Friday, February 28, 2025

Weekly Update

 

Bravo to the girls for earning 100 class compliments! We will celebrate on Monday, March 3, and they may dress down. This means they may wear jeans, sweatpants, and shirts/sweatshirts with writing on them. 

Exciting news:  Children's book illustrator Angeli Rafer is visiting the Lower School on Friday, March 28! She will be speaking to the Fourthies from 9:30 - 10:30 in the library. If you are interested in pre-ordering a book for her to sign on the day of her visit, please visit this link to learn more.


Here are some curriculum updates and reminders:

Reading: This week we have been researching African Americans for Black History Month! The girls made accordion books to organize the information they learned along with drawing some clever illustrations.

Math: We are near the end of our geometry unit. Next week, the girls will take the chapter 5 test after we review in class at the start of the week. After spring break, we will begin our chapter on fraction concepts and computation.

Language Arts: We completed our PBL (project-based learning) project. We explored the question "How are different adaptations critical to survival in specific ocean zones?"  Thank you to those that were able to visit the culmination on Tuesday. The girls were incredibly proud to share their work with everyone!

Social Studies: We are continuing with our Civil War unit and learning what it was like to be a runaway enslaved child. This is the storyline in our historical fiction novel Ranger: Long Road to Freedom. In addition to reading the novel and taking notes, the girls learned about the "pig pen" cypher code used by soldiers. They enjoyed writing messages to fellow fourthies! 

Reminders:

πŸš™ Carpool helper next week: Kendra
πŸ’» February update from Creative Technology 
πŸ₯’ Update from Chinese
🦸‍♀️ March 6: WW Dress Up Day
πŸ” Scavenger hunt question - answer this!

Friday, February 21, 2025

Weekly Update

I am proud of the girls' hard work over the snow days. Everyone completed the assigned work! Thank you for your support at home and here's to a normal week next week!

We will be in full 4th-grade musical mode when we return from spring break! The 4th-grade musical is a special tradition where the Fourthies perform for the senior girls. I am including our rehearsal schedule HERE to help limit appointments and absences during these times. Thank you for your support!

As mentioned in yesterday's email, we have rescheduled the PBL Culmination to Tuesday, February 25 from 10:30 - 11:00 am, starting in the Lower School Assembly Room.

Next week is a school-wide spirit week ending with a Gold/White Cheer Rally next Friday, February 28. Here is the schedule for dressing up and the practices.

Last week, the girls completed an extra interesting 3WT in honor of Valentine's Day. Check it out!


Reminders:

πŸš™ Carpool helper next week: Hannah
⭐ Special Week: Hannah
πŸͺΌ February 25: 4th Grade PBL Culmination from 10:30 - 11:00 starting in the Lower School Assembly Room - Please join us!
🦸‍♀️ March 6: WW Dress Up Day
πŸ” Scavenger hunt question - answer this!

Friday, February 14, 2025

Weekly Update



We had a fun Valentine's Day today celebrating friendship!


We will be in full 4th-grade musical mode when we return from spring break! The 4th grade musical is a special tradition where the Fourthies perform for the senior girls. I am including our rehearsal schedule HERE to help limit appointments and absences during these times. Thank you for your support!


We have spent much of this week finalizing our PBL project on ocean animal adaptations. I am really proud of how hard the girls have worked on this. We look forward to showcasing our work at the PBL Culmination on Thursday, February 20 from 10:30 - 11:00 am. In today's Friday folder, the girls have an invitation that they created for you on Canva!


On February 28, we will have a school-wide Gold/White cheer rally. To prepare for this there will be some practices before school and dress-up days. Please see this flyer with all of the details!

Reminders:

πŸš™ Carpool helper next week: Ainsley
πŸ’» January update from Creative Technology 
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ February 17: School Holiday
πŸͺΌ February 20: 4th Grade PBL Culmination from 10:30 - 11:00 starting in the Lower School Assembly Room - Please join us!
🦸‍♀️ February 21: WW Dress Up Day
πŸ” Scavenger hunt question - answer this!


Friday, February 7, 2025

Weekly Update

Health Reminders from Nurse Hyde (may also be found on p. 52 in the Student and Parent Handbook)

If a student has the following symptoms, do not send her to school:
1. A temperature of 100 degrees or higher within the previous 24 hours, without the use of antipyretic medications such as Tylenol or Advil.
2. Diarrhea within the previous 24 hours
3. Vomiting within the previous 24 hours
4. Undiagnosed rashes, skin eruptions or lesions
5. Any contagious illness, such as COVID, meningitis, pertussis, chickenpox, influenza, etc.
6. Any other contagious conditions such as strep throat or pink eye
7. Untreated cases of head lice

Here are some curriculum updates and reminders:

Math: We are working on chapter 5, which focuses on geometry. So far, we have reviewed the difference between a point, line, line segment, and ray. The girls also can identify angle types including right, acute, obtuse, and straight. For the last few weeks, the homework has been a spiral review and then they have a short quiz focusing on the topics reviewed. While they may not love this homework format, it helps to keep previously taught skills fresh in their minds!

Reading: We are enjoying the wit and humor in Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo. After the girls read a section of chapters, they define new vocabulary and answer comprehension questions. We should finish this novel sometime next week.

PBL: The girls are working hard to finish their PBL (project-based learning) projects on ocean animal adaptations. In science, they are constructing a 3D model of their animal. In class, they made an illustration of their imaginary creature and also wrote a descriptive paragraph about it. We are excited to share all of their work with you on February 20.

Social Studies: We are still working through our study of the Civil War. The girls are asking thoughtful questions. With February being Black History Month, we will also discuss African-Americans from this period who were major change makers. 

Reminders:

πŸš™ Carpool helper next week: Sloane
 Special Week: Sloane
Remember that your daughter needs performance attire for any performing art group in which she participates!
πŸ’» January update from Creative Technology 
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ February 17: School Holiday
πŸͺΌ February 20: 4th Grade PBL Culmination from 10:30 - 11:00 starting in the Lower School Assembly Room - Please join us!
🦸‍♀️ February 21: WW Dress Up Day
πŸ” Scavenger hunt question - answer this!

Final Update

THANK YOU for a fabulous year!  Yesterday's Final Assembly was lovely, and I am so proud of each and every girl from our class. They gre...