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.