September 17--September 21

Dates to Note: 

Thursday, Sept. 20: Back to School Night
Friday, Sept. 21: No School for Students
Sunday, Sept. 23: Back to School Bash

Back to School Night

This Thursday, we will be hosting Back to School Night for Parents. Teachers will be offering one session explaining all the important points of the upcoming school year. Please try your best to attend. If needed, babysitting will be provided for families. 

Hall of Fame

As many of you know, our students are invited to a daily psych up in Mr. Thompson's room. Here is the link to the song with the movements for your child to practice at home!

Reading Update

Website

  The students are working on building reading stamina. We are also adding a reading publication called Time For Kids. This is a weekly nonfiction magazine written for kids. It helps them stay up to date on current events while understanding the age of the audience. Please ask your child about this week's article. We have provided the link if you are interested in learning more about it. 

Math Update

We are planning to give our first assessment this week. This test will be covering the following things: 

1.   List the factors of numbers
2.   List the multiples of numbers
3.  Determine which statements are multiplicative comparisons
4.  Determine if a number is prime or composite. 

Content Update- Students will be moving to new teachers for the first time!! Here is our plan

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Heads to Ms. Shifflett for a Plant Unit. 

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Heads to Mr. Thompson's room for Force, Motion, and Energy.

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Heads to Mrs. Elsie's homeroom for a unit on Technology.

Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: Heads to Mrs. Canalichio's homeroom for a unit on Virginia Geography

Sept 10-- Sept 14

Dates to Note: 

Friday, Sept. 14: Monticello Football Game* (see below)
Thursday, Sept. 20: Back to School Night
Friday, Sept. 21: No School for Students

Future Mustangs!!

To our friends and future Monticello Mustangs at Cale, Red Hill, Scottsville, Stone-Robinson, and Stony Point… Monticello High School is most happy to offer FREE admission to all elementary school students from our Southern Feeder Pattern to next Friday night’s home football game vs. Spotswood.  Kickoff is at 7:00pm and non-school aged children are always free admission.  Adult admission is $7 to ACPS varsity football games and elementary students should enter the game with an adult.

Reading Update

Website

  The students are working on building reading stamina. We are also adding a reading publication called Time For Kids. This is a weekly nonfiction magazine written for kids. It helps them stay up to date on current events while understanding the age of the audience. Please ask your child about this week's article. We have provided the link if you are interested in learning more about it. 

Math Update

We have learned about multiplicative comparisons this week. Sounds pretty tough, doesn't it! Well, don't let the words fool you. Here is an example of a multiplicative comparison: 

Here is also a video to help you at home:

Content Update-

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Virginia Geography

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Technology

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Plants

Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: Force, Motion, & Energy

September 4th -- September 7th.

Dates to Note: 

Friday, Sept. 7: Homophone Test
Thursday, Sept. 20: Back to School Night
Friday, Sept. 21: No School for Students

Listening Conferences!! 

Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedules and meeting with us. The information you have given us about your child is so valuable and will help make this year a great one. If you still have had an opportunity to meet with one of us, please let us know. 

Word Study Update

Mrs. Canlichio's class, Mrs. Elsie's class, and Mr. Thompson's class are continuing the word study with a unit on homophones. Your child should be practicing these words every day. There will be a test this Friday over the list of words. Teachers will provide a sentence, and the students will need to spell the correct form of the homophone. 
     Ms. Shifflett's class will have a 3-week unit focused on plant parts. There is a lot of new vocabulary in this science unit so this will be another chance for the students to learn about the pistil, stamen, photosynthesis, chlorophyll, and many other new concepts. 

Reading Update

  The students are working on building reading stamina. While this may seem like a silly area to

focus on, you would be surprised how difficult it is for a 9/10-year-old to find one spot in the room, stay there, and just read. 

Math Update

We have learned about Factors this week. Below is a great example of Factors. You can help at home by periodically asking what the factors are of any number. 

Content Update-

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Virginia Geography

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Technology

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Plants

Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: Force, Motion, & Energy

Week of August 27th -- August 31st

Welcome to the Fourth Grade Blog!! We use this blog to highlight important information of the upcoming week. We will do our best to add events to the calendar on the right as they become available.

Dates to Note: 

Monday, Sept. 3rd: Labor Day/No School
Friday, Sept. 7: Homophone Test

SNACKS!! 

Please make sure your child has a healthy snack every day!! When a child is hungry, it is harder for them to focus on their tasks at school. 

Word Study Update

Mrs. Canlichio's class, Mrs. Elsie's class, and Mr. Thompson's class are beginning word study with a unit on homophones. Students will receive packets on Monday and work through them at school over the next two weeks. Please do not work on the activities at home. Instead, practice homophones in context. 
     Ms. Shifflett's class will have a 3-week unit focused on plant parts. There is a lot of new vocabulary in this science unit so this will be another chance for the students to learn about the pistil, stamen, photosynthesis, chlorophyll, and many other new concepts. 

Reading Update

  The students are working on building reading stamina. While this may seem like a silly area to

focus on, you would be surprised how difficult it is for a 9/10-year-old to find one spot in the room, stay there, and just read. 

Math Update

We will begin our year with the first of three units on multiplication and division. Factors and multiples are a key concept in this unit and remembering the difference can be tough. 

Content Update-

Content in fourth grade will be an opportunity for the students to learn from each one of us the areas we are passionate about. 

