Angelville News, March 4-8, 2012

BON DIA
WEEK 25

Dear Parents,

My 4th grade math students have a math test on Friday, March 8th.  I have tried to copy and paste my math notes on here for you, but I am having great difficulty.  The students all took CORNELL NOTES, a note taking system designed by a professor at the University of Cornell for his college students.  I find it to be a wonderful way to take notes and then study them.  I will continue to try and post my notes on the blog.

Friday is the Spelling Bee, we have representatives, Gracie for 4th grade and Cole for 3rd grade.

Angelville News, February 19-22, 2013

BON DIA
WEEK 23

Dear Families,
Hoping everyone had a nice relaxing mini break.  I see that some students have been kissed by the sun!  Very fun!!

I will not be in school this Thursday or next Monday and Tuesday.  I have to go to Spokane.  Mrs. Weber will be here of me on Thursday and her mother, Mrs. Kopf will be here for me next Monday and Tuesday.  Some of you may know Mrs. Kofp, and those who don't she worked at St. Alphonsus for many years and is FABULOUS!!  The students will enjoy her!

 

HOMEWORK:

1). Read each night and log your reading on the reading log sheet.  Make sure you are getting your parents signature.  Many students are not filling in their reading logs!  STILL!!

2). Studies Weekly #11 Lewis and Clark. Wkst and crossword

3). Spelling Unit 23 this week, all 4 pages! (Not MSL students)

Work is due on Friday the 22^nd!

*There will be an SLE quiz on all of the Religion SLE's this Thursday.  Miss Julie will also teach a lent lesson to the 4th graders.

*Fourth grade math continues to work with fractions.  This week we will be adding Fractions with like denominators.

*In Social Studies we are reading about Lewis and Clark and their expedition from St. Lewis out west in 1804.  You will see the students bringing home or working on comprehension questions in their Journals.  I am copying all of the pages of the book a few chapters at a time so that you all don't have to hunt down the book.  Those students who were on vacation longer than the two days will need to catch up.  We are now on Chapter 5.  The nice thing is that they are short chapters.  Our next writing assignment will be to write front page news articles about their exploration.  I will introduce this to the students in the next week of so.

Have a great week, its wonderful to see the sun!  Miz Schmutz

Angelville News, February 11-14

Week 22

February 11-14, 2013

Dear Parents,

Valentines Day is on Thursday.  We will have a little party in the afternoon.  A movie and cupcakes.  I sent home tonight a copy of all the students names in both 3/4 Classes.  I told the students that they do not have to make Valentines for the 3/4 East class.  But if they do decide to make Valentines for our class I ask that they make one for every student.

We will be having mass on Wednesday instead for Tuesday for Ash Wednesday at 9am.

The students did a great job on their Native American projects!  WAY TO GO!!!

Many students are going on Vacation.  Please let me know again if you will need work.  I've done my best to plan for the next two weeks.  

No School on Friday the 15th and Monday the 18th.

*SLE quiz on Tuesday for 4th graders.  All 4 SLE's quiz on Thursday.

HOMEWORK:

1). Read each night and log your reading on the reading log sheet.  Make sure you are getting your parents signature.  Many students are not filling in their reading logs!  STILL!!

2). TFK –More for Lunch

3). Spelling Unit 22 this week, all 4 pages! (Not MSL students)

*No SCHOOL on FRIDAY the 15 and MONDAY the 18^th.

*All work is due on Thursday, Feb. 14^th.

have a nice few days off,  Miz Schmutz

Angelville News February 4-8, 2013

BON DIA 

Week 21

February 4-8, 2013

Dear Parents,

I want to apologize for no Newsletter last week.  I was sick and when I came back, frankly I had forgotten.  This week we finished all of the Native American Projects, and they were fabulous.  We have them on display now in the school.  Fill free to stop in to the Commons or up on the 2nd floor hall.

*Friday the 15th and Monday the 18th are NO SCHOOL DAYS!  Many of you have notified me that your student will be gone.  It is stated in the school hand book that the teachers are responsible for getting all work your student has missed upon their return.  I usually do my best to get the work ahead of time, but it does require extra planning on the teachers part, and from my 10 years of experience in doing so, the work usually does not come back after the vacation completed.  For those of you who are going on vacation I will do my best to to get your student the basics.  Anything I am not able to print or plan ahead for the next two weeks they can make up upon their return.

4th grade Religion students have an SLE #3 quiz today.  This has been something we have been working on and talking about for a week.  They all knew this was coming. 

-we will begin to learn about the last SLE next week and the quiz for that one will be on Thursday the 14th V-Day!!

4th grade Math, we have started the Fractions Unit.  This week we are working on Equivalent Fractions, it can be a difficult concept to grasp, so we will be working on it all week.

