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.

March 18 -- March 22

Dates to Note: 

Thursday, March 21: Author visit in Library.

Friday, March 22: Test in content areas.

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

Students need to recognize fact and opinion  relationships in all types of texts. This may seem simple at first, but often facts within nonfiction text can be tricky. You can help at home by looking a newspaper or magazine article and discussing the facts and opinions with the text. 

Math Update

We are going to begin adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. This is very difficult because it involves several steps to accomplish the task. You can help by making sure your child is solid on their math facts through twelve. This is essential when it comes to finding common denominators. 

Content Update-

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Wrapping up electricity with Mr. Thompson. 

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Wrapping up ecosystems with Ms. Shifflett.   

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Wrapping up Virginia's Native Americans with Mrs. Canalichio. 

Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: Wrapping up movie-making with Mrs. Elsie.

March 11 -- March 15

Dates to Note: 

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. This is a wonderful experience for each fourth grader that they will remember for years. This trip needs MANY adults to help out. Please click on this link and sign up for what you can!

Camp Albemarle Volunteers

Language Arts Update

Students need to recognize cause and effect relationships in all types of texts. What students don't realize is that they have been experiencing cause and effect relationships their whole lives! "You can have dessert if you eat all your dinner."  You can help at home by pointing out when you use cause and effect and asking your child which part is the cause and which part is the effect. 

Math Update

We are still working on those fractions and decimals. Our focus specifically has been ordering fractions with unlike denominators. For example, put these fractions in order from least to greatest:

 2/5, 4/6, 1/2

Content Update-

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Continues on electricity with Mr. Thompson. 

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Continues on ecosystems with Ms. Shifflett.   

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Continues on Virginia's Native Americans with Mrs. Canalichio. 

Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: Continues on movie-making with Mrs. Elsie.

March 4th -- March 8th

Did you know about the student newspaper? Here is the digital version! SRE Newspaper

Camp Albemarle
Our annual trip to Camp Albemarle is quickly approaching. This is a wonderful experience for each fourth grader that they will remember for years. This trip needs MANY adults to help out. Please click on this link and sign up for what you can!
Camp Albemarle Volunteers

Language Arts Update

  As many of us know, the suffix "ed" makes a word change to the past tense. It is important for our students to realize when ed is a suffix and when it is part of a word. For example: 

        need has ed that is not a suffix
        played has ed as a suffix

Math Update

Fractions and decimals are tough! We are working very hard to understand how to compare and find equivalents of these topics. 
Check out this video!

Ordering Decimals Song

Content Update-

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Begins a unit on electricity with Mr. Thompson. 

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Begins a unit on ecosystems with Ms. Shifflett.   

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Begins a unit on Virginia's Native Americans with Mrs. Canalichio. 

Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: Begins a unit on movie-making with Mrs. Elsie.