints!  I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas and Epiphany and I can't wait to start this New Year off on a great foot. 

Don't forget to be cheering for Notre Dame tonight as they take on the vaunted defense of the Alabama Crimson Tide!  Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.

Math:  We are continuing to work on multiplication this week; reviewing multiplying a 1 and multi-digit number by a multi-digit number.

Social Studies:  We are starting our final Unit in the Oklahoma Social Studies book, Unit 4.  We should finish the Unit by next week and have our test at the end of the following week (2 Weeks from this Friday)

Religion:  We are continuing to study the lives of the saints and also focusing on the 4th commandmant. 

Spelling:  Unit 9 Spelling words for this week, students should be bringing home their Planner and/or Spelling book and practicing for at least a couple minutes every night.

Writing:  We should be finishing our Personal Narratives in the computer lab this Wednesday.

Science:  http://www.fourthshildt.blogspot.com/

Reading:  http://www.cvandolah.blogspot.com/

Monday, December 10, 2012

December 10th - 14th

Math:  There will be a math test on Chapter 3 this Friday, we will be reviewing in class and students will have a practice test and a review packet that they will be bringing home.  No homework besides studying and the packets.

Social Studies:  We are finishing up with Unit 3 this week and then will have a test on the entire Unit next week.  Students should use their notes to study and a study guide will be given to them early next week.  The only homework for this week is Lesson 3 Review Questions #1-5 and the Unit 3 Review questions #1-18, both due Friday.

Vocabulary:  Vocabulary test will be administered this Friday, students should be bringing their vocabulary books home every night to study the definitions and to use their words in sentences.

Language Arts

Writing

Religion

Science

Reading

Monday, December 3, 2012

Decemeber 3rd - 7th

Advent Season is upon us, have a blessed season!

Push Page:  http://www.allsaintsba.com/PushPageDec3.pdf

December Good News
http://www.allsaintsba.com/Dec12Good_News.pdf
December Calendar
http://www.allsaintsba.com/Dec12Calendar.pdf
December Lunch Menu
http://www.allsaintsba.com/Dec12LunchCalendar.pdf

Don't forget that Decemeber 8 is the Immacualte Conception of the Virgin Mary and is a Holy Day of Obligation.

Math:  We are continuing to look at modeling expressions and solving algebraic equations.  Students can expect homework nearly every night and we will be having a test next week on Unit 3, after reviewing for a couple days.

Spelling:  We are starting Unit 8 spelling words this week, students should be bringing their books home every night to study.

Social Studies:  The school geography bee is coming up so we will be having our class geography bee Monday and then continuing with Unit 3 in our books for the rest of the week.

Religion:  We will be talkikng about what Advent means and how it is meant to prepare us for the upcoming Christmas season. 

Science:  http://www.fourthshildt.blogspot.com/

Reading:  http://www.cvandolah.blogspot.com/

Monday, November 26, 2012

November 26th - December 1st

First of all I wanted to make sure that everyone is aware that I will be unavailable from Thursday after school until Monday of next week as I have an ACE Retreat that I need to attened in Austin, Texas. 

We had a great time with our Kindergarten Buddies last Tuesday as we watched them perform a Creek (?) ritual in honor of the corn harvest. 



For important school events please visit the school's Push Page:
http://www.allsaintsba.com/PushPageNov26.pdf

Math:  In Math this week we will be focusing on chapters 3.5-3.6 and will work closely with algebraic equations.  Students can expect homework nearly every night.
Social Studies:  In Social Studies we will be studying the effects that weather and human changes in the environment can change a place's geography. 

Religion:  How do our decisions affect others?  How does being nice and friendly change how people feel about themselves and act?  What about when we choose to choose the wrong thing, like lying.  How will that affect those that we are close to?

Writing/Language Arts:  We will introduce a couple important writing concepts including time-order words (first, then, after, next, etc.) and we will begin writing our personal narratives this week.

