Happy Catholic School's Week

“The Catholic school’s proper function is to create for the school community a special atmosphere animated by the Gospel spirit of freedom and charity, to help youth grow according to the new creatures they were made through Baptism as they develop their own personalities, and finally to order the whole of human culture to the news of salvation so that the knowledge the students gradually acquire of the world, life and man is illumined by faith.” 
– His Holiness Pope Paul VI, October 28, 1965

We are so blessed to be a part of your child's journey through Catholic school. We celebrate, this week especially, the gift of Catholic Education. We walk side by side as we teach and love our children. Thank you for choosing the gift of Catholic Education for your family. 

This week is going to be filled with so much love, laughter, and memories. Please read below or refer to the eblast for each day's activities. 

Monday (Loving) -  Kindness Grams 
Tuesday (Committed to Doing Justice) - School-wide service project: Blessing Bags; Buck-a-jeans/sweatpants: Students who bring in an item for the blessing bag may wear jeans or sweatpants. 4th graders are asked to bring travel size deodorant.  
Wednesday  (Religious)- All School Mass in the Grass @ 2 PM with buddies. PLEASE BRING A BEACH TOWEL TO SIT ON WITH YOUR BUDDY. 
Thursday (Open to Growth and Intellectually Competent)- Pastor's Picnic 
Friday (Celebrating 80 years!) - 80's Day and Pep Rally 

English Language Arts



Spelling Test - Thursday, February 2nd

Reading Test - Friday, February 3rd 

Students will compose a 2 paragraph informative piece on the insect they researched last week. Students will be handwriting their rough draft in class Monday through Wednesday and typing their final draft in the computer lab on Thursday. Any work not completed Thursday in class will be homework that night. 

Social Studies

Students will continue to learn about the first people who settled in Arizona and their contributions. We are taking notes, reading from our textbook, and will work on in-class projects. There will be a chapter test in about a month on these lessons. 

Math 

Students will understand and solve 2-digit dividend division problems with a remainder. 

They will be assessed on the x8s on Thursday. 

Science

We will be working on Chapter 5: Lesson 4 - Changes Caused by the Weather.  This is the last lesson of Chapter 5, and the students will be assessed on all four lessons next week. Students were instructed to save all open-book Science packets from Chapter 5 to use as study guides. THE TEST WILL NOT BE OPEN BOOK. 

Religion 

We will be reviewing the SLEs as we celebrate National Catholic School's Week. We will continue with the Sacrament review. Students need to recall the Sacraments of Initiation, Sacraments of Healing, and Sacraments of Service. 

Winter Weather

Hello Families, 

We hope you had a lovely weekend. This week's blog is simple and sweet. Have a beautiful week! 

English Language Arts

***There will be a grammar assessment on Wednesday on possessive nouns.***



There will be a spelling test on Thursday, January 26th. 

There will be a reading comprehension assessment on Friday, January 27th. 

Students will be conducting a mini research assignment in class about an insect. The purpose of this assignment is for students to write an informative piece. The majority of the research will be done in class; however, any child who needs additional time will need to complete it at home.

Social Studies

Students will continue to read through the AZ Studies Weekly Newspaper.

Math

The students will be working on division of tens and ones with reminders. They will continue working on word problems. Start practicing the x8s facts. We will be having a timed test next week.

Science

We are working on Chapter 5: Lesson 3 Weathering and Erosion.

Religion

We will review the Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick.

We have a DREAM.....

Happy Tuesday 4th Grade Families,

We hope you enjoyed your long weekend!  We will take time today in Language Arts  and Social Studies to reflect back on all that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did to make a difference in our world.

A friendly reminder that all fourth grade students need to be picked up inside the courtyard area not outside the gate. Please refer to the Parent/Student Handbook for further details. 



English Language Arts 



Students will be expected to log into Google Classroom and Thinkcentral.com this week to complete homework assignments. ALL students have their usernames and passwords for each account in their agenda. Each child is familiar with the log in process and has been able to access this information from school multiple times with no problems. Should a problem arise, please have your child make an appointment to see me before or after school.

There will be a spelling test on Thursday, January 19th. 

There will be a reading comprehension and grammar test on Friday, January 20th.  The grammar skill will focus on possessive nouns. 

Social Studies

We will be focusing all of our attention on Arizona the remainder of the school year. More importantly, we gear up for our state's 105th birthday, which is in just a few weeks. The students will become experts on Arizona and design a birthday card,which will include fun facts. 

The students will look at week 5 of our AZ Studies Weekly Newspaper and go on a webquest to find out facts all about Arizona. 

Math

The students will use multiplication, addition, and subtraction to solve multi-step word problems. They will also need to use tape diagrams and area models. 

There is a x7s test on Friday. 

Science

We are working on Chapter 5, lesson 2: The Moving Crust. The students will learn about how natural disasters can change Earth's crust. 

Religion 

We are reviewing the Sacraments of Initiation, which include, Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist. 

Happy New Year!

Hello 2017! Welcome back from our holiday vacation. We hope you and your families enjoyed some much needed rest, fun, and family time. We extend our wishes to each of you for a new year filled with love, laughter, good health, and many, many blessings! 

Looking Ahead....

Tuesday, January 10th - STAR Reading Test

Thursday, January 12th - STAR Math Test

English Language Arts

There will be a spelling test on Thursday, January 12th.

There will be a vocabulary and reading comprehension test on Friday, January 13th. 

Social Studies

We will be looking at our Arizona Studies Weekly Newspaper Week 3 and Week 4. Students will go on a "text scavenger hunt" to find answers about Arizona's Government. 

Math 

We will be multiplying three and four digit numbers by one-digit numbers. We will use the partial product algorithm, the standard algorithm and tape diagrams. (Have your child teach you this method; it will be new for you!) 

Science

We will be beginning a new chapter: Chapter 5: Shaping Earth. This week we will focus on the landforms found on Earth's crusts. 

Religion 

We will be discussing the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy.