October 30 -- November 3

Dates to Note: 

Monday: New Word Study with a Geometry focus for everyone!

Tuesday: PJ Day. 

Friday: 4th Grade Hosts Schoolwide Morning Meeting

Monday & Tuesday: November 6-7: No School

Parent-teacher conferences are quickly approaching. If you have not yet done so, please sign up with your child's teacher for a conference!
Mrs. Canalichio's Conferences


Mrs. Elsie's Conferences


Ms. Shifflett's Conference Schedule

We would also appreciate if you could take a few minutes and fill out the survey. We are working on communicating with families in ways that are convenient and helpful.
Parent-Teacher Communication Survey

Jamestown Trip Update!

If you were chosen as a chaperone, please make sure you have stopped in the office to fill out the volunteer registration.      

Reading Update

 We are resuming our work in making meaning and nonfiction text features. Our strategic focus is asking questions. 

Word Study Update

     Geometry Terms! I know, math in word study?? Who would have thought it!!! Since there are so many Geometry terms in our next math unit, we use the month of November to practice those words. It would be a great help if you could point out any geometric shapes or concepts in the real world when you are out and about with your child. 

Writing Update

Thankful Essay! Students will spend a great deal of time going through the entire writing process with the topic of things they are thankful for.  

Math Update

    Fourth Grade's focus is to conceptually understand multiplication and division. We know that you are tempted to show your child the algorithm for solving multiplication & division problems, but we are requesting that you try and refrain. We will teach them the algorithm at the end of the year after a solid understanding of multiplication and division has occurred. We are attaching a youtube video that shows the conceptual ways of teaching multiplication. 

Content Update

We are back in our homerooms working on new topics!! 

Mrs. Canalichio: Virginia Geography
Mrs. Elsie: Making Movies and Coding
Ms. Shifflett: Force, Energy, & Motion

October 23 - October 27

Dates to Note: 

Wednesday: Unity Day-wear orange!

Thursday: Last day of the quarter. 

Thursday: Weather Test for Elsie's Class

Thursday: Plant test for Canalicho's Class. 

Friday: No School

     Believe it or not, it is the last week of the first quarter. This week's focus is to make sure work is completed and assessments are finished. 

HELP!! We are running out of individually packaged snacks for our classrooms. If you can send something in, we would greatly appreciate it!!

Reading Update

 We will be continuing our work on ReadWorks. This is a great website for practicing short passages and working on reading skills. 

Word Study Update

     Please keep working on using words in daily writing. We have noticed that even though our students are mastering their weekly tests, they are not applying these skills across the content areas. 

Writing Update

This week we will be working on identifying what a complete sentence is and what it isn't. 

Math Update

    Fourth Grade's focus is to conceptually understand multiplication and division. We know that you are tempted to show your child the algorithm for solving multiplication problems, but we are requesting that you try and refrain. We will teach them the algorithm at the end of the year after a solid understanding of multiplication and division has occurred. 

Content Update

We are continuing with our switch-a-roo!:
      Mrs. Canalichio's Class: Plant Unit
      Mrs. Elsie's Class: Weather Unit 
      Ms. Shifflett's Class: Technology Unit 

October 16-October 20

Dates to Note: 

Tuesday: New math groups


Friday: Word Study Tests

Reading Update

 This week we will be taking a break from our Making Meaning book lessons and focusing on test-taking strategies with reading skills.  We will be using a website called ReadWorks.org. This is a great website for differentiating text for student needs. 

Word Study Update

     Please keep working on using words in daily writing. We have noticed that even though our students are mastering their weekly tests, they are not applying these skills across the content areas. 

Writing Update

This week we will be working on identifying what a complete sentence is and what it isn't. 

Math Update

     After taking the unit three pretest, we created new math groups to emphasize student strengths. Students may or may not have the same math teacher for the next four weeks. These groups will begin Tuesday. We will be using Monday for reteaching the trouble spots from unit two. 

Content Update

We are continuing with our switch-a-roo!:
      Mrs. Canalichio's Class: Plant Unit
      Mrs. Elsie's Class: Weather Unit 
      Ms. Shifflett's Class: Technology Unit 

October 9 - October 13

Dates to Note: 

Monday: New Word Study lists. Tests on the 20th.

Monday: Last content switch of the quarter.

Friday: Picture day

Reading Update

 We are moving nicely through our Making Meaning lessons. Teachers will begin pulling students independently to learn their instructional reading levels.  

Word Study Update

     Students have been placed into groups by their assessment scores taken earlier this year. Our goal is for students to not only spell these words correctly on an assessment but in the daily usage. A great way to practice at home is to have your child write sentences with their words embedded in them. 

Writing Update

This week's topic will be A Time a Family Member Embarrassed You. This will be an independent activity that will be graded with a 4 point rubric. 

Math Update

     Our classes are wrapping up the graphing math unit modeling with about data called Generating and Representing Measurement Data. During this unit, students represent, collect, describe, and interpret data. 

Content Update

We are continuing with our switch-a-roo!:
      Mrs. Canalichio's Class: Plant Unit
      Mrs. Elsie's Class: Weather Unit 
      Ms. Shifflett's Class: Technology Unit 

October 2-October 6

Dates to Note: 

Thursday: Elsie's class taking Plant Test
                 Shifflett's class taking Weather Test
                 Canalichio's class doing presentations

Friday: Word Study Tests

Reading Update

 We are moving nicely through our Making Meaning lessons. Teachers will begin pulling students independently to learn their instructional reading levels.  

Word Study Update

     Students have been placed into groups by their assessment scores taken earlier this year. Our goal is for students to not only spell these words correctly on an assessment but in the daily usage. A great way to practice at home is to have your child write sentences with their words embedded in them. 

Writing Update

     This week's topic will be My First Day of School. This will be an independent activity that will be graded with a 4 point rubric. 

Math Update

     Our classes are starting a new math unit modeling with about data called Generating and Representing Measurement Data. During this unit, students represent, collect, describe, and interpret data. 

Throughout this unit students work toward these goals:

Please look for more information and activities about Unit 2 that will be sent home this week. 

Content Update

We are continuing with our switch-a-roo!:
      Mrs. Canalichio's Class: Technolgy Unit
      Mrs. Elsie's Class: Plant Unit 
      Ms. Shifflett's Class: Weather Unit