Dear 4A Families,
Happy November! Thank you to the student saints and families that attended the All Saints Day Mass on Sunday. They did such a wonderful job reading and representing the Saints for our larger Parish community.
A special thank you also goes out to our Room Parents, Bente and Nicole along with all of the parents that helped prepare and put on our very fun Halloween party! A SPOOKY FUN TIME was had by all!
This Monday and Tuesday we will have our final practices for the school Mass. Then, the big day is Wednesday!
Wednesday, November 4th, is the All Saints’ Day school Mass at 8:45. Students should come to school completely dressed as their saint. All students should be in the classroom no later than 8:25. Thank you! Students should come a little early if they usually come in the second group. We will start heading over to the church right at 8:35
Just a reminder, there will be some seating for parents on Wednesday. The 6 pews where the 4th grade students usually sit during Masses will be available for parents, along with other pews that have space. The All Saints Day Mass will also be live-streamed, using the Holy Rosary Parish vimeo link for those who are unable to attend and for other family members that may like to watch.. The link can be found here.
On Wednesday the students will also be making “Saintly Visits” to some of our classrooms. We always schedule time to visit the preschool, kindergarten and 3rd grade classes. Sometimes we are able to fit in some extras! This means the students will basically be wearing their saint costumes all day at school on Wednesday. Students should bring proper shoes to wear at recesses.
St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive: As we give thanks to God for the many gifts in our lives, we will once again host our November food drive to benefit our local St. Vincent de Paul food pantry. This local food pantry supports our neighbors here in the West Seattle community most in need. Please reference the eFC for the most needed items.
Our Holy Rosary School community always goes above and beyond supporting our brothers and sisters in the community around us. Thank you in advance for your generosity! Food can be dropped off outside of the main office door or sent in with your children to leave on the table in the front hallway of the school.
Conferences: Sign ups for conference times will be released on Wednesday November 4th via email from the office. Please contact me directly if you are not able to meet during the conference week. Thank you.
Veterans Day: Last week directions and a blank flag were sent home for the Veterans Day Flag homework project. I went over the project in detail in class as well so that the students know what to do. The project is due no later than next Monday, November 9th. On Tuesday the 10th, we will have a special classroom prayer service to honor the Veterans using these flags prior to our day off of school on November 11th. If you do not know a Veteran you can honor, you can research databases online with profiles of Veterans. Here is one site we have used in the past.
Thank you for your assistance on this special project. Students should work neatly, and spell correctly. They should also practice reading their flags prior to bringing them to school.
Spelling: New spelling lists were sent home last Wednesday The spelling words this week all contain /yoo/ /oo/ sounds.
Math: We started chapter 3 last week, which is a deep dive into understanding multiplication and division. There is a lot of thought that is going into this chapter, and it can be challenging for fourth graders! Please make sure your child is practicing their multiplication facts at least 3x per week for 10 minutes. Flash or playing cards to multiply can be a fun and effective supplement to XtraMath. Just have them pull two cards and find their product as fast as possible. Enjoy!
Science: Next week we hope to dig into our plate tectonics lab! Our lab will be utilizing graham crackers (to represent the earth’s crust), rice crackers (to represent lighter continental crust) and icing (to represent the mantle). We will use the delicious crust and mantle ingredients to notice what happens at divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries. Please contact Mrs. Estep (mestep@holyrosaryws.org) if your child cannot touch or consume any of the three lab ingredients.
Social Studies: Because we did not get to switch classes last week, I am going to change the SE State test to Friday, November 6th. We will then have a combination NE/SE test one week later on November 13th. The online practice sites that are linked on the 4A webpage under Map Study Sheets have reviews for both of these tests. On Thursday this week we will be reviewing for a latitude/longitude quiz the students will have on Friday. All students will bring home their study sheet on Thursday for this simple quiz.
Have a wonderful first week of November!