Tuesday December 18, 2012

Good afternoon!  A few reminders...The 8th grade will perform a Living Nativity on Thursday the 20th at 6:30 in the Church.  Please feel free to join us!...11:00 dismissal on Friday...Casual day on Friday (last Friday of the month).

The only homework is to study your spelling words.  In fact, the only homework for the rest of the week is practice your spelling words.

Remember, Thursday afternoon will be our Class Christmas Party.  If you signed up to bring something in, we can start taking those items anytime (thanks in advance for your donations to our party).

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Monday December 17, 2012

Good afternoon.  Can you believe it is already the week before Christmas? 

Homework tonight...
Study your spelling words


Reminders...This Friday is a 1/2 day with dismissal at 11:00.  Enjoy your Christmas Break and see you back on the 3rd of January...This Thursday the 20th, the 8th graders will be performing a Living Nativity in the church at 6:30.  Please come and join us...Reconciliation is coming up for the 4th graders.  They will be able to go to reconciliation with Fr. Tom tomorrow at 1:00PM...A packet of words for the annual Spelling Bee went home today.  We will be having a Bee in class the week we come back from break.  The top 5 spellers will go onto the All-School Spelling Bee.  Good luck to all!

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Thursday December 13, 2012

Good afternoon!  There is HOMEWORK tonight:

Read- for 20 minutes
Social Studies- If you have not passed your States and Capitols test, please study!  Test tomorrow.

Reminder...Casual day tomorrow!  Dress in Notre Dame colors or wear green.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Wednesday December 12, 2012

Good afternoon!  There is NO homework this evening except for advanced math (pgs. 79 and 80).  Enjoy the time with your children.

Reminders...Friday is a Casual Day as declared by Principal Hart...Next week Friday is our last day prior to Christmas Break!  Dismissal will be at 11:00 that day.

Have a great evening.

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Tuesday December 11, 2012

Good afternoon!  We hope you enjoyed the winter-like weather today!  There is HOMEWORK tonight...

Social Studies- continue studying for the states and capitals quiz (Northeast Region)
Reading- Read for 20 mins
Advanced Math- Complete pages 74 and 75 if you did not complete in class

Reminder...Friday is a casual day as declared by "Principal Patrick Hart."  The catch?  You must wear Notre Dame colors!

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Monday December, 10, 2012

Good afternoon!  We hope you had a great weekend!  There is HOMEWORK tonight...

Social Studies- States and Capitals test this Friday of the Northeast Region (the students do not need to memorize the spellings; a word bank will be provided)

Spelling- Begin working on Unit 14 spelling packet

Math- IXL 20 minutes for Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Fowler's group...Mrs. Thomson's group pages 94 and 95 in Crosswalk Coach

Reminders...this Friday is a casual day as declared by "Principal" Patrick Hart.  The catch?  The students must wear Notre Dame colors!

Have a great evening!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Thursday December 6, 2012

Good afternoon!  No HOMEWORK tonight.  Enjoy your evening!

Reminder...tomorrow is a casual day...wear NEON...Saturday is Breakfast With Santa from 9-11.  Please see the Link for details.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Wednesday December 5, 2012

Good afternoon.  there is HOMEWORK tonight...

Read- 20 mins.
States and Capitols- Practice the Northeast region (quiz next Friday)

Reminders...Santa's Secret Workshop starts tomorrow and goes through Saturday (during Breakfast With Santa).  Please send in money for your children.

Friday is a CASUAL DAY...must wear neon!

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Tuesday December 4, 2012

Good afternoon!  FYI the children will be quizzed on the States and Capitols of the Northeast region.

A few reminders...this Friday is a casual day but the catch is the students must wear neon!

Santa's Secret Workshop begins Thursday.  We are in need of parent volunteers for the shop...please, please, please let us know if you can help.

Breakfast With Santa is this Saturday from 9-11.  If you would like to help out there too, that would be appreciated.  The shifts are very short (30 minutes) so you can enjoy breakfast with your family.

There is no homework!  Enjoy your evening!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Monday December 3, 2012

Good afternoon and Happy Advent!  There is HOMEWORK tonight...

Social Studies- complete the map using page A13 in your book.  Label and color.
Reading- read for 20 minutes
Spelling- study words and begin packet.

This Friday has been declared neon day by principal Clair Hart (Clair's parents bought her "Principal for the Day" at the annual Alt Auction).  More info to follow.

