Why I Love Teaching at Nativity
I love teaching at Nativity because of the faculty, staff and families. Their kindness and friendships remind me of my Catholic elementary school days. I feel at home here and I am blessed to be part of this terrific school.
This Week's Highlights:
Scholastic Ordering Information
May Scholastic orders are due on Tuesday, May 24th. If you would like to order online, the code for our class is HZWB8. The online access to order books is active and orders are being placed as they come in. If you send book orders in to school, please pay by check, payable to Scholastic Book Clubs. I cannot accept cash.
Homework
MATH: Study for final exam -- practice all of the concepts and strategies we have learned so far this year (i.e., place value, multiplication, division, fractions, area & perimeter, etc.); Final Exam study guide went home on 5/5/22.
READING: Study for final exam; Read for 15 Book Challenge; Final Exam study guide went home on 5/24/22
ELA: Study for final exam; Final Exam study guide went home on 5/24/22
SPELLING/VOCABULARY: Spelling will be included in the ELA final exam; Final Exam study guide went home on 5/24/22
SOCIAL STUDIES: Study for final exam; Final Exam study guide went home on 5/31/22
SCIENCE: Review everything we have learned this year in preparation for the NYS Science Test (This is my final exam!); Old NYS tests can be found at https://www.nysedregents.org/grade4/science/home.html. While we have been practicing these tests in class, students may want to do some at home as way to study for Monday's exam. NYS Science Testing (the written portion of this exam is on Monday, June 6th).
HEALTH: None -- We are done with Health for the year.
RELIGION: Study for final exam. This includes memorizing the Ten Commandments; Final Exam study guide went home on 5/9/22
OTHER: Last school mass on Thursday, June 9th; Field Day -- Friday, June 10th
Upcoming Quizzes & Tests:
MATH: Final Exam (Thursday, June 9th)
READING: Final Exam (Tuesday, June 7th -- Afternoon)
ELA: Final Exam (Tuesday, June 7th -- Morning)
SPELLING/VOCABULARY: Spelling included in the ELA final exam. Final Exam (Tuesday, June 7th -- Morning)
SOCIAL STUDIES: Final Exam (Wednesday, June 8th)
SCIENCE: NYS Science Test -- Written (Monday, June 6th)
HEALTH: No final exam
RELIGION: Final Exam (Wednesday, June 15th)
Links:
Cool math for kids
www.coolmath4kids.com
Fun Brain
www.funbrain.com
Fact Monster
www.factmonster.com
Math Fact Cafe
www.mathfactcafe.com
A plus math
www.aplusmath.com
How Stuff Works
www.howstuffworks.com
Kids know it
www.kidsknowit.com
Sheppard Software
www.sheppardsoftware.com
Learning Planet
learningplanet.com
Jeopardy Labs
www.jeopardylabs.com
Weekly Schedule
Monday:
Music
Tuesday:
Spanish and Phys. Ed.
Wednesday
Phys. Ed.
Thursday
Mass and Music
Friday:
Art and Library