Grade Four is off to a great start!

We began the year learning more about ourselves, our brains, Ohio's geography, and how God created us in his image. We also gained new insight from our trip on the Maumee River. Here's what's up for fourth graders this month:

Religion
The month of Mary. Review the rosary. We will continue to focus on sin and will learn the Ten Commandments.

Math
Two Dimensional Geometry and Addition/Subtraction computation (Students must know basic +/- facts.)

Social Studies
We begin our studies of Ohio Native Americans, prehistoric and historic. An expert speaker and a trip to Seven Eagles (Oct. 19) will give us a good start! We will construct time lines also.

Language Arts
We will be working on writing informal and formal letters, and we'll have our Diocese Writing Competency Test during the week of Oct. 9. Please make sure your child is in school, on time each day so they don't miss any of the test. We'll also finish the novel Henry Huggins. Our new novel will be Soft Rain (Native American Novel).

Science
We begin a unit of study on plant and animal life cycles.

Some important dates to remember:

October 1- Fall/Winter uniform begins. No shorts.
Week of October 9 - Writing Competency Test/ TeraNova Testing
October 9- 2 hour delay
October 19 - Trip to Seven Eagles in Grand Rapids, OH
October 30- Report Cards go home
October 31- Halloween Parade and Party 1:00.

Thank you for continuing to be supportive! Four areas we have been working on are: not talking over adults, working alone quietly, giving quiet signals to others, and showing active listening. Any discussion you have with your child in these areas would be appreciated. Remember to check those assignment pads and review nightly work! I hope you had time to look over your child's interim report and help them set goals for the rest of the quarter.

Thank you,

Mrs. Gayle Burrer