We began celebrating Advent this morning in the hallway.  Throughout Advent, the children gather together each morning for announcements and the lighting of the wreath.  Please feel free to join us.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Thursday November 29, 2012

Good afteroon!  What a beautiful day it was!!!

There is homework this evening...

Religion- quiz tomorrow on 1st and 2nd commandments
Math- 20 mins IXL
Spelling- test tomorrow
Reading- optional

Have a great evening!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Wednesday November 28, 2012

Good afternoon!  There is NO HOMEWORK tonight!  Enjoy your evening!

Reminders...Casual Day this Friday...we are still collecting energy bars (no chocolate please) for our troops. 

Have a wonderful day!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Tuesday November 27, 2012

Greetings from the 4th grade!  There is HOMEWORK tonight...

Religion- memorize the Ten Commandments...quiz Friday on the First and Second Commandments.
Science- read the National Geographic pages 8-15
Spelling- test Friday

Reminder...Casual day this Friday...we are still collecting supplies (see yesterday's post) for our troops gift packages.

Have a great evening!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Monday November 26, 2012

Welcome back!  We trust you had a wonderful, extended holiday weekend!

There is homework tonight:
Math- complete the entire addition math page
Spelling- study your words and complete the spelling packet...challenge words, while important, are merely a challenge.  We want the children to attempt to try the words, but they do not count against the final grade.
Read- 20 minutes
Religion- Start memorizing the 10 commandments
Art- making clay pots.  Bring in something to create texture on the pots such as shells. toys or anything that can imprint.  Please bring in tomorrow.

We will also be working on our states and capitols starting tomorrow. 

Reminders...Tuesday (tomorrow) Novemebr 27th is picture retake day.
Friday November 30th is a casual day... 4th graders are collecting energy bars for the troops.  We are working on putting together care packages.

Have great evening!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Monday November 19, 2012

Good afternoon!  What a busy day today!  There is no homework for the rest of the week!

Just a reminder that we dismiss tomorrow at 11:00 for the start of your Thanksgiving holiday.

Tomorrow, the 4th grade is helping Father with Mass.  Please come and join us at 8:30.

Wishing you a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Wednesday November 14, 2012

Good afternoon!  We had a great time today at Aquinas College for St. Albertus Day of Science!  We will try to get pictures up on the blog tomorrow!

There is homework tonight (but not a lot):

Spelling - pg. 97 (practice page) and study your words for your test on Friday.

Reminders...We only have 1 and 1/2 days of school next week with dismissal at 11:00 on Tuesday morning.

A big thank you to all who donated food for our Thanksgiving Baskets!  The Church truly appreciates your help!

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Tuesday November 13th

Greetings from the 4th grade!  Sorry the blog was not updated yesterday but I (Mrs. Strong) was in the 8th grade helping out Miss Mack who went home sick.

There is homework tonight:

Spelling- Use 10 spelling words in ten different senteces.  Make sure all of the sentences work together since we are looking for 2 paragraphs!

Math- IXL

Reading- Read for 20 mins.

Have a great evening!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Thursday November 8, 2012

Good afternoon.  It was a busy day today with learning and having fun.  Ask your child all about it!  There is HOMEWORK tonight:

Religion- Read pgs. 258 and 259.  Quiz tomorrow.
Reading- Read for 20 mins.

Miscellaneous...Next Wednesday November 14th, our 4th grade class has been invited by the Aquinas College Science department to participate in the St. Albertus Day of Science.  We will be walking from school to the college at 11:30 and returning to school around 2:30.  This is a free field trip.  Permission slips went home this evening.  Please sign them and return by next Tuesday.

Don't forget, the 4th grade is collecting food for the Thanksgiving food baskets, specifically pancake mix and syrup.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Wednesday November 7, 2012

Good afternoon!  It was a good day in 4th grade.  There is HOMEWORK tonight:

Spelling- study words (unit 9) for test on Friday
Math- Mrs. Thomson's class, pages 19-22; IXL 20 minutes
Reading- Read for 20 mins

Don't forget, conferences resume tonight.  If you are not sure of your meeting time, please take a look at the Link.  The schedule is there!

Have a wonderful evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Happy Tuesday!

