June 3rd -- June 7th

Dates to Note: 

Tuesday, June 3: Summer Reading Program Presentation

Thursday, June 6: Field Day

Friday, June 7th: Last Day of School

Content Update

     We will be finishing up our rotations on Tuesday. Any tests will be open note or projects. It has been a wonderful introduction to switching classes! 

Backpack Check

     Please remind your son or daughter to empty out their backpacks daily. Many things are coming home that you may need to be aware of. 

May 27-- May 31

Dates to Note: 

Monday, May 27th: No School

Thursday, June 6th: Field Day

Friday, June 7th: Last day of school, 1/2 day!

Design Night

A big thank you for all who attended design night. We had a wonderful time working through the engineering process! 

Yearbooks

Yearbooks went home on Friday. Students will have an opportunity to bring the books back to school and get them signed by friends and teachers. Stay tuned for that date. If you did not get a yearbook, there are still some available in the office for $13.00. It is first come, first serve. 

Language Arts Update

     We are so proud of all the 4th graders. They worked very hard on their Reading SOL. We will be wrapping up the year with benchmark testing. 

Math Update

     Our SOL went well and we are very proud of how hard each student worked. Thank you for all your extra help at home!

Content Update-

     The fourth graders are doing a great job rotating from teacher to teacher. We have found it is a great way to wrap up the year and it keeps the students engaged! 

May 20 -- May 24th

Dates to Note: 

Monday, May 20th: Math SOL Part One
Tuesday, May 21st: Math SOL Part Two
Thursday, May 23rd: Design Challenge Night-please turn in your sheet indicating which design you are most interested in!
Please submit this survey!

Design Night

Pillowcase Project

     The American Red Cross visited our class this afternoon, and we learned about emergency preparedness, specifically related to home fires.  We worked through The Pillowcase Project lesson (which started with college students during Hurricane Katrina).  Students will bring home their pillowcases next week, but they do have a "My Preparedness Workbook" in their Friday folders.  If you have any questions about this, please let me know.  

Language Arts Update

     We are so proud of all the 4th graders. They worked very hard on their Reading SOL. We will be wrapping up the year with benchmark testing. 

Math Update

     Our Math SOL is next Monday and Tuesday.  We will start first thing in the morning, so please help your child get a good night's sleep, eat a balanced breakfast, and wear comfy clothes to school.  Bringing a water bottle and a favorite book to school may also be helpful. 

Content Update-

     Beginning Wednesday, we are resuming content. We decided since we are so close to being 5th graders, it would be a great opportunity to introduce them to switching classes. What that means is that students will visit each teacher for 1 hour of the day to work on a specific Science or Virginia Studies unit. They will end their day with the homeroom teacher. 

May 13 -- May 17

Dates to Note: 

Monday, May 20th: Math SOL Part one
Tuesday, May 21st: Math SOL Part two
Thursday, May 23rd: Design Challenge Night-please turn in your sheet indicating which design you are most interested in!

Language Arts Update

     We are so proud of all the 4th graders. They worked very hard on their Reading SOL. We will be wrapping up the year with benchmark testing. 

Math Update

Review, Review, Review! With the SOL's a week away, we will be working hard on each area we have studied this year. Students will be working independently to earn "Black Belts" in each strand while the teachers pull small groups for extra practice on more difficult topics. There will be an IXL skill review sheet for them to use at home if you want some extra practice. 

Content Update-

     We will be taking a short break from content until after the SOL's are over. This gives us much needed time to pull small groups of students and solidify skills. 

May 6 -- May 10

Dates to Note: 

Thursday May9th & Friday, May 10th: Reading SOL

Monday, May 20th & Tuesday, May 21st: Math SOL

Thursday, May 23rd: Design Challenge Night

SHINDIG!

       Thank you for your contributions and support! It was a wonderful time had by all and we are so grateful for the fantastic community we have at Stone-Robinson!