We will finish up with Native Americans this week in SS and move on to the Oregon Trail.

In Science the students will be researching Planets with Mrs. Weber in class.

HOMEWORK:

1). Read each night and log your reading on the reading log sheet.  Make sure you are getting your parents signature.  Many students are not filling in their reading logs!  STILL!!

2). TFK – The Race to Save the Cheetahs

3). Spelling Unit 21 this week, all 4 pages! (Not MSL students)

*All work is due on Friday, Feb. 8^th.

Have a great week :)

Angelville News, January 22-25

BON DIA
Week 19


Dear Families,

A huge thanks to all of my Chaperone's who helped with the Burke Museum field trip.  It was a great trip and fun to eat with all of the college students in the UW commons!!

This week I will not be sending home any homework, as it is vital that all of the students are working on their Native American Projects.  These projects are due next Thursday, January 31.  The students will be presenting these projects on Thursday and the following Monday, Feb. 4th.  All of the students received a very detailed print out of the project, expectations, time line, and rubric.  Please make sure that you have seen this packet, or ask your student to see it.  If your student can not find their packet please see to getting a new one ASAP!

4th Grade Math/Religion - there is a math test on Thursday the 24 over chapter 6 in their math book (measurement).  There will also be a religion quiz.  We are learning about the School Wide Learning Expectations (SLE's).  The quiz will be over the 2nd SLE, A Life Long Learner who:

Progress Reports - these will go home next Tuesday, Jan. 29.  Please bear with us as we continue to work out the kinks on this new grading program.

OPEN HOUSE- This Sunday is our school's Open House.  We will celebrate in a school mass at 10am and the Open House will follow immediately until 1pm.  Student work will be on display in the school if you want to stop by and take a look!  The week to follow is Catholic School's week!  Each day will be a different dress up day.  During that week the students will take part in a service project as well as a retreat put on by Fr. Shane and the Sisters.

Please continue to check your student's planner.  This is the best way to see what your student is doing and a communication tool between school and home.  Thank You!!

Angelville News, January 14-18, 2013

BON DIA
Week 18
(We are half way there, hard to believe)

Dear Families,

We will be taking a field trip to the Burke Museum this coming Friday.  Please make sure that your student brings in their form and money for this trip.  We will need parent drivers.  If you believe you can drive, please let me know ASAP.

This week we are talking about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the peaceful marches he lead (no school on Monday, Jan. 21 in honor of MLK).  He believed that peace could be won with love not war.  Our TFK focuses on MLK and we will complete this in class, it will not come home in the homework packet.  We will also not have a Geography weekly this week.  We are working on personal narratives and getting them typed up.  The students do have a new Studies Weekly on the Coastal Indians, but most of this reading and work will be done in class.

Please see that your student reads each night and that you are signing their logs.  Please also make sure that you are sending your student to school with proper warm clothing.  It is very cold outside these days.  If I do not feel as though your child has enough warmth on I will have them remain in the building for recess.  Please also make sure that your student is coming to school in proper uniform attire.  Mrs. Innes has asked that the students are in mass attire each and every Tuesday.

We are getting ready for our annual Open House, Sunday, January, 27th.  Student work will be on display. Fill free to stop in and see your student's work.

Please continue to keep Mrs. Innes in you prayers as she is on bed rest until the baby comes, she is due in the beginning of Feb..  She has been a great leader this year, and we are lucky to have her.

Blessings,

Miz Schmutz

Angelville News Jan. 7-11, 2012

Bon Dia
Week 17

Welcome back everyone!  I hope you all had a restful and exciting Holiday Season!  I did and I am glad to be back with the students.

HOMEWORK:

1). Read each night and log your reading on the reading log sheet.  Make sure you are getting your parents signature.  Many students are not filling in their reading logs!  STILL!!

2). The students will have homework each night in their Studies Weekly Newspaper.  This will be assigned each day in class.  Some may complete this work and not have to bring it home at night.  We have begun a SS unit on the first Native Americans in Washington.

3). Spelling Unit 17 this week, all 4 pages! (Not MSL students)

*We are all off to a good start, it’s a New Year and many of the students have New Year Resolutions.  We will be writing those down tomorrow and posting them up on our board in the hall!!

This week we are focusing on Writers Workshop Personal Narratives.  The students are all thinking of a seed story that they can begin to brainstorm a time line for.  A Seed story is a smaller idea that can grow.  They are all drawing from their vacation break to begin ideas.  You may see some writing coming home this week.  I am not sending home a packet, more or less you will see extra reading and writing to be done at home.

In my Religion Class we will begin the 'Student Wide Learning Expectations'.

In 4th grade math we continue to work on Measurement and the Steps to word problems.  The students will take a measurement test in two weeks.  

Have a great week!