Good afternoon.  It was a great day to be in 4th grade!  There is homework tonight:

Math- IXL (Mrs. Gage's group) No homework for Mrs. Thomson's group
Spelling- Study unit 9 (All of the children have the same list this week with challenge words as extra credit.  There are no packets this week.)

Reminder, we are collecting for the Thanksgiving baskets.  The 4th grade is collecting pancake mixes, syrup and canned fruit.  Any donations will help.

Additionally, don't forget to please sign and return the report card envelopes.  Also, Mrs. Gage enjoyed meeting with the parents last night and is looking forward to another great group of conferences tomorrow evening!

Have a wonderful evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!  Reminder, tomorrow is Halloween and it is a CASUAL DAY.  If the children would like to wear their costume during the party, they may BRING their costumes and change into them.  If you signed up to bring a treat for the party, please remember there will be 24 children in attendance.

Homework:

Math- IXL 20 minutes
Read for 20 minutes

Have a great evening!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Monday

Good afternoon!  We hope you are bracing for the windy weather coming our way...Reminder, this Wednesday is Halloween.  The children may bring their costumes in to wear for the party which will be at 1:45.  Additionally, Miss Thomas declared Wednesday a casual day!  Finally, please note for those of you who are sending in supplies for the party, two of our Arrowsmith friends will be joining us to celebrate this exciting day, so our final class count is now 24.

Homework:
Spelling Unit 8- pg. 59, spelling packets were handed out, but they do not have to be started until tomorrow.
Reading- Choose one chapter book to read (to completion) this week by Friday.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Happy Thursday

Good afternoon!  What beautiful weather we had today.  We hope you had an opportunity to enjoy it!  In Spelling, we are writing a poem from a pet's perspective.  In math, we are continuing to work on long division.  In all of our other subjects, we are very busy.  The children are doing a great job!

There is no homework tonight!  Enjoy the time with your children!!!

Reminder, tomorrow is a casual day.

Have a great evening-
Mrs. Strong and Mrs. Gage

Wednesday Already!!!

Where has the week gone?  It was a great day today.  We had am Enrichment Program entitled "Les Trouble P.I." which focused on getting along with people and dealing with disagreements in the appropriate way.  It utilized magic (a student was placed on a "bed of nails"), music, and fabulous acting with lots of student volunteers.  Ask your child all about it!  The program was a great hit!

Homework

Read for 20 minutes and record in the reading log
Math- (Mrs. Gage's class) complete multiplication page
Spelling- complete the spelling packet and study words for test on Friday

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Tuesday

Good afternoon!  We hope you had a great day.  The children had a fabulous day!  We were busy with Literature (we finished reading Jumnaji today), in Math we are working on division and in Social Studies we are getting ready to learn the States and Capitols!  And oh yes, our writing is keeping us busy as well.  Currently we are composing an opinion paper on "Our Favorite Season" (we just learned the writing process!). 

There is homework tonight:

Reading- 20 mins...fill out reading log
Spelling- work on your packet...test Friday

Casual Day is FRIDAY!

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Happy Monday!

Welcome back!  It was nice to have that small break last week and the weather certainly cooperated with us!

Halloween update...Next week Wednesday is Halloween!  The room moms are planning the Halloween party.  Details will follow as to what is needed.  The children are allowed to bring their costumes to school to change into for the party.  They may not wear them to school.

This Friday is a casual day (last Friday of the month).

There is HOMEWORK tonight:

Math - complete the multiplication table
Spelling- Begin working on the packet, test this Friday

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Tuesday

What a great day!  We worked on so much including math, reading, the writing process and so much more! 

Tomorrow is PICTURE DAY!  Children may wear non-uniform attire.  Please send the picture envelope along with money if you would like to order prints.

Additionally, we are still in need of monies that were used to off-set the bus cost for the Lansing trip.  If you did not pay the $5.00 per child, please send that in ASAP.  If you chaperoned the event and rode the bus there is also a $5.00 charge per chaperone.  Finally, if you chaperoned there was an entrance fee of $4.00 for the "extra" parents.  If you did not pay this fee, please send it in as well.  Notes went home last Wednesday to let you know who needed to pay.

Homework:

Math- 2 sided math page
Spelling test Monday

Remember, we do not have school on Thursday and Friday.  The teachers will be at a conference.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Monday

Happy Monday!  We hope you had a nice weekend.  Reminder, it is only a three day week.  The teachers will be attending a conference Thursday and Friday.  Enjoy your time off with the children!