Language Arts Update

     We will be sending home some IXL practice that your child can practice before the test. This can be done in place of their 20 minutes of reading. Please know it is not a must do! We just thought if you wanted some extra materials, IXL would be a great way to practice what we do at school when you are at home!

Math Update

Math properties are sometimes overlooked even though we use them all the time. It is important our students understand these properties to help build their number sense. Here is a great visual:  

Content Update-

     We will be taking a short break from content until after the SOL's are over. This gives us much needed time to pull small groups of students and solidify skills. 

April 29 -- May 3

Dates to Note: 

Saturday, May 4th SRE Shindig

Thursday May9th & Friday, May 10th: Reading SOL

Monday, May 20th & Tuesday, May 21st: Math SOL

Thursday, May 23rd: Design Challenge Night

Camp Albemarle

What an amazing trip. The weather held out and we had a great time. An enormous thank you to all our parent volunteers. This trip would not be possible without all your support.

SHINDIG!

     Hi, 4th Grade Parents! This year the PTO would like to auction off themed baskets at the upcoming Spring Shindig on Saturday, May 4.  We hope you can all come and have fun! 

     Fourth grade has 2 basket themes: Mom’s Day Off and Arts & Crafts!  Please consider donating an item to one of the baskets.  Donations are due to SRE by Tuesday, April 30.  Thank you for your contributions and support! Questions?  Feel free to contact:  

Heidi Brown

Sign Up Genius

 heidicbrown@gmail.com or 804-399-2910

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B49AFA72DA2F49-shindig

Language Arts Update

Poetry is an area that can often stump children. Students need to understand what a stanza is and the theme of a poem. Here is an example of one to try at home: 

Math Update

This week we will be working on Patterns, Functions, and Algebra. Here are some examples of things we will be practicing. 

Content Update-

     We will be taking a short break from content until after the SOL's are over. This gives us much needed time to pull small groups of students and solidify skills. 

April 22 -- April 26

Dates to Note: 

Thursday, April 25-Friday, April 26 Overnight Trip to Camp Albemarle

Sunday, April 28th SRE Scramble

Saturday, May 4th SRE Shindig

Thursday May9th & Friday, May 10th: Reading SOL

Monday, May 20th & Tuesday, May 21st: Math SOL


Thursday, May 23rd: Design Challenge Night

Camp Albemarle

It is camp week! We are so excited for our upcoming trip. Just a few things to remember:

• We will be leaving school on Thursday at around 9:15. Make sure your child has a packed lunch for that day.
• Make sure your child has all their gear packed into an easy to carry system. He/she is responsible for carrying all their things. Check that packing list to ensure they have all they need.
• There will be a bus that returns students not spending the night back to SRE around
  6:15-6:30 (depends on traffic coming through Charlottesville).  Mrs. Sellers will be accompanying these students on the bus.
• There will be a bus that brings students on Friday that did not stay the night at 9:15.
• We will return to SRE on Friday just before dismissal time.

Camp Albemarle Volunteers

SHINDIG!

Hi, 4th Grade Parents! This year the PTO would like to auction off themed baskets at the upcoming Spring Shindig on Saturday, May 4.  We hope you can all come and have fun! 

Fourth grade has 2 basket themes: Mom’s Day Off and Arts & Crafts!  Please consider donating an item to one of the baskets.  Donations are due to SRE by Tuesday, April 30.  Thank you for your contributions and support! Questions?  Feel free to contact:  

Heidi Brown

Sign Up Genius

 heidicbrown@gmail.com or 804-399-2910

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B49AFA72DA2F49-shindig

Language Arts Update

Our focus will be to solidify all those reading strategies before the Reading SOL. Dictionary skills are another area we can sometimes take for granted. Guide words, know what words would be on the page, and understanding a dictionary entry is really important. If you can, pull out a dictionary and work with your child on these skills.  