Vocabulary:  This Friday we will be having our Vocabulary test on the Unit 7 words.  Students should be bringing their books home every night and should be studying definitions, synonyms, and antonyms of the 12 Vocabulary/Spelling words.

accurate
alert
ancestor
disaster
elementary
envy
epidemic
feeble
penetrate
romp
staple
survive



Science:  http://www.fourthshildt.blogspot.com/

Reading:  http://www.cvandolah.blogspot.com/

Monday, November 19, 2012

November 19th - 20th

News:  4th Grade boys had a basketball game this weekend.  Coach Roy/Liedl's team lost by one point to Holland Hall in a nail bitter and Coach Hall/Kosir's team beat their opponent. 

Reminder:  Check out the weekly push page here:  http://www.allsaintsba.com/PushPageNov19.pdf
Math:  We should be finishing looking at number patterns and input/output tables this shortened week, students can expect H.W. Monday.

S.S.:  Starting our third unit this week, no H.W. expected

Religion:  We will be talking about thanking God and being thankful for all that we have this week

Language Arts:  Short writing assignment on Thanksgiving in class

Spelling:  Spelling test this Tuesday on Unit 7

Science:  http://www.fourthshildt.blogspot.com/

Reading:  http://www.cvandolah.blogspot.com/

Monday, November 12, 2012

November 12th - 16th

Thank you parents for volunteering to chaperone during the Woolaroc field trip!  For information about this coming week please check out the weekly push page; http://www.allsaintsba.com/PushPageNov12.pdf

Math:  We will be finishing up 3.2-3.4 this week in math, looking at number patterns, expressions, and functions.  Students can expect homework every night for this week.

Spelling:  We are starting on Unit 7 in spelling, the spelling test will be next week on Tuesday so students will have a little longer to study than usual.  The spelling words for this week are:
1. accurate
2. alert
3. ancestor
4. disaster
5. elementary
6. envy
7. epidemic
8. feeble
9. penetrate
10. romp
11. staple
12. survive

Social Studies:  We will be spending a lot of time reviewing in class as there will be a social studies test this Friday on Unit Two, students should understand the main idea of each Chapter/Lesson and should be familiar with the key terms. 

Religion:  I plan to start familiarizing students with the parts of the Mass and the responses during the next couple of weeks, I have noticed that responses during Mass are not always clear from our students and many times they seem not to know how to respond.  Parents/Guardians, I encourage you to keep an eye on this in the coming weeks during Mass with your children.


Language Arts/Writing:  We are taking longer than I would have liked on the Because of Winn-Dixie book report but I really think that we can finish it this week and then start on learning the art of note taking.

Reading:  http://www.cvandolah.blogspot.com/

Science:  http://www.fourthshildt.blogspot.com/

Monday, November 5, 2012

November 5th - November 9th

Reminders:
  • Our field trip to Woolaroc is this Thursday.  Students need to wear their uniforms (to all field trips unless told otherwise), and will need to bring a sack lunch.  Drivers, we will be leaving from the circle lot around 9:00 - 9:15 and will be leaving Woolaroc around 1:45 to get back to school close to 3:00. 
  • Student Council meeting Tuesday morning @ 7:45
  •  After school dance 4-7 Thursday in the Parish Hall
  • If you didn't sign-up for a conference on Thursday or Friday last week, and you wish to set one up, email me with a list of times that work for you and on which days and I will try to schedule one that works best for both parties. 
  • Don't forget to vote this Tuesday!
  • http://www.allsaintsba.com/PushPageNov5.pdf

Math:  This week in math we will continue to delve into the wonderful world of algebra and patterns, student will be working in Ch. 3 in both their big book (Textbook) and their little book (Workbook).  Students can expect homework every night except for Thursday (field trip).
 
Social Studies:  We are continuing to study the expansion and settlement of Oklahoma, now focusing on the pioneers that came to Oklahoma in the 1860s.  Students may have homework 3 nights this week.
 
Vocabulary:  Continuing with our pattern, this week we are working on learning the definitions and uses of the terms from Unit 6, test will be on Friday.
 
Religion:  After finishing the Ten Commandmants last week we are going to start looking more at the stories of the Saints and how they can intercede for us.
 
Science:  http://www.fourthshildt.blogspot.com/
 
Reading:  http://www.cvandolah.blogspot.com/