A BIG thank you to all the parents and grandparents who chaperoned our Lansing trip.  We had a marvelous time and the children learned a lot!

There is homework tonight:

Homework
Spelling- write 10 sentences using 10 spelling words
Reading- 20 minutes
IXL- 10-15 minutes

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Lansing!

What a great day!  Our trip was so much fun!  The children did a great job representing themselves, their families and St. Stephen.  The guide at the Capitol commented on what a great class we had.  Tomorrow we will (hopefully) post pictures of the trip on our Blog.

There is no homework tonight.  The children are exhausted from all of the walking we did.  Everyone should sleep well!

Have a great evening!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Wednesday

Good afternoon.  We are getting ready for our trip tomorrow to LANSING!  The children are so excited!  We have sent home a letter outlining the departure times as well as some do's and don'ts for the trip. Please look for it in your child's backpack.  Additionally, please note our departure time from St. Stephen's parking lot will be at 8:15 versus the original 8:30.  Please make every effort to be here on time.  Also remember to send a sack lunch and a drink with your child.  No lunch boxes please.

No homework tonight...just be rested and ready for the trip tomorrow!

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Terrific Tuesday

Good afternoon!  What a beautiful day!  We had a great time in school and learned so much!

Reminder to have your child bring in his or her permission slip and money for our field trip to Lansing on Thursday.

There is homework:
Math - IXL
Reading- 20 minutes of reading
Spelling- pg. 40 in your book

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Monday, Monday!!!

Good afternoon!  What a beautiful day it turned out to be after the cold start.  We had a great day in school and learned so much!

Reminder, please turn in your child's permission slip and $5.00 for the Lansing trip on Thursday.  Don't forget to pack your child a lunch and a drink.  Our bus will be leaving St. Stephen at 8:30 and returning just before afternoon pick-up.  All parents who wish to ride the bus will need to pay $5.00 to cover transportaion.  If you drive, you will have to pay for parking at the Capitol Museum. We have plenty of chaperones, but if you would still like to attend, you may.  The first 6 adults who chaperone do not have to pay the admission fee into the museum.  For those of you beyond the 6th, you will need to pay the $4.00 admission.  Mrs. Gage will send out notes tomorrow if you are one of the "extras" who need to pay.

Homework:

Reading- Read for 20 mins.
Math- Practice 9 facts

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Thursday and Art Prize!

Art Prize!!!  We had a great field trip.  The children had a great time and represented us very well!

Reminder, permission slips and money for the Lansing trip are due next week Tuesday.  If you are interested in chaperoning, please complete the bottom of the permission slip.

Homework 

Journal writing- Write about Art Prize.  What were you top 2 favorite entries?  A minimum of 5 sentences is required.  Due tomorrow.

Spelling- Test tomorrow

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Wednesday...

Good afternoon!  Even though the weather wasn't great, the learning was!  Our class is AWESOME!

Don't forget, our Art Prize field trip is tomorrow.  We will leave (via buses) at approximately 10:45.  Please double check the weather to see if a jacket is required.  It is a uniform day.  Additionally, please take a look in your child's backpacks for a note on our trip.  Please send a healthy snack with your child tomorrow so he/she can have it when we return.

Permission slips went home today for our Lansing field trip.  Please sign and return no later than Tuesday of next week.  There is a $5.00 fee per child to help pay for the bus (it is a charter bus).  Home and School will pick-up the majority of this expense.

Homework:

Reading - Read for 20 minutes
Math- Practice your 8's (multiplication facts)

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Terrific Tuesday!

Today was a great day to be in 4th grade! We were busy learning and still having a great time!  A big thank you for getting 100% participation in the Education First Goal Setting.  Our class will go into a drawing for a classroom raffle. 

Please look for the Lansing permission slip by the end of the week I (Mrs. Strong) thought I could get it done this afternoon.  Oops!  I was wrong.

We are excited to inform you about an exciting enrichment program Mrs. Murray has initiated for the 4th grade.  It is called "Book Chats."  Basically it is a book club that meets during lunch to discuss a selected title.  Please be assured that the children will not miss any recess time.  All students will have an opportunity to participate throughout the year.  Mrs. Murray will be sending home a detailed letter in the near future.

