Welcome to Fourth Grade!

My name is Mrs. Lofstedt.  I can be reached at klofstedt@nwlink.com .

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Dear Fourth Graders and Families,

This week we will learn about the first Pentecost and about the gifts and work of the Holy Spirit.  We will explore perimeter and area in math, and we will learn about the ideas and events that led to Washington becoming a state.  We will participate in the Archdiocesan May Crowning on Friday May 16th.

Students, please be sure to bring a water bottle (with water only) each day.  Check your school supplies and bring a new glue stick, tape, or pencil if you have run out. Be sure you have scissors and a ruler.

Each week of the school year, this page will have information for the week, notice of events coming up (field trips, special days, etc.), and your homework for the week.  You will also receive a copy of this information each Monday, to keep in your homework folder.

Each week of the school year, our class will focus on one of our school's Schoolwide Learning Expectations (SLEs). This week we will focus on Competence: Consider multiple perspectives when making decisions.

Be sure that you have supplies at home  for doing your homework.  You may do written homework using pencil or pen in the notebook you put in your homework folder.  You should keep your homework folder, notebook, planner, and spelling and math books in your backpack except when you are doing your homework. That way, you won't forget them.

Homework for the week is due each Friday.  You need to bring your homework folder each day, even if you do not have homework to turn in that day.  If you have questions about homework, be sure to ask me, or post your question on the Question Board in our room.

Spelling:

Spelling: You will not need your spelling book this week. Please study these place names for Washington and be able to locate them on a map.

Olympia     Wenatchee     San Juan Islands      Kennewick     Bellingham     Leavenworth

Walla Walla    Nisqually      Lake Quinault     Lake Ozette    Okanogan    Neah Bay

For this week:  Please complete the three papers attached to your homework sheet to practice calculating perimeter and area.  

Also, time yourself on your math facts using your Math Facts packet, and record your number correct on the graphs.  You can time yourself for either one minute or two minutes for each sheet, but keep the time the same each week.  Especially study the related multiplication/division facts.             

Each week, your Religion homework will be to have a conversation with your family on a given topic. We will write or do an activity on this topic on Friday.  It would be a good idea to take some notes on your conversation and bring the notes to school to help you with writing. 

  Please have a conversation with your family about this topic:  Why is Pentecost considered the Birthday of the Church?  Why and how do we celebrate birthdays of family members and friends?  How can our birthdays be a sign of our growth in leadership and conscience?

For activities at the Museum of Flight, check  www.museumofflight.org

For Washington State information, check  www.historylink.org

For  activities at the Seattle Art Museum  check www.seattleartmuseum.org

For "Neuroscience for Kids": http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

For "Weather": www.noaa.gov

For "Flag": www.mywonderfulworld.org

Be an interactive reader!  When reading, stop every so often to remember and think about what you have read.  Put yourself in the place of the characters (fiction) or be sure you understand the ideas and facts (nonfiction.)    When you are reading historical fiction or biography, put yourself in the shoes of all of the different characters and think, "What would I do/think/feel if I were this character or person?"

 Look for graphs, charts, and tables in the newspaper or in a magazine, and figure out what information they communicate.

When you hear about an event in another part of the world, find that country or region on a map or globe.  Keep the people in that part of the world, in your prayers.  

When you read an interesting news article, think about the people, setting, and events described in the article.  Think about how you would write an historical fiction story or book about them.