Teacher: Miss Panico

Fourth Grade December Highlights  

  Happy Holidays to the SMG Family! December is here and fourth grade is not only preparing for Christmas, but also the New Year!  The following is what’s to come for December and January.

·                    Religion: Students are preparing for the coming of Jesus during Advent.  They have made candles explaining how they will glow in the light of Christ during the month.  On Monday, December 10^th, fourth grade will make the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  They have prepared and are now ready.  In January, fourth grade will be returning to the “Blest Are We” textbook and studying God’s Commandments and Covenants.

·                    Math:  The review of multiplication and division has come to an end.  Students are great with their fast facts! Now, fourth grader will be focusing on longer multiplication problems with many digits. From there they will move into long division.

·                    English:  Verbs are the focus for the rest of December.  Students have played Action Verb Charades, written “Very, Marry Helping Verb” poems, and made linking verb chains.  In January, students will begin working with adjectives. Fourth grade is also participating in Writer’s Workshop.  Students are completing their compare and contrast piece and will then write descriptive pieces. 

·                    Spelling:  The units are focusing on the ending of words.  Each week students write sentences and play Sparkle in preparation for Friday’s test.

·                    Science:  Life Science is coming to an end.  Students have spent December learning how different living things get their energy.  They created habitats, food webs, and tested leaves for chlorophyll.  In January, students will begin studying physical science.

·                    Social Studies:  The Northeast Region is being studied.  In January, students will learn the history of the region.  For Christmas, each student was assigned a state.  They need to research and describe how their Santa would be for the state.  What would he wear? What transportation would he use? Who might he meet?

·                     Reading:  Unit two is coming to an end.  Students will soon being reading the novel Chocolate Touch.  Many fun activities accompany the reading of this book, from making magical coins to acting out favorite scenes.

***December 18^th third and fourth grade will be visiting the Naper Settlement.  They will interact with colonial actors and learn many historical Christmas traditions.  This accompanies the theme of Catholic School’s Week, “A Walk Through American History.”

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