Homework:

Enjoy the beautiful weather and time with your family! In other words, there is no homework!!!

Have a wonderful evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Welcome to a new week!

Greetings from the 4th grade!  There is so much going on this week.  We had our spelling pretest today and the spelling packets went home.  Please have your child study so he or she is ready for their test on Friday.

This Thursday is our Art Prize field trip.  We have plenty of chaperones for this trip (Stephanie Stotts, Lora Bennett, Clare Portinga, Wendy Moore and Jackie Wesche).  Please check to see if your child will want hot lunch on Thursday.  We need to get a count to Mrs. Renee by tomorrow.

Next week Thursday will be our field trip to Lansing.  We will be taking a charter bus to the Capitol.  Home and School will be picking up the majority of this cost, however we are asking each student to pitch in $5.00.  If this is a problem, please let Mrs. Gage know.  We will be leaving at approximately 8:30 AM and returning right before 3:00 pick-up.  Please remember to send a bagged lunch and drink (no soda please) with your child on that day.  There is also a gift shop that your child may shop in after lunch.  Permission slips for this field trip will go home tomorrow.

MAPS testing started today.  It will go on throughout this week and next.  4th graders have only four sessions so not to worry!  They are not testing everyday.

Homework:
Spelling packet
Read for 20 mins.
Practice multiplication facts, 7s specifically.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Happy Thursday!

Today the children helped with a communion service.  We were supposed to have a full mass, but Fr. Rock (who was filling in for Fr. Tom) had something come up and could not make it.  The children did a fabulous job.  You all would be very proud!

A permission slip for our Art Prize field trip went home earlier in the week.  Most if not all of the children have returned theirs.  Our trip will be next Thursday October 4th.  We will eat lunch prior to our departure.  Mrs. Renee in the lunch room will make sure hot lunch is available early to the children who would like to order it.  Can you please let us know if your child will be ordering hot lunch ahead of time?  That way we can let Renee know how many lunches we will need.

On October 11th the 4th grade will be going on our annual Capitol Trip.  This is a trip many incoming 4th graders look forward to!  We will arrive at the Capitol around 9:30 AM.  We will tour the museum and then the Capitol building.  Children will be asked to bring bagged lunches and a drink (no soda please).  They will also have an opportunity to shop in the museum gift shop.  If you would like to send money along for shopping, please feel free to do so, however, the children will be responsible to keep track of their own money as well as any purchases.  Finally, we are hoping to take a bus to Lansing this year, but we will still need chaperones.  Let us know if you are interested.  Keep an eye out for permission slips which will be coming home next week!
Don't forget, casual day tomorrow!!!

Homework
Read for 20 minutes
Study your spelling words...test tomorrow!

Have a fabulous evening!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Wednesday September 26, 2012

Happy Wednesday.  My apologies for not having the blog up to date!  I have been running into some "technical difficulties" but am fairly certain all of the "bugs" have been worked out. 
Here are some upcoming events:

• Tomorrow, Thursday September 27th, the 4th grade will be assisting Father with Mass.  If your child has a part he/she should be practicing any readings they might have.  Mass is at 8:30 tomorrow.  Please feel free to join us.
• Friday is casual day (the first of the year)!
• Next week Thursday (October 4th) the 4th grade will be going downtown to Art Prize.  Permission slips went home yesterday.  Please sign and return them to school as soon as possible.  This is a free field trip with bus transportation.  If you are interested in chaperoning, please fill out the bottom of the permission slip.
• Just a reminder, please make certain your child's hotlunch account has $$ in it.  If you would like, there is an option on the hotlunch website to have recurring deposits if the dollar amount you choose gets low, texts that can be sent to your phone as a reminder, and much more. 
• Please work on multiplication tables/facts on a regular basis with your child...it will make their math class so much easier.

Homework
Spelling- Packets are due Friday.  Spelling test this Friday.

Have a wonderful evening!

Mrs. Gage

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday! We hope you had a great weekend!

What a great day to be in the fourth grade! We are busy learning how to be 4th graders, meeting new classmates, and getting used to our new surroundings! This summer our classroom was lucky to have a “make-over!” We have new carpet and fresh paint! Feel free to stop in and see the great changes.
This site will be used to keep you updated on fun and exciting things happening in the fourth grade as well as daily updates and homework!

I hope you find this site helpful!

Have a great day!
Mrs. Gage