Math Update

A short week of elapsed time. This is an important life skill all 4th graders should have. here is an example. 

• The game started at 7:50pm. It ended at 10:04pm. How long was the game?
• Recess began at 11:12am. It ended at 11:44am. How long was recess?

Content Update-

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Wrapping up the unit on Jamestown. 

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Wrapping up the review of VA Geography in Minecraft.  

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Wrapping up the unit on Weather.  
Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: Wrapping up the unit on Solar System.

April 15 -- April 19

Dates to Note: 

Friday, April 19th Class Pictures

Thursday, April 25-Friday, April 26 Overnight Trip to Camp Albemarle

Sunday, April 28th SRE Scramble

Saturday, May 4th SRE Shindig

Thursday May9th & Friday, May 10th: Reading SOL

Monday, May 20th & Tuesday, May 21st: Math SOL

Morven Farms Recap

Well, the trip was quite a wet one but the students were still able to visit the rotations. They had an opportunity to make salad and salad dressing that they later sampled at lunchtime. Here is the recipe for the dressing:

3 Tbsp. Olive Olive

1 Tbsp. of Wine Vinegar

1 tsp. honey

1 tsp. of basil

a pinch of salt

a pinch a pepper

Whisk all ingredients together and you have a yummy dressing!

Camp Albemarle

Make sure you send in the medication form for your child!

Camp Albemarle Volunteers

Language Arts Update

Our focus will be to solidify all those reading strategies before the Reading SOL. We will continue to really hone in on those tricky homophones. You can help at home by reviewing homophones in context. Take a look at this question that stumped many students:

Math Update

We are wrapping up probability this week while at the same time spiraling back to all our previous skills. Mrs. Catlett, a semi-retired teacher, will be joining us again this year to pull small groups of students focusing on targetted areas. 

Content Update-

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Continuing the unit on Jamestown. 

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Continuing the review of VA Geography in Minecraft.  

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Continuing the unit on Weather.  
Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: Continuing the unit on Solar System.

April 8 -- April 12

Dates to Note: 

Monday, April 8: Welcome Back!

Friday, April 12: Field Trip to Morven Farms

Friday, April 19th Class Pictures

Sunday, April 28th SRE Scramble

Saturday, May 4th SRE Shindig

Camp Albemarle

We will be sending home a packing list and medication form this week. The packing list is SO important! Post it on your fridge and start putting the items together. If you don't recieve these forms, let your homeroom teacher know.

Camp Albemarle Volunteers

Language Arts Update

Our focus will be to solidify all those reading strategies before the Reading SOL. You can help at home by reviewing homophones in context. Here are just a few examples:

Math Update

Probability time, or as Mrs. Elsie likes to call it, Vegas Week! Students will be learning about liklihoods and outcomes. We will be connecting this to fractions and number lines. Check out this great video!

Content Update-

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: New unit on Jamestown. 

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Review of VA Geography in Minecraft.    

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: New unit on Weather.  

Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: New unit on Solar System.

March 25 -- March 28

Dates to Note: 

Tuesday, March 26: Cumulative Math Test

Thursday, March 28: 1/2 day for students

Friday, March 29-Friday, April 5: Spring Break

Camp Albemarle

Our annual trip to Camp Albemarle is quickly approaching. If you have not yet turned in the permission slip, please do so. Also, if you haven't signed up to help, click the link below.

Camp Albemarle Volunteers

Language Arts Update

We will be wrapping up the third quarter with some individual testing this week. Children will be given an on grade level fluency passage and a reading story to monitor comprehension. 

Math Update

We will be taking our 3rd quarter cumulative math assessment. This test covers, place value of numbers through millions, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, geometry, measurement, fractions and decimals! Have your child review Monday evening their measurement conversions and a few practice problems. 

Content Update-

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: New unit on Jamestown. 

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Review of VA Geography in Minecraft.    

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: New unit on Weather.  

Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: New unit on Solar System.