4th Grade Newsletter October

The fourth grade is very happy to welcome a new student - Nicholas Villeda.  We are all excited that he has joined our school family.

The fourth graders seem to be settling in and getting accustomed to our classroom routine, switching classes, and the requirements of their different teachers.

Looking ahead, we will be continuing with place value in Math, sentences in Grammar, and the Goodness of God in Religion.  Because October is the month of the rosary, we will also begin to learn The Apostles' Creed.

Book Report - Due 10/27
A book report was assigned and will be due on October 27.  Since this is the month of Halloween, your child is to read a mystery or "scary" chapter book and make a mask of the main character.  A short oral summary will be given.  Your children have the requirements.  There is nothing to write.  I must approve all books.

Math
It is very important for your children to have an excellent command of the basic multiplication facts.  Our new math series has a very good web site for practicing them.  Go to www.sadlier-oxford.com/math and in the student box click on 4.  Then click on Math Minutes.  Under Multiplication, click on Multiplication Facts.  Use 3 minutes, 50 problems, vertical form.

Your child can also use this site to practice the addition, subtraction, and division facts.  I will occasionally give a "surprise" timed test on these operations as well.  All these tests will have 30 problems of one operation.  The time for addition and subtraction will be 75 seconds.  (These facts should be mastered.)  The time for division will be 90 seconds.

Halloween
Regarding Halloween parties:  this year we will again have an afternoon snack of a donut and a juice box.  School policy is that no goody bags are to be sent in (whether or not they are filled with candy or other treats).  They will only be returned to you.  We will eat before the parade, which will begin at 1:30.  There will be no homework that day -- my treat!