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.

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.

February 25 -- March 1

Dates to Note: 

Monday, February 25: Jump Rope for Your Heart!
Wednesday, February 27: Test in content areas.
Friday, March 1: School-Wide Morning Meeting

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

Attention Attention!
Camp Albemarle T-Shirt Designs due Tuesday.

Language Arts Update

  "E-drop" is a spelling rule that we continue to revisit throughout the year. This is the practice when the letter e is removed at the end of words in order to add "ed" or "ing"  

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!
Math Antics Comparing Fractions 

Content Update-

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Wrapping up a movie-making unit.  

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Wrapping up a unit on Virginia's Native Americans.   

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Wrapping up a unit on electricity. 

Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: Wrapping up a unit on ecosystems.

February 18 -- February 22

Dates to Note: 

Monday, February 18: No School

Friday, February 22: Test in content areas.

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

Attention Attention!
Students were given an opportunity to show off their creativity and design a Camp Albemarle T-Shirt for our annual contest. A note went home on Friday with all the details.

Reading Update

  We are continuing to focus on reading strategies. We are also working prefixes and suffixes. It is important for children to be able to take words apart so they can understand the word's meaning. As you are reading at home, see if your child can find examples. 

Math Update

As we dive into our fraction unit, we are learning about how fractions and decimals go hand and hand. For example, 0.75 = 3/4 and 0.80 = 4/5. You can help at home by breaking everyday items into parts and labeling their amounts. 

Content Update-

Mrs. Canalichio's Homeroom: Wrapping up a movie-making unit.  

Mrs. Elsie's Homeroom: Wrapping up a unit on Virginia's Native Americans.   

Ms. Shifflett's Homeroom: Wrapping up a unit on electricity. 

Mr. Thompson's Homeroom: Wrapping up a unit on ecosystems.