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Virginia Geography

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Technology

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Plants

Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: Force, Motion, & Energy

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This newsletter is posted weekly to keep families in the loop of upcoming events. On the right, you will see a calendar that we will update as soon as we possibly can. Please feel free to let us know if there is anything you would like to see in this communication tool! We are looking forward to a great year. 

June 3 -- June 7

Dates to Note

Monday: PJ's, Forts, & Read day! Children may wear PJs, and bring blankets, pillows, and their favorite stuffed animal of an afternoon of reading!

Tuesday: Visit from Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.

Wednesday: Field Day

Thursday: Last day of School/dismissal 11:30

Field Day!!

Please make sure your child has extra clothes, sunscreen, and labeled water bottle for the day. We are still in desperate need of volunteers to join help on during the 11:15-2:00 time slot. If you are available, please contact the PE department. tlandseadel@k12albemarle.org

End of the Year Activities
     We will be celebrating our last 3 1/2 days together by doing some fun event each day. We are also going to be mixing up classes so children have an opportunity to play with friends from each homeroom! 

Address Updating!
     As the summer draws near, it is important to make sure you have all your information recorded correctly in Powerschool. Summer mailings will be occurring and we do not want you to miss any information that is critical!! Please take a minute and check to Powerschool this week. If you need any assistance, let one of us or the office know and we will be glad to help. 
Backpacks!

     Please clean out those backpacks. We are sending home things no longer needed on a daily basis. Also, hang onto those Science and Social Studies folders until 6th grade. They are a wonderful resource when preparing for next year's SOLS.

Content Update: 

Canalichio Homeroom: Solar System Unit

Elsie Homeroom: Jamestown Unit

Shifflett Homeroom: Virginia Geography in Minecraft

May 28-June 2

Dates to Note

Monday: No School
Tuesday-Friday: End of the Year benchmark assessments

SOL's!!

We are so proud of how hard the students worked on their state testing. Thank you for all your support and hard work at home! Scores will be mailed to the primary address listed in Powerschool. 

Content Update: 

Canalichio Homeroom: Solar System Unit

Elsie Homeroom: Jamestown Unit

Shifflett Homeroom: Virginia Geography in Minecraft

Address Updating!
     As the summer draws near, it is important to make sure you have all your information recorded correctly in Powerschool. Summer mailings will be occurring and we do not want you to miss any information that is critical!! Please take a minute and check to Powerschool this week. If you need any assistance, let one of us or the office know and we will be glad to help. 

End of the Year Activities
     We will be celebrating our last eight days together by doing some fun event each day. We are also going to be mixing up classes so children have an opportunity to play with friends from each  homeroom! 

Backpacks!

     Please clean out those backpacks. We are sending home things no longer needed on a daily basis. Also, hang onto those Science and Social Studies folders until 6th grade. They are a wonderful resource when preparing for next year's SOLS.

May 21 -- May 25

Dates to Note

Thursday: Math SOL Part 1
Friday: Math SOL Part 2
Monday: No School

Math SOL's!!

This Thursday and Friday we will be taking the 4th Grade Math SOL. We have been preparing for this all year, with one strong push the past few weeks. You can help at home by keeping your routine as normal and low key as possible this week. Getting to bed by 9, having healthy dinners and breakfasts make all the difference. Please send a healthy snack with your child every day, to keep their brains fortified. Children will be asked to sit and focus without noise for extended periods of time to keep the testing environment.  When all students are done for the day, teachers will be taking the classes outside to allow for the needed movement and socialization. 

Content Update: 

We will be finishing up the second rotation on Wednesday. We will then take a break until next Tuesday, and then resume with the last rotation. 

Address Updating!
     As the summer draws near, it is important to make sure you have all your information recorded correctly in Powerschool. Summer mailings will be occurring and we do not want you to miss any information that is critical!! Please take a minute and check to Powerschool this week. If you need any assistance, let one of us or the office know and we will be glad to help. 

May 14-May 18

Dates to Note

Thursday, May 24th & Friday, May 25th: Math SOL

Reading SOL's!!

The Reading SOL's went very well. Thank you for all your support at home. We will be working on finishing up county reading assessments for the remainder of the year. 

Math Update

Our focus will shift now to overall math review to prepare for next week's tests. You can help at home by working on elapsed time problems and measurement conversions, both customary and metric. 

Content Update: Time to learn something new!

For the next few weeks, we will be doubling up on content. This enables students to really delve into each area deeply. 

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Virginia Geography through Minecraft.

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Earth, Moon, Sun, & Planets

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Jamestown Unit

May 7 - May 11

Dates to Note

Thursday: Reading SOL Part 1
Friday: Reading SOL Part 2
Thursday, May 24th & Friday, May 25th: Math SOL

Reading SOL's!!

This Thursday and Friday we will be taking the 4th Grade Reading SOL. We have been preparing for this all year, with one strong push the past few weeks. You can help at home by keeping your routine as normal and low key as possible this week. Getting to bed by 9, having healthy dinners and breakfasts make all the difference. Please send a healthy snack with your child every day, to keep their brains fortified. Children will be asked to sit and focus without noise for extended periods of time to keep the testing environment.  When all students are done for the day, teachers will be taking the classes outside to allow for the needed movement and socialization. 

Math Update

Mini units continue.  Here is this week's agenda:
Canalichio Homeroom: Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
Elsie Homeroom: Multiplication and Division
Shifflett Homeroom: Probability

Content Update: 

We will be taking a mini break from content focus and really work hard on math review. Students will be working in stations to revisit